Item 2 - Exhibit 03 - Town Council Policy Committee Minutes November 25, 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: 12/10/2019
ITEM NO: 1
Minutes of the Special Town Council Policy Committee Meeting
November 25, 2019
The Town Council Policy Committee of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a special meeting on
Monday, November 25, 2019, at 4:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:00 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; Sally Zarnowitz, Planning Manager; Holly Zappala,
Management Analyst.
CONSENT ITEMS
1.Approve the Draft Minutes of October 22, 2019.
Approved.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
OTHER BUSINESS
Mayor Jensen requested Item 3 be reviewed first.
3.Discuss and Provide Direction on Potential Outdoor Lighting Regulation Modifications.
Joel Paulson, Community Development Director, presented the staff report.
After discussion, the Committee asked staff to return to the Committee with revised
proposed lighting regulations, similar to the City of Campbell’s Lighting Design Standards,
including the following considerations:
Regulate lighting by zone or district
Distinguish between permanent and temporary lighting
Eliminate vague language
EXHIBIT 3
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Regular Town Council Policy Committee Meeting of November 25,
2019
DATE: December 10, 2019
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Update terminology to include modern types of signs and eliminate obsolete
references
Maintain Hillside restrictions and adjust language to ensure enforceability
Reduce restrictions on commercial signage
Allow projected wall art as part of a Special Event Permit
Consider allowing string lighting on private property on a permanent basis
2.Provide Direction on Potential Modifications to the Below Market Price Housing Program
Regulations.
Joel Paulson, Community Development Director, presented the staff report.
Sarah Chaffin
-Commented that the Town’s Below Market Price Housing Guidelines should allow eligibility
for households who earn up to 120% or 150% of the Area Median Income (AMI) to
accommodate people in households unable to afford housing in Los Gatos at market rate,
but with incomes too high to qualify at the current 80% AMI eligibility limit (the “missing
middle”).
After discussion, the Committee asked staff to return to the Committee with revised
proposed Below Market Price Housing Program Guidelines, including increasing the
eligibility limit to 120% AMI, adjusting the requirements for purchases and rentals to
correspond with each other, and making other revisions as identified by Committee
members.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:04 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
November 25, 2019 meeting as approved by the
Town Council Policy Committee.
/s/ Holly Zappala, Management Analyst