Add your input to the design of the Civic Center Master Plan!

The City of Gilroy is developing a new Civic Center Master Plan to better serve the growing community, address increasing demands, improve underutilized spaces, and update aging facilities. Community input is essential in shaping this vision.

Taller Comunitario #3 Encuesta en Línea: Concepto Preferido presentado para retroalimentación, haga clic aquí.

Based on insights from Workshop #1 (March 4th), Workshop #2 (April 8th), and Cafecito at San Ysidro Park (May 9th), as well as ongoing live survey responses, the ELS Team has unveiled a Preferred Concept for the New Gilroy Civic Center Master Plan.

Like the previous Concepts A, B and C from Workshop #2, the Preferred Concept maintains similar programming but introduces a more refined plan, a distributed parking layout, and a conceptual massing inspired by the California Mission-style architecture. This design pays homage to the region's architectural heritage while complementing existing civic center buildings such as the Library and Police Building.

Your input is essential as we finalize the Gilroy Civic Center Master Plan before presenting it to the City Council on June 16th for approval. After City Council approval, the California Quality Act (CEQA) compliance process will begin.

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Key Features of the Preferred Concept

The Paseo & Gilroy Civic Park

- A Spacious paseo links the three blocks, stretching from the Police Building in the west to the Gilroy Civic Park (Big Green) in the east.

- The paseo and park serve as organizing elements, providing seamless connections between existing and new buildings.
The Three Blocks of the Civic Center Master Plan

East Block

1. Multigeneration Recreation and Aquatic Center
- Features: Gymnasium swimming pools, indoor running track, multipurpose rooms, locker rooms, restrooms, and administration.
- Parking: Located in the main parking area, with additional on-street parking along Church and 6th Streets.

2. Gilroy Civic Park
- Features: A large lawn area, walking paths (equivalent to a football field), an amphitheater similar in size to Morgan Hill's Amphitheater, and a splash pad/interactive water feature.
- Events: Designed to accommodate art & wine festivals, farmers' markets and other similar events.

3. Multigenerational Community Center
- Seniors: Dedicated multipurpose rooms, a dining room with seating up to 275 (expandable to 400), and a half-gymnasium for activities like pickleball.
- Youth: Second-floor programming space featuring STEAM enrichment, homework clubs, and more.
- Arts: A community theatre (seating up to 200, including a balcony) for music, drama, dance, and spoken-word performances.
- Parking: Located immediately east of the center, with diagonal parking spaces along 7th Street.
Central Block

1. Library
- Encourages indoor-outdoor connectivity with new walkways.

2. City Hall
- Features a Council Chambers, accessible outside City Hall hours for community events.
- Parking: Spaces north of the library and south of City Hall, with additional spaces in the main parking area (just half a block away).
West Block

1. Police Building and parking

2. Potential two level parking structure to add 180 additional spaces if needed.


We want your FEEDBACK! Please answer the following 5 questions.


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* What is your FAVORITE element of the plan?

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* What is your LEAST favorite element of the plan?

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* Should any of the plan elements be REMOVED?

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* Are there any MISSING ELEMENTS we should try to add to the plan?

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* Any additional thoughts, comments or suggestions?

We appreciate you taking the time to attend Workshop #3 and/or adding your comments that contribute your insight to this exciting new project! Your feedback is critical to shaping this vision!

Make sure to push the "Done" button below to submit your comments.

The City of Gilroy

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