Staff Report.Commission Interviews
PREPARED BY: Wendy Wood
Town Clerk
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager and Town Attorney
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/13/2022 ITEM NO: 1
DATE: December 5, 2022
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Interview Applicants and Make Appointments for the Following Boards and
Commissions: Arts and Culture Commission, Building Board of Appeals,
Community Health and Senior Services Commission, Complete Streets and
Transportation Commission, Finance Commission, General Plan Committee,
Historic Preservation Committee, Library Board, Parks Commission, Personnel
Board, and Planning Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
Interview applicants and make appointments for the following Boards and Commissions: Arts
and Culture Commission, Building Board of Appeals, Community Health and Senior Services
Commission, Complete Streets and Transportation Commission, Finance Commission, General
Plan Committee, Historic Preservation Committee, Library Board, Parks Commission, Personnel
Board, and Planning Commission.
BACKGROUND:
The Boards and Commissions advise the Los Gatos elected officials on a variety of policy and
community interest matters. The Town of Los Gatos had an open recruitment for 11 Boards and
Commissions (including the Finance Commission), with members appointed by the Town
Council with the exception of the Finance Commission. Per Los Gatos Municipal Code section
2.50.205(c)(4) each member of the Town Council shall appoint one Citizen Appointee to the
Finance Commission.
Any resident interested in serving on a Town Board or Commission must complete the
appropriate application and submit it during the recruitment period by the established
deadline. Current Commissioners may seek to be reappointed upon the expiration of their
current term, but reappointment to a new term is not automatic. Those Commissioners
seeking reappointment must submit an application.
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BACKGROUND (continued):
Current Commissioners were notified of their term expiration and notices of the upcoming
vacancies were published in the newspaper, posted on social media, published in the Town
newsletter, and posted on the Town’s website.
DISCUSSION:
On December 13, 2022, Council will interview applicants for the vacant Board, Commission, and
Committee positions with one exception. The interviews for the Finance Commission were
conducted by Vice Mayor Ristow for the vacant seat with a term expiring December 31, 2024,
and by Council Member Badame for the seat with a term expiring December 31, 2022.
Following the interviews, the Council may appoint applicants to the vacant positions with a
majority vote, exclusive of the Finance Commission. Upon completion of the appointment
process, the Clerk will announce the votes and the appointment to the Finance Commission per
Los Gatos Municipal Code section 2.50.205(c)(4) will be made by the respective Council
Member.
The Town Clerk will continue to advertise any unfilled positions and welcomes any additional
direction from the Town Council. The next scheduled recruitment is set for February 2023 with
interviews to be held in May/June 2023.
The number of vacancies and applications received for each Board, Commission, and
Committee are as follows:
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION (ACC): Two (2) full terms seats are open due to expiring
terms, one (1) short term seat expiring December 31, 2023; and one (1) short-term expiring
December 31, 2024, are open due to unexpected vacancies.
Applicants (4): Expiring Terms (2) and Vacant Terms (2):
Maureen Cappon-Javey Maureen Cappon-Javey
Bent Jensen Vacant
Anne Lamborn Anne Lamborn
Chirag Mapara Vacant
BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS (BOA): One (1) full term seat is open due to an expiring term;
one (1) short term seat expiring December 31, 2023; and one (1) short term seat expiring
December 31, 2024, are open due to an unexpected vacancy.
Applicants (1): Expiring Term (1) and Vacant Terms (2):
Shailesh Deshmukh Charles Holcomb
Vacant
Vacant
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DISCUSSION (continued):
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMISSION (CHSSC): Two (2) full term seats
are open due to expiring terms, and one (1) short term seat expiring December 31, 2023, is
open due to unexpected vacancies.
Applicants (3): Expiring Terms (2) and Vacant Term (1):
Jeffrey Blum Jeffrey Blum
Lydia Norcia Vacant
George Rossman George Rossman
COMPLETE STREETS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (CSTC): Two (2) full term seats are
open due to expiring terms.
Applicants (1): Expiring Terms (2):
Cindy Walker Robert Buxton
Cheri Finalle Binkley
FINANCE COMMISSION (FC): One (1) full term seat is open due to an expiring term; and one (1)
short term seat expiring December 31, 2024, is open due to an unexpected vacancy.
Applicants (3): Expiring Term (1) and Vacant Term (1):
Andrew Howard Kyle Park
Phil Koen Vacant
Kyle Park
Linda Reiners
Joe Rodgers
GENERAL PLAN COMMITTEE (GPC): One (1) full term seat is open due to an expiring term; and
one (1) short term seat expiring December 31, 2025, is open due to an unexpected vacancy.
Applicants (2): Expiring Term (1) and Vacant Term (1):
Adam Mayer Todd Jarvis
Ryan Rosenberg Vacant
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE (HPC): One (1) full term seat is open due to one (1)
expiring term.
Applicants (1): Expiring Term (1):
Martha Queiroz Timothy Lundell
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DISCUSSION (continued):
LIBRARY BOARD (LIB): Two (2) full term seats are open due to two (2) expiring terms.
Applicants (2): Expiring Terms (2):
Abby Horowitz Trish Goldfarb
Bernadette White Susan Buxton
PARKS COMMISSION: Two (2) full term seats are open due to two (2) expiring terms.
Applicants (2): Expiring Terms (2) and Vacant Term (1):
Chirag Mapara Sandy Gordon
Rob Stephenson Rob Stephenson
Vacant
PERSONNEL BOARD: One (1) full term seat is open due to an expiring term; and one (1) short
term seat expiring December 31, 2025, is open due to an unexpected vacancy.
Applicants (1): Expiring Term (1) and Vacant Term (1):
Jennifer Lewis Jennifer Lewis
Vacant
PLANNING COMMISSION (PC): Two (2) full terms are open due to expiring terms.
Applicants (5): Expiring Terms (2):
Susan Burnett Melanie Hanssen
Megan Crummett Reza Tavana
Melanie Hanssen
Lynley Kerr Hogan
Bent Jensen
CONCLUSION:
The Town Council is scheduled to interview applicants for the following Boards and
Commissions: Arts and Culture Commission, Building Board of Appeals, Community Health and
Senior Services Commission, Complete Streets and Transportation Commission, General Plan
Committee, Historic Preservation Committee, Library Board, Parks Commission, Personnel
Board, and Planning Commission; at the conclusion of the interviews, the Council will make
appointments based on a majority vote.
COORDINATION:
The preparation of this report was coordinated with the Town Manager and Town Attorney.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the appointments.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
Attachments:
1. Applications
2. Council Policy 2-11: Commissions Appointments, Residency and Attendance Requirements,
and Establishing a Quorum