Staff Report.Town Manager Authority Actions
PREPARED BY: Janette Judd
Executive Assistant to the Town Manager and Town Council
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 08/03/2021 ITEM NO: 3
DATE: July 22, 2021
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Accept Report on Town Manager Approved Actions During the 2021 Town
Council Legislative Recess
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Town Council accept this report on Town Manager approved actions
taken during the 2021 Town Council legislative recess.
BACKGROUND:
On June 20, 2019, the Town Council adopted a Resolution (Attachment 1) authorizing the Town
Manager to execute the following duties during periods of official Town Council legislative
recess in consultation with the Mayor:
1. Approval of plans and specifications for capital projects and authorization to advertise
for bids.
2. Award of construction contracts and construction contract change orders in excess of
the amount included in the contingency.
3. Execution of agreements and amendments to agreements in excess of $50,000 that
ordinarily require Town Council approval.
DISCUSSION:
The Town Council took an official legislative recess from June 16, 2021 to August 2, 2021.
During this recess, and pursuant to authority granted by the Town Council, the Town Manager
executed the following actions, in consultation with the Mayor:
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DISCUSSION (Continued):
• Agreement with Interwest Consulting Group for Building Plan Check Consulting Services
(Community Development Department Memorandum, Attachment 2)
• Agreement with O’Brien Code Consulting Inc. for Building Plan Check Consulting Services
(Community Development Department Memorandum, Attachment 3)
• Agreement with Laptops Anytime for Purchase and Maintenance of Laptop Vending
Machines (Library Memorandum, Attachment 4)
The Town Manager determined that immediate action on the above items was necessary in
order to maintain critical services. The items above have already been approved by the Town
Manager and Mayor, and Council members may request additional information or provide
additional direction regarding these items.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that the Town Council accept this report on the Town Manager approved
actions taken during the 2021 Town Council legislative recess, as authorized by Town Council
Resolution 2019-033 and in consultation with the Mayor.
Attachments:
1. Resolution 2019-033
2. Community Development Department Memorandum, Interwest Consulting Group
Agreement
3. Community Development Department Memorandum, O’Brien Code Consulting Inc.
Agreement
4. Library Memorandum, Laptops Anytime Agreement