Staff Report.Study Session Minutes 040622
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 04/19/2022 ITEM NO: 3
DRAFT
Minutes of the Town Council, Planning Commission, and Housing Element Advisory
Board Joint Study Session Special Meeting
April 6, 2022
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a special meeting utilizing
teleconference and electronic means consistent with Government Code Section 54953, as
Amended by Assembly Bill 361, in response to the state of emergency relating to COVID-19 and
enabling teleconferencing accommodations by suspending or waiving specified provisions in
the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et seq.) and Town of Los Gatos Resolution
2021-044 Wednesday, April 5, 2022, to hold a Joint Study Session with the Planning
Commission and Housing Element Advisory Board (HEAB) at 6:00 p.m.
STUDY SESSION CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:03 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Rob Rennie, Vice Mayor Maria Ristow, Council Member Mary Badame, Council
Member Matthew Hudes, Council Member Marico Sayoc, Planning Commission Chair and HEAB
Chair Melanie Hanssen, Planning Commission Vice Chair Jeffrey Barnett, Planning Commissioner
and HEAB Vice Chair Kathryn Janoff, Planning Commissioner Kylie Clark, Planning Commissioner
Steven Raspe, Planning Commissioner Emily Thomas (arrived 6:30 p.m.), HEAB Member Joseph
Mannina, HEAB Member Steve Piasecki, HEAB Member Randi Chen, HEAB Member Adam
Mayer, HEAB Member Rob Moore, and HEAB Member Ryan Rosenberg (arrived 6:25 p.m.) (all
participating remotely).
Absent: Planning Commissioner Reza Tavana, HEAB Member Todd Jarvis, and HEAB Member
Susan Burnett.
Panelists Present: Josh Selo, West Valley Community Services; Barbara Kautz, Goldfarb &
Lipman; Chris Neale, The Core Companies; Andrea Osgood, Eden Housing; and Don Capobres,
Harmonie Park Development (all participating remotely).
Staff Present: Town Manager Laurel Prevetti, Interim Town Attorney Robert Schultz, Director of
Community Development Joel Paulson, and Town Clerk Shelley Neis (all participating remotely).
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Ali Miano
- Commented in support of affordable housing.
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STUDY SESSION
1. Nuts and Bolts of Affordable Housing
Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager, thanked Community Development Director Paulson and
residents David Weissman, Jak Van Nada, Rick Van Housen, Lee Fagot, and Phil Koen for
assisting in coordinating the study session and introduced the panelists.
The panelists answered questions that were provided in advance by residents.
The Council, Commissioners, and Board Members discussed the matter.
STUDY SESSION ADJOURNED
Study Session adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
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Shelley Neis, Town Clerk