08 Desk Item
PREPARED BY: Monica Renn
Economic Vitality Manager
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, Police Chief, Finance Director,
Community Development Director, and Parks and Public Works Director.
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 01/19/2021
ITEM NO: 8
DESK ITEM
DATE: January 19, 2021
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Discuss and Approve the Following Actions to Continue the Town’s Support of
Economic Recovery and Community Vitality in Response to the Ongoing
COVID-19 Pandemic, Including:
a. Approve Continued Rent Forgiveness for Town-Owned Properties;
b. Approve Business License Forgiveness for Specific Commercial Sectors
Unable to Operate Due to the Santa Clara County Public Health Order for
the First Quarter of 2021 and the Second Quarter if the Orders Continue
to Prohibit Those Sectors from Operating, and Suspend Late Fees on All
Business Licenses through 2021;
c. Approve a Parklet Incentive Program for Semi-Permanent Parklets,
Including:
1. Approve a Maximum Grant of $10,000 Per Business Who Would Like
to Build a Semi-Permanent Parklet,
2. Direct Staff to Work with Industry Professionals to Procure a Parklet
Design or Set of Design Guidelines,
3. Approve the Payment of the Town Pamphlet Application Fee from the
Town’s Economic Recovery Fund for Any Semi-Permanent Parklet
Application Received by June 30, 2021, with Construction Completed
by March 31, 2022,
4. Approve a Sunset Date of September 19, 2021 for the Temporary Krail
Parklets to Further Incentivize the Construction of Semi-Permanent
Parklets, and
5. Continue the Grey’s Lane Street Closure to Facilitate Placemaking and
the Installation of Semi-Permanent Parklets in This Area; and
d. Approve Additional Process Streamlining and Community Vitality
Opportunities, Including:
1. $2,500 for Public Health Order Signage from the Town’s Economic
Recovery Fund,
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SUBJECT: Discuss and Approve Actions Related to the Continued Support of Economic
Recovery and Community Vitality in Response to the Ongoing COVID-19
Pandemic
DATE: January 15, 2021
2. $35,000 for Lighting Upgrades from the Town’s Economic Recovery
Fund,
3. Continuing the Council’s Previous Direction to Absorb 50% of
Conditional Use Permit Fees through December 31, 2021,
4. Providing New Direction that Removes the Limit of Ten Personal
Service Businesses that May Open in the C-2 Zone Without a
Conditional Use Permit Utilizing the Economic Recovery Agreement,
5. Adopting a Revised Economic Recovery Resolution to Allow up to Five
New Non-Restaurant Conditional Use Permits to be Approved at
Development Review Committee,
6. Convening a Joint Town Council/Planning Commission Study Session
to Discuss Retail Trends with Local Experts, and
7. Providing Direction on Other Ideas.
REMARKS:
Attachment 6 contains public comment received between 11:01 a.m. on January 14, 2021 and
11:00 a.m. on January 15, 2021.
Attachments Previously Received with the Staff Report:
1. Economic Vitality and Land Use Streamlining
2. Economic Recovery Resolution
3. Parklet Application
4. Proposed Revised Economic Recovery Resolution
5. Public Comment received before 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 14.
Attachment Previously Received with the Addendum:
6. Public Comment received between 11:01 a.m. January 14, 2021 and 11:00 a.m. January 15,
2021.
Attachment Received with this Desk Item:
7. Public Comment received between 11:01 a.m. on January 15, 2021 and 11:00 a.m. January
19, 2021.