M 11-27-95 STTOWN OF LOS GATOS
CALIFORNIA
TOWN COUNCIL/PARKING AUTHORITY
STUDY SESSION
November 27, 1995
Minutes
TOWN COUNCIL
The Town Council/Parking Authority of the Town of Los Gatos met in the Council Chambers of the
Town Hall, 110 East Main Street, at 5:30 p.m., Monday, November 27, 1995, in study session
ATTENDANCE
Present:Mayor Randy Attaway, Joanne Benjamin, Linda Lubeck,
Patrick O'Laughlin, Town Manager Dave Knapp.
DISCUSSION
Recently raised questions regarding land use decisions in light of the Town's goals for a healthy local
economy were discussed. Issues discussed were competition with other communities for limited
resources; residents' concerns that Los Gatos serve Los Gatans; parking, litter, grease, sewers, and
traffic impacts in the downtown; support of residential parking permits; consideration of one parking
policy for all in the downtown commercial district; don't spoil the balance just for revenue;
reconvertion to residential from a previous trend toward commercial; master plan needed;
Commercial Specific Plan may be revisited; high traffic and parking generators to be located outside
the congested downtown area; encourage pedestrian orientation rather than traffic and cars.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
ATTEST:
David Knapp
Town Manager and Deputy Town Clerk
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