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TOWN COUNCIL MEETING 12-20-16 Page 1 TOWN OF LOS GATOS TOWN COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 20, 2016 110 EAST MAIN STREET LOS GATOS, CA PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS 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 complete a “speaker’s card” located on the back of the chamber benches and return it to the Clerk Administrator. If you wish to speak to an item NOT on the agenda, you may do so during the “verbal communications” period. The time allocated to speakers may change to better facilitate the Town Council meeting 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 Marico Sayoc, Mayor Rob Rennie, Vice Mayor Marcia Jensen, Council Member Steven Leonardis, Council Member Barbara Spector, Council Member 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/Councilvideos IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, 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] Page 2 TOWN OF LOS GATOS TOWN COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 20, 2016 COUNCIL CHAMBERS (Downstairs) 7:00 PM MEETING CALLED TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Francesca Palmer, Hillbrook School PRESENTATIONS Small Business, Big Applause – Butter Paddle COUNCIL/TOWN MANAGER REPORTS CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION) (Before the Town Council acts on the consent agenda, any member of the public or Town Council may request that any item be removed from the consent agenda. At the Mayor’s discretion, items removed from the consent calendar may be considered either before or after the Public Hearings portion of the agenda) 1. Approve Council Study Session Minutes of December 6, 2016 2. Approve Council minutes of December 6, 2016 3. Reaffirmation of the Los Gatos Town Council Code of Conduct 4. Adopt Council Committee Appointments effective January 1, 2017 5. Approve a labor agreement between the Town of Los Gatos and the Town Employees Association (TEA) for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018 and authorize the Town Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding. 5A. Approve salary increases for unrepresented Management, Confidential, and Temporary/Hourly employees 6. Authorize the Town Manager to execute an agreement with Monarch Consulting Arborists LLC to provide services as a Consulting Arborist to the Town. 7. Authorize the Town Manager to execute a subordination agreement with River City Bank in conjunction with the Credit Agreement to provide financing for the Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) Authority. Page 3 8. Authorize the Town Manager to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services (Attachment 1) with Cintas Corporation No. 2 to provide additional compensation for unanticipated emergency repair work in an amount of $14,490, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $61,203. 9. Adoption of a Resolution to accept a donation from Barbara Spector for infrastructure purposes. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public may address the Town Council on any matter that is not listed on the agenda. Unless additional time is authorized by the Town Council, remarks shall be limited to three minutes.) PUBLIC HEARINGS (Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total of ten minutes maximum for opening statements. Members of the public may be allotted up to three minutes to comment on any public hearing item. Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total of five minutes maximum for closing statements. Items requested/recommended for continuance are subject to Council’s consent at the meeting.) 10. Consider an appeal of a Planning Commission decision denying a request to construct a single-family residence on property located at 16362 Hilow Road zoned R1:8. APN 32-04-082 11. Consider an appeal of a Planning Commission decision approving a request to construct a single- family residence on property located at 19 Highland Avenue zoned HR-2 1/2. APN 529-37-033. Architecture and Site Application S-15-077. OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following items.) 12. Receive an update on the Almond Grove Phase II Project 13. Provide direction on next steps for the Parking and Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee 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 public inspection at the front desk of the Los Gatos Town Library, located at 100 Villa Avenue, and are also available for review on the official Town of Los Gatos website. Copies of desk items distributed to members of the Council at the meeting are available for review in the Town Council Chambers 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.