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TOWN OF LOS GATOS COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA AMENDED*
SEPTEMBER 19, 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 AMENDED* SEPTEMBER 19, 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
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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
emergency circumstance requiring a Council Member to participate remotely under AB 2449
(Government Code 54953)).
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
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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 Minutes of the September 5, 2023 Town Council Meeting.
2. Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Report for July 2023.
3. Adopt a Resolution Acknowledging the Completion of Public Right-of-Way
Improvements by Betchart Union Avenue Development LLC for the Subdivision Located
at 15975 Union Avenue and Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute and Record a
Notice of Completion and Certificate of Acceptance.
4. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Memorandum of
Agreement with the Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical
Advisory Committee to Allow Satellite and Auxiliary Teleconferencing Attendance in
Meetings.
5. Actions Related to Police Vehicles:
a. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Purchase Order with Lehr to Fit Up Three
Police Vehicles in an Amount not to Exceed $66,615; and
b. Authorize an Expenditure Budget Adjustment in and Amount of $66,615 from the
Available Equipment Replacement Fund.
6. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Third Amendment to a Special Services
Agreement with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore (LCW) to Increase Compensation in the
Amount of $50,000 for a Total Contract Amount Not to Exceed $280,000.
7. Reschedule to October 17, 2023 the Consideration of the Adoption of a Resolution
Modifying the Height Pole and Netting Policy for Additions and New Construction. The
Proposed Modifications to Town Policy are Not Considered a Project Under the
California Environmental Quality Act. Project Location: Town Wide. Applicant: Town of
Los Gatos.
8. *Adopt a Resolution for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System Retirement
Plan to Waive the 180-Day Retiree Rehire Wait Period and to Appoint Paul Horvat as the
Temporary Emergency Services Coordinator in the Town Manager’s Office.
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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.)
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
9. *Adopt an Amended 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.
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.)
10. Consider an Appeal of a Planning Commission Decision to Approve the Demolition of
One Existing Office and Four Residential Buildings, Construction of an Assisted Living
and Memory Care Facility, Variance from the Maximum Height and Lot Coverage of
the Zone, Merger of Four Lots Into One, and Removal of Large Protected Trees on
Property Zoned Office. Located at 15860 -15894 Winchester Boulevard and 17484
Shelburne Way. APNs 529-11-013, -038, -039, and -040. Architecture and Site
Application S-21-008, Conditional Use Permit Application U-21-010, Variance Application
V-21-003, Subdivision Application M-22-008, and Mitigated Negative Declaration ND-22-
001. An Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration Have Been Prepared for This
Project. Applicant/Property Owner: Green Valley Corp. d.b.a. Swenson. Appellant: Eric
Hulser. Project Planner: Jennifer Armer..
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
11. Provide Direction on the Pinehurst Community Garden (CIP No. 831-4610) and Lynn
Avenue Pedestrian Path Design (CIP No. 832-4510).
12. Consider Adopting an Enabling Resolution to Establish an Equity Commission Entitled
the Unity and Solidarity Commission and Direct its Recruitment with the Annual Fall
Commission Recruitment.
13. Receive the Report and Provide Direction for an Updated Traffic Impact Fee and a
Proposed Vehicle Miles Traveled Impact Fee.
14. Discuss the Housing Element Work Plan.
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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*Item 9 has been renumbered to item 8
*Item 8 has been reworded, renumbered to item 9, and moved to Other Business
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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.