Item 2 - Discuss and Provide Input to the Town Council Regarding the Conceptual Development Advisory Committee Resolution Staff Report with Attachment
PREPARED BY: Joel Paulson
Community Development Director
Reviewed by: Planning Manager and Community Development Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT
MEETING DATE: 06/09/2021
ITEM NO: 2
DATE: June 4, 2021
TO: Conceptual Development Advisory Committee
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Discuss and Provide Input to the Town Council Regarding the Conceptual
Development Advisory Committee Resolution.
RECOMMENDATION:
Discuss and provide input to the Town Council regarding the Conceptual Development Advisory
Committee (CDAC) Resolution.
BACKGROUND:
The Town of Los Gatos currently has 13 Boards, Commissions, and Committees which act in
various advisory and regulatory roles to the Town Council. The CDAC is one of the Town’s
Committees that serve a specific function.
On February 23, 2021, the Town Council directed staff to work with each of the Town Boards,
Commissions, and Committees to review and discuss their enabling resolution and application
for new members, keeping in mind that requiring specific professional or degree qualifications
can hinder recruitment. The CDAC is comprised of two Town Council members and three
Planning Commissioners so there is not an application to review. Therefore, the CDAC should
review the attached Resolution (Exhibit 1) and forward any suggested changes or general input
to the Town Council.
Attachment:
1. CDAC Resolution
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RESOLUTION 1992 -147
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TO ESTABLISH THE CONCEPTUAL
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AS AN ADVISORY BODY
TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, that the Town Council
hereby formally establishes the Conceptual Development Advisory Committee. The
Committee shall be advisory to the Planning Commission and shall operate in the manner
hereinafter prescribed.
1. Appointment and terms of office.
The Preservation Committee shall consist of five (5) members. Three (3) members
shall be members of the Planning Commission and the two (2) members shall be members
of the Town Council.
The terms of office of the Committee shall be at the discretion of the Mayor for
Town Council members and the Chair of the Planning Commission for Planning
Commission members.
2. Meetings: quorums: officers.
The Conceptual Development Advisory Committee shall hold regular meetings at
least once a month if any applications are received. A majority of the Conceptual
Development Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting
the business of the Committee. The Committee shall elect a chair and vice- chair, both of
whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Committee. Terms of office shall be for one year
and shall begin on October 1 and continue through September 30 of the following year.
3. Powers and duties.
The duties of the Conceptual Development Advisory Committee shall be to advise
a prospective applicant whether his project is consistent with Town policy prior to
initiating an expensive and lime consuming development review process; and to identify and
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list problems with the proposal that need to be addressed in the review process. The
Committee shall not review projects for which any permit application has been submitted
to the Planning or Building Department.
4. Resolution not to affect powers of Town Council or Planning Commission.
Nothing in this resolution shall be construed as restricting or curtailing any of the
powers of the Town Council or Planning Commission, or as a delegation to the Conceptual
Development Advisory Committee of any of the authority or discretionary powers vested
and imposed by law in such bodies.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town
of Los Gatos, California, held on the 20th day of July 1992, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Joanne Benjamin, Steven Blanton, Eric D. Carlson, and Brent
N. Ventura
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED: E 7
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST-
F—
CLERK OF THE TOWN` Ol LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY FOR PROCESSING
1. The Committee will meet once a month on a regular schedule (time and date to be
determined by Committee members).
2. The Committee shall consist of three Planning Commissioners and two Town Council
persons.
3. A prospective developer shall submit at his /her option, a 'Request For Review"
which shall include:
a. A signed application form available from the Planning Department.
b. A brief, general description of the project and its location (no more than one
typed page - double spaced).
C. A 12relimina rq site plan. Schematic elevations may be submitted, but are not
required. Detailed plans will not be accepted
d. A $245 review and processing fee.
4. The prospective developer has 10 minutes to make a presentation and the
Committee has 20 minutes to respond.
5. The Committee may only review a project once.
6. The Committee will not review a project for which any permit application has been
submitted to the Planning or Building Department.
7. A Committee agenda will be mailed and posted 72 hours before the meeting. No
other public notice will occur.
8. There will be no minutes or tapes of the Committee meetings.
9. There will be an action letter mailed out advising the prospective developer of the
Committee's list of concerns and comments. This letter will become part of the
Development Review Committee staff report to the Planning Commission at such
time as a formal application is filed.
10. The Committee review is based on policy issues only. There is no technical or
ordinance compliance review by either the Committee or staff.
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EXHIBIT A
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