03 Special Meeting Minutes
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 04/07/2020 ITEM NO: 3
DRAFT
Minutes of the Town Council Special Meeting
March 24, 2020
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Special Meeting via Teleconference,
due to COVID-19 Shelter in Place guidelines, on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Marcia Jensen, Vice Mayor Barbara Spector (remote participant), Council
Member Rob Rennie (remote participant), Council Member Marico Sayoc (remote participant).
Absent: None
PUBLIC HEARING
1. Adopt an Interim Urgency Ordinance Enacting a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions Due to
Nonpayment of Rent for Residential Tenants where the Failure to Pay Rent Results from
Income Loss Resulting from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Suspending All Deadlines
Related to Land Use Entitlements. ORDINANCE 2305
Robert Schultz, Town Attorney, presented the staff report.
Council discussed the matter.
Mayor Jensen stated public comment that was received was included in the Desk Item as
Attachment 2.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Sayoc to adopt an urgency ordinance enacting a
temporary moratorium on evictions due to nonpayment of rent for residential
tenants where the failure to pay rent results from income loss resulting from the
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and suspending all deadlines related to land use
entitlements, with the deletion of the second sentence in Section 12 of the draft
ordinance. Seconded by Vice Mayor Spector.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
The Town Clerk read the title of the report.
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CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Robert Schultz, Town Attorney, stated Council met in Closed Session as duly noted on the
agenda and there is no report.
MANAGER MATTERS
Town Manager Prevetti provided an update on availability of Town services and that the Town’s
website has a direct link to information on COVID-19.
MEETING ADJOURNED
Meeting adjourned at 7:14 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
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Shelley Neis, Town Clerk