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TOWN OF LOS GATOS COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MAY 05, 2020
110 EAST MAIN STREET
LOS GATOS, CA
Marcia Jensen, Mayor
Barbara Spector, Vice Mayor
Rob Rennie, Council Member
Marico Sayoc, Council Member
Vacant, Council Member
PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS
How to participate: The Town of Los Gatos strongly encourages your active participation in the
public process, which is the cornerstone of democracy. If you wish to speak to an item on the
agenda, please complete a “speaker’s card” located on the back of the chamber benches and
return it to the Town Council. If you wish to speak to an item NOT on the agenda, you may do so
during the “Verbal Communications” period. The time allocated to speakers may change to
better facilitate the Town Council meeting.
Effective Proceedings: The purpose of the Town Council meeting is to conduct the business of
the community in an effective and efficient manner. For the benefit of the community, the Town
of Los Gatos asks that you follow the Town’s meeting guidelines while attending Town Council
meetings and treat everyone with respect and dignity. This is done by following meeting
guidelines set forth in State law and in the Town Code. Disruptive conduct is not tolerated,
including but not limited to: addressing the Town Council without first being recognized;
interrupting speakers, Town Council or Town staff; continuing to speak after the allotted time
has expired; failing to relinquish the podium when directed to do so; and repetitiously addressing
the same subject.
Deadlines for Public Comment and Presentations are as follows:
• Persons wishing to make an audio/visual presentation on any agenda item must submit the
presentation electronically, either in person or via email, to the Clerk’s Office no later than
3:00 p.m. on the day of the Council meeting.
• Persons wishing to submit written comments to be included in the materials provided to
Town Council must provide the comments as follows:
o For inclusion in the regular packet: by 11:00 a.m. the Thursday before the Council
meeting
o For inclusion in any Addendum: by 11:00 a.m. the Monday before the Council meeting
o For inclusion in any Desk Item: by 11:00 a.m. on the day of the Council Meeting
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MAY 05, 2020
7:00 PM
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING MAY 5, 2020 COUNCIL MEETING
This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic means consistent with
State of California Executive Order N-29- 20 dated March 17, 2020, regarding the COVID- 19
pandemic. The live stream of the meeting may be viewed on television and/or online at
https://meetings.municode.com/PublishPage/index?cid=LOSGATOS&ppid=4bc370fb-3064-
458e-a11a-78e0c0e5d161&p=0. In accordance with Executive Order N-29- 20, the public may
only view the meeting on television and/or online and not in the Council Chamber.
PARTICIPATION
If you are interested in providing oral comments real-time during the meeting, you must
register in advance to obtain the Zoom link for the meeting. Please register by emailing
PublicComment@losgatosca.gov before 5 p.m. the day of the Council meeting. Specifically:
• When you register, you will be asked to enter a name and email address. Your email
address will not be disclosed to the public. After registering, you will receive an email
with instructions on how to connect to the meeting.
• When the Mayor announces the item for which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand”
feature in Zoom. If you are participating by phone only, press *9 on your telephone
keypad. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak.
• When called to speak, please limit your comments to three (3) minutes, or such other
time as the Mayor may decide, consistent with the time limit for speakers at a Council
meeting.
If you are unable to participate in real-time, you may email to PublicComment@losgatosca.gov
with the subject line “Public Comment Item #__ ” (insert the item number relevant to your
comment) or “Verbal Communications – Non Agenda Item.” Comments will be reviewed and
distributed before the meeting if received by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. All
comments received will become part of the record. The Mayor has the option to modify this
action on items based on comments received.
REMOTE LOCATION PARTICIPANTS
The following Council Members are listed to permit them to appear electronically or
telephonically at the Town Council meeting: MAYOR MARCIA JENSEN, VICE MAYOR BARBARA
SPECTOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ROB RENNIE, COUNCIL MEMBER MARICO SAYOC. All votes during
the teleconferencing session will be conducted by roll call vote.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
i. National Public Works Week Proclamation
ii. Municipal Clerks Week Proclamation
iii. Building and Safety Month Proclamation
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
COUNCIL / MANAGER MATTERS
CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent Items are considered routine and may be
approved by one motion. Any member of the Council or public may request to have an item
removed from the Consent Items for comment and action. A member of the public may request
to pull an item from Consent by following the Participation instructions contained on page 2 of
this agenda. If an item is pulled, the Mayor has the sole discretion to determine when the item
will be heard. Unless there are separate discussions and/or actions requested by Council, staff,
or a member of the public, it is requested that items under the Consent Items be acted on
simultaneously.)
1. Approve Council Meeting Minutes of April 21, 2020.
2. Approve Closed Session Meeting Minutes of April 28, 2020.
3. Adopt an Ordinance, by Title Only, Effecting Amendments to Los Gatos Town Code Chapter
14, Article X - Special Events
4. Adopt a Resolution rescinding Resolutions 2016-054 and 2011-035 and amending the
Community and Senior Services Commission enabling Resolution.
5. Authorize the Town Manager to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for FY
2019/20 with the Chamber of Commerce to provide an extended timeline for the fees and
services related to the Leadership Los Gatos Program.
6. Commitment of the Town Council Approved Funds from the 2020 Music in the Park Concert
Series to the Concert Series in the Summer of 2021.
7. Recommendation for Continuation of Local Emergency Proclamation
8. Approve Addenda to the Town Employees’ Association and the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees Memoranda of Understanding and Revisions to the
Classification Plans for the Unrepresented Management, Confidential, and Temporary Units
9. Adopt a Resolution Declaring Hazardous Vegetation (Brush) a Public Nuisance, Ordering
Abatement, and Setting June 16, 2020 as a Public Hearing to Consider Objections to the
Proposed Removal of Brush
10. Landscape and Lighting Assessment Districts 1 & 2
a. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 1) Approving the Engineer’s Report (Attachment 8) for
FY 2020/21.
b. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 2) of Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of
Assessments for Landscape and Lighting District No. 1-Blackwell Drive Benefit Zone.
c. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 3) of Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of
Assessments for Landscape and Lighting District No. 1-Kennedy Meadows Benefit Zone.
d. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 4) of Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of
Assessments for Landscape and Lighting District No. 1-Santa Rosa Heights Benefit Zone.
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e. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 5) of Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of
Assessments for Landscape and Lighting District No. 1-Vasona Heights Benefit Zone.
f. Move $25,079 from the Vasona Heights Fund Balance to the Vasona Heights District
Capital Improvement Budget
g. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 6) of Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of
Assessments for Landscape and Lighting District No. 1-Hillbrook Drive Benefit Zone.
h. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 7) of intention to Intention to Order the Levy and
Collection of Assessments for Landscape and Lighting District No. 2-Gemini Court
Benefit Zone.
i. Set June 16, 2020 as the Date for the Public Hearing to Consider Protests for the Levy
and Collection of Assessments.
11. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute an Agreement in an Amount not to Exceed $79,950
with NCE, Incorporated for the Design of Shannon Road Pavement Reconstruction
12. Fire Suppression (Halon) for Server Rooms Project (841-6004):
a. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Purchase and Service Agreement with Fire
Safety Supply Inc. for Installation of Fire Suppression System Upgrades in an Amount
Not to Exceed $92,555 including contingencies
b. Authorize a budget adjustment from the Fire Suppression (Halon) for Sever Rooms
project (841-6004) to the Plaza Level Railing – Code Upgrade project (821-2116) in the
amount of $5,604
13. Approve an Amendment to the Agreement with Santa Barbara Transportation Corporation
Doing Business as Student Transportation of America
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Town Council
on any matter that is not listed on the agenda consistent with the Participation instructions
contained on page 2 of this agenda. To ensure all agenda items are heard and unless additional
time is authorized by the Mayor, this portion of the agenda is limited to 30 minutes and no more
than three (3) minutes per comment. In the event additional comments were not able to be heard
during the initial Verbal Communications portion of the agenda, an additional Verbal
Communications will be opened prior to adjournment.)
PUBLIC HEARINGS Applicants/Appellants, their representatives, and members of the public
wishing to address the Council on any Public Hearing item should register in advance to obtain
the Zoom link for this meeting by following the Participation instructions contained on page 2 of
this agenda. Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total of five
minutes maximum for opening statements. Members of the public may be allotted up to three
minutes to comment on any public hearing item. Applicants/Appellants and their representatives
may be allotted up to a total of three minutes maximum for closing statements. Items
requested/recommended for continuance are subject to Council’s consent at the meeting.)
14. Adopt an Interim Urgency Ordinance Extending the 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
ADJOURNMENT (Council policy is to adjourn no later than midnight unless a majority of Council
votes for an extension of time)
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Writings related to an item on the Town Council meeting agenda distributed to members of the Council within
72 hours of the meeting are available for public inspection at the front desk of the Los Gatos Town Library,
located at 100 Villa Avenue, and are also available for review on the official Town of Los Gatos website. Copies of desk items distributed to members of the Council at the meeting are available for review in the Town Council
Chambers.
Note: The Town of Los Gatos has adopted the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6; litigation
challenging a decision of the Town Council must be brought within 90 days after the decision is announced unless a shorter time is required by State or Federal law.