03 Staff Report - Draft Minutes
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 06/16/2020 ITEM NO:3
DRAFT
Minutes of the Special Town Council Meeting
June 8, 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 on Monday, June 8, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Marcia Jensen (remote participant), Vice Mayor Barbara Spector (remote
participant), Council Member Rob Rennie (remote participant), Council Member Marico Sayoc
(remote participant).
Absent: None
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Michael Burke - Supports helping local businesses. Suggested applying streamlining processes to existing
businesses.
OTHER BUSINESS
1. Los Gatos Community Vitality and Economic Recovery Initiative
a. Provide Direction to Staff on Parklet Barrier Options for the Town’s Community Vitality
and Economic Recovery Initiative.
b. Authorize the Town Manager to purchase the necessary resources to implement the
program up to $750,000.
Monica Renn, Economic Vitality Manager, presented the staff report.
Mayor Jensen opened public comment.
Greg van den Dries
- Commented in support of temporary closure of N. Santa Cruz Avenue as opposed to
expanding temporary parklets.
Andrea Romano, Centonove and Cin-Cin
- Supports implementing K-rails as soon as possible.
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Item #1 public comment continued -
Randi Chen
- Supports implementing K-rails until planters arrive.
David MacGregor Scholes
- Supports implementing K-rails as soon as possible.
Maria Ristow
- Supports K-rails until planter arrive. Suggested waiting a week after K-rails are
implemented to obtain feedback from businesses regarding whether to move forward with
planter purchases.
Sue Farewell
- Supports implementing K-rails as soon as possible and waiting two weeks to obtain
feedback from businesses regarding whether to move forward with planter purchases.
Lynn Kennedy
- Supports implementing K-rails as soon as possible for the duration of the temporary
parklets. Requested the Town refrain from purchasing planters. Suggested renting trees for
the temporary parklets.
Public Hearing closed.
Council discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Rennie to
• Implement K-rail as soon as possible
• Allow businesses to decorate K-rail; the Town may decorate the K-rail if the businesses
don’t
• Put up K-rail in locations where the businesses have requested it
• Prepare for additional K-rail requests
• Determine at a later date if planters are necessary
• Designate/cluster curbside pickup areas
• Keep general use parking available
Seconded by Council Member Sayoc.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
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Item #1 continued -
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Rennie to authorize the Town Manager to purchase the
necessary resources to implement the program up to $150,000. Seconded by Council Member
Sayoc.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
Submitted by:
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Jenna De Long, Deputy Clerk