Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN COUNCIL
APRIL 5, 2016
110 EAST MAIN STREET
COUNCIL CHAMBERS (DOWNSTAIRS)
LOS GATOS, CA
Barbara Spector, Mayor
Marico Sayoc, Vice Mayor
Marcia Jensen, Council Member
Steven Leonardis, Council Member
Rob Rennie Council Member
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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
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effective and efficient manner. This is done by following meeting guidelines set forth in State
law and in the Town Code. Conduct which is considered disruptive during Town Council
meetings include, but is not limited to:
• Addressing the Town Council without first being recognized;
• Interrupting speakers, Town Council, and 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
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dignity.
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
JOINT TOWN COUNCIL/PARKING AUTHORITY
April 5, 2016
7:00 P.M.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Levana Geshuri, Yavneh Day School
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
- Arts and Culture Commission (2 vacancies, 5 applicants)
- General Plan Committee (1 vacancy, 4 applicants)
- Transportation and Parking Commission (3 vacancies, 8 applicants)
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation: Los Gatos Poetry Month
COUNCIL/TOWN MANAGER REPORTS
Council Matters
Manager Matters
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 Minutes of March 15, 2016
2. Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
A. Authorize the Town Manager to execute an agreement for consultant services with
Placeworks for preparation of a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan in an amount
not to exceed $110,000, which includes a 10% contingency.
B. Establish a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Capital Improvement project in the
amount of $120,000.
C. Authorize a budget adjustment in the amount of $72,500 from traffic impact
mitigation fees to fully fund the project.
3. Adopt a resolution making determinations and approving the reorganization of territory
designated as Hilow Road No. 6, approximately 0.27 acres located at 16362 Hilow
Road. APN 532-04-082. File #AN16-001.
4. Approve the recommendation of the Policy Committee to adopt a resolution to rescind
Resolution 1984-21: Resolution establishing a Town policy for handling abandoned
applications.
5. Tree Maintenance Services Agreement Amendment
A. Authorize the Town Manager to execute a first amendment to the agreement for
services with West Coast Arborists to add $60,000 for Town tree maintenance
services.
B. Authorize a budget adjustment in the amount of $60,000 from anticipated Fiscal
Year 2015/16 year end savings.
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CONSENT ITEMS
(continued)
6. 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
Permit update.
7. Adopt a resolution to:
A. Declare surplus reserve funds in the amount of $179,204.18 remaining in the
Downtown Parking Assessment District 88-1 reserve account.
B. Authorize pro-rata disbursement of said surplus balances remaining in the
Downtown Parking Assessment District 88-1 reserve account to past assessees
under provisions of 1915 Bond Act Section 8885.
C. Approve a transfer expenditure budget adjustment in the amount of $179,204.18 in
the Downtown Parking Assessment District Fund 88-1 to deposits payable “pass
through” account in the Town’s General Fund.
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.)
OTHER BUSINESS
(Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
. Property location: North Forty Specific Plan Area: Phase 1
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Consider a request to modify a previous approval of an exception to the Story Pole
Policy for the Phase 1 North Forty development applications. APNS: 424-07-024
through 027, 031 through 037, 070, 083 through 086, 090, and 100.
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.
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