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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION MINUTES
Minutes of the Town Council Special Meeting – Closed Session
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
6:15 P.M.
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a special meeting in person to hold a
Closed Session.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:15 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Matthew Hudes, Vice Mayor Rob Moore, Council Member Mary Badame,
Council Member Rob Rennie, and Council Member Maria Ristow.
Absent: None.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (ONLY ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA)
No one spoke.
Gabrielle Whelan, Town Attorney announced the closed session titles as listed on the agenda. THE TOWN MOVED TO CLOSED SESSION ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code
§54956.9(d)(4))
Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4): 1 case
2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 4 Tait Avenue
Agency Negotiator: Katy Nomura, Assistant Town Manager
Negotiating Parties: Town of Los Gatos, Rob White
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
The Town Council reconvened in open session.
Gabrielle Whelan, Town Attorney, stated the Town Council met in closed session to discuss
initiation of litigation and real property negotiations and with regard to the real property
negotiations there was no reportable action. With regard to the potential initiation of litigation
the Town Council unanimously voted to authorize the initiation and once it has been formally
commenced the defendants will be disclosed to any person upon inquiry unless to do so would
jeopardize the agency’s ability to effectuate service of process on one or more unserved parties
or jeopardize its ability to conclude existing settlement negotiations.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:55 p.m.
PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: Minutes of the Special Town Council Meeting of March 4, 2025 DATE: March 4, 2025
Attest: Submitted by:
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Wendy Wood, Town Clerk Chris Constantin, Town Manager