M08-20-19
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 09/03/2019
Minutes of the Town Council Meeting
August 20, 2019
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, August
20, 2019, at 7:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:01 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Steven Leonardis, Vice Mayor Marcia Jensen (arrived at 7:03 p.m.), Council
Member Rob Rennie, Council Member Marico Sayoc, Council Member Barbara Spector.
Absent: None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Jack Noymer led the Pledge of Allegiance. The audience was invited to participate.
PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Leonardis presented a Small Business, Big Applause commendation to Oak and Rye.
Ross and Bri Hanson thanked the Town for their support.
Mayor Leonardis presented certificates of appreciation to the 2019 Music in the Park Sponsors:
Blue Jay Bicycles, The Alarm Company, Classic Car Wash, City of Monte Sereno, Compass Real
Estate, Good Samaritan Hospital, and Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority (SVCEA).
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approve Council Study Session Meeting Minutes of August 6, 2019.
2. Approve Council meeting minutes of August 6, 2019.
3. Receive the Fourth Quarter Investment Report (April through June 2019) for Fiscal Year
2018/19.
4. Adopt a Resolution Establishing the FY 2019/20 Gann Appropriations Limit for The Town of
Los Gatos and Rescinding Resolution 2019-031. RESOLUTION 2019-045
5. Planned Development Application PD-17-002 and Negative Declaration ND-19-002. Project
Location: 16212 Los Gatos Boulevard. ORDINANCE 2288
Property Owner/ Applicant: 16212 Los Gatos Blvd. LLC.
Requesting approval of a Planned Development to re-zone two properties zoned CH to
CH:PD to allow for construction of a new commercial building. APN 523-06-010 and -011
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Consent Items – continued
6. Adopt a Resolution approving the Town’s Green Stormwater Infrastructure Plan to
Demonstrate a Long-term Commitment to the Implementation of Green Stormwater
Infrastructure Facilities in the Town, as Required by the Town’s Municipal Regional
Stormwater Permit (MRP). RESOLUTION 2019-046
7. Adopt a resolution establishing the Complete Streets and Transportation Commission and
rescinding resolutions 2016-052 and 2016-058 effective December 31, 2019. RESOLUTION
2019-047
8. Authorize a FY 2019/20 Expenditure Budget Adjustment in the Amount of $300,707 for the
Vegetation Management – Town Wide Project.
9. Authorize the Town Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Agreement with the County of
Santa Clara for Road Maintenance Reimbursement in Annexed County Pockets.
10. Approve the Policy Committee’s Recommendations to Amend Council Policy 2-01 Entitled
Town Council Agenda Format and Rules and Policy 2-05 Entitled Planning Commission
Policies and Procedures Relating to Public Hearing Time Limits. POLICIES 2-01 and 2-05
11. Adopt a Resolution Regarding Regulatory Management of Building Materials that
Potentially Contain Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). RESOLUTION 2019-048
12. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services
with Brightview Tree Care Services, Inc. to provide for an additional $100,000 for FY
2019/20.
13. Authorize the Town Manager to Purchase Vehicles:
a. Two Police Patrol Vehicles from Folsom Lake Ford in an Amount not to Exceed $83,263
b. One Maintenance Vehicle from Monarch Rentals in an Amount not to Exceed $75,891
c. One Maintenance Vehicle from National Auto Fleet Group in an Amount not to Exceed
$95,650.
14. Provide direction on a Town position with respect to the Valley Transportation Authority
study of the State Route 85 Corridor.
Item #10 pulled by Council Member Rennie and will be heard after Item #17.
MOTION: Motion by Mayor Leonardis to approve Consent Items 1 through 9 and 11 through
14 inclusive of the Addendum for Item 7. Seconded by Council Member Spector.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mary Mackey, Vegan Group Los Gatos
- Requested Council include animal agriculture reduction in the Sustainability Plan in the
General Plan update.
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Verbal Communications – continued
Karen Rubio, Vegan Group Los Gatos
- Requested Council include animal agriculture reduction in the Sustainability Plan in the
General Plan update.
Dashiell Leeds, Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter
- Requested the Town adopt the Construction Reach Codes with the current Building Code
cycle.
Carla Albright, TWW Indivisible Los Gatos
- Requested the Town adopt the Construction Reach Codes with the current Building Code
cycle.
Council Members Rennie, Sayoc, and Spector requested a discussion on the adoption of Reach
Codes be placed on a future agenda.
OTHER BUSINESS
15. Provide Input to the Comprehensive Downtown Parking Study.
Matt Morley, Parks and Public Works Director and Julie Dixon, Consultant, presented the staff
report.
Opened Public Comment.
Marily Rimmer
- Commented on the Olive Zone restrictions in front of the Forbes Mill condominiums and
requested the time limits be removed or parking permits be provided for the residents of
35 Church Street.
Kevin Youkilis, Loma Brewing Company
- Inquired what the plans are for additional parking as the Town grows and attracts more
visitors.
Closed Public Comment.
Council discussed the matter and provided the following direction:
• Identify a place for employee parking
• Determine how to realistically get employees to park more than a block away
• Comprehensive neighborhood parking: do residential parking permits make sense and
do they make sense at the price that is currently being charged?
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• High school parking and the spillover effect
Other Business Item #15 – continued
• Economic model of the FRED shuttle model
• Explore shared parking: public/private
• Is there a theoretical number for the number of parking spaces the Town needs?
• Is there a rule that says 5 minutes/3 minutes is unreasonable to find parking?
• Valet parking
• Public/private partnership for employee parking permits or shuttle
• Timed parking and consistent signage
• Is it possible to take parking off Santa Cruz Avenue?
• Digital signage with locations of businesses, parking, and parks
• Survey the businesses for the type of business, square footage, the number of
employees, and the shifts they work to determine the number of employees during any
given time.
• What is the correlation between parking and traffic?
• How do we compare to other communities? Who has more places? Who has more
square footage? Who has more restaurants? Are they over parked or under parked?
PUBLIC HEARINGS
16. Introduction of an Ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos Amending Chapter 2, Article II,
Section 2.20.035, Election of Mayor and Vice-Mayor.
Rob Schultz, Town Attorney, presented the staff report.
Opened and closed Public Comment.
Council discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Sayoc to direct staff to bring back a modification to the
ordinance that the election of Mayor and Vice Mayor occur at a special meeting in
December, between the first and second regularly scheduled meetings, after the
certification of the election has been received, to be effective January 1, 2020, and
the special meeting date be included on the Council meeting calendar. Seconded by
Mayor Leonardis.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS
17. Approve the Draft General Plan Vision Statement and Guiding Principles.
Jennifer Armer, Senior Planner, presented the staff report.
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Other Business Item #17 – continued
Opened Public Comment.
Lee Quintana, General Plan Advisory Committee member
- Commented that the guiding principles seem to narrow the vision statemen and she would
like to see a principle statement that the Town will look at ways to reduce greenhouse
emissions.
Closed Public Comment.
Council discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Vice Mayor Jensen to approve the Vision Statement language from the
Planning Commission on page 2 of the staff report. Seconded by Council Member
Spector.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Spector to adopt the Guiding Principles on page 3 of the
staff report with the exception that the Community Vitality section end at the word
“future”. AMENDMENT: under the Inclusivity section change to read “Recognize the
importance of and promote ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic diversity and equity
to enhance the quality of life in Los Gatos”. Seconded by Vice Mayor Jensen.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
Pulled Consent Item #10
10. Approve the Policy Committee’s Recommendations to Amend Council Policy 2-01 Entitled
Town Council Agenda Format and Rules and Policy 2-05 Entitled Planning Commission
Policies and Procedures Relating to Public Hearing Time Limits. POLICIES 2-01 and 2-05
Rob Schultz, Town Attorney, presented the staff report.
Opened and closed Public Comment.
Council discussed the matter.
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Pulled Consent Item #10 – continued
MOTION: Motion by Mayor Leonardis to approve the recommendation contained in the staff
report. Seconded by Council Member Spector.
VOTE: Motion passed 4/1. Council Member Rennie voting no.
COUNCIL/TOWN MANAGER REPORTS
Council Matters
- Council Member Sayoc stated she attended the Cities Association meeting and she and
Mayor Leonardis chaperoned the Youth Commission’s trip to Sacramento to attend the
Legislative Action Day with Assembly Member Evan Low.
- Council Member Spector stated she attended the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC)
meeting, the Council Finance Committee meeting, and the Conceptual Development
Advisory Committee (CDAC) meeting.
- Mayor Leonardis stated he attended the Council Finance Committee meeting, the
Legislative Action Day with Council Member Sayoc, the West Valley Sanitation District
Board of Directors meeting, and the Safe Routes to School event on the first day of school
at Van Meter Elementary.
- Vice Mayor Jensen stated she attended the CDAC and GPAC meetings, the Safe Routes to
School event on the first day of school at Fisher Middle School, and she met with
representative of the proposed Business Improvement District (BID).
- Council Member Rennie stated he attended the Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority
(SVCEA) Finance and Administration Committee meeting, and he participated via
teleconference for the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board emergency meetings.
Manager Matters
- Leadership Los Gatos applications are being accepted through September 6, 2019.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
Attest:
/s/Shelley Neis, Town Clerk