Attachment 3ATTACHMENT 3
From: Lsherry
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 2:51 PM
To: schoolbus@LosGatos.ca.gov
Cc: Ying Smith <YSmith@losgatosca.gov>
Subject: Los Gatos School Bus Pilot Service
Town Council Transportation coordinators,
We would like to comment on the Draft Service plan for the School Bus pilot program.
To begin with, I need you to know that my husband and I wish to be supportive of your
thoughts on how to help alleviate traffic in our town. We are both educators and our daughter
went through the entire school system here in Los Gatos.
Our home is located on Route C, at the Englewood/Topping suggested bus stop. In front of our
home, there are no sidewalks and a large hedge that runs the length of our property, defining it
from the edge of the actual street. There is a stop sign at our corner and a large telephone
pole. We cannot imagine where a cluster of students would be able to congr egate in the
morning, or in afternoon, that would not involve standing on our actual property. There is
nowhere for them to stand. We are most often not home at those hours to monitor any of this,
nor do we want to be a watch dog on a daily basis.
Englewood Ave is already the home to traffic for the Hillbrook parent community and their
school buses. It is a main thoroughfare itself for high school students who have obtained their
licenses and drive to school on their own. As it is now, either my husband, or myself has to
stop the approaching traffic, to just allow our car out of the driveway in the early hours of the
morning. Traffic backs up at the stop sign itself and blocks the end of our
U-shaped driveway. It is an alternative route on the weekends for beach traffic bypassing Los
Gatos Blvd.
If and when, Route C comes under consideration, please have someone from the contracted
bus driving company and a Town Council member, contact us and come out to the home to see
what we are talking about. We were never notified about this new plan and the impact it would
have on us.
We cannot attend tonight's council meeting. It is the Jewish high holiday of Yom Kippur and we
observe the holiday.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Linda Sherry
Steve Lopez
From: John Shepardson [mailto:shepardsonlaw@me.com]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 8:16 PM
To: Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; BSpector; Marcia Jensen; Marico Sayoc; Laurel Prevetti; Robert
Schultz
Subject: 9/18/18 Town Council Meeting
Mr. Mayor, Council , Town Manager & Town Attorney:
My take for your consideration:
1. Closed session
TC is between a rock and a hard place. High cost of living for workers and
TC strapped by high unfunded liabilities. Unions already bargained a fabulous deal with
pensions. TC’s first obligation is to the people of Los Gatos. High wages cuts services elsewhere and
reduces monies to cut unfunded liabilities. How to get out of financial hole (before recession)? Raise
taxes, cut services, keep wages down—everyone gets a hair cut.
2. Conflict-of-interest—makes sense.
3. Thumbs up. Shop for best consultants. City of Bellevue network with. Cutting edge.
Solicit Stanford graduate students to get involved.
Traffic relief on Winchester for residents living near Netflix structures. $350K avail per settlement.
DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT:
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER
PROJECT 813-0227 TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROJECT
1. ACCEPT A VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE (VRF) GRANT FROM THE
VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (VTA) TO UPGRADE TRAFFIC
SIGNALS TOWNWIDE.
2. AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL FUTURE GRANT
DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH VTA.
"Online customer sign ups started on August 20 and the
responses were very strong. By the August 31 deadline,
there were a total of 150 customers signed up for the
service. Table 1 shows the customers by route."
(Perhaps that 100 cars off the road every day, cool……….)
4. Seems ok.
DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT:
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER
ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINAL MAP FOR TRACT NUMBER 10441 (NORTH
40 PHASE 1) ACCEPTING THE DEDICATIONS, AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER
TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT, THE
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT, THE GRANT OF PUBLIC STORM DRAINAGE
CONVEYANCE EASEMENT AGREEMENT, AND THE AGREEMENT FOR PRIVATE
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY
5. Bus Program—Bravo!
Win, win, win. Recoup as much funds as practically possible from parents and school
district(s) to reduce pressure on town budget. Look to Danville model.
6. It is what it is. Tough choices will have be made at some point. I encourage the TC, and
the committees and staff to continue to address the issue of unfunded liabilities.
DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT:
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER
REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE TOWN’S PRELIMINARY TOTAL OPERATING CASH POSITION AS
OF JUNE 30, 2018.
7. Charge corps. for their big buses using roads. Wear and tear.