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TOWN OF LOS GATOS COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA FEBRUARY 16, 2021
110 EAST MAIN STREET
LOS GATOS, CA
Marico Sayoc, Mayor
Rob Rennie, Vice Mayor
Mary Badame, Council Member
Matthew Hudes, Council Member
Maria Ristow, 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 follow the participation instructions on page 2 of this agenda. If you wish to speak
to an item NOT on the agenda, you may do so during the “Verbal Communications” period, by
following the participation instructions on page 2 of this agenda. 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
Town Council Meetings Broadcast Live on KCAT, Channel 15 (on Comcast) on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.
Rebroadcast of Town Council Meetings on the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7:00 p.m.
Live & Archived Council Meetings can be viewed by going to:
www.LosGatosCA.gov/TownYouTube
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PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK DEPARTMENT AT (408) 354-6834. NOTIFICATION 48 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING WILL ENABLE THE TOWN
TO MAKE REASONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS MEETING [28 CFR §35.102-35.104]
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA FEBRUARY 16, 2021
7:00 PM
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE FEBRUARY 16, 2021 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
www.losgatosca.gov/AgendasAndVideos. 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 not interested in providing oral comments in real-time during the meeting, you can
view the live stream of the meeting on television (Comcast Channel 15) and/or online at
www.LosGatosCA.gov/TownYouTube.
If you are interested in providing oral comments real-time during the meeting, you must join
the Zoom webinar:
• Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: click this link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86113121512?pwd=ZVY5UmlZMmZ6Y251SVk1QkNTWjJDd
z09. Password: 091034. You can also type in 86113121512 in the “Join a Meeting” page
on the Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join.
• Join by telephone: Dial: 877 336 1839. Conference code: 969184
During the meeting:
• When the Chair announces the item for which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand”
feature in Zoom. If you are participating by phone on the Zoom app, press *9 on your
telephone keypad to raise your hand. If you are participating by calling in, press #2 on
your telephone keypad to raise your hand.
• When called to speak, please limit your comments to three (3) minutes, or such other
time as the Chair 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
the subject line “Public Comment Item #__ ” (insert the item number relevant to your
comment) or “Verbal Communications – Non Agenda Item.” Comments received by 11:00 a.m.
the day of the meeting will be reviewed and distributed before the meeting. All comments
received will become part of the record.
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REMOTE LOCATION PARTICIPANTS
The following Council Members are listed to permit them to appear electronically or
telephonically at the Town Council meeting: MAYOR MARICO SAYOC, VICE MAYOR ROB RENNIE,
COUNCIL MEMBER MARY BADAME, COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEW HUDES, and COUNCIL
MEMBER MARIA RISTOW. All votes during the teleconferencing session will be conducted by roll
call vote.
MEETING CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
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 Draft Minutes of January 26, 2021 Town Council Strategic Priority Meeting.
2. Approve Draft Minutes of January 28, 2021 Joint Meeting of the Town Council and Finance
Commission.
3. Approve Draft Minutes of the February 2, 2021 Closed Session Meeting.
4. Approve Draft Minutes of February 2, 2021 Town Council Meeting.
5. Receive the Second Quarter Investment Report (October through December 2020) for
Fiscal Year 2020/21.
6. Guardrail Replacement Project (CIP No. 812-0120):
a. Approve the Project Plans and Specifications;
b. Authorize Advertising the Project for Bid;
c. Authorize the Town Manager to Award and Execute a Construction Agreement in an
Amount not to Exceed $800,000, Including Contingencies and Change Orders; and
d. Authorize Staff to Execute Future Change Orders in an Amount Not to Exceed Ten
Percent of the Contract Award Amount.
7. Authorize the Town Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Vendor Agreement with Econolite
Systems, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $352,494, Including Contingency, for the
Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures and Virtual Bike Detection/Bike Signal
Priority Project (CIP No. 813-0227 Traffic Signal Modernization).
8. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute an Agreement with HouseKeys for Administration
of the Town’s Below Market Price Affordable Housing Program.
9. Authorize the Town Manager to Purchase Two Vehicles:
a. One Vehicle from Folsom Lake Ford in an Amount not to Exceed $43,405; and
b. One Cab Chassis with Aerial Lift Platform Body from Altec Industries, Inc. in an Amount
not to Exceed $129,658.
10. Consider a Request for an Exception to the Story Pole Policy to Allow an Alternative to
Standard Story Pole Installation to Illustrate and Provide Notice of the Proposed Project on
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Property Zoned R:PD. Located at 110 Wood Road. APN 510-47-038. Applicant: Frank
Rockwood. Property Owner: Covia Communities. Project Planner: Jocelyn Shoopman.
11. Adopt a Modified Economic Recovery Resolution to Reflect the Town Council’s Direction on
Conditional Use Permits for up to Five New Markets or Other Non-Restaurant Uses; and
Extend the Resolution Until At Least December 31, 2021.
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 speaker. In the event additional speakers 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.)
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted for each comment on any of the following
items consistent with the Participation Instructions contained on page 2 of this agenda.)
12. Mid-Year Budget Performance report - Six Months ending December 31, 2020.
a. Accept FY 2020/21 Mid-Year Budget Performance Report;
b. Authorize Budget Adjustments as Recommended in the Mid-Year Budget Performance
Report.
13. Discuss the Five-Year Forecast, Provide Direction on the Other Budget Assumptions, and
Provide any Specific Direction for the Preparation of the Town’s Fiscal Year 2021/22
Operating and Capital Budgets.
ADJOURNMENT (Council policy is to adjourn no later than midnight unless a majority of Council
votes for an extension of time.)
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 review on the official Town of Los Gatos website.
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.