Item 2 - Exhibit 02 - Town Council Policy Committee Minutes October 22, 2019110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN COUNCIL
POLICY COMMITTEE
MEETING DATE: 11/25/2019
ITEM NO: 1
Minutes of the Regular Town Council Policy Committee Meeting
October 22, 2019
The Town Council Policy Committee of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a regular meeting on
Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at 5:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Members Present: Marcia Jensen, Barbara Spector.
Staff Present: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager; Robert Schultz, Town Attorney; Joel Paulson,
Community Development Director; Matt Morley, Parks and Public Works Director; Monica
Renn, Economic Vitality Manager; Gitta Ungvari, Finance and Budget Manager; Holly Zappala,
Management Analyst.
CONSENT ITEMS
1.Approve the Draft Minutes of September 24, 2019.
Approved.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Sarah Chaffin
-Commented regarding amending the Town’s Below Market Price guidelines to allow
teachers and other professions to be able to qualify.
The Committee requested that this item be placed on the agenda for the November Policy
Committee meeting.
David Propach
-Commented regarding a policy change to allow a combined pottery shop and real estate
office use on the ground floor in the Central Business District Commercial Zone.
EXHIBIT 2
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Regular Town Council Policy Committee Meeting of October 22,
2019
DATE: November 25, 2019
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OTHER BUSINESS
2.Discuss and Provide Direction of the Application of the Traffic Impact Policy and
Associated Fees.
Monica Renn, Economic Vitality Manager, presented the staff report.
After discussion, the Committee agreed to forward a recommendation to the Town Council
to modify the Traffic Impact Policy to be applied Town-wide to new square footage only.
The Committee also requested that staff bring forward additional information in the Council
report regarding (1) the loss of fees when a similar change was made for the downtown and
(2) how the Traffic Impact Policy and fee would work if the Town switched from measuring
vehicle trips based on the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) standards to a vehicle
miles traveled (VMT) approach.
3.Discuss Town Code Section 29.10.09015 regarding “shoestring lights,” and forward a
recommendation to the Planning Commission and Town Council to remove the provision
prohibiting them.
Monica Renn, Economic Vitality Manager, presented the staff report.
After discussion, the Committee agreed to forward a recommendation to the Town Council
to revoke Section 29.10.09015 – Control of Outdoor Lighting of the Town Code and suspend
the prohibition on shoestring lighting pending consideration of the new ordinance. The
Committee requested that staff return with new draft ordinance language to regulate
outdoor lighting by zone.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:47 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
October 22, 2019 meeting as approved by the
Town Council Policy Committee.
/s/ Holly Zappala, Management Analyst