10-21-21 - Agenda - HEAB
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
HOUSING ELEMENT ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA
OCTOBER 21, 2021
110 EAST MAIN STREET
LOS GATOS, CA
7:00 P.M.
Mary Badame, Councilmember (GPC)
Maria Ristow, Councilmember (GPC)
Kathryn Janoff, Planning Commissioner (GPC)
Melanie Hanssen, Planning Commissioner (GPC)
Emily Thomas, Planning Commissioner (GPC)
Todd Jarvis, Business Representative (GPC)
Randi Chen, Public Representative
Joseph Mannina, Public Representative (GPC)
Adam Mayer, Public Representative
Rob Moore, Public Representative
Steven Piasecki, Public Representative (GPC)
Lee Quintana, Public Representative (GPC)
Ryan Rosenberg, Public Representative
NOTICE REGARDING OCTOBER 21, 2021 HOUSING ELEMENT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic means consistent with
Government Code Section 54953, as Amended by Assembly Bill 361, in response to the state of
emergency relating to COVID-19 and enabling teleconferencing accommodations by suspending
or waiving specified provisions in the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et seq.).
Consistent with AB 361 and Town of Los Gatos Resolution 2021 -044 this meeting will not be
physically open to the public and the Advisory Board Members will be teleconferencing from
remote locations. Members of the public can only participate in the meeting by joining the
Zoom webinar (log in information provided below).
PARTICIPATION
If you are interested in providing oral comments real-time during the meeting, you must join
the Zoom webinar at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87564249124?pwd=ZWQ5RjJ6UWMwQmM2dnNnNlczZnduQT09
Passcode: 002220
During the meeting:
• When the Chair announces the item for which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand”
feature in Zoom. If you are participating by phone on the Zoom app, press *9 on your
telephone keypad to raise your hand. If you are participating by calling in, press #2 on
your telephone keypad to raise your hand.
• When called to speak, please limit your comments to three (3) minutes, or such other
time as the Chair may decide, consistent with the time limit for speakers at a Housing
Element Advisory Board (HEAB) meeting.
If you are unable to participate in real-time, you may send an email to
HEUpdate@losgatosca.gov with the subject line “Public Comment Item # ” (insert the item
number relevant to your comment) or “Verbal Communications – Non Agenda Item.”
Comments will be reviewed and distributed before the meeting if received by 11:00 a.m. the
day of the meeting. All comments received will become part of the record. The Chair has the
option to modify this action on items based on comments received.
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REMOTE LOCATION PARTICIPANTS
The following HEAB members are listed to permit them to appear electronically or telephonically
at the HEAB meeting: Mary Badame, Councilmember; Maria Ristow, Councilmember; Kathryn
Janoff, Planning Commissioner; Melanie Hanssen, Planning Commissioner; Emily Thomas,
Planning Commissioner; Todd Jarvis, Business Representative; Randi Chen, Public
Representative; Joseph Mannina, Public Representative; Adam Mayer, Public Representative;
Rob Moore, Public Representative; Steven Piasecki, Public Representative; Lee Quintana, Public
Representative; and Ryan Rosenberg, Public Representative. All votes during the
teleconferencing session will be conducted by roll call vote.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER – Staff
ROLL CALL
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Committee on
any matter that is not listed on the agenda. To ensure all agenda items are heard and unless
additional time is authorized by the Chair, this portion of the agenda is limited to 30 minutes
and no more than three (3) minutes per speaker. In the event additional speakers were not able
to be heard during the initial Verbal Communications portion of the agenda, an additional
Verbal Communications will be opened prior to adjournment.)
DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. Welcome – Mayor Sayoc
2. Introductions – Staff
3. Election of Chair and Vice-Chair – Staff
4. Introduction to the Housing Element Update – Ande Flower, EMC Planning Group Inc.
- Staff Report with Attachment
- Addendum with Attachment
5. Adopt the Draft HEAB Meeting Schedule
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (continued)
ADJOURNMENT
Persons wishing to submit written comments to be included in the materials to the committee
must provide them no later than 11:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting to
HEUpdate@losgatosca.gov.
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK DEPARTMENT AT (408) 354-6834. NOTIFICATION 48 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING WILL
ENABLE THE TOWN TO MAKE REASONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS MEETING [28 CFR §35.102-
35.104]