City Council picked their team of 25 General Plan committee members during their regular meeting Aug. 5.Â
Over the next two years, these individuals will take on the challenge of revamping Gilroy’s essential blueprints and visions for the city – Â a process that happens every 10 years as required by state law.Â
The General Plan outlines direction on important projects and issues such as downtown’s 18 vacant unreinforced masonry buildings (deemed structurally unfit to survive high magnitude earthquake); future transportation needs; fiscal and economic development; residential development and climate action planning. The City is scheduled to review the updated General Plan in March 2015 and adopt it in June 2015.
Here’s the list of the chosen General Plan committee members:
- Two City Council Members – Perry Woodward (chair) and Cat Tucker (vice chair).
- Two Planning Commissioners – Tom Fischer and Elizabeth Sanford
- One Arts and Culture Commissioner – Dave Dunkel Â
- One Bicycle Pedestrian Commissioner – Thomas Muniz
- One Parks and Recreation Commissioner – Rebecca Scheel
- One Youth Commissioner – will be chosen in Oct
- One Member of the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce – Jane Howard
- One Member of the Gilroy Economic Development Corporation – Tammy Brownlow
- One Member of the Gilroy Unified School District – to be selected on Aug. 15
Ten members of the public at-large:
- Clint Zollinger
- Elsa LeDon
- Jason Clark
- Jeff Speno
- Joan Karns
- Judith Wendt
- Kyle Wolfe
- Leslie Carmichael
- Steve Ashford
- Walter Glines
Three developer/builders: 1 residential, 1 affordable housing, 1 commercial/industrial
- Andy Lief (affordable housing)
- Chris Vanni (commercial/industrial)
- James Suner (residential)
One local environmental interest group member
- Carolyn Tognetti, secretary at Silicon Valley Land ConservancyÂ
