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Agenda Page 1 TOWN OF LOS GATOS TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 06, 2018 110 EAST MAIN STREET LOS GATOS, CA PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS How to participate: 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. Effective Proceedings: 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 li mited 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 Rob Rennie, Mayor Steven Leonardis, Vice Mayor Marcia Jensen, Council Member Marico Sayoc, 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 MARCH 06, 2018 7:00 PM MEETING CALLED TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Pledge Leader - William Cramer, Van Meter Elementary PRESENTATIONS "Our Town" - Boards, Commissions, and Committees American Red Cross Month CLOSED SESSION REPORT COUNCIL/TOWN MANAGER REPORTS CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION) (Items appearing on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and may be approved by one motion. Any member of the Council or public may request to have an item removed from the Consent Calendar for c omment and action. Unless there are separate discussions and/or actions requested by Council, staff, or a member of the public, it is requested that items under the Consent Calendar be acted on simultaneously.) 1. Approve Council minutes of February 20, 2018 2. Approve Closed Session Council minutes of February 28, 2018 3. Authorize the Town Manager to submit a grant application in the Transportation Fund for Clean Air Program to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority for a school ride sharing pilot service 4. Annexation Application AN17-007. Project Location: 16466 Hilow Road. Property Owner/Applicant: Melanie Griswold Demertzis. Adopt a resolution to set a date for consideration of reorganization of an uninhabited area designated as Hilow Road No. 9, approximately .027 acres on property pre-zoned R-1:8 APN 532-04- 074 VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Town Council on any matter that is not listed on the agenda. To ensure all agenda items are heard and unless additional time is authorized by the Mayor, this portion of the agenda is limited to 30 minutes and no more than three (3) minutes per speaker. In the event additional speakers were not able to be heard during the initial Verbal Communications portion of the agenda, an additional Verbal Communications will be opened prior to adjournment.) Page 3 OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following items.) 5. Summer Cut Through Traffic: A. Forego a temporary closure at South Santa Cruz Avenue and Wood Road for summer 2018; B. Approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $25,000 to implement temporary street closures in Almond Grove for summer 2018; and/or C. Provide other direction for summer 2018. 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.) 6. Adopt a resolution approving amendments to the North 40 Specific Plan. APN 424-07-009, 010, 024 through 027, 031 through 037, 052 through 054, 060, 063 through 065, 070, 081 through 086, 090, 094 through 096, 099, 100, 102 through 112, 424-06-115, 116, and 129. Property Owners: Yuki Farms, ETPH LP, Grosvenor USA Limited, Summerhill N40 LLC, Dodson, Hirschman, Mattes, Ventura Trustee, Moisenco, Los Gatos Medical Office Center LLC, Los Gatos Gateway LLC, MBK Enterprise, Connell, Gin, John & Allison Diep LLC, Bernal, LG Boulevard Holdings LLC, Polaris Navigation, EW Real Estate LLC, Lazaar Enterprises LLC, Kothary, and Swenson Trustee. Applicant: Town of Los Gatos (Continued from 1/16/18 and 2/6/18) OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following items.) 7. Provide direction on next steps to proceed with preparing ballot language to place a 1/8 cent general sales tax on the November 2018 ballot based on the Council Finance Committee input 8. Approve a Comprehensive Permit Parking Program for the Area of Northeasterly of Los Gatos High School: 1. Discontinue the Neighborhood Parking Plan process; 2. Maintain all existing residential permit parking regulations for Alpine, Villa, Johnson, Jackson, New York, and Bella Vista Avenues, High School Court, Cross Way, and the Los Gatos Boulevard Extension; 3. Expand parking regulations to include additional streets within a half-mile of Los Gatos High School (portions of Charles Street, Los Gatos Boulevard, Stacia Street, Loma Alta Avenue, Johnson Avenue, and Bella Vista Avenue north of Highway 9) ADJOURNMENT (Council policy is to adjourn no later than midnight unless a majority of Council votes for an extension of time) Page 4 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.