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TOWN OF LOS GATOS COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
AUGUST 15, 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 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA AUGUST 15, 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.
This meeting will be teleconferenced pursuant to Government Code Section
54953(b)(3). Council Member Rob Rennie will be participating from a teleconference location
at 16879 Prospect Avenue, Thousand Island Park, New York, 13693. The teleconference
location shall be accessible to the public and the agenda will be posted at the teleconference
locations 72 hours before the meeting.
PARTICIPATION
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an item NOT on the agenda, please list the subject and you may speak during the
“Verbal Communications” period. The time allocated to speakers may change to better
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consistent with the time limit for speakers at a Council meeting. If you wish to speak to an item
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or items on the Consent Calendar, please state which item number(s) you are commenting on at
the beginning of your time.
If you are unable to participate in real-time, you may email to Clerk@losgatosca.gov the subject
line “Public Comment Item #__ ” (insert the item number relevant to your comment) or “Verbal
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will be reviewed and distributed before the meeting. All comments received will become part of
the record.
MEETING CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVE REMOTE PARTICIPATION (This item is listed on the agenda in the event there is an
emergency circumstance requiring a Council Member to participate remotely under AB 2449
(Government Code 54953)).
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 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
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 Council Meeting Minutes of August 1, 2023.
2. Approve Council Meeting Minutes of August 1, 2023.
3. Adopt a Resolution to Extend the Term of the Housing Element Advisory Board.
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4. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute the Third Amendment to the Consulting
Services Agreement with ActiveWayz Engineering for Additional Engineering Services in
an Amount of $80,224, Resulting in a Total Agreement Amount Not to Exceed $276,933,
for the Shannon Road Pedestrian and Bikeways Improvement Project (CIP No. 813-
0218).
5. Consider the Following Actions Regarding the Howes Play Lot Structure:
a. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Purchase and Service Agreement with
Ross Recreation Equipment to Replace Play Structure Equipment in an Amount of
$115,884 Plus Five Percent for Unforeseen Repairs for a Total Agreement Amount
not to Exceed $121,678; and
b. Authorize an Expenditure Budget Adjustment in an Amount of $121,678 From
Available General Fund Special/Capital Projects Reserve.
6. Adopt a Resolution Granting an Appeal of a Planning Commission Decision to Approve a
Fence Height Exception Request for Construction of an Automated Vehicular Gate
Exceeding the Maximum Height and with Reduced Setbacks on Property Zoned R-1:8.
Located at 380 Blackwell Drive. APN 424-12-027. Categorically Exempt Pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (e): New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures.
Fence Height Exception Application FHE-23-002. PROPERTY OWNER: Larry Cesnik and
Martha Johnson. APPELLANT: Larry Cesnik. APPLICANT: Ramin Zohoor. PROJECT
PLANNER: Sean Mullin.
7. Adopt an Ordinance Titled “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
Amending Section 18.30.040, ‘Penalties for Violations,’ of Division 1, Article III, of
Chapter 18 of the Town Code, ‘Social Host Ordinance’."
8. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute the First Amendment to the Consulting
Services Agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers for Additional Engineering
Services in an Amount of $42,500, Resulting in a Total Agreement Amount Not to Exceed
$486,900, and an Extension of Time for the Shannon Road Repair Project (CIP No. 811-
0008).
9. Receive Monthly Financial and Investment Reports (April Amended, May, and June
2023).
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.)
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
10. Adopt a Resolution for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System Retirement
Plan to Waive the 180-Day Retiree Rehire Wait Period and to Appoint Sean Rose as the
Temporary Capital Projects Manager in the Parks and Public Works Department.
11. Review the Library Board Work Plan for Calendar Year 2023.
12. a. Receive the Information Provided in the Police Services Report: January – June 2023;
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and
b. Approve the Technical Sharing of Information Obtained from the Town’s Automated
License Plate Reader (ALPR) Technology and Information Captured by the Flock
Safety Technology with Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Santa Clara County.
13. Receive an Update on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Public Safety Expenses and
General Fund Council Priorities – Economic Recovery Reserve Tracking and Provide
Direction for the Use of the Remaining Funds in this Reserve.
14. Receive the Report on Downtown Paid Parking Program Models and Consider the
Following Actions:
a. Direct Staff to Return to Council with an Updated Fee Resolution to:
i. Increase the Rates Effective January 1, 2024 for Residential Permit Parking to
$52 per Year for Vehicle One, and $72, $92, and $112 for Vehicles Two, Three,
and Four, Respectively;
ii. Set Rates for Residential Permits in the Olive Zone to Match Rates for the
Town’s Other Residential Parking Zones Effective January 1, 2024; and
iii. Eliminate the Annual Fee for Employee Parking in the Olive Zone Effective
January 1, 2024;
b. Provide Direction to Staff Regarding the Establishment of Residential Permit Rates
for Low Income Residents Defined as Households with Income of Less than 80% of
Area Median Income;
c. Provide Direction to Staff Regarding the Two Free Visitor Passes that are Available to
Each Household in the Residential Permit Parking Areas; and
d. Provide Feedback and/or Direction on the Paid Parking Program Options, Pricing
Models, Service Delivery Scenarios, and Staffing Alternatives Required to Support a
Functioning and Effective Downtown Paid Parking Program.
15. Receive and Discuss a Status Update on the 2023-2031 Housing Element Process.
ADJOURNMENT (Council policy is to adjourn no later than midnight unless a majority of Council
votes for an extension of time).
Writings related to an item on the Town Council meeting agenda distributed to members of the Council within 72 hours of the
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.