12 Attachment 1 - Public Comment received 1101 am April 17 2020 to 1100 April 20 2020From: Nancy Rollett
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2020 4:28 PM
To: PublicComment <PublicComment@losgatosca.gov>
Subject: Public Comment 4/21/2020 Council Meeting
Dear Madam Mayor, Town Council Members, Town Manager and Staff.
Good evening. My name is Nancy Rollett; as Executive Director of Los Gatos-Saratoga
Recreation, I’m reaching out to you on behalf of our Board of Directors, Leadership Team and
the Agency Staff. We are the leaseholders of the Adult Recreation Center and Youth Recreation
Center buildings here on Main Street and we greatly appreciate your consideration of rent
forgiveness during this shelter in place.
We serve the community with fee-based recreation, senior services and childcare. Since March
13th we have been without revenue due to the COVID19 shelter in place requirement. Most
Staff have been furloughed, some have been laid off, the buildings are empty and the financial
hardship is great. In fact, by the end of Q2 we will draw down over 60% of our available cash
reserves. As a team, we’re making sacrifices now in the hope that the quarantine will be lifted
soon, we have jobs to come back to and we can return to serving the community. Your approval
of rent forgiveness will provide time for us to rebuild the organization.
In this time of uncertainty we appreciate the spirit of community and collective support for all
that we cherish about our Town. Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Regards,
Nancy Rollett
Executive Director
Los Gatos-Saratoga Recreation
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