M02-03-2015
Town Council Meeting 02/17/15
Item #1
MINUTES OF THE TOWN COUNCIL/PARKING AUTHORITY MEETING
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Regular Meeting on Tuesday,
February 3, 2015, at 7:00 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION – 6:00 P.M.
CS-1 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
[Government Code Section 54957(b)(1)]
Title: Town Manager
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Marcia Jensen, Vice Mayor Barbara Spector, Council Member Steve
Leonardis, Council Member Rob Rennie, Council Member Marico Sayoc.
Absent: None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Jensen led the Pledge of Allegiance. The audience was invited to participate.
PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Jensen presented the Small Business, Big Applause commendation to Bunches
flowers. Bunches employees accepted the commendation on behalf of the owners,
Roger and Nancy Copolillo.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Robert Schultz, Town Attorney, stated Council met in Closed Session as duly noted on
the agenda and there is no report.
COUNCIL/TOWN MANAGER REPORTS
Council Matters
- Vice Mayor Barbara Spector stated she attended the Council Policy Committee
meeting and the Finance Committeemeeting.
- Council Member Marico Sayoc stated she attended the Housing Element Advisory
Board (HEAB) meeting and the Santa Clara Valley Water Commission meeting.
- Council Member Steve Leonardis stated he attended the Finance Committee
meeting.
- Mayor Marcia Jensen stated she attended the Council Policy Committee meeting
and the HEAB meeting.
Manager Matters
- Stated that the new Art in the Council Chambers exhibit is provided by the
advanced art students at Los Gatos High School under the direction of Thad Smith
and a reception is scheduled for Thursday, February 5 in the Council Chambers.
- Stated that on Wednesday, February 11, the Town will celebrate the third
anniversary of the new library with a variety of events.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approve Council Minutes of:
a. January 13, 2015 Special Meeting
b. January 20, 2015
2. Authorize the Town Manager to execute an agreement with Downtown Ford for
the purchase of two compact Ford Escapes in an amount not to exceed $51,988
3. PPW Job No. 13-03 – Blossom Hill Park Pathway Improvements Project 831-
3403
Authorize the Town Manager to execute a Certificate of Acceptance and Notice
of Completion accepting the work of Scott Miller Paving and authorize recording
by the Clerk Administrator
Council Member Rob Rennie pulled Item #2.
MOTION: MotionCouncil Member Steve Leonardis
by to approve consent
item #1 with the changes identified in the Desk Item for Item #1b
SecondedVice Mayor Barbara Spector.
and consent item #3 . by
VOTE: Motionpassed unanimously.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Lee Quintana
- Thanked Town Council for passing the Leaf Blower Ordinance and commented it is
measurably quiet in her neighborhood.
Angelia Doerner
- Commented on the Almond Grove Repaving project.
Jeff Loughridge
- Commented on his concerns with the way the Town distributes information via the
Town’s “What's New” notification email and the official notification given to residents
for projects in the Town.
Barbara Holden
- Commented on the cost of Town police services verses the Sheriff’s Department.
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Verbal Communications – continued
Andy Wu
- Commented on the Veterans Memorial proposal.
John Shepardson
- Thanked Diane McNutt and Joe Pirzynski for their hours of service on the Town
Council and requested the Town conduct a comprehensive review of the costs for
police services for a possible switch to the Sheriff’s department to provide police
services to the Town.
Pulled Consent Item #2
2. Authorize the Town Manager to execute an agreement with Downtown Ford for
the purchase of two compact Ford Escapes in an amount not to exceed $51,988
Matt Morley, Director of Parks and Public Works, presented the staff report and
responded to Council questions.
Opened and closed Public Comment at 7:33 p.m.
MOTION: MotionVice Mayor Barbara Spector
by to authorize the Town
Manager to execute an agreement with Downtown Ford to
SecondedCouncil
purchase two compact Ford Escapes. by
Member Steve Leonardis.
VOTE: Motionpassed unanimously
OTHER BUSINESS
4. Senior Group Homes Transfer and Rehabilitation Loans
Adopt a resolution authorizing the Town Manager to Execute:
RESOLUTION 2015-005
a. Agreements facilitating the transfer of 185 Anne Way (APN 527-48-020)
and 14390 Blossom Hill Road (APN 527-31-013) Senior Group Homes
from Senior Housing Solutions (formerly Project Match) to Charities
Housing Development Corporation (Los Gatos Senior Homes LLC)
b. New Rehabilitation Loan Agreements addressing necessary repairs and
improvements to preserve the long-term affordability and maintenance of
the homes in the Town’s affordable housing stock
(Continued from 1/20/15)
Laurel Prevetti, Assistant Town Manager/Community Development Director, presented
the staff report.
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Other Business Item #4 – continued
Opened Public Comment at 7:37 p.m.
Dan Wu, Executive Director, Charities Housing Development Corp.
- Addressed Council questions.
Closed Public Comment at 7:38 p.m.
Council discussed the matter.
MOTION: MotionCouncil Member Marico Sayoc
by to adopt a resolution
authorizing the Town Manager to execute: (a) agreements
facilitating the transfer of 185 Anne Way (APN 527-48-020) and
14390 Blossom Hill Road (APN 527-31-013) senior group homes
from Senior Housing Solutions (formerly Project March) to Charities
Housing Development Corporation (Los Gatos Senior Homes LLC)
and (b) new rehabilitation loan agreements addressing necessary
repairs and improvements required to preserve the long-term
affordability and maintenance of the homes in the Town’s
SecondedCouncil Member Steve
affordable housing stock. by
Leonardis.
VOTE: Motionpassed unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
5. Conditional Use Permit Application U-13-017. Property Location: 106 E. Main
Street. Property Owner. Town of Los Gatos. Applicant: Museums of Los Gatos
Consider a request to operate a museum (Museums of Los Gatos) and related
RESOLUTION 2015-004
activities on property zoned C-1:PD. APN 529-34-108
Jennifer Savage, Senior Planner, presented the staff report.
Opened Public Comment at 7:49 p.m.
Jeff Janoff, President of the Museums of Los Gatos
- Commented on the application.
Lee Quintana
- Requested clarification on the use of amplified music.
Closed Public Comment at 7:51 p.m.
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Council discussed the matter.
Public Hearing Item #5 – continued
MOTION: MotionMayor Marcia Jensen
by to approve the Conditional Use
Permit (CUP) U-13-017, at 106 E. Main Street, using Attachment 2
and the conditions attached; adopt the Desk Item changes for
conditions #5 and #7; modify condition #4 to extend the hours to
8:00 p.m. on Thursdays; and change condition #11 to delete the
SecondedVice Mayor Barbara
phrase "as amended.” by
Spector.
VOTE: Motionpassed unanimously.
6. North Forty Specific Plan, General Plan Amendment GP-14-001, Zoning Code
Amendment Z-14-001, and Environmental Impact Report EIR-10-002. Project
Location: the plan area comprises approximately 44 acres located at the northern
extent of the Town of Los Gatos, bordered by State Route 17 and State Route 85
freeways to the West and North, Los Gatos Boulevard to the east, and Lark
Avenue to the south. APN 424-07-009, 010, 024 through 027, 031 through 037,
052 through 054, 060, 063 through 065, 070, 081 through 086, 090, 094 through
096, 099, 100, 424-06-115, 116, and 129. Property Owners: Thomas & Miyoko
Yuki, Herbert & Barbara Yuki, ETPH LP, William Mattes, Peter Brutsche, William
Fales. William Hirschman, Elizabeth Dodson, Patricia Connell, Hans Mattes, Tak
Petroleum, Dewey Ventura, Alexander & Betty Moisenco, Lucy, Dagostino,
Robert & Georgianna Spinazze, Marianne Ezell, Los Gatos Medical Office
Center, LLC. Applicant: Town of Los Gatos.
a. Consider adoption of the North Forty Specific Plan
b. Consider adoption of General Plan Amendments
c. Consider adoption of an ordinance effecting a zoning code amendment
Adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and adoption
of Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations
(Continued from 12/16/14)
Laurel Prevetti, Assistant Town Manager/Community Development Director, presented
the staff report.
Council discussed the matter.
Mayor Jensen called a recess at 9:39 p.m.
Reconvened at 9:49 p.m.
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Public Hearing Item #5 – continued
The Council continued its discussion of the matter and identified the following areas of
consensus:
Agree that there should be a Specific Plan;
Acknowledge that the Vision Statement is appropriate – tabling for now the
possible addition of language regarding meeting the State housing requirements
in bullet #3;
Agree that the Vision Statement is sufficiently general to include not only the
needs of the north side of Town, but other places in Los Gatos as well;
Designate 20 units per acre zoning to be on a limited number of acres to meet
the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) provisions;
Distribute the residential uses equitably across the specific plan area;
Provide a set aside for senior housing in terms of numbers of units, a
percentage, or number of acres;
Determine how many acres Council should be looking at as designated for this
20 dwelling units per acre – not just for senior but for affordable housing;
Agree for now that the Plan should include a maximum of 364 housing units;
Agree for now that the Plan should include a maximum of 400,000 square feet of
commercial space;
Acknowledge that section 2.6.7 is too general and the Plan needs some form of
definition or limitation beyond the current language;
Include some type of chart or table that can be used with the language in section
2.6.7;
Reduce the allowable total amount of small commercial spaces, 0 to 1,500
square feet and 1,501 to 3,000 square feet, to 2½ percent each;
Do not add a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) requirement for individual tenant
sizes over 50,000 square feet;
Agree with allowing office and hotel uses with limitations for office in some
fashion.
The Council provided the following direction to staff:
Request the Town Attorney to return with information on fair housing
requirements for senior housing regulations and how the units may be
designated;
Provide information on potential impacts on the RHNA of designating senior
units;
Provide suggested edits to section 2.6.7 which include language regarding mix
and size limitations for commercial spaces, and provide a proposed chart with
the changes;
Provide a chart or language indicative of Council direction regarding hotel and
office uses as discussed by Council.
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Public Hearing Item #6 – continued
MOTION: MotionMayor Marcia Jensen
by to continue the matter to March
SecondedVice Mayor Barbara Spector.
3, 2015. by
VOTE: Motionpassed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 11:06 p.m.
Attest:
_____________________________________
/s/ Shelley Neis, Clerk Administrator
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