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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.
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 Via
dell'Opio Nel Corso, 3, 53045 Montepulciano, Italy. The teleconference locations shall be
accessible to the public and the agenda will be posted at the teleconference location 72 hours
before the meeting.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is welcome to provide oral comments in real-time during the meeting in three ways:
Zoom Webinar (Online): Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device. Please use this
URL to join: https://losgatosca-
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Passcode: 793054 You can also type in 822 3273 9012 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the
Zoom website at and use passcode 793054.
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.
Telephone: Please dial (877) 336-1839 for US Toll-free or (636) 651-0008 for US
Toll. (Conference code: 1052180)
If you are participating by calling in, press #2 on your telephone keypad to raise your hand.
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 MAY 07, 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
PRESENTATIONS
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 April 16, 2024 Closed Session Town Council Meeting.
2. Approve Minutes of the April 16, 2024 Town Council Meeting.
3. Approve Minutes of the April 23, 2024 Closed Session Town Council Meeting.
4. Adopt a Resolution Declaring Hazardous Vegetation (Brush) a Public Nuisance, Ordering
Abatement, and Setting June 18, 2024 as a Public Hearing to Consider Objections to the
Proposed Removal of Brush.
5. Parking Program Implementation – Wayfinding and Signage Project (CIP No. 813-0242):
a. Award and Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Construction Agreement with
Square Signs LLC., Dba Front Signs in an Amount Not to Exceed $191,908.13; and
b. Authorize the Staff to Execute Change Orders in an Amount Not to Exceed
$38,381.63 Which Represents a Twenty Percent (20%) Contingency of the Contract
Award Amount.
6. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute Agreements with the County of Santa Clara for:
a. AB 939 Implementation Fee Collection and Distribution; and
b. Countywide Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program to Augment
Funding up to an Additional $94,219 to the Countywide HHW Program During Fiscal
Year (FY) 2024/25.
7. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Fourth Amendment to the
Agreement for Services with St. Francis Electric, Inc. for Traffic Signal and Streetlight
Maintenance and Underground Service Alert Locating Services to Increase the Contract
Amount for Fiscal Year 2023/24 in the Amount of $55,000, for a Total Agreement
Amount Not to Exceed $1,008,948.
8. 2024 Annual Curb, Gutter, and Sidewalk Maintenance Project (CIP No. 813-9921):
a. Award and Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Public Works Contract with
Villalobos and Associates in the Amount of $409,480;
b. Authorize Town Manager to Execute Change Orders in an Amount Not to Exceed Ten
Percent (10%) of the Contract Award Amount;
c. Authorize an Expenditure Budget Transfer in an Amount of $185,331 from the
Annual Street Repair and Resurfacing Project (CIP No. 811-9901); and
d. Approve the Project Construction Plans as required by Government Code 830.6 –
Design Immunity.
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9. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for
Consultant Services with Kier and Wright Civil Engineers and Surveyors, Inc. to Provide
Services as the “Acting Town Surveyor” for Various Land Development Mapping
Services, Extending the Term to June 30, 2025.
10. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for
Consultant Services with AMS Electric LLC (dba Prime Electric LLC) for a Design-Build
Project to Install a Battery Storage System at the Library (CIP 821-2505) to Extend the
Term and Time of Performance through June 30, 2025.
11. Approve an Amendment to the Town Manager’s Employment Agreement.
12. Approve and Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Side Letter of Agreement
Between the Town of Los Gatos and the American Federation of State, County, and
Municipal Employees (AFSCME) to Contract Out Street Sweeping Services Effective July
1, 2024.
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 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.)
13. Review Polling Results, Authorize the Town Manager to Execute an Amendment to the
NBS Agreement to Include Phase 2 in the Scope of Services to Prepare a 1/8th Cent Sales
Tax Measure for the November 2024 Ballot and Increase the Not to Exceed Amount to
$105,000, and Authorize an Expenditure Budget Adjustment in an Amount of $60,400
from the Available General Fund Capital/Special Projects Reserve.
14. Receive an Update on the Downtown Restroom Feasibility Study (CIP No. 821-2011) and
Provide Direction to Town Staff.
15. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute an Agreement for Services with the Los Gatos
Chamber of Commerce to Manage the Los Gatos Visitors Information Center and the
Visit Los Gatos Website, Social Media and Destination Marketing Services for FY
2024/2025, in an amount not to exceed $55,000.
16. Approve West Valley Community Services, Counseling and Support Services for Youth,
and AWO as Potential Community Service Partners to Provide their Respective Services
at the Interim Community Center.
17. Discuss and Provide Direction on Outreach and Noticing Options for Senate Bill (SB) 330
Projects.
18. Discuss and Provide Direction on Objective Design Standards.
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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.)
19. Introduce an Ordinance Titled, “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos Amending Chapter 29, ‘Zoning Regulations,’ Article I, ‘In General,’ Division 3
‘Signs,’ of the Town Code Regarding Sign Regulations” as Recommended by the Planning
Commission. The proposed amendments to the Town Code are not a project subject to
CEQA [CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)]. Town Code Amendment Application A-24-
002. Project Location: Town Wide. Applicant: Town of Los Gatos.
20. Introduce an Ordinance Titled “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos Amending Chapter 29, ‘Zoning Regulations,’ of the Town Code Regarding Senate
Bill (SB) 9 For Modified Design Review Standards and Other Clarifying Revisions.” The
Proposed Amendments to the Town Code are Not Considered a Project Under Section
15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act, and in Accordance with Government
Code Section 66411.7(n) and 66452.21(g), SB 9 Ordinances are Not a Project Subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act. Town Code Amendment Application A-24-003.
Project Location: Town Wide.
Applicant: Town of Los Gatos.
COUNCIL / MANAGER MATTERS
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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]