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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 Zoom Webinar (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.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is welcome to provide oral comments in real-time during the meeting in three ways:
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Passcode:025968You can also type in 87990205790 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the Zoom
website at zoom.us/join and use passcode 025968.
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
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• Telephone: Please dial (877) 3361839 for US Toll-free or (636) 651-0008 for US
Toll. (Conference code: 686100)
If you are participating by calling in, press #2 on your telephone keypad to raise your
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• In-Person: Please complete a “speaker’s card” located on the back of the chamber benches
and return it to the Town Clerk before the meeting or when the Mayor announces the item
for which you wish to speak.
NOTES: (1) Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes or less at the Mayor’s discretion.
(2) 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). All comments
received will become part of the record.
(3) Deadlines to submit written comments are:
11:00 a.m. the Thursday before the Council meeting for inclusion in the agenda packet.
11:00 a.m. the Monday before the Council meeting for inclusion in an addendum.
11:00 a.m. on the day of the Council meeting for inclusion in a desk item.
(4) Persons wishing to make an audio/visual presentation must submit the presentation
electronically to Clerk@losgatosca.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the Council meeting.
TOWN OF LOS GATOS COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
MARCH 05, 2024
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
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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
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 1 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 February 20, 2024 Town Council Meeting.
2. Adopt an Ordinance Titled “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
Amending Chapter 29, ‘Zoning Regulations,’ of the Town Code to Define ‘By Right
Approvals’ and Amend the Housing Element Overlay Zone (HEOZ), Division 5 of Article VIII,
‘Overlay Zones and Historic Preservation,’” to Clarify Regulations Applicable to “By Right”
and “Non By Right” Residential Development in the Housing Element Overlay Zone. An
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was Prepared and Certified for the 2040 General Plan
Update on June 30, 2022. No further Environmental Analysis is Required. Zoning Code
Amendment Application Z-24-001. APPLICANT: Town of Los Gatos. PROJECT PLANNERS:
Jocelyn Shoopman and Erin Walters.
3. Adopt a Resolution Modifying the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Commission
Enabling Resolution as Recommended by the DEI Commission and Modify the Town
Council Commission Appointment Policy 2-11 for Consistency.
4. Adopt an Ordinance Titled, “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
Designating the Town Council to Hear Appeals from Decisions of the Building Official.”
5. Authorize Revenue and Expenditure Budget Adjustments in the Amount of $5,531 to
Recognize Receipt and Expenditure of Pacific Library Partnership Grant Funds.
6. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Second Amendment with Forbes Mill, LLC for
75 Church Street.
7. Authorize an Additional $10,000 from the County of Santa Clara County Grant for
Unhoused Los Gatos Residents to Be Used for the Hotel Program.
8. Adopt the Proposed Modification to the Commission Appointment Policy 2-11 as
Recommended by the Council Policy Committee.
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. The law generally prohibits the Town Council from discussing or taking action on
such items. However, the Council may instruct staff accordingly. 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
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no more than three (3) minutes or such time as authorized by the Mayor.)
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
9. Discuss and Provide Direction on the Proposed Revisions to the Draft Revised 2023-2031
Housing Element and Next Steps. Location: Town-Wide. General Plan Amendment
Application GP-22-003.
10. Review Input on the Interim Community Center and Authorize the Town Manager to Issue
a Request for Proposals for Potential Service Providers.
11. Parking Program (CIP No. 813-0242):
a. Authorize an Expenditure Budget Decrease Adjustment of Previously Allocated Funds
in Program 5101 (PPW Administration) from $200,000 to $168,955;
b. Authorize a Budget Transfer of $168,955 from the Previously Allocated Funds from
Program 5101 (PPW Administration) to the Parking Program Implementation Project
(CIP No. 411-813-0242); and
c. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute an Agreement with Dixon Resources
Unlimited for Parking Program Management in the Amount of $168,955.
12. Provide Direction Regarding the Development of a Labor Negotiations Policy Similar to the
City of Menlo Park as Recommended by the Finance Commission.
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.)
13. Consider the Adoption of a Resolution Denying an Appeal of a Planning Commission
Decision that Approved the Demolition of an Existing Single-Family Residence and
Construction of a New Single-Family Residence with Reduced Setbacks on a Non-
Conforming Property Zoned R-1D. Located at 212 Thurston Street. APN 410-15-039. This
Project is Categorically Exempt Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15303(a): New Construction or Conversion of Small
Structures. PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: Meleah Guillardo. PROJECT PLANNER: Maria
Chavarin.
OTHER BUSINESS
14. Authorize the Town Manager to Send a Letter to Tait Firehouse, LLC to Terminate the
Lease for 4 Tait Avenue.
COUNCIL / MANAGER MATTERS
ADJOURNMENT (Council policy is to adjourn no later than midnight unless a majority of Council
votes for an extension of time.)
ADA NOTICE In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special
assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk’s Office at (408) 354- 6834.
Notification at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting date will enable the Town to make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. [28 CFR §35.102-35.104]