Attachment 03March 15, 2018
Arn Andrews
Assistant Town Manager
Town of Los Gatos
110 E Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Dear Mr. Andrews,
My name is Ryan Maas and I represent the owners of the El Gato Penthouse. The principals of the El
Gato Penthouse have been long term members of the Los Gatos community and are also supportive of
many endeavors that help provide education to individuals. The proposal that we reviewed consisted of
a maximum of two two bedroom dwellings with two accessory dwelling units and 8 parking spaces. We
are supportive of this proposal because it is our understanding that this will not require the removal of
any trees along or a widening of Dittos Lane. We believe it strikes a reasonable balance between
community impact and positive outcomes.
We are willing to work with Ms. Chaffin and SupportTeacherHousing.org to see that her proposal for
Teacher Housing on Dittos Lane becomes a reality including granting an easement with the following
two conditions. The first condition is that when repairs must be made to the portion under easement
that costs are shared appropriately between us and the development, one possible allocation is the ratio
of parking spaces. The second condition is that we believe Dittos Lane to be fragile and are concerned
about any construction traffic causing damage to the existing road surface, any such damage caused by
the construction or development must be repaired.
With all of the above being said we support this proposal and would welcome having local teachers as
neighbors.
Sincerely,
Ryan Maas,
El Gato Penthouse