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TOWN OF LOS GATOS COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
DECEMBER 19, 2023
110 EAST MAIN STREET AND TELECONFERENCE
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:00 PM
Mary Badame, Mayor
Matthew Hudes, Vice Mayor
Rob Moore, Council Member
Rob Rennie, Council Member
Maria Ristow, Council Member
Town Council Meetings Broadcast Live on KCAT, Channel 15 (on Comcast) on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.
Rebroadcast of Town Council Meetings on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.
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www.LosGatosCA.gov/TownYouTube
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA DECEMBER 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 of the
meeting may be viewed on television and/or online at www.LosGatosCA.gov/TownYouTube.
PARTICIPATION
To provide oral comments in real-time during the meeting:
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Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join.
o When the Mayor 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.
• Join by telephone: Join by Telephone: Dial: USA 877 336 1839 US Toll-free or 636 651 0008
US Toll. Conference code: 1052180
If you are participating by calling in, press #2 on your telephone keypad to raise your hand.
• In-Person: If you wish to speak during the meeting, please complete a “speaker’s card”
located on the back of the chamber benches and return it to the Town Clerk. If you wish to
speak to an item on the agenda, please list the item number. If you wish to speak on 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 facilitate the
Town Council meeting.
When called to speak, you may be asked to provide your full name and your town/city of residence.
This identifying information is optional and not a requirement for participation. Please limit your
comments to three (3) minutes, or such other time as the Mayor may decide, consistent with the
time limit for speakers at a Council meeting. If you wish to speak to an item 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
Communications – Non-Agenda Item.” Comments received by 11:00 a.m. the day of the meeting
will be reviewed and distributed before the meeting. All comments received will become part of
the record.
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CALL MEETING 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
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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 Minutes of the December 5, 2023 Town Council Meeting.
2. Approve Minutes of the December 6, 2023, Town Council Special Meeting Regarding
Commission Interviews.
3. Approve Minutes of the December 12, 2023 Town Council Special Meeting.
4. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Fourth Amendment to a Consultant Agreement
for Executive Recruitment Services with Teri Black & Company, LLC for an Additional
Amount of $35,000 with a Total Amount Not to Exceed $205,500 and Authorize an
Expenditure Budget Adjustment from Available General Fund Capital/Special Projects
Reserve.
5. Add One Limited Term, Full-Time Equivalent Human Resources Administrative Analyst and
Approve a Budget Adjustment of $103,370 from the Available Special/Capital Projects
Reserve.
6. Appoint William Ward Butler to the Honorary Position of Town Poet Laureate to Serve a
Three-Year Term Beginning in January of 2024.
7. Authorize Revenue and Expenditure Budget Adjustments in the Amount of $50,000 to
Recognize County of Santa Clara Grant Receipt for Case Management for Unhoused Los
Gatos Residents.
8. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Second Amendment with HdL Companies for
Business License Operations Management Services for Up to $70,000 Annually Through
December 31, 2025 with the Total Contract Not to Exceed $233,000, and Discontinue the
Business License Late Fee Penalty Waiver in the 2024 Calendar Year.
9. Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Report for October 2023.
10. Receive an Annual Report Regarding the Independent Police Auditor Function.
11. Adopt Council Committee Appointments Effective January 1, 2024.
12. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR):
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a. Receive the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2023, and
b. Adopt a Resolution Confirming June 30, 2023 Fund Balances in Accordance With Fiscal
Year 2022/23 Final Audit and Town Council General Fund Reserve Policy.
13. Approve the Following Actions for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan
(CIP No. 812-0129):
a. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for
Consultant Services with Disability Access Consultants, LLC for Additional Services, in
an Amount of $50,000 for a Total Agreement Not to Exceed $220,000; and
b. Authorize An Expenditure Budget Transfer in an Amount of $35,150 from Project
#411-813-9921 (Curb, Gutter & Sidewalk Maintenance).
14. Axon Enterprises Agreement:
a. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Five-Year Agreement with Axon Enterprises
Incorporated for the Purchase and Maintenance of Axon Officer Safety Plan 10+ Body
Worn Cameras (BWC), Tasers, and a Digital Evidence Management System in The
Amount Not to Exceed $800,000; and
b. Authorize an Expenditure Budget Adjustment in the Amount of $68,356 from the
Available General Fund Capital/Special Projects Reserve.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Town Council on
any matter that is not listed on the agenda and is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Town
Council. To ensure all agenda items are heard, this portion of the agenda is limited to 30 minutes.
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.
Each speaker is limited to no more than three (3) minutes or such time as authorized by the Mayor.)
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.)
15. Review and Discuss the Draft Revised 2023-2031 Housing Element. Location: Town-Wide.
General Plan Amendment Application GP-22-003.
16. Open the Public Hearing for an Appeal of a Planning Commission Decision to Deny a Fence
Height Exception Request at 124 Garden Hill Drive for the Construction of a Six-Foot Tall
Fence Located Within the Required Front Yard Setback, Street Side Yard Setback, and
Corner Sight Triangle on Property Zoned R-1:8 and Continue the Matter to January 16,
2024. APN 424-23-084. Fence Height Exception Application FHE-23-005. Categorically
Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303: New Construction or Conversion of
Small Structures and Section 15301: Existing Facilities. Property Owner: Rushikesh
Kulkarni. Applicant/Appellant: Martin Lettunich. Project Planner: Ryan Safty.
17. Consider an Appeal of a Planning Commission Decision to Approve a Lot Line Adjustment
Application in Accordance with California Government Code Section 66412(d) for Three
Adjoining Lots on Property Zoned R-1:20. Located at 17200 Los Robles Way. APNs 532-
36-075, -076, and -077. Lot Line Adjustment Application M-23-001. Statutorily Exempt
from CEQA as a Ministerial Approval in Accordance with Public Resources Code Section
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21080(b)(1) (CEQA Statute) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15268. Application is Only for
Ministerial Approval of a Lot Line Adjustment Pursuant to Section 66412(d) of the
Subdivision Map Act. Property Owners: Daran Goodsell, Trustee and Mark Von Kaenel.
Applicant: Tony Jeans. Appellant: Alison Steer. Project Planner: Ryan Safty.
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
18. Authorize Revenue and Expenditure Budget Adjustments in the Amount of $125,000 to
Recognize Receipt and Expenditure of a County of Santa Clara Grant Received by the
Town, and Provide Direction on the Allocation of the Grant for Adult Day Services and/or
Case Management in Consideration of the Recommendation from the Community Health
and Senior Services Commission.
19. Review the Revenue Modeling Report Prepared by NBS and Provide Direction on Any
Ballot Measures to Consider for Polling.
ADJOURNMENT (Council policy is to adjourn no later than midnight unless a majority of Council
votes for an extension of time.)