Addendum
PREPARED BY: JR LANGER
Lieutenant
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 03/07/2017
ITEM NO: 8
ADDENDUM
DATE: MARCH 6, 2017
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: APPROVE THE COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATIONS TO:
A. DISCONTINUE THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKING PLAN PROCESS,
B. MAINTAIN ALL EXISTING PARKING PERMIT AREAS,
C. EXPAND AND RENAME THE EASTSIDE PARKING PERMIT AREA TO THE
HIGH SCHOOL ZONE, AND
D. ABSORB THE CURRENT PREFERENTIAL PARKING PILOTS ALONG
ALPINE AND WHITNEY AVENUES INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL ZONE.
REMARKS:
Attachment 2 contains public comments received between 11:01 a.m. February 28, 2017 and 11:00 a.m.
March 6, 2017
Attachments (previously received with February 28, 2017 Staff Report):
1. Walking Map of routes to Los Gatos High School
Attachment received with this Addendum Report:
2. Public comments received between 11:01 a.m. February 28, 2017 and 11:00 a.m. March 6, 2017
Attachment 2
From: Jennifer E Liebthal [mailto:jliebthal@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 11:43 AM
To: Planning; Council
Subject: March 7th Council meeting - Concerns with HS zone expansion plans affect on Loma Alta
Avenue
Hello,
I have been a resident on Loma Alta Avenue for 19 years. I appreciate that the town is trying to
work with local residents to make sure they can park on their streets. With all the other streets
being permitted or limited use during school hours the parking situation on Loma Alta has gotten
very bad. Since it is one of the only streets around that the kids can park on the residents of
Loma Alta can not find parking for blocks.. sometimes more during school hours.
If other area streets are limited parking during school hours why has this not been implemented
on Loma Alta too? At the time that the requested the permits for Johnson were being requested
the residents on Loma Alta signed the petition as we were told that it would include Loma Alta
too yet it never did.
I am not in the favor of the limited parking on Loma Alta if the other permitted/limited parking
streets where opened back up but if they are not it seems very unfair for Loma Alta residents to
carry the load of where all the students are now parking. When we bought our house students
used to have 6 additional streets they could park on and now all those cars come to Loma Alta
Avenue. I was actually hoping all the area street permits were going to be revoked.
I would like to understand why Loma Alta is not being included in the time limited parking
proposal being presented in the March 7th Town Council meeting.
Thank you for your time,
Jennifer
Attachment 2
From: Pamela Nerney [mailto:p.nerney@verizon.net]
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 3:12 PM
To: Ann Atkinson; Tom Atkinson; Doug and Cheryl Rice; Len And Pat Viale; Cheryl Rice; Amy Perera; Jon
Perera; Steve Vidlock; Dorothy Vidlock; Lou Ryan; Bruce Mitchell; Connie Mitchell; Dorothy Vidlock
(dvidlock@me.com); Lisa Roberts; Janice Gali; Gwen Dawkins Franklin; Janet & Luis Gutierrez; Melanie
Branon; Phil Branon; jean ann morton; Kathryn Knudsen; Brent K nudsen; Betty Sullivan; Kathryn
Knudsen; John Thomsen; Don Cariani; Drombowski; Julie Gallinat; Greg Walker; Forouz Hojjat; Sheryl
Ahlblad; Gwen Dawkins Franklin; Steve Rice; Krista and Jon Gieselman; Henry and Jean Richards
Cc: Jackie Rose; JR Langer
Subject: Town Council Agenda / Staff Report March 7
For those neighbors who may have missed the Nextdoor posting, please see link below for the
Town Council Agenda/Staff Report for this coming March 7, Tuesday 7pm. If I read the report
correctly, Staff is recommending that both Alpine Ave and Whitney be absorbed into a new 2
hour parking zone called the "High School Zone” which would effectively rescind our current
Parking Permit status (90 minute Permit Parking 9am-4pm). All other streets in Los Gatos with
Permit Parking would be maintained as is (including Johnson Ave, Villa? etc)
My initial response is that Alpine Ave residents have operated in good faith and due diligence
throughout the long "existing process" in place. Our Pilot program has been effective, widely
supported and well documented as a success. (Also, 2 hour parking is not as effective and is
more difficult to enforce, as I understand it.)
My position is that Alpine Ave residents can make a good case for granting our Pilot Program
permanent status, leaving it as is. I think our presence and input at the March 7 meeting can help
the Town understand our position.
https://legistarweb-
production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/55778/Staff_Report_Final.pdf
Photos below January 2016 Prior to Permit Parking status looking down Alpine Ave and looking
up.
Attachment 2
Attachment 2
Sincerely,
Pamela Nerney
Attachment 2
From: George Rose [mailto:grose2003@verizon.net]
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 3:38 PM
To: Jackie Rose
Cc: megjofin@gmail.com; JR Langer
Subject: Re: Alpine and Whitney Neighborhood - Residential Parking Program Update
Hi Jackey,
I have been meaning to thank you and those who put through the limited parking on Whitney. I do
appreciate all of those in the Town of Los Gatos for there efforts. I and many others have enjoyed when
repairmen are called that they have a place to park. It is really a problem that has been over looked by
the Saratoga Los Gatos High School District.and where students are to park. It is to bad that school
officials waste so much tax payers money and due nothing about the parking issues that effect the town
and business.
Yours Truly,
George Rose
Attachment 2
From: Tom Atkinson [mailto:atkinso22000@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2017 8:21 AM
To: Pamela Nerney
Cc: Ann Atkinson; Doug Rice; Leonard Viale; captswife58@gmail.com; Amy Perera; Jon Perera; Steve
Vidlock; Dorothy Vidlock; Lou Ryan; Bruce Mitchell; Connie Mitchell; Dorothy Vidlock (dvidlock@me.com);
Lisa Roberts; Janice Gali; Dirk Franklin; Janet & Luis Gutierrez; Melanie Branon; Phil Branon; jean ann
morton; Kathryn Knudsen; Brent Knudsen; Betty Sullivan; Kathryn Knudsen; John Thomsen; Don Cariani;
Drombowski; Janice Gali; Greg Walker; Forouz Hojjat; Sheryl Ahlblad; Gwen Dawkins; Steve Rice; Krista
and Jon Gieselman; Henry and Jean Richards; Jackie Rose; JR Langer
Subject: Re: P.S. (Town Council Agenda / Staff Report March 7)
Hi Pamela - Sorry that we will be at Tahoe.
Tom Atkinson
atkinso22000@yahoo.com
On Mar 3, 2017, at 6:33 PM, Pamela Nerney <p.nerney@verizon.net> wrote:
P. S. As a footnote to email below, 2 hour parking restrictions are designed for issues (primarily
downtown) with employee parking issues on residential streets with due respect to resident’s
visitors. It is not a targeted or effective solution for the chronic, disruptive, unsafe parking and
traffic issues that we have experienced on Alpine Ave with LGHS.
On Mar 3, 2017, at 3:11 PM, Pamela Nerney <p.nerney@verizon.net> wrote:
For those neighbors who may have missed the Nextdoor posting, please see link below for the
Town Council Agenda/Staff Report for this coming March 7, Tuesday 7pm. If I read the report
correctly, Staff is recommending that both Alpine Ave and Whitney be absorbed into a new 2
hour parking zone called the "High School Zone” which would effectively rescind our current
Parking Permit status (90 minute Permit Parking 9am-4pm). All other streets in Los Gatos with
Permit Parking would be maintained as is (including Johnson Ave, Villa? etc)
My initial response is that Alpine Ave residents have operated in good faith and due diligence
throughout the long "existing process" in place. Our Pilot program has been effective, widely
supported and well documented as a success. (Also, 2 hour parking is not as effective and is
more difficult to enforce, as I understand it.)
My position is that Alpine Ave residents can make a good case for granting our Pilot Program
permanent status, leaving it as is. I think our presence and input at the March 7 meeting can help
the Town understand our position.
https://legistarweb-
production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/55778/Staff_Report_Final.pdf
<WebPage.pdf>
Attachment 2
Photos below January 2016 Prior to Permit Parking status looking down Alpine Ave and looking
up.
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Sincerely,
Pamela Nerney