Agenda
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 04, 2017
110 EAST MAIN STREET
LOS GATOS, CA
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Marico Sayoc, Mayor
Rob Rennie, Vice Mayor
Marcia Jensen, Council Member
Steven Leonardis, Council Member
Barbara Spector, Council Member
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 04, 2017
7:00 PM
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Yilian Yan, Daves Avenue School
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation: Los Gatos Poetry Month
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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 Closed Session minutes of March 21, 2017
2. Approve Special Meeting minutes of March 21, 2017
3. Approve Council minutes of March 21, 2017
4. Approve an amendment to the classification plan adding the new classification of Transpo rtation
and Mobility Manager.
5. West Valley Clean Water Program Budget and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Permit Update
a. Approve the FY 2016/17 West Valley Clean Water Program Budget and authorize the West
Valley Sanitation District to collect program related fees on behalf of the Town of Los Gatos.
b. Accept the staff report on the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Permit update.
6. Adopt a resolution accepting the dedications and approving the parcel map for 15565 Camino
Del Cerro.
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.)
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OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
7. Approve an amendment to the Employment Agreement between the Town of Los Gatos and the
Town Manager.
8. Review, discuss, and consider recommended strategies by the Council Finance Committee to
address the California Public Employees Retirement System pension and other post-employment
benefits unfunded liabilities for the Town of Los Gatos:
a. Issue a request for proposal to begin a procedure to establish a Section 115 IRS Pension
Trust.
b. Authorize an additional discretionary payment (lump sum) in the amount of
$1,000,000 to be deposited into the Town’s existing OPEB Prefunding Trust Account.
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.)
9. 91 and 101 W. Main Street - Conditional Use Permit Application U-16-008. Property Owner:
Vermont Building, LLC. Applicant: Teri Hope. Consider a request for approval of a modification of
an existing conditional use permit (Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company) to allow on-site and
off-site beer and wine
Recommended to be heard on April 18, 2017
10. 15215 Shannon Road - Planned Development Application PD-15-001, Mitigated Negative
Declaration ND-15-001. Property Owner/Applicant Fred Shadi. APN 537-25-002.
a. Consider adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and adoption of a Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting program.
b. Consider a request for a Planned Development to rezone a property pre-zoned HR-5 to HR-2
1/2:PD, to allow for subdivision of one lot into five lots, construction of four new single-
family homes, and removal of large protected trees.
ITEM #10 CONTINUED FROM MARCH 21, 2017 The Town Council opened and closed the
Public Testimony portion for this item at the March 21, 2017 Meeting of the Town Council. The Staff
Report and Attachments 1 through 10 can be found on our website under the March 21, 2017
Meeting of The Town Council Agenda.
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
11. PPW JOB 16-813-0229 – Cut Through Traffic Project
a. Approve the plans and specifications for the Summer 2017 Cut-Through Traffic Mitigation
Project including installation of a temporary traffic circle and road closure at Santa Cruz
Avenue and Wood Road and authorize the Town Manager to advertise the project for bid.
b. Authorize the appropriation of $300,000 from the General Fund Reserve for Strategic
Planning to the Town’s GFAR Fund Public Works Project 813-0229 Cut-Through Traffic
Mitigation in advance of Fiscal Year 2017/18 Capital Improvement Budget to allow the
project to begin before the start of the fiscal year.
c. Authorize the Town Manager to award and execute all necessary agreements for Cut-
Through Traffic in an amount not to exceed $200,000.
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OTHER BUSINESS (cont’d)
12. Reconsider the Council’s March 7, 2017 decision 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 with 90-minute parking restrictions during the school year.
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.