In This Issue

•High Speed Rail News

•New Gilroy Library Update

•Quarterly Sales Tax Summary

•Shop Gilroy

•What’s Happening Downtown

•Project Updates

•City Council News

•Fire Protection Month

•Resource Directory

•Disaster Preparedness

•Community Calendar

Downtown modified at-grade concept carrying

high speed rail and Union Pacific, Caltrain

tracks.

Downtown trench concept , underground for

high speed rail only, Union Pacific and Caltrain

tracks remain at grade.

As the visioning process for a high speed rail station

in Gilroy continues, public meetings have been held to

understand and plan for the changes and impacts to the neighborhood environment which will occur when

a station location is selected . Two possible station locations are being studied for Gilroy . Possible

options include a “rural” location east of the Outlets; or a “Downtown” location near the present CalTrain

station. Each location has advantages and disadvantages. In addition to the station location, various

track bed designs such as elevated, at-grade, modified at grade, and trenched are being considered.

Two possible construction methods are illustrated in the artist’s renderings below.

For more information related to the project in the

Gilroy area:

HIGH SPEED RAIL ALIGNMENT OPTIONS THROUGH GILROY

OUTLETS

A High Speed Rail Information Center which includes

large alignment maps is located at the south end of the

main hallway at Gilroy City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street,

Gilroy. The most recent maps showing alignment and

elevation options was posted on 3/30/11.

Legend

Track on Aerial

Track on Grade

Track in Trench

Track in Tunnel

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(Zoom in on maps for more detail)

At right is an area map showing proposed locations for

the Gilroy High Speed Train Station. The areas within

the highlighted ovals are being discussed as input is

shared on ways in which the land uses around both

possible station locations might be identified.

For more details and to sign up for project updates,

visit the website at:

http://GilroyHighSpeedTrain.org

If you have additional questions, contact Don Dey at

the City of Gilroy:

(408) 846-0451

http://www.gilroyhighspeedtrain.org/

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has identified Gilroy as one of the cities that will have a

station for the State's new high-speed train service. The high-speed train will enable travel from

Gilroy to San Francisco or Los Angeles much more quickly than by driving.

The City of Gilroy is completing a Visioning Project that will assess the community's preferences for

the future high-speed train station area in Gilroy. There are several alternatives for the location and

arrangement of the high-speed train station and surroundings, and the Visioning Project wants your

opinion about what is best for the City.

Please note that the final decision about the site for a Gilroy high-speed train station will be made

by the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The Visioning Project is intended to inform that

decision by gathering the preferences of Gilroy community members for the Gilroy City Council.

The Gilroy City Council will then make recommendations to the CHSRA.

Please take five minutes to answer the questions. This survey is anonymous, although there is a

place to fill in contact information if you would like to receive updates about upcoming Visioning

Project events.

Go To:UPCOMING

MILESTONES

Vision Evaluation Report

November 2011

Community Workshop #4:

Recommend Preferred Visions

November 2, 2011

City Council Study Session

December 12, 2011

Vision Report

February 2012

City Council Reviews Vision

Report

February 2012

Then click here to

take the survey.

This website also

lists important

upcoming events,

includes a

searchable

document library,

and project

updates

During the 2 year construction period, the Gilroy Library

is operating out of a temporary facility at 7652 Monterey

Street (between Third and Fourth Streets).

More info at:

http://www.cityofgilroy.org/cityofgilroy/city_hall/community_d

evelopment/engineering/projects/default.aspx

Construction Progresses

Construction Activity– Fast Facts

The View from Police Station steps on Hanna Street

Visit the Gilroy Library at the temporary location – 7652 Monterey Street, between 3rd and 4th Streets

•The entire building and site work will have

almost 7000 cubic yards of concrete – over 750

truck loads from a Gilroy batch plant on Buena

Vista Avenue in Gilroy

• The clay tiles for the building weigh 92 tons

requiring a more robust roof framing system

than other buildings.

• Reinforcing steel came in at 380 tons and is

made of approximately 95% recycled steel.

•To date the project has diverted 92% of all

waste leaving the job site from the landfill. This

doesn’t include the nearly 100% recycling rate of

the old building. At this rate we will be granted

additional LEED points for exemplary

performance.

•With the information we have so far we will also

achieve high marks for recycled content of the

building materials and regional materials..

Site view captured on September 27, by the Library

Construction Cam, accessible to the public via the City website

East side of Building facing Rosanna Street

City of GilroySales Tax Update

Reconciliation of First Quarter 2011 Sales

Q12011

GENERAL OVERVIEW

TOP 25 SALES/USE TAX CONTRIBUTORSThe following list identifies Gilroy’s Top 25 Sales/Use Tax contributors. The list is in

alphabetical order and represents sales from Apr. 2010 through Mar. 2011. The Top 25

Sales/Use Tax contributors generate 43.0% of Gilroy’s total sales and use tax revenue.

ARCO AM/PM MINI MARTS

BANANA REPUBLIC

GILROY TOYOTA

HOME DEPOT

S. COUNTY CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH

SOUTH COUNTY NISSAN

BEST BUY STORES

CHEVRON SERVICE STATIONS

JN ABBOTT DISTRIBUTOR

KOHL’S DEPT. STORES

TARGET STORES

THE GARLIC FARM TRAVEL CENTER

COACH STORES LOWE’S HOME IMPROVEMENT TV’S GAS AND FOODMART

COSTCO WHOLESALE MCDONALD’S RESTAURANTS UNION 76 SERVICE STATIONS

GILROY CHEVROLET/CADILLAC NIKE FACTORY STORE WAL MART STORES

GILROY GAS & MINI-MART

GILROY HONDA

POLO RALPH LAUREN

ROTTEN ROBBIE SERVICE

Business Activity Performance AnalysisProjected 1Q 2011 Final Results $ 2,483,831

Actual 1Q 2010 Results $ 2,282,960

Projected Percentage Change 8.8%

Gilroy: 1st Quarter 2011 Sales Tax Capture & Gap Analysis ReportPercent of Potential Sales Tax: Less than 100% indicates leakage and more than 100%

indicates capture (based on disposable income in Santa Clara County). This chart

shows Gilroy as a sales tax “capture” community and that even with the recession

Gilroy is a regional destination capturing sales tax in excess of what residents alone

typically spend.

California’s local governments

have generally seen increases in

sales tax during the first half of

2011. On a cash basis, statewide

sales tax receipts during April-

June 2011 grew by 7.6% from the

same three months in 2010.

Northern California grew by 8.6%

and Southern California grew by

6.9%. As for City of Gilroy, its

sales tax receipts increased by

10.1% from April-June 2010 to

April-June 2011.

City of Gilroy business activity for

this period increased by 8.8%

(after adjustments). Gilroy’s

results indicate the City’s

favorable economic rebound as a

result of its strong sales tax base.

The largest gains for the City of

Gilroy included service stations

and apparel stores. The largest

declines were in heavy industry

and miscellaneous vehicle sales.

General retail, restaurants and

service stations continue to lead

economic growth. High fuel prices

have boosted local revenues

through the first half of 2011,

compensating for slower growth in

other economic sectors.

In order to fully establish an

economic rebound, California

needs job growth both locally and

regionally to increase spending as

well as business travel. Housing

prices must stabilize and begin

growing, which should strengthen

consumer confidence and

spending once again. The recent

UCLA Anderson Forecast states

that the Bay Area, and specifically

Silicon Valley, could recapture its

job losses sooner than other

regions, as the Bay Area’s

economy is being bolstered by the

rebound of its technology and

software industries. A growth in

the Bay Area job market will lead

to an increased demand in South

County homes.

289%103%

247%316%

122%209%204%

16%230%

105%149%

197%58%

142%103%

243%370%

960%267%

0% 100% 200% 300% 400% 500% 600% 700% 800% 900%1000%1100%

Building Materials - Retail

Bulding Materials - Wholesale

Misc. Vehicle Sales

Service Stations

Auto Sales - Used

Auto Sales - New

Auto Parts/Repair

Food Processing Equipment

Liquor Stores

Food Markets

Restaurants

Miscellaneous Retail

Florist/Nursery

Recreation Products

Drug Stores

Furniture/Appliance

Department Stores

Apparel Stores

Consumer Total

Percent of Potential Sales Tax

ANNUALIZED CHANGE IN SALES TAX CASH RECEIPTS

City of Gilroy Sales Tax UpdateQ1 2011

SALES TAX REVENUES

GroupQTR ending

3/31/11QTR ending

3/31/10 ChangeOutlet Center $515,358 $470,105 9.6%

Auto Dealers:Eastside Auto Mall 207,757 184,276Other Auto Dealers 14,983 18,780

Total Auto Dealers 222,740 203,056 9.7%Services Stations 320,927 248,310 29.2%

Downtown Economic Incentive Area 42,625 42,937 -0.7%

(Excluding Auto Dealers and Service Stations)

Newman Development (Camino Arroyo north of 10th St) (Exc. Serv. Stations) 463,298 452,785 2.3%

Regency Center (Camino Arroyo south of 10th St) 202,608 199,027 1.8%

Major Groups Total 1,767,556 1,616,220 9.4%Other Groups 743,322 686,595 8.3%

Total Groups $2,510,878 $2,302,815 9.0%

State and County Pools Less Adm. Fees 368,156 312,162 17.9%Timing Differences:Triple Flip, SBOE late payments and adj. -395,203 -332,017 19.0%

Total Sales Tax $2,483,831 $2,282,960 8.8%

Campbell 5.0 %

Cupertino 17.5 %

Gilroy 8.8 %

Los Altos 6.4 %

Los Gatos 15.4 %

Milpitas 0.3 %

Monte Sereno -36.4 %

Morgan Hill 17.3 %

Mountain View -6.5 %

Palo Alto 8.3 %

San Jose 5.4 %

Santa Clara 16.1 %

Santa Clara County 4.2 %

Saratoga 4.6 %

Sunnyvale 15.4 %

SALES TAXPERFORMANCE

Q1 11 Compared to Q1 10Santa Clara County

Source: MuniServices

-0.25

-0.2

-0.15

-0.1

-0.05

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0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

Recession City of Gilroy Santa Clara Countywide California

The City of Gilroy receives $250 in

sales tax revenue from the sale of

a $25,000 car purchased locally

ANNUALIZED CHANGE IN SALES TAX CASH RECEIPTS

-0.25

-0.2

-0.15

-0.1

-0.05

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0.2

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Recession City of Gilroy

Santa Clara Countywide California

Why Shop Local?

The City of

Gilroy General

Fund received

$2,466,914

In sales tax

revenue from

the Gilroy

Premium

Outlets in the 12

months ending

3/31/11

1. Protect Local Character and Prosperity

Gilroy is unlike any other city in the county. By choosing to support locally businesses, you help build

Gilroy’s local economy and maintain our distinctive flavor.

2. Community Well-Being

Shopping locally builds strong neighborhoods by sustaining communities, linking neighbors, and by

contributing more to local causes.

3. Local Decision Making

Local ownership means that important decisions are made locally by people who live in the community

and who will feel the impacts of those decisions.

4. Keeping Dollars in the Local Economy

When shopping locally, you simultaneously create jobs, fund more city services through sales tax,

invest in neighborhood improvement and promote community development.

5. Local Job Creation

Shopping locally will create more jobs in Gilroy.

6. Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship fuels America’s economic innovation and prosperity.

7. Environmental Sustainability

Shopping locally is essential in reducing sprawl, automobile use, habitat loss, and air and water

pollution.

8. Competition

A marketplace of many small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the

long-term.

9. Product Diversity

A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products based, not on a national sales plan, but on

their own interests and the needs of their local customers, guarantees a much broader range of

product choices.

Come visit the newly refurbished home of the Gilroy Center

for the Arts located at 7th and Monterey streets.

For more information, go to:

http://www.gilroyartsalliance.org/GAACenter.html

from 10am to

from 10am to

The Great Garlic

5K FUNdraiser

The 1st annual Great Garlic 5K FUNdraiser is coming up on

Saturday, October 29th, 2011, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.,

at the Gilroy Sports Park. This is going to be a fun, family event promoting community health and

wellness. Participants will be able to walk, run and even rollerblade their way to the finish line! In addition

to the 5K activity, there will be a Halloween theme costume contest, informative exhibitors and more!

Ronan Channel and Lions Creek Trail

The City Council has awarded a Consultant Services Contract with Drake Haglan & Associates in

the amount of $748,035 to prepare the Ronan Channel and Lions Creek Trail Design.

The City of Gilroy successfully applied for federal funding to design new trail segments consistent

with the City’s Trails Master Plan which was adopted in 2005. These trail segments are known as

Ronan Channel and Lions Creek.

The Ronan Channel and Lions Creek Trails project will convert an existing unpaved creek-side

maintenance road that is closed to the public to a multi-use public trail for use by bicyclists and

pedestrians. The maintenance road is currently operated by the Santa Clara Valley Water

District (SCVWD) . The trail will be operated and maintained by the City of Gilroy through a joint

use agreement. Planting areas adjacent to the trail will be restored with native plantings and

interpretive signage will be provided.

The trail will be constructed in compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility

guidelines. Interpretive themes and displays will be designed in partnership with SCVWD and the

Gilroy Unified School District (GUSD). The Ronan Channel trail will include the new pedestrian

bridge over the channel, which was installed last summer. The Lions Creek trail will include signal

modifications for crossing at Santa Teresa Boulevard. These new trail segments will provide a key

link for the City’s overall trails system in neighborhoods currently unserved by trails. It will not only

have a recreational value, it will also serve as a trip-reducing transportation route connecting two

of the City’s major commercial and employment centers with residential neighborhoods.

Public Facilities Impact Fund Fee Adjustment

Impact fees are a financing mechanism that fund public infrastructure such as streets, bridges, utilities,

sidewalks, landscaping, local parks, buildings to house city operations, etc. Without impact fees the City

would be left without a major financing mechanism through which the community could afford to build

necessary public infrastructure in a sustainable manner to accommodate new growth.

This cost adjustment is based on new cost data only and is not a change to the assumptions and or

methodology of the 2004 study. It is in accordance with Section 21.163 (b) of the Gilroy Municipal Code

which addresses the annual adjustment for the public facilities impact fee.

City Staff has completed a comprehensive review of the Public Facilities Impact Fund (PFIF) in concert

with RJA Associates, a developer representative, for the purpose of seeking appropriate and financially

sustainable measures by which the potential lowering of the PFIF fee could be examined . The analysis

included a review of each of the projects identified to be financed by the fund through Fiscal Year 2038.

The 2011 Public Facilities Impact Fund / Fee Adjustment Report finds that based on recalculations of

project costs in keeping with the economic reset brought about by the Great Recession and the removal

of projects for which funding is provided by individual development agreement a lowering of the fee can

be implemented in accordance with the specific recommendations of the 2011 Adjustment Report.

The 2011 Adjustment Report contains specific PFIF related recommendations to keep the Fund

financially sustainable over the long term and is limited to a review of the PFIF nexus study project costs

that underlie the fee. The 2011 Adjustment Report does not propose any changes that would affect the

statutory findings made by the Gilroy City Council at adoption of the PFIF fee in 2004 and no changes are

proposed that would change the original analysis of the reasonable relationship between new

development, the fee, and facilities to be funded, thus preserving the legal integrity of the fee.

Over the past 18 months, the city has seen a modest, but steady increase in development activity. Impact

fees can and should be controlled. If the dollar amount of an impact fee is in direct relation to the number

and cost of the projects the fee is designed to fund then the number and cost of projects should be

carefully tailored to produce achievable community results over time. The challenge is to achieve

community design standards and plan to build necessary infrastructure over time without either

compromising those standards or discouraging development altogether.

The City Council has directed staff to complete appropriate noticing and consulting, the item will then

come back to council for final approval. The table below shows current and proposed fees.

The renovation of the Christmas Hill Park Amphitheater was completed in time for the Garlic

Festival in late July. The old railroad tie retaining walls and seating area have been replaced with

a new keystone retaining wall, concrete seat walls, concrete walks, new turf between the rows of

seating and irrigation. Additionally, a new shade structure was erected which covers a good

portion of the seating area. The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association donated approximately

$350,000 for the renovation of the amphitheater. City staff worked with the Association in order to

expedite the process so that it could be completed in time for the festival.

Christmas Hill Park Amphitheater Improvements

On Sunday, September 11th, 2011,

hundreds of Gilroyans turned out to

commemorate the 10th anniversary of the

terrorist attacks on 9/11/01. Special

thanks to Rev. Malcolm MacPhail of the

New Hope Community Church in

spearheading the event, which was held

at the Christmas Hill Park Amphitheater.

September 11th

Commemoration

New DowntownParking Lots

Sixth Street ImprovementsThe Sixth Street Streetscape Project is a Federal

reimbursement project. It consists of installation of new

sidewalks curb and gutters, brick pavers, landscaping and

irrigation, street trees, street lights, underground utilities

and asphalt concrete pavement, striping and signage on

Sixth Street between Eigleberry Street and Railroad

Street. A parking lot at Railroad and Sixth Street has been

added to the original project as well as curb gutter and

sidewalk improvements at the south-west corner of

Monterey and Sixth Street to avoid the removal of historic

sidewalk glass blocks.

New parking lot at 6th and Railroad Streets

New parking lot at 7th and Monterey Streets

Looking west from Railroad Street

Looking east from Eigleberry Street

New Youth Commissioners Appointed

Four new Youth Commissioners have been appointed by the City Council, they are: Jennifer Spaeth,

Monica Gonzalez, Ptyanka Sabharwal , and Adam Wykoff. They join previously appointed

commissioners Alessandra Filice, Cameron Carlisle, Cindy Kang, Jessica Cabatingan, Tevin Vorhees,

Charlenne Medina and Morgan Triolo.

The Gilroy Youth Commission is an eleven member board, ages 13-19, who serve as a youth advisory

group to the City Council, making recommendations on issues affecting local youth. The Commission

has extensive involvement with the planning, organization and implementation of programs and events

in the community and each new term of Commissioners brings a refreshing zest for service projects

and learning opportunities.

In addition to attending a minimum of two City Council meetings

monthly, and numerous study sessions throughout the year,

City Council members also sit on many boards and

committees to represent Gilroy’s interests in regional and

state matters. Currently, council members are affiliated with

the following groups.

Dion Bracco – Gilroy Gang Task Force, Gilroy Gardens

Board, Gilroy Open Government Commission, Santa Clara

County Library Joint Powers Authority, South County Regional Wastewater Authority, Street Naming

Committee

Mayor Pro Tempore Cat Tucker – Gilroy Visitor’s Bureau, Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste

Reduction Commission, Santa Clara County Cities Association Board of Directors, Santa Clara Valley

Habitat Conservation Plan Liaison Group, Caltrans Citizens Advisory Committee, VTA Committee for

Transit Access, VTA Policy Advisory Committee

Dr. Peter Arellano – Association of Bay Area Governments, Council on Aging

Perry Woodward – Santa Clara County Emergency Preparedness Council, Street Naming

Committee, Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors, VTA Management Group 4, VTA

Administration and Finance Committee

Peter Leroe-Muñoz – Gilroy Open Government Commission, Historical Heritage Committee, Santa

Clara Valley Water District Uvas/Llagas Committee, Santa Clara Valley Water District Commiittee,

South County Joint Planning Advisory Committee

Robert Dillon – Gilroy Economic Development Corporation Board, South County Regional

Wastewater Authority

Mayor Al Pinheiro – Gilroy Economic Development Corporation Board, Gilroy Downtown Business

Association Board, Gilroy Open Government Commission, Gilroy Sister Cities Association, Local

Agency Formation Commission, South County Regional Wastewater Authority, Street Naming

Committee

Commemorating a conflagration

Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the

Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more

than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than

17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire

began on October 8, but continued into and did most of its

damage on October 9, 1871.

According to popular legend, the fire broke out after a cow - belonging to Mrs. Catherine O'Leary -

kicked over a lamp, setting first the barn, then the whole city on fire. Chances are you've heard some

version of this story yourself; people have been blaming the Great Chicago Fire on the cow and Mrs.

O'Leary, for more than 130 years. But recent research by Chicago historian Robert Cromie has helped

to debunk this version of events.

The 'Moo' myth

Like any good story, the 'case of the cow' has some truth to it. The great fire almost certainly started

near the barn where Mrs. O'Leary kept her five milking cows. But there is no proof that O'Leary was in

the barn when the fire broke out - or that a jumpy cow sparked the blaze. Mrs. O'Leary herself swore

that she'd been in bed early that night, and that the cows were also tucked in for the evening.

But if a cow wasn't to blame for the huge fire, what was? Over the years, journalists and historians

have offered plenty of theories. Some blamed the blaze on a couple of neighborhood boys who were

near the barn sneaking cigarettes. Others believed that a neighbor of the O'Leary's may have started

the fire. Some people have speculated that a fiery meteorite may have fallen to earth on October 8,

starting several fires that day - in Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as in Chicago.

The biggest blaze that week

While the Great Chicago Fire was the best-known blaze to start during this fiery two-day stretch, it

wasn't the biggest. That distinction goes to the Peshtigo Fire, the most devastating forest fire in

American history. The fire, which also occurred on October 8th, 1871, and roared through Northeast

Wisconsin, burning down 16 towns, killing 1,152 people, and scorching 1.2 million acres before it

ended.

Historical accounts of the fire say that the blaze began when several railroad workers clearing land for

tracks unintentionally started a brush fire. Before long, the fast-moving flames were whipping through

the area 'like a tornado,' some survivors said. It was the small town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin that

suffered the worst damage. Within an hour, the entire town had been destroyed.

Eight decades of fire prevention

Those who survived the Chicago and Peshtigo fires never forgot what they'd been through; both blazes

produced countless tales of bravery and heroism. But the fires also changed the way that firefighters

and public officials thought about fire safety. On the 40th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, the

Fire Marshals Association of North America (today known as the International Fire Marshals

Association), decided that the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire should henceforth be observed

not with festivities, but in a way that would keep the public informed about the importance of fire

prevention. The commemoration grew incrementally official over the years.

In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclamation, and

since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed on the Sunday through Saturday period in which

October 9 falls. According to the National Archives and Records Administration's Library Information

Center, Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record.

The President of the United States has signed a proclamation proclaiming a national observance

during that week every year since 1925

http://www.firepreventionweek.org/

Health & Mental /Servicios de Salud

American Cancer Society 1-800-227-2345

Breathe California asthma, tobacco, etc 998-5865

Children’s Health Insurance. 1-888-244-5222

Gardner Family Health Services 848-9400

Gardner Dental Services 848-9436

Gilroy Neighborhood Health Clinic… 842-1017

Hospitals – St. Louise Regional 848-2000

Santa Teresa Kaiser 972-3000

Valley Medical Center 885-5000

Kaiser Permanente 848-4095

Mental Health Services 1-800-704-0900

Planned Parenthood 847-1739

Roto-Care Clinic (Tues) 676-3030

Santa Clara Family Health Plan 1-800-260-2055

South County Self Help Center (mental Health 686-2365

Urgent Care US Health Service 848-0444

Valley Health Clinic Gilroy 1-888-334-1000

Pregnancy Services 852-2206

Housing/Vivienda

California Apartment Association 873-1599

Emergency Housing Consortium 294--2100 /686-1300

Homebuyer Assistance Program 408-846-0242

Housing Authority of Santa Clara 275-8770

Ochoa Migrant Center 842-7552

Project Sentinel (Landlord/Tenant dispute) 842-7740

South County Housing (Prop mgt) 778-0276

Sobrato Transitional Housing 848-6400

Senior Services/Servicios Ansíanos

Senior & Caregiver Support 408-325-5237

Senior Center 846-0414

Live Oak Adult Day Services 408-847-5491

Meals on Wheels 1-800-510-2020

Outreach Transportation 1-800-400-6222

Senior Legal Assistance/ Brown bag 846-0414

Senior Nutrition Lunch program 846-0428

Senior Excursions / Casino Trips 846-0414

Wheeler Manor South County Housing…… 847-5490

Transportation/ Transportación

Cal Train 1-800-660-4287

Greyhound Bus Lines 847-7610

Valley Transportation Authority 1-800-894-9908

EMERGENCY/EMERGENCIA

Fire/Ambulance/Police 9-1-1

California Highway Patrol 848-2324

Poison Control Center 1-800-662-9886

Sheriff’s Department Civil 808-4800/ 683-2681

Chemical Dependency Referrals

AL-ANON (Support Group) 379-1051 / 847-0427

Alcoholic Anonymous 374-8511

Alcohol/Drug Referral Gateway 1-800-488-9919

Narcotics Anonymous 408-998-4200

Nar-Anon 1-800-477-6291

SLE Insight Recovery 846-5200

Support Homes /SLE for Recovery … 1-800-811-1800

Crisis line

Crisis intervention EMQ Youth Crisis 379-9085

Domestic Violence / Sexual Assaul t 1-877-363-7238

Family Court Clinic Restraining orders etc.. 534-5600

Protective Services -Child Abuse…………. 683-0601

-Adult Abuse 975-4900

Suicide Prevention & Crisis Hotline 683-2482

Police Services / Servicios de Policía

Police Assistance (Non-Emergency) 846-0350

Administration 846-0310

Animal Control (Vector Control 918-4770) 846-0350

Anti- Graffiti Program 846-0524

Crime, Drug, Gang GPD/ tip line 846-0349

Environmental (Garbage issues) 846-0529/ 846-0264

Graffiti Reporting Line 846-0395

Neighborhood Watch / Mediation 846-0524

Records Unit (reports, arrests etc) 846-0300

Vehicle Abatement / Abandoned Vehicles 846-0320

Victim Witness Assist... (Victims of Crime) 295-2656

WeTip / Anonymous (reward) 1-800-78-CRIME

Emergency/ Homeless Services /Emergencia

American Red Cross 577-1000

Salvation Army 848-5373

Second Harvest Food Bank 1-800-984-3663

Shelter Bed Hotline.1-800-7Shelter. 1-800-7-743-5837

Social Services Agency Food Stamp……… 846-3900

St. Joseph Family Center 842-6662

W.I.C. (Women, infant, children) Program 792-5101

Coffee with the Mayor 2011There are currently many ways in which citizens can

engage the Mayor in discussion, but Coffee with the Mayor

venues provide an additional, informal setting in which the

Mayor can answer questions and otherwise engage in

specific or broad discussions on city issues with Gilroy

residents.

For more information call 408-846-0491.

All coffees are scheduled for Saturdays

and will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the

City Council Chambers , 7351 Rosanna Street

Oct. 15, Nov. 19, Dec. 10 at 9:30 a.m.

On October 20, at 10:20 a.m., millions of people will

participate in the 2011 Great California ShakeOut.

Join co-workers, neighbors, and other California residents

in practicing "Drop, Cover, and Hold On."

Federal, state, and local emergency management experts

and other official preparedness organizations all agree

that "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" is the appropriate action

to reduce injury and death during earthquakes.

DROP to the ground,

Take COVER by getting under a sturdy desk or table*,

and HOLD ON to it until the shaking stops.

*If there isn't a table or desk near you, drop to the ground in an inside corner of the building and

cover your head and neck with your hands and arms. Do not try to run to another room just to get

under a table.

Whether you are at home or work on Oct. 20, at 10:20 a.m., the Great California ShakeOut is an

opportunity to practice how to protect yourself during an earthquake.

Sign up today at:

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instructions in a variety of emergency situations, which

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Public safety incidents, including crimes, that

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Post-disaster information about shelters,

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Based on FY 2011 Actuals

# of Participants in Rec. classes - 6,846

# of Rec. scholarships provided - 244

# of job recruitments processed - 26

# of job applications processed - 1,371

# of City vehicles - 183

# of gallons of fuel used - 74,654

# of Utility billing customers -12,885

# of Building/Planning permits - 2,579

# of New business licenses - 1,016

# of Renewed business licenses - 2,591

# of seniors served by grants - 764

# of city records requests fulfilled - 2,100

# of code violations processed - 458

# of fire code inspections - 487

# of hazard complaints abated - 23

# of residential construction permits -351

# of com./ind. construction permits - 121

# of building inspections – 9,294

# of city buildings maintained – 47

# of safety surveys completed – 22

# of hybrid powered vehicles – 5

# of flex fuel/ low emission vehicles- 19

OCTOBER2 Gilroy Farmer’s Market Sundays Through Nov 20th

3 City Council 6:00 pm

6 Planning Commission CANCELLED

10 Personnel Commission 5:30 pm

11 Arts & Culture Commission 5:30 pm

12 Library Commission 7 pm

15 Coffee with the Mayor 9:30 am

17 City Council 6:00 pm

18 Parks and Recreation Commission 6 pm

25 Bicycle Pedestrian Commission 6 pm

25 Public Art Committee 5:30 pm

29 Great Garlic 5K 8:00 am

29 Texas Halloween Hold’ em 10:00 am

NOVEMBER3 Planning Commission 6:30 pm

5 Walking Tour- St. Mary Cemetery10:00 am

6 Gilroy Farmer’s Market Sundays Through Nov 20th

7 City Council 6:00 pm

8 Arts & Culture Commission 5:30 pm

9 Library Commission 7 pm

9 Housing Advisory Commission 6:00 pm

11 Veteran’s Day – City Hall Closed

14 Personnel Commission Meeting 5:30 pm

15 Parks & recreation Commission 6:00 pm

16 Public Art Committee 5:30 pm

16 Historic Heritage Committee 4:30 pm

19 Coffee with the Mayor 9:30 am

21 City Council 6:00 pm

22 Bicycle Pedestrian Commission 6:00 pm

24-25 City Hall Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

DECEMBER1 Planning Commission 6:30 pm

5 City Council 6:00 pm

10 Coffee with the Mayor 9:30 am

10 Breakfast with Santa 8:30 am

12 Personnel Commission 5:30pm

13 Arts & Culture Commission 5:30 pm

14 Library Commission 7 pm

19 City Council Meeting 6 pm

20 Parks and Recreation Commission 6 pm

23 Christmas Eve Holiday –City Hall Closed

26 Christmas Day Observed – City Hall Closed

27 Bicycle Pedestrian Commission 6 pm

Questions or comments regarding this

publication may be addressed to:

Joe Kline, Public Information Officer

City of Gilroy

7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020

Joe.kline@ci.gilroy.ca.us

408-846-0254

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April, July and October.

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