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Gilroy council approves HVAC contract, advances card-room ordinance and authorizes weed abatement; final redistricting vote moved to May 19
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Gilroy City Council approved a three-year HVAC maintenance contract, introduced an ordinance to increase card-room table limits, adopted a resolution authorizing weed abatement, and set a new schedule for finalizing district-based voting maps.
Gilroy City Council members on April 21 approved several routine and policy items related to city facilities, public nuisance abatement and election districting.
The most significant actions included awarding a three-year, citywide HVAC maintenance contract to Honeywell International Inc.; introducing, by title only, an ordinance to increase the city’s card-room table limit from 10 to 12; and adopting a resolution authorizing the fire chief to abate weeds and refuse under Gilroy Municipal Code section 12.51. Council also voted to move the final decision on the city’s transition to district-based elections from May 5 to May 19 and accepted (received) the annual quality-of-life police officer program report.
Why it matters: The HVAC contract locks in vendor services and rates for routine maintenance and emergency repairs at city facilities and affects facilities operating budgets. The card-room change implements permissions under state law that allow local jurisdictions to raise table limits. The weed-abatement resolution authorizes enforcement steps to address public nuisance vegetation and refuse. Moving the redistricting decision gives additional time for public input and map posting under the Fair Maps Act.
Votes at a glance
- Consent calendar (items 6.1–6.4): Approved (motion by Councilmember Ramirez; second by Councilmember Klein). Vote: 4–0. - Award three-year HVAC maintenance contract to Honeywell International Inc., total three-year cost $620,008.78 (with contingency and option to extend up to two years): Approved (motion by Councilmember Klein; second by Councilmember Bracco). Vote: 4–0. - Introduction (by title only) of an ordinance amending Gilroy City Code chapter 16.6-1 to increase card-room table restrictions from 10 to 12: Introduced (motion and second recorded; ordinance introduced by title only, waived further reading). Vote: 4–0. - Adopt resolution authorizing the fire chief to abate weeds and refuse pursuant to Gilroy Municipal Code section 12.51 (weed abatement list): Adopted (motion by Councilmember Klein; second by Councilmember Bracco). Vote: 4–0. - Receive 2024 Quality of Life police officer program annual report: Received (formal receipt recorded). Vote: unanimous. - Move final decision on redistricting from May 5 to May 19 and set map submittal deadline for April 28, 10 a.m.: Approved (motion by Councilmember Klein; second by Councilmember Ramirez). Vote: 4–0.
What council said and next steps
Staff said funding for the Honeywell contract is in the city’s facilities fund and that the agreement will be incorporated into the FY26 budget under development. The card-room ordinance introduction implements Assembly Bill 341 (as cited in staff materials) and will return for a future hearing and vote. The weed-abatement resolution follows the council’s Feb. 24 resolution that initially declared weeds and refuse a public nuisance and sets a May 15 abatement deadline for property owners.
On redistricting the council accepted additional public input and added meetings so residents can submit and review draft maps; staff said maps submitted by 10 a.m. April 28 will be posted for the May 5 meeting and the council will make its final selection at the May 19 meeting.
No items on the consent calendar were pulled for separate discussion. Several public-comment speakers urged action on issues ranging from mobile-home/RV-park tenant protections to parks improvements and renewable-energy sourcing, and those comments were recorded for follow-up.
