Desk ItemMEETING DATE: 02/10/14
COUNCIL RETREAT
DESK ITEM
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
DATE: February 10, 2014
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: GREG LARSON, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: 2014 TOWN COUNCIL RETREAT
REMARKS:
After the staff report was prepared for this agenda item, additional public correspondence was
received during the period from 12:01 p.m. Thursday, February 6, 2014, through 3:00 p.m.
Monday, February 10, 2014 (Attachment 4).
Attachments 1-3 (previously received):
1. 2013-2015 Strategic Goal Matrix Status
2. Draft 2014 Work Plan Issues for Prioritization and Scheduling
3. Proposed Council and Staff Issues for 2014 Work Plan
Attachment received with this Desk Item:
4. Public comments received from 12:01 p.m. Thursday, February 6, 2014, through 3:00 p.m.
Monday, February 10, 2014
PREPARED BY: PAMELA JACOBS
Assistant Town Manager
Reviewed by: Assistant Town Manager Town Attorney Finance
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Subject: Town Goals (Retreat)
From: John Shepardson [mailto:shepardsonlaw@me.com]
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 11:03 AM
To: Steven Leonardis; Council; Greg Larson
Subject: Town Goals (Retreat)
Dear Mr. Mayor, Council and Town Manager:
I urge the Town to actively employ and/or encourage cutting -edge environmentally friendly
practices, keeping in mind the practical realities of commerce and everyday life.
1) Global Warming is here:
http://en. wikipedia. orq/wiki/IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
Climate Change 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC), is the fourth in a series of reports intended to assess scientific, technical and socio-economic
information concerningclimate change, its potential effects, and options for adaptation and mitigation. The report is the
largest and most detailed summary of the climate change situation ever undertaken, produced by thousands of authors,
editors, and reviewers from dozens of countries, citing over 6,000 peer -reviewed scientific studies.
It supersedes the Third Assessment Report (2001), and will in turn be superseded by the Fifth Assessment
Report (expected in 2014(dateamf°)
The headline findings of the report were: "warming of the climate system is unequivocal", and "most of the observed
increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in
anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations."
2) Require or encourage:
1) All flat roof commercial buildings have white roofs.
2) All other commercial buildings and new residential construction or remodels must have white or cool
roofs. Los Gatos can be
a leader in the State, Nation and Planet.
The 'Art' of Energy Efficiency: Protecting the Environment with Better Technology" reprinted from the journal Annual
Review of Energy and the Environment, 1999 - 24:33-82 (PDF file, 51 pages, 2.9 megabytes).
Art Rosenfeld Publications Bibliography. Papers, presentations, articles through December 2009. (PDF file, 6.2
megabytes)
ATTACHMENT 4
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State Assembly Resolution,
January 13, 2010. (JPG file, 212 kb)
IL:Governor's Resolution,
January 13, 2010. (JPG file, 192 kb)
2011
Working with Luis Alvarez. Presentation at APS Forum on History of Physics, Anaheim, May 3, 2011, (Luis' 100th
Birthday). (Powerpoint file, 17.3 mb)
TenYears at the California Energy Commission and White Roof to Cool your Building, your City and Cool the World.
Presentation at HAAS Executive Education Program, Berkeley, April 6, 2011. (Powerpoint file, 8.01 mb)
Energy Efficiency Standards for Buildings and Appliances: "White Goods" to White Roofs. Presentation at World
Presidents Organazation LBNL, Berkeley, March 30, 2011. (Powerpoint file, 4.49 mb)
Green Technologies and White Roofs. Presentation at CleanTech Forum, San Francisco, March 14, 2011 (Powerpoint
file, 4.49 mb)
ARPA-E. Arati Prabhakar's Panel on Efficiency and Profitability. Presentation March 1, 2011. (Powerpoint file, 4.49 mb)
Cool Cities. Presentation at CITRIS Mini -conference, February 25, 2011. (Powerpoint file, 4.20 mb)
White Roofs to Cool your Buildings. and Cities and Cool our Planet. and Extend Roof Life. Presentation at League of
Women Voters, Oakland, January 29, 2011 (Powerpoint file, 4.61 mb)
Sustainable Cites. Presentation at U.S. - Australia Dialogue, January 19, 2011. (Powerpoint file, 5.40 mb)
2010
"Cool Cities. Cool Planet - with Art Rosenfeld" (Video) October 11, 2010 Science at the Theater: Berkeley Lab scientists
discuss cool roofs.
Cool Cities, Cool Planet. Presentation at Berkeley's Science at the Theater, October 11, 2010 (Powerpoint file, 18.4 mb)
Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States, National Academies Press, ISBN-10: 0-309-13716-0, June
2010. Study on which Dr. Rosenfeld served.
Jerry Brown kicked off clean energy revolution in California once, aims to do it again - Grist, June 24, 2010.
"Cool Roofs Cool Your Buildings, Your Cities. and OUR PLANET", Arthur Rosenfeld and Ronnen Levinson presentation,
Washington, D.C. May 10 - 12, 2010. (PowerPoint file, 7.9 megabytes)
Raising Efficiency -by Demanding It, by Art Rosenfeld - The Wall Street Journal April 17, 2010.
How Do You Measure Energy Savings? The Rosenfeld Unit - Earth2tech, March 15, 2010.
A New Unit for (Saved) Power - New York Times, March 11, 2010.
Lots of (obscure) ink: Meet the Rosenfeld, a unit named while its eponym still lives - Knight Science Journalism Tracker.
March 11, 2010.
Energy Commission News Release - New Energy Saving Term - the 'Rosenfeld'- Named After Energy Efficiency Pioneer
Arthur Rosenfeld Honored by Colleagues at UCD Symposium held March 9, 2010. March 10, 2010.
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Measuring energy savings - Physicsworld.com, March 9, 2010.
"White Roofs to Cool the World - Update and Recommendations", Arthur Rosenfeld Symposium, UC Davis, EE Center,
March 9, 2010. (PowerPoint file, 5.2 megabytes)
"The Godfather of Green", Appearing on the radio program QUEST, Art Rosenfeld discusses his passion for saving
kilowatts with KQED's Andrea Kissack. The 83 year old nuclear physicist pushed California to enact some of the toughest
energy efficiency standards in the world. February 12, 2010.
National Academy of Engineering Elects Art Rosenfeld as Member, February 17, 2010. (PDF file, see bottom of page
five).
Comments by Art Rosenfeld at the CITRIS i4E Dedication, UC Berkeley, January 29, 2010. (Powerpoint file, 7.5
megabytes)
"One Foot in the Future." by Ronald Brownstein. National Journal, January 16, 2010. Used with permission. (PDF file, 1
page, 64 kb).
Dr. Rosenfeld. the 'Art' of Energy Efficiency - The world owes Dr. Art Rosenfeld more than just a "Job well done!" as he
concludes his ten-year tenure as a member of the California Energy Commission. News article by the Alliance to Save
Energy. January 7, 2010.
"You can thank Arthur Rosenfeld for energy savings", article by Marc Lifsher in the The Los Angles Times, January 11,
2009.
2009
U.S Energy_Secretary Steven Chu talks to host John Stewart, "The Daily Show" (July 21, 2009). Art Rosenfeld mentioned
around 6:47 into the interview.
"Leaping the Efficiency Gap," by Dan Charles. August 14, 2009, Vol. 325 SCIENCE, published by AAAS. Downloaded
from www.sciencemap.org. (PDF file, 8 pages, 1.3 megabytes).
California Energy Use and CO2 Emissions. Note: Slides to be updated for 2011 Integrated Energy Policy Report.
(Powerpoint file, 760 kb)
"Conference on Green Building, The Economy. and Public Policy" - Presentation by Commissioner Art Rosenfeld to the
Conference on Green Building, the Economy, and Public Policy, December 2, 2009, Berkeley, California. (Powerpoint file,
34 pages, 5.8 MB).
"The California Experiment." by Ronald Brownstein. October , 2009, The Atlanic. Downloaded from theatlantic.com (PDF
file, 9 pages, 80 kb).
"Leaping the Efficiency Gap;" by Dan Charles. August 14, 2009, Vol. 325 SCIENCE, published by AAAS. Downloaded
from www.sciencemap.orq. (PDF file, 8 pages, 1.3 megabytes).
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu talks to host John Stewart, "The Daily Show" (July 21, 2009). Art Rosenfeld mentioned
around 6:47 into the interview.
"Cool Roofs: From Cool Cities to a Cooler World" - Presentation by Commissioner Art Rosenfeld to the annual California
Air Resources Board's Hagen-Smit Symposium, June 3, 2009. (Powerpoint file, 31 pages, 1.5 MB).
"California Load Management Standards and How They are Expected to Spur Innovation" - Presentation by
Commissioner Rosenfeld at the Berkeley Wireless Research Center, Granlibakken Conference Center, Monterey,
California, June 1, 2009. (Powerpoint file, 39 pages, 1.5 MB).
"Cool Roofs Protect the Environment and Save Money", Op -Ed by Commissioner Rosenfeld in the Huffington Post, May
29, 2009.
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"Technology Opportunities from California: 1. Smart Grid and Demand Response. 2. Cool Roofs: from Cool Cities to a
Cooler World" - Briefing by Commissioner Art Rosenfeld at the Rayburn Buildings, Washington DC, May 19, 2009.
(Powerpoint file, 16 pages, 3.7 MB).
"Financing Energy Efficiency in California. The First Priority" - Presentation by Commissioner Rosenfeld, April 24, 2009.
(PowerPoint file, 6.4 megabytes).
Is White the New Green?, article by Sam Kornell, Miller-McCune.com, April 3, 2009.
"Cool roofs could save money, save planet", Commissioner Art Rosenfeld on KGO-TV San Francisco, March 3 2009.
California will institute the nation's first cool roof requirement this summer. Many industrial buildings are already required
to use "cool roofing" material.
"Energy Efficiency: Lessons and Plans from California" - LONG VERSION, presentation by Commissioner Art Rosenfeld
in Delhi and Mumbai, India, March 2009. (PowerPoint file, 8.6 MB)
"Energy Efficiency: Lessons and Plans from California" - SHORT VERSION, presentation by Commissioner Art Rosenfeld
in Delhi and Mumbai, India, March 2009. (PowerPoint file, 5.0 MB)
"Energy Efficiency in California: Standards and Programs" - Presentation by Commissioner Art Rosenfeld at the
International DSM Implementation Forum, Beijing, China, February 26, 2009. (PowerPoint file, 1.4 MB)
"From Local Cooling to Global Cooling: Cool Roofs and Cool Pavements" - Presentation by Commissioner Art Rosenfeld
in Beijing, China, February 2009. (PowerPoint file, 7.1 MB)
there is
panels.
3) Increased use of bicycles. There should be more bike racks. "If you build them, they will come."
4) Possibly a small Los Gatos bus that runs 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. throughout the Town.
5) Lower speed limits in Town so people feel more comfortable with using bikes, particularly since
this trend toward higher density residential and commercial, and hybrids are quiet, so there is less
of a warning to pedestrians of oncoming cars.
6) Promotion of solar panels for new commercial and possibly residential projects.
7) More electric car charging stations. It would be nice if Albright had say 8 of them, and carport solar
8) If new parking is added behind Mt. Charley's, a small staging area for cabs?
9) Mini -crosswalks on N. Santa Cruz are hazardous. Add lighting?
Thank you for your attention to this email.
JS
JOHN A. SHEPARDSON, ESQ.
59 N. Santa Cruz Avenue, Suite Q
Los Gatos, CA 95030
T: (408) 395-3701
F: (408) 395-0112
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Subject: Desk Items / Monday meeting
From: jdj@janofflaw.com [mailto:jdj@janofflaw.com]
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 1:53 PM
To: Steven Leonardis; Marcia Jensen; BSpector; Diane McNutt; Joe Pirzynski
Cc: Janette Judd; Greg Larson
Subject: Issue for inclusion as a Desk Item for 2/10/2014 meeting.
THE MUSEUMS of LOS GATOS
ART • HISTORY
Dear Mayor and Council:
Thank you for taking the time to review this matter. The Museum has recently been informed by the
Town Manager's office that "[B]ased on our costs in 2001 (the last year the old library was occupied), the per
square foot costs for electric and gas was $3.46. That translates to $40,150 per year and $3,346 per month for
the Museums 11,604 square feet. This does not include water, sewer, and garbage service as we had not
calculated those costs yet." Such a cost will be financially problematic for the Museum in its first three years of
tenancy. The Museum's moving and remodeling costs together with ongoing operational costs will be a great
challenge. The three year rent moratorium already in the lease recognizes the Museum's need to assume greater
financial obligations gradually over time.
Hence the Museum is requesting that a three year moratorium on the payment of any utilities by the
Museum in the leased space be added to the lease by way of an addendum. Such an addendum will be
consistent with the three year moratorium on the payment of rent already agreed to under the lease.
Respectfully Submitted
Jeffrey D. Janoff
VP, Development
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T. YUKI FARMS
P.O. Box 567 • Los Gatos, California 95031 • (408) 356-1478
February 10, 2014
Members of the Town Council
Town of Los Gatos
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Re: Town Council Retreat Agenda, February 10, 2014
Dear Members of Town Council:
Completion of the North 40 Specific Plan has been a strategic goal for the Town of Los Gatos for
decades. The most recent effort to complete a plan has now been in process for five years starting with
the work to update the General Plan in 2009. We have chosen to work with a patient and reputable
developer in Grosvenor which has provided significant resources to the Town to fund this undertaking in
a transparent and inclusive way. This effort culminated in completion of the draft Specific Plan by the
North 40 Specific Plan Advisory Committee last fall.
We are writing to urge the Town Council to make it a priority to complete the Specific Plan as is
currently outlined in your strategic goals by the middle of this year. To that end, we urge the Town to
release the EIR for public review as soon as possible to keep the process on track. This timing is
important to both Grosvenor and our family in determining the future of our property.
Respectfully,
YUKI FAMILY
--Thomas M. Yuki r`
Edward S. Morimoto
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