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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/19/2021 ITEM: 2
DRAFT
Minutes of the Town Council Meeting
October 5, 2021
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a regular meeting in-person and
provided the public an opportunity to participate either in public or via Teleconference on
Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:05 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Marico Sayoc, Vice Mayor Rob Rennie, Council Member Mary Badame, Council
Member Matthew Hudes, Council Member Maria Ristow.
Absent: None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CLOSED SESSION REPORT
- Robert Schultz, Town Attorney, stated Council met in closed session as duly noted on the
agenda and that there is no reportable action.
COUNCIL/TOWN MANAGER REPORTS
Council Matters
- Council Member Badame stated she attended the Community Health and Senior Services
Commission (CHSSC) meeting as an observer; Democracy Tent Community meeting; and
met with community members regarding the Draft 2040 General Plan.
- Council Member Ristow stated the Council Policy Committee (CPC) September meeting was
cancelled and will meet on October 26th; she attended the Democracy Tent Community
meeting; hiked Belgatos Park with a Parks Commissioner and a member of the Santa Cruz
Mountains Trail Stewardship; observed the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
Reginal Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) day two appeal hearings; Shannon Road Bicycle
and Pedestrian Improvement community meeting; Los Gatos Anti-Racism Coalition
meeting; attended the Ribbon Cuttings at the Cornerstone Shopping Center; Screen on the
Green; Chamber of Commerce Wine Walk as a volunteer; and met with residents regarding
the Draft 2040 General Plan.
- Mayor Sayoc stated she attended the Cal Cities Annual Conference.
- Vice Mayor Rennie stated he attended the West Valley Mayors and Managers meeting as
an alternate; Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Mobile Source
Committee meeting; Youth Citizen of the Year Ceremony with Mayor Sayoc; Senior Services
Committee meeting; CHSSC meeting; Silicon Valley Central Chamber Breakfast; and Green
Foothills Nature’s Inspiration event as a sponsor.
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Council/Manager Matters - continued
- Council Member Hudes stated he attended the Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability
Authority meeting; Senior Services Committee meeting; Los Gatos Music and Arts Gala;
CHSSC meeting as an observer; and the Democracy Tent community meeting.
Manager Matters
- Announced the General Plan community meeting will be held via teleconference on
Wednesday, October 6th at 6:00 p.m. and to visit www.losgatos2040.com for more
information.
- Announced the Parks Commission will present a Celebrate the Park event at Belgatos Park
on October 23rd from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Announced the United Against Hate Week will take place November 14-20, 2021.
- Announced Board, Commission, and Committee recruitment is underway, and the
application period closes on December 3, 2021.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approve Draft Minutes of the September 20, 2021 Joint Town Council and Planning
Commission Study Session.
2. Approve Draft Minutes of the September 21, 2021 Closed Session Town Council Meeting.
3. Approve Draft Minutes of the September 21, 2021 Town Council Meeting - Commissioner
Interviews.
4. Approve Draft Minutes of the September 21, 2021 Town Council Meeting.
5. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Certificate of Acceptance and Notice of
Completion for the Guardrail Replacement Project (CIP No. 812-0120, Federal No. HSIPL-
5067-022), Completed by Coral Construction Company and Authorize the Town Clerk to File
for Recordation.
6. Authorize the Town Manager to Submit an Application to the Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority (VTA) in the 2016 Measure B Highway Interchanges Program
Category for the Highway 17 Corridor Congestion Relief Project.
7. Adopt a Resolution Regarding Brown Act Compliance and Teleconferencing and Making
Findings Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953, as Amended by Assembly Bill 361,
During the COVID -19 Pandemic. RESOLUTION 2021-044
Opened public comment.
No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Badame to approve Consent Items 1-7. Seconded by
Council Member Hudes.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
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VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Folake Phillips
- Commented in support of the Chamber of Commerce’s Listen, Learn, Change, Grow,
Campaign.
Cyndi Sheehan
- Commented in opposition of identity politics.
Eden Berg
- Commented in opposition of Mayor Sayoc.
Council recessed at 7:26 due to disruptive conduct in the audience and reconvened at 8:15 pm.
Karla Albright
- Thanked the Council for their service; requested support for a plant-based education
program in the Draft 2040 General Plan; and commented in support of the Town diversity,
equity, and inclusion efforts and the efforts to meet the Regional Housing Needs Allocation
identified by the State.
OTHER BUSINESS
8. Discuss Information on the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department’s Structure and
Current Staffing Efforts.
Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager, and Clinton Tada, Interim Police Chief, presented the staff
report.
Opened public comment.
No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
Council discussed the item.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:03 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
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Jenna De Long, Deputy Clerk