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TOWN OF LOS GATOS *AMENDED COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
JUNE 20, 2023
110 EAST MAIN STREET AND TELECONFERENCE
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
LOS GATOS, CA
7:00 PM
Maria Ristow, Mayor Mary Badame Vice Mayor Matthew Hudes, Council Member Rob Moore, Council Member
Rob Rennie, Council Member
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS *AMENDED COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
JUNE 20, 2023
110 EAST MAIN STREET AND TELECONFERENCE
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:00 PM
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This is a hybrid meeting and will be held in-person at the Town Council Chambers at 110 E.
Main Street and virtually through the Zoom webinar application (log-in information provided
below). Members of the public may provide public comments for agenda items in-person or
virtually through the Zoom webinar by following the instructions listed below. The live stream
of the meeting may be viewed on television and/or online
at www.LosGatosCA.gov/TownYouTube.
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MEETING CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVE REMOTE PARTICIPATION (This item is listed on the agenda in the event there is an
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(Government Code 54953)).
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To conduct the business of the community in an effective and efficient manner, please follow
the meeting guidelines set forth in the Town Code and State law.
The Town does not tolerate disruptive conduct, which includes but is not limited to:
· Addressing the Town Council Meeting without first being recognized;
· Interrupting speakers, Town Council Meeting, or Town staff;
· Continuing to speak after the allotted time has expired;
· Failing to relinquish the microphone when directed to do so;
· Repetitiously addressing the same subject.
Town Policy does not allow speakers to cede their commenting time to another
speaker. Disruption of the meeting may result in a violation of Penal Code Section 403.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
i. Police Foundation Commendation.
ii. Midpeninsula Open Space District Presentation.
COUNCIL / MANAGER MATTERS
CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent Items are considered routine Town business
and may be approved by one motion. Any member of the Council may request to have an item
removed from the Consent Items for comment and action. Members of the public may provide
input on any or multiple Consent Item(s) when the Mayor asks for public comments on the
Consent Items. If you wish to comment, please follow the Participation Instructions contained on
Page 2 of this agenda. If an item is removed, the Mayor has the sole discretion to determine when
the item will be heard.)
1. Approve Closed Session Meeting Minutes of June 6, 2023.
2. Approve Minutes of the June 6, 2023 Town Council Special Meeting Regarding
Commission Interviews.
3. Approve Minutes of June 6, 2023 Town Council Meeting.
4. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute an Agreement with Dillingham Associates for
Preliminary Design Services for the Pinehurst Community Garden (CIP No. 831-4610)
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and Lynn Avenue Pedestrian Path Design (CIP No. 832-4510) for a Total Amount Not to
Exceed $123,556.
5. Authorize the Town Manager to Issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Revenue
Ballot Measure Consulting Services.
6. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Five-Year Agreement for Services with
Brightview Tree Care Services, Inc. for Tree Trimming and Maintenance Services in an
Amount not to exceed $200,000 in Fiscal Year 2023/24 and Total Five-Year Contract
Value of Up to $1,000,000.
7. Consider the Following in Support of Tree Trimming and Maintenance:
a. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Sixth Amendment to the Agreement for
Services with Brightview Tree Care Services, Inc. to Increase Compensation for Fiscal
Year 2022/23 in an Amount of $75,000 for a Total Annual Amount Not to Exceed
$275,000 and a Total Agreement Amount Not to Exceed $1,174,000; and
b. Authorize a Revenue and Expenditure Budget Adjustment in the Amount of $75,000
from the Available Tree Replacement Deposit Account.
8. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute an Agreement with Los Gatos Saratoga
Community Education and Recreation for Senior Services in the Amount of $225,000.
9. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement with
Whitlock & Weinberger Transportation, Inc. dba W-Trans, Modifying the Scope of
Service, Extending the Term, and Increasing the Total Compensation by $50,000 for a
Total Contract Amount not to Exceed $250,000 for Consultant Services for the Project
Management Function of the Traffic Signal Modernization Project (Project 813-0227).
10. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Notice of Completion and Certificate of
Acceptance for Specified Improvements Completed by SummerHill N40 LLC for the
North 40 Phase 1 Development at Lark Avenue and Los Gatos Boulevard and Authorize
the Town Clerk to Submit for Recordation.
11. Adopt a Resolution Establishing the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Gann Appropriation Limit for
the Town of Los Gatos.
12. Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Report (April 2023).
13.* Item Removed.
14. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for
Consultant Services with CSG Consultants, Inc. to Extend the Term and Time of
Performance to June 30, 2025, Revise the Compensation Approach, and Increase the
Minimum Scope of Insurance of the Agreement.
15. Staff Recommends the Town Council:
a. Authorize the Town Manager to Prepare a Joint Jurisdiction (Los Gatos and San José)
Grant Application to the Safe Streets and Roads for All Program for a Corridor Study
of Blossom Hill Road from Union Avenue to Camden Avenue;
b. Authorize Town Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for
Consultant Services with Fehr and Peers for a Total Contract Amount Not to Exceed
$124,999.14; and
c. Authorize an Expenditure Budget Transfer in an Amount of $25,000 from Available
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 Funds in in Project No. 911-9901 – Street Repair and
Resurfacing to Project 812-0132 – Local Road Safety Program.
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VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Town Council
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 Mayor, 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.)
PUBLIC HEARINGS (Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total
of five 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 three minutes maximum for closing
statements. Items requested/recommended for continuance are subject to Council’s consent at
the meeting.)
16. Authorize the Following Actions for Landscape and Lighting Assessment Districts No. 1
and 2:
a. Adopt a Resolution Confirming the Diagram and Assessments and Levying and
Authorizing Collection of Assessments for Landscape and Lighting Assessment
District No. 1-Blackwell Drive Benefit Zone.
b. Adopt a Resolution Confirming the Diagram and Assessments and Levying and
Authorizing Collection of Assessments for Landscape and Lighting Assessment
District No. 1-Kennedy Meadows Benefit Zone.
c. Adopt a Resolution Confirming the Diagram and Assessments and Levying and
Authorizing Collection of Assessments for Landscape and Lighting Assessment
District No. 1-Santa Rosa Heights Benefit Zone.
d. Adopt a Resolution Confirming the Diagram and Assessments and Levying and
Authorizing Collection of assessments for Landscape and Lighting Assessment
District No. 1-Vasona Heights Benefit Zone.
e. Adopt a Resolution Confirming the Diagram and Assessments and Levying and
Authorizing Collection of assessments for Landscape and Lighting Assessment
District No. 1-Hillbrook Drive Benefit Zone.
f. Adopt a Resolution Confirming the Diagram and Assessments and Levying and
Authorizing Collection of assessments for Landscape and Lighting Assessment
District No. 2-Gemini Court Benefit Zone.
17. Conduct Brush Abatement Program Public Hearing to Consider Objections to the
Proposed Removal of Brush on Parcels Listed on the 2023 Wildland Urban Interface
(WUI) Area Non-Compliant Parcel List and Order Abatement.
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
18. Adopt the Following Salary Schedules:
a. Salary Schedule for Management Classifications Effective April 2, 2023,
b. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Salary
Schedule Effective July 9, 2023,
c. Police Officer Association (POA) Salary Schedule Effective July 9, 2023,
d. Town Employees’ Association (TEA) Salary Schedule Effective July 9, 2023,
e. Salary Schedule for Confidential Classifications Effective July 9, 2023,
f. Salary Schedule for Management Classifications Effective July 9, 2023, and
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g. Salary Schedule for Temporary/Hourly Classifications Effective July 9, 2023.
PUBLIC HEARINGS (Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total
of five 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 three minutes maximum for closing
statements. Items requested/recommended for continuance are subject to Council’s consent at
the meeting.)
19. Consider the Following Actions for the Adult Recreation Center - Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliant Public Restroom Project (CIP No. 821-2601):
a. Consider a Protest in Opposition of the Intent to Award a Construction Agreement
for the Adult Recreation Center - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliant
Public Restroom Project (CIP No. 821-2601) to Tucker Construction;
b. Authorize the Town Manager to Award and Execute a Construction Agreement with
Tucker Construction Inc. in an Amount not to Exceed $249,490; and
c. Authorize Staff to Execute Change Orders in an Amount Not to Exceed Ten Percent
of the Contract Award Amount.
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
20. Receive Report on the Status of the Shower Ministry and Provide Direction on the
Placement of a Temporary Restroom and the Proposed Parameters for a Hotel Voucher
Program for Los Gatos Unhoused Residents.
PUBLIC HEARINGS (Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total
of five 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 three minutes maximum for closing
statements. Items requested/recommended for continuance are subject to Council’s consent at
the meeting.)
21. Introduce an Ordinance Titled “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos Amending Chapter 18, Article VII, “Weapons,” of the Town Code Update the
Town’s Concealed Carry Firearm Licensing Ordinance and Prohibit the Carry of Firearms
in Sensitive Places”.
22. Introduce an Ordinance Titled “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos Amending Chapter 29, “Zoning Regulations,” of the Town Code Regarding Land
Use and Economic Recovery Amendments Related to Personal Service Businesses, Bars,
Tap/Tasting Rooms, Specialty Food Retail, Banks, Financial and Investment Services,
Office Activities, Formula Retail, Group Classes, Veterinarians, and Definitions.” The
Proposed Amendments to the Town Code are Not Considered a Project Under the
California Environmental Quality Act. Town Code Amendment Application A-23-001.
Project Location: Town Wide. Applicant: Town of Los Gatos.
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
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23. Receive the Report on Potential Revisions and Community Input to the Shannon Road
Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements Project (CIP No. 813-0218) and Provide Design
Direction.
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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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: In accordance with Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6; litigation challenging a quasi-adjudicatory decision of the Town Council
must be brought within 90 days after the decision is final unless a shorter time is required by State or Federal law.