Community Health and Senior Services Commission
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · January 22, 2026
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SENIOR MEETING DATE: 2/26/2026
SERVICES COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT ITEM NO: 1
Minutes of the Community Health and Senior Services Meeting
January 22, 2026
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioner Yick, Commissioner Sterne, Commissioner Gentile, Commissioner
Konrad, Commissioner Uro-May, Commissioner Venkatsubramanayan (participated remotely)
at 4:28 p.m., Council Liaison Hudes (arrived at 4:20 p.m.)
Absent: Youth Commissioner Ivan Habib.
Staff Present: Assistant Town Manager Katy Nomura and Senior Service Coordinator Jen Fosco.
CONSENT ITEMS
1. Approve the Minutes of the December 11, 2025 Meeting.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Konrad to approve the minutes of the December 11,
2025 meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Gentile.
VOTE: Motion passed 4-0-1. (Uro-May abstained)
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Opened public comment.
Kearsten Shum commented on various topics.
Closed public comment.
OTHER BUSINESS
2. Welcome New Commissioners and Receive Information on Commissioner Best Practices.
Assistant Town Manager, Katy Nomura, provided a staff report.
The Commission discussed the item.
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SUBJECT: Draft Minutes of the Community Health and Senior Services Commission
Meeting of January 22, 2025
DATE: February 26, 2025
Opened public comment.
No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
3. Election of Chair and Vice Chair for 2026
The Commission discussed the item.
Opened public comment.
No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Konrad to nominate Commissioner Sterne as Chair.
Seconded by Commissioner Yick.
VOTE: Motion passed 5-0.
MOTION: Motion by Chair Sterne to nominate Commissioner Gentile as Vice Chair.
Seconded by Commissioner Yick.
VOTE: Motion passed 5-0. (Commissioner Venkatsubramanayan absent)
4. Consider Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Meeting Day, Time, and Location of the
Community Health and Senior Services Commission and Discuss the Meeting Schedule for
the 2026 Calendar Year.
Assistant Town Manager, Katy Nomura, provided a staff report.
The Commission discussed the item.
Opened public comment.
No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Yick to approve official adoption of a resolution
amending the meeting day, time and place and setting the following meeting
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SUBJECT: Draft Minutes of the Community Health and Senior Services Commission
Meeting of January 22, 2025
DATE: February 26, 2025
dates, due to conflicts with the schedule, in the months of November and
December: Thursday, November 19 at 1 p.m. and Thursday, December 17 at
1 p.m. Seconded by Commissioner Uro-May.
VOTE: Motion passed 5-0. (Commissioner Venkatsubramanayan absent)
5. Appoint a Representative to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Commission.
Assistant Town Manager, Katy Nomura, provided a staff report.
Opened public comment.
No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
Commissioner Venkatsubramanayan joined remotely at 4:28 p.m.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Yick to appoint Commissioner Gentile to be a
representative to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Commission.
Seconded by Commissioner Konrad.
VOTE: Motion passed. 6-0.
Item #7 moved up before item #6.
7. Discuss Ride and Taste Los Gatos and RYDE Program.
The Commission discussed the item.
Opened public comment.
Bob Buxton spoke about these two programs.
Closed public comment.
6. Discuss CHSSC Work Plan to Identify Areas of Focus for the Year.
Assistant Town Manager, Katy Nomura, provided a staff report.
The Commission discussed the item.
Opened public comment.
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SUBJECT: Draft Minutes of the Community Health and Senior Services Commission
Meeting of January 22, 2025
DATE: February 26, 2025
No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
8. Discuss Commissioner Updates, Including Updates on the Senior Services Roadmap.
The Commission discussed the item.
Opened public comment.
A representative from Los Gatos Thrives, Tom Picraux, gave an update.
Closed public comment.
Commissioner Venkatsubramanayan left the meeting at 5:34 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 5:47 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted
/s/ Jen Fosco, Senior Service Coordinator
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMISSION
JANUARY 22, 2026
110 EAST MAIN STREET
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
4:00 PM
Eleanor Yick, Chair
Martha Sterne, Vice Chair
Gregory Gentile, Commissioner
Richard Konrad, Commissioner
Patricia Uro-May, Commissioner
Shailaja Venkatsubramanayan, Commissioner
Vacant, Commissioner
Matthew Hudes, Council Liaison
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This meeting will be held in person at the location listed above. Members of the public may
provide written or oral comments on agenda items by following the instructions listed at the end
of the agenda.
Commissioner Shailaja Venkatsubramanayan will be participating by telephone from a remote
location at 14 Sanctuary Closecherrybrook NSW Australia 2126. The telephone location shall be
accessible to the public and the agenda will be posted at the telephone location 72 hours before
the meeting.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
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 the Minutes of the December 11, 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. During special meetings, members of the public
are welcome to address the Commission only on items listed on the agenda. 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.)
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OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
2. Welcome New Commissioners and Receive Information on Commissioner Best Practices
3. Election of Chair and Vice Chair for 2026
4. Consider Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Meeting Day, Time, and Location of the
Community Health and Senior Services Commission and Discuss the Meeting Schedule for
the 2026 Calendar Year
5. Appoint a Representative to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Commission
6. Discuss CHSSC Work Plan to Identify Areas of Focus for the Year
7. Discuss Ride and Taste Los Gatos and RYDE Program
8. Discuss Commissioner Updates, Including Updates on 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].
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 the
Town’s website at www.losgatosca.gov. Commission agendas and related materials can be
viewed online at https://losgatos-ca.municodemeetings.com/.
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 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.
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