02-16-23 - Agenda - HEAB
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
HOUSING ELEMENT ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
110 EAST MAIN STREET
LOS GATOS, CA
7:00 P.M.
Melanie Hanssen, Chair (GPC)
Kathryn Janoff, Vice Chair (GPC)
Matthew Hudes, Councilmember (GPC)
Rob Moore, Councilmember (GPC)
Emily Thomas, Planning Commissioner (GPC)
Randi Chen, Public Representative
Joseph Mannina, Public Representative (GPC)
Adam Mayer, Public Representative (GPC)
Steven Piasecki, Public Representative (GPC)
Ryan Rosenberg, Public Representative (GPC)
NOTICE REGARDING FEBRUARY 16, 2023, 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://losgatosca-gov.zoom.us/j/89319953320?pwd=WkgyZFo1WjBzQkh2aGpoek1NZVFNUT09.
Passcode: 191912.
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;
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.
RULES OF DECORUM AND CIVILITY
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 HEAB without first being recognized;
• Interrupting speakers, HEAB 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.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
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.)
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION) (Items appearing on the Consent
Calendar are considered routine and may be approved by one motion. Unless there are
separate discussion and/or actions requested by the Committee, staff, or a member of the
public, it is requested that items under the Consent Calendar be acted on simultaneously. Any
member of the Committee or public may request to have an item removed from the Consent
Calendar for comment and action.)
1. Approval of Minutes – December 1, 2022
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DISCUSSION ITEMS
2. Review the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD)
findings/comment letter received by the Town on January 12, 2023, and discuss possible
modifications to the Draft Housing Element.
Staff Report with Attachments 1-8
Addendum with Attachment 9
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.