Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
110 EAST MAIN STREET
LOS GATOS, CA
Marico Sayoc, Mayor
Rob Rennie, Vice Mayor
Marcia Jensen, Council Member
PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS
Steven Leonardis, Council Member
Barbara Spector, Council Member
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
7:00 PM
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
GFOA Budget Award
Small Business, Big Applause: Los Gatos Theatre
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
COUNCIL/TOWN MANAGER REPORTS
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
(Before the Town Council
acts on the consent agenda, any member of the public or Town Council may request that any item be
removed from the consent agenda. At the Mayor’s discretion, items removed from the consent
calendar may be considered either before or after the Public Hearings portion of the agenda)
1.Approve Council Special Priority Setting Study Session minutes of January 31, 2017.
2.Approve Council Closed Session minutes of February 7, 2017.
3.Approve Council minutes of February 7, 2017.
4.Appoint a seven-member Task Force to proceed with the World Health Organization's Age-
Friendly application process to meet the Santa Clara County deadline of June 2017.
5.Adopt a Resolution forgiving debt pursuant to an agreement to cancel debt in exchange for sole
non-profit ownership.
6.Accept the Report on the Temporary Installation of Traffic Calming Devices for Wedgewood
Avenue between Roxbury Lane and Wimbledon Drive.
7.Adopt the Policy Committee’s proposed amendments to Council Policy 2-11 entitled Commission
Appointments, Residency and Attendance Requirements, and Establishing a Quorum.
8.Downtown Parking
a.Adopt a resolution defining the work plan and term for the Parking and Infrastructure Ad
Hoc Committee.
b.Provide direction on priorities to the Transportation and Parking Commission.
9.Receive the Town Council Policy Committee Work Plan.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
(Members of the public may address the Town Council on any
matter that is not listed on the agenda. Unless additional time is authorized by the Town Council,
remarks shall be limited to three minutes.)
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OTHER BUSINESS
10.Options to increase public participation in the Council Finance Committee.
11.Fiscal Year 2016/17 Mid-Year Budget Performance and Status Report - Six months ending
December 31, 2016.
a.Receive the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016/17 Mid-Year Budget Performance and Status Report,
including FY 2016/17 year-end projections;
b.Consider authorizing budget adjustments as recommended in the attached second quarter
budget performance report;
c.Receive the Town’s five-year financial projection from FY 2017/18 to FY 2021/22;
d.Approve a resolution transferring $1,984,402 million excess balance from the Budget
Stabilization Reserve to the CalPERS Reserve; and
e.Approve the updated General Fund Reserve Policy to rename the CalPERS Reserve to
encompass all post-employment liabilities by changing its title to CalPERS/OPEB Reserve.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
(Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total
of ten minutes maximum for opening statements. Members of the public may be allotted up to three
minutes to comment on any public hearing item. Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may
be allotted up to a total of five minutes maximum for closing statements. Items
requested/recommended for continuance are subject to Council’s consent at the meeting.)
12.Fee and Fine Schedule
a.Adopt a resolution approving the Comprehensive Fee Schedule for FY 2017/18 to
continue certain department fees, rates, and charges, and amending certain fees, rates,
and charges for FY 2017/18.
b.Adopt a resolution approving the Comprehensive Fine Schedule for FY2017/18 to continue
certain department fines, and amending certain fines for FY 2017/18.
OTHER BUSINESS
13.Approve the plans and specifications and authorize bidding for the Almond Grove Phase II Project.
PUBLIC HEARNGS
(Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total of
ten minutes maximum for opening statements. Members of the public may be allotted up to three
minutes to comment on any public hearing item. Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may
be allotted up to a total of five minutes maximum for closing statements. Items
requested/recommended for continuance are subject to Council’s consent at the meeting.)
14.Conditional Use Permit Application U-16-005. Project Location: 140 S. Santa Cruz Avenue.
Property Owner: Michael Mohr – COO Metwest Properties, LLC. Applicant: LG Hotel LLC D.B.A.
Toll House. Consider a request to modify an existing Conditional Use Permit to allow
entertainment before 10:00 p.m. on property zoned C-2:PD. APNs 510-45-064 and-065.
ADJOURNMENT
(Council policy is to adjourn no later than midnight unless a majority of Council
votes for an extension of time)
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Writings related to an item on the Town Council meeting agenda distributed to members of the
Council within 72 hours of the meeting are available for public inspection at the front desk of the
Los Gatos Town Library, located at 100 Villa Avenue, and are also available for review on the
official Town of Los Gatos website. Copies of desk items distributed to members of the Council at
the meeting are available for review in the Town Council Chambers
Note: The Town of Los Gatos has adopted the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6;
litigation challenging a decision of the Town Council must be brought within 90 days after the
decision is announced unless a shorter time is required by State or Federal law.
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