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• COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
MAY 6, 2025
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Mary Badame,Council Member0100
Rob Rennie,Council Member
Maria Ristow,Council Member
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 via teleconference from a location at Via San Giorgio 17
Lucca, 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: ilttps://losgaLuLa-
gov.zoom.us/i/85481444677?pwd=561kip53XZTmh rTCwGDoNCvDTWQnwJ.1
Passcode: 535103. You can also type in 854 8144 4677 in the "Join a Meeting" page on the
Zoom website at www.zoom.us and use passcode 535103.
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: Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes or less at the Mayor's discretion. 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).
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.
Persons wishing to make a visual presentation may do so only on an item listed on the agenda
and must submit the presentation electronically to Clerk@losgatosca.gov no later than 3:00 p.m.
on the day of the Council meeting.
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CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL"-CALL''
APPROVE REMOTE PARTACIPATION (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
i. National Police Week Proclamation
ii. Affordable Housing Month Proclamation
iii. Historic Preservation Month Proclamation
iv. Building Safety Month Proclamation
CONSENT ITEMS (Consent Items are considered routine Town business and may be approved by
one motion. Any member of the Council may remove an item 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 the Minutes of the April 15, 2025 Town Council Closed Session Meeting.
2. Approve the Minutes of the April 15, 2025 Town Council Special Meeting.
3. Approve the Minutes of the April 15, 2025 Town Council Meeting.
4. Award and Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Contract for the 2025 Annual Curb,
Gutter, and Sidewalk Maintenance Project (CIP No. 813-9921)to Spektren Engineering Inc.
in an Amount Not to Exceed $162,200, Authorize the Town Manager to Execute Change
Orders in an Amount Not to Exceed $16,220 (10% Contract Contingency), and Approve
Project Construction Documents
5. Adopt a Resolution Approving the Engineer's Report for all Landscape and Lighting
Districts for Fiscal Year 2025/26, Adopt Resolutions of Intention to Order the Levy and
Collection of Assessments for the Associated Benefit Zones, and set the Date for the
Public Hearing Regarding the Levy and Collection of Assessments
6. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Agreement for Services
with Brightview Tree Care Services, Inc. to Increase the Compensation for Fiscal Year
2024-25 By$15,000 for a Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Amount Not to Exceed $215,000 and
a Total Agreement Amount Not to Exceed $1,115,000
7. Authorize Revenue and Expenditure Budget Adjustments in the Amount of$2,973 to
Recognize Receipt and Expenditure of California Library Services Act Grant Funds
8. Approve Resolution Supporting Efforts of Santa Clara County to Provide Universal
Childcare
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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 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 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 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 for closing statements. Items
requested/recommended for continuance are subject to Council's consent at the meeting.)
Fee and Fine Schedules for Fiscal Year 2025-26:
a. Adopt a Resolution Approving the Comprehensive Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-
26 to Continue Certain Department Fees, Rates, and Charges, and Amending Certain
Fees, Rates, and Charges for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
b. Adopt a Resolution Approving the Administrative Fine and Penalty Schedule for Fiscal
Year 2025-26 to Continue Certain Department Fines and Amending Certain Fines for
Fiscal Year 2025-26.
10. Consider the Recommendation of the Planning Commission for Adoption of a Resolution
to Amend the General Plan to Allow 100 Percent Affordable Housing Projects as a By-Right
Use in the Mixed Use Commercial General Plan Land Use Designation and Adoption of an
Ordinance to Amend Chapter 29 (Zoning Regulations) of the Town Code to Add 100
Percent Affordable Housing Projects as a Permitted Use in the Restricted Commercial
Highway (CH) Zone, Pursuant to Implementation Program AB of the 2023-2031 Housing
Element. The Proposed Amendments are Not Subject to the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA") Because the Amendments Being Proposed are Not a Project Under
CEQA Pursuant to Section 21065 of the Public Resources Code and Section 15378 of the
State CEQA Guidelines. Additionally,the Adoption of this Resolution and Ordinance are
Exempt Pursuant to CEQA, Section 15061(b)(3) in that it Can be Seen with Certainty that
they Will Not Impact the Environment. General Plan Amendment Application GP-24-004
and Zoning Code Amendment Application A-24-010. Project Location:Town Wide.
Applicant:Town of Los Gatos.
Ordinance Title:An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos Amending
Chapter 29, "Zoning Regulations," of the Town Code Adding 100 Percent Affordable
Housing Projects as a Permitted Use in the Restricted Commercial Highway(CH)Zone
Pursuant to Implementation Program AB of the 2023-2031 Housing Element.
OTHER BUSINESS(Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
11. Approve the Revised Town Council Code of Conduct Policy 2-4 and Adopt New Board,
Committee, and Commission Code of Conduct Policy
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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].
NOTE:The ADA access ramp to the Town Council Chambers is under construction and will be
inaccessible through June 2025. Persons who require the use of that ramp to attend meetings are
requested to contact the Clerk's Office at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting date.
NOTICE REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS- Materials related to an item on this agenda
submitted to the Town Council after initial distribution of the agenda packets are available for
public inspection in the Clerk's Office at Town Hall, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos and on Town's
website at www.losgatosca.gov. Town Council agendas and related materials can be viewed
online at https://losgatos-ca.municodemeetings.com/.
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