Community Health and Senior Services Commission
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · September 25, 2025
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SENIOR
SERVICES COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT
Minutes of the Community Health and Senior Services Meeting
September 25, 2025
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Vice Chair Sterne, Commissioner Gentile, Commissioner Konrad, Commissioner Blum,
Council Liaison Hudes.
Absent: Chair Yick, Commissioner Rossmann.
Staff Present: Assistant Town Manager Katy Nomura and Senior Services Coordinator Jen Fosco.
CONSENT ITEMS
1. Approve the Minutes of the August 28, 2025 Meeting.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Blum to approve the minutes of August 28, 2025.
Seconded by Commissioner Konrad.
VOTE: Motion passed, 5-0-2. Commissioners Yick and Rossmann absent
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Opened public comment.
Commissioner Blum requested a discussion to determine whether to request Council
permission to provide input on the opioid settlement funds.
Closed public comment.
OTHER BUSINESS
2. Select Two Commissioners to Serve as Community Grant Raters.
The Assistant Town Manager, Katy Nomura, presented a staff report.
The Commission discussed the item.
Opened public comment.
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No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Vice Chair Sterne for Commissioner Konrad and Commissioner
Gentile to serve as the Community Grant Raters. Seconded by Commissioner
Blum.
VOTE: Motion passed, 5-0-2. Commissioners Yick and Rossmann absent
3. Introduce the Senior Service Coordinator.
The Senior Service Coordinator, Jen Fosco, introduced herself.
Opened public comment.
No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
4. Discuss the Introduction of a Volunteer Connections Los Gatos Newsletter Through the
Thrives Foundation.
The Commission discussed the item.
Opened public comment.
No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
5. Discuss Reports from June 12, 2025, Complete Streets and Transportation Commission
Meeting that Relate to the Senior Services Roadmap Goals.
Commissioner Gentile and Commissioner Konrad provided updates from the meeting.
The Commission discussed the item.
Opened public comment.
No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
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MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Blum for the commission to write an email or letter
expressing gratitude to the people who prepared the VTA report and the Beach
Traffic Report. Seconded by Commissioner Konrad.
VOTE: Motion passed, 5-0-2. Commissioners Yick and Rossmann absent.
6. Discuss Commissioner Updates, Including Updates on Goals 1-7 of the Senior Services
Roadmap
The Commission discussed the item.
Opened public comment.
No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 5:02 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted:
/s/ Jen Fosco, Senior Services Coordinator
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 25, 2025
110 EAST MAIN STREET
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
4:00 PM
Eleanor Yick, Chair
Martha Sterne, Vice Chair
Gregory Gentile, Commissioner
Dick Konrad, Commissioner
George Rossmann, Commissioner
Jeffrey P. Blum, Commissioner
Matthew Hudes, Council Liaison
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The Town of Los Gatos strongly encourages your active participation in the public process. If you
are interested in providing oral comments during the meeting, you must attend in-person,
complete a speaker’s card, and return it to the staff. If you wish to speak to an item on the
agenda, please list the item number on the speaker card. The time allocated to speakers may
change to better facilitate the meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting in-person, you
are welcome to submit written comments via email to clerk@losgatosca.gov.
Public Comment During the Meeting:
When called to speak, please limit your comments to three (3) minutes, or such other time as the
Chair may decide, consistent with the time limit for speakers at a Town meeting.
Speakers at public meetings may be asked to provide their name and to state whether they are a
resident of the Town of Los Gatos. Providing this information is not required.
Deadlines to Submit Written Comments:
If you are unable to participate in person, you may email clerk@losgatosca.gov with the subject
line “Public Comment Item #_” (insert the item number relevant to your comment). Persons
wishing to submit written comments to be included in the materials provided to the Commission
must provide the comments as follows:
For inclusion in the agenda packet: 11:00 a.m. the Friday before the Commission meeting.
For inclusion in the agenda packet supplemental materials: by 11:00 a.m. the day before the
Commission meeting.
For inclusion in a desk item: 11:00 a.m. the day of the Commission meeting.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
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CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent are considered routine Town business and may
be approved by one motion. Members of the public may provide input on any Consent Item(s)
when the Chair asks for public comment on the Consent Items.)
1. Approve Minutes of the August 28, 2025 CHSSC Meeting
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Community
Health and Senior Services Commission on any matter that is not listed on the agenda and is within
the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. To ensure all agenda items are heard, this
portion of the agenda is limited to 30 minutes. 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. Each speaker is limited to three minutes or
such time as authorized by the Chair.)
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
2. Select Two Commissioners to Serve as Community Grant Raters
3. Introduce the Senior Service Coordinator
4. Discuss the Introduction of a Volunteer Connections Los Gatos Newsletter Through the
Thrives Foundation
5. Discuss Reports from June 12, 2025, Complete Streets and Transportation Commission
Meeting that Relate to the Senior Services Roadmap Goals
6. Discuss Commissioner Updates, Including Updates on Goals 1-7 of the Senior Services
Roadmap
ADJOURNMENT
ADA NOTICE In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance
to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk’s Office at (408) 354-6834. Notification at
least two (2) business days prior to the meeting date will enable the Town to make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting [28 CFR §35.102-35.104].
NOTE The ADA access ramp to the Town Council Chambers is under construction and will be
inaccessible through June 2025. Persons who require the use of that ramp to attend meetings are
requested to contact the Clerk’s Office at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting date.
NOTICE REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Materials related to an item on this agenda
submitted to the Commission after initial distribution of the agenda packets are available for public
inspection in the Clerk’s Office at Town Hall, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos and on Town’s website
at www.losgatosca.gov. Commission agendas and related materials can be viewed online at
https://losgatos-ca.municodemeetings.com/.
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