10 Addendum
Reviewed by: Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 04/07/2020
ITEM NO: 10
ADDENDUM
DATE: April 2, 2020
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Authorize the Town Manager to Amend Existing Human Services Grant
Agreements with West Valley Community Services, Counseling and Support
Services for Youth, Next Door Solutions, and Live Oak Senior Nutrition to
Donate an Additional $10,000 to Each Organization, for a Total of $40,000, to
assist Town Residents with Needed Services Due to COVID-19 and Related
Public Health Orders.
REMARKS:
Attachment 2 contains public comment received from 11:01 a.m. April 2 to 11:00 a.m. April 6,
2020.
Attachment received with Staff Report:
1. FY 2019/20 Grants Summary
Attachment received with Addendum:
2. Public Comment received 11:01 a.m. April 2 to 11:00 a.m. April 6, 2020
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From: Josh Selo
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2020 4:42 PM
To: PublicComment <PublicComment@losgatosca.gov>
Cc: Sujatha Venkatraman
Subject: April 7 Town Council Meeting - Agenda Item #10
Dear Honorable Los Gatos Town Council Members.
Thank you for considering providing funding to service providers to use to help Los Gatos
residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
At West Valley Community Services, we have seen an unprecedented increase in demand for
food and rental assistance from clients throughout our service area - Los Gatos included.
We have already seen an increase in layoffs and furloughs, which heavily impact low income
households - and expect to see that continue for the foreseeable future. We have also seen
both returning clients and new clients coming to us from the Town of Los Gatos for the first
time as a result of COVID-19.
As a comparison - from July 2019-February 2020, 236 Town of Los Gatos residents received
food assistance, and 21 Town of Los Gatos households received $66,222 in emergency financial
assistance.
Since the beginning of March, an additional 10 Town of Los Gatos households began receiving
food assistance, and 7 Town of Los Gatos households received $15,500 in emergency financial
assistance.
Support from the Town of Los Gatos would enable West Valley Community Services to help
even more Los Gatos residents struggling in the face of COVID-19.
With gratitude.
Josh
Josh Selo, MBA, CFRE
Executive Director
West Valley Community Services
ATTACHMENT 2
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