Council Meeting
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · August 17, 2021
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS MEETING DATE: 09/07/2021
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Minutes of the Town Council Meeting
August 17, 2021
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a regular meeting in person and
provided the public an opportunity to participate either in public or via Teleconference on
Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Marico Sayoc, Vice Mayor Rob Rennie, Council Member Mary Badame, Council
Member Matthew Hudes, Council Member Maria Ristow.
Absent: None
COUNCIL/TOWN MANAGER REPORTS
Council Matters
- Vice Mayor Rennie stated he attended the Bay Area Air Quality Management District
(BAAQMD) Board meeting; Green Foothills Coyote Valley webinar; Silicon Valley Clean
Energy Authority (SVCEA) Risk Oversight Committee, Board, Legislative and Regulatory
Committee meetings; Breathe California Show as a guest; Town Finance Commission
meeting; Sierra Club Interview; Reid-Hillview Airport Airborne Lead Study webinar; Silicon
Valley Bike Coalition Summit; Silicon Valley Housing Policy Leadership Academy; Valley
Transportation Authority (VTA) Policy Advisory Committee meeting; and the Association of
Indo Americans 75th Independence Day celebration.
- Council Member Hudes stated he attended the Town Finance Commission meeting;
Intergovernmental Infrastructure briefing; and Thursday Night promenade events.
- Council Member Badame stated she attended two Democracy Tent community meetings;
Town Finance Commission meeting as an observer; Stand in Solidary with Survivors of
Sexual Violence march and rally; and Thursday Night Promenade events.
- Council Member Ristow stated she had nothing to report.
- Mayor Sayoc stated she attended the Santa Clara Cities Association meeting and a
Quarterly meeting with the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce.
Manager Matters
- Announced the Housing Element Advisory Board recruitment is underway; applications are
due on September 10 by 4:00 p.m.
- Announced the Town counters will open for walk-in services beginning August 30.
- Announced the Let’s Talk Housing Community Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Aug 18.
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Town Council Meeting of August 17, 2021
DATE: August 17, 2021
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approve Closed Session Minutes of the August 3, 2021 Town Council Meeting.
2. Approve Minutes of the August 3, 2021 Town Council Meeting.
3. Receive the Fourth Quarter Investment Report (April through June 2021) for Fiscal Year
2020/21.
4. Appoint Mayor Marico Sayoc as the Town’s Voting Delegate and Vice Mayor Rob Rennie as
the Town’s Alternate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference Scheduled for
September 20 - 24, 2021 in Sacramento.
5. Annexation Application AN21-001. Project Location: 16030 Winterbrook Road. Property
Owner/Applicant: Alireza Zarrabi.
Adopt a resolution to set a date for consideration of the reorganization of an uninhabited
area designated as Winterbrook No. 6, approximately 0.319 Acres on property pre-zoned R-
1:8. APN 523-26-013. RESOLUTION 2021-037
6. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute an Agreement for Consultant Services with O’Brien
Code Consulting, Inc. for Building Division Plan Check Consultant Services.
7. Authorize the Town Manager to execute an Agreement for Consultant Services with
Interwest Consulting Group for Supplemental Building Division Plan Check Consultant
Services.
8. Authorize the Town Manager to execute a Second Amendment for a time extension only for
an Agreement for Consultant Services with Mintier Harnish for Preparation of the General
Plan update and Environmental Impact Report.
9. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute the First Amendment to the Consultant Services
Agreement with Mott MacDonald Group, Inc. for the Los Gatos Creek Trail to Highway 9
Trailhead Connector Project (CIP No. 832-4505) in an Amount Not to Exceed $90,000 for a
Total Contract Amount of $576,747.
Opened public comment.
No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Badame to approve Consent Items 1-9. Seconded by
Council Member Ristow.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Susan Burnett-Novick
- Commented in opposition of increasing housing density especially in established
neighborhoods.
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Town Council Meeting of August 17, 2021
DATE: August 17, 2021
Verbal Communications - continued
Lee Fagot
- Requested the Finance Commission or a new committee be tasked with researching
cannabis tax as a potential revenue source; commented in opposition of the Town Attorney
researching cannabis tax as a potential source of revenue.
Mr. C.
- Commented in opposition of Critical Race Theory (CRT).
Rob Moore
- Commented in support of increasing housing opportunities.
Eden
- Commented in opposition of the rainbow crosswalks, CRT, and the listen, learn, change,
grow campaign and requested Mayor Sayoc resign.
Lynley Hogan
- Commented in opposition of “LGBTQ” as an organization.
Tony Alarcon
- Commend in opposition of adding more housing due to fire safety hazard.
Cecil
- Commented in opposition of CRT opposers.
Joe
- Commented in support of the environment and requested Los Gatos Creek clean-up
assistance.
OTHER BUSINESS
10. Approve Addendum to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Memorandum of Understanding.
Lisa Velasco, Human Resources Director, presented the staff report.
Opened public comment.
No one spoke.
Closed public comment.
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Town Council Meeting of August 17, 2021
DATE: August 17, 2021
Other Business item #10 - continued
Council discussed the item.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Badame to approve an addendum to the American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Memorandum of
Understanding as contained in Attachment 1. Seconded by Vice Mayor Rennie.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
11. Discuss and Provide Direction on the Following Actions to Continue the Town’s Support of
Economic Recovery and Community Vitality in Response to the Ongoing COVID-19
Pandemic, Including:
a. Temporary Krail Parklets:
1. Extend Sunset Date for Dining Establishments until January 31, 2022 and Approve a
Budget Adjustment of $40,000 from American Rescue Plan (ARPA);
2. Provide Direction on Temporary Tents and Other Weather Protection Structures,
Including Enforcement;
b. Semi-Permanent Parklets:
1. Allocate Additional Funding of $680,000 from the Town’s ARPA Allocation to Meet
the Response of Businesses to the Subsidized Parklet and Grant Application Process;
and
c. Debrief the Chamber of Commerce’s Thursday Night Promenade Events in which the
Town Provided Financial Support.
Monica Renn, Economic Vitality Manager, presented the staff report.
Opened public comment.
Amy Davis, NUMU
- Commented in support of extending the promenade events.
Catherine Somers, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
- Commented in support of the item and extending promenade style events for Summer
2022.
Closed public comment.
Council discussed the item.
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DATE: August 17, 2021
Other Business item #11 - continued
MOTION: Motion by Vice Mayor Rennie to approve an extended krail parklet sunset date for
dining establishments until January 31, 2022 and approve a budget adjustment of
$40,000 from American Rescue Plan (ARPA). Seconded by Council Member Hudes.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Badame to continue to disallow vertical barriers,
banner, or shades of any kind, and temporary tents and other weather protection
covers except for umbrellas and movable sail-type shade covers and those already
permitted within the temporary krail parklets through the duration of the temporary
krail parklet program; enforce these requirements through typical Code Compliance
practices; and allow vertical components between parklets no taller than krail.
Seconded by Council Member Hudes.
VOTE: Motion passed 4/1, Vice Mayor Rennie opposed.
MOTION: Motion by Vice Mayor Rennie to allocate additional funding of $680,000 from the
Town’s ARPA allocation to meet the response of businesses to the Subsidized Parklet
and Grant application process and to bring the item back to Council in three (3)
months for updates. Seconded by Council Member Ristow.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
The Town Council provided a debrief regarding the Thursday Night Promenade events.
The meeting recessed at 8:57 p.m. and began again at 9:07 p.m.
12. Review the Fiscal Year 2021/22 – 2025/26 Capital Improvement Program Budget and
Determine Any Additional Investments Based on Additional Funding Allocated for Capital
Purposes.
Matt Morley, Parks and Public Works Director, presented the staff report.
Opened public comment.
Maureen Capon-Javey, Arts and Cultural Commission
- Commented in support of allocating funding for the two Public Arts projects.
Tom Spilsbury, Arts and Cultural Commission
- Commented in support of allocating funding for the two Public Arts projects.
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DATE: August 17, 2021
Other Business item #12 - continued
Ellis Weeker, Arts and Cultural Commission
- Commented in support of allocating funding for the two Public Arts projects.
Amy Fausnacht, Arts and Cultural Commission
- Commented in support of allocating funding for the two Public Arts projects.
Kevin Arroyo
- Commented in support of allocating funding for the Union Avenue Community Garden
project.
Lynley Hogan
- Requested other art installations to be considered if funding were allocated to the Public
Arts projects.
Mr. C
- Commented in opposition of the proposed Public Art projects.
Closed public comment.
Council discussed the item.
MOTION: Motion by Vice Mayor Rennie to return to Council with designs, including pricing,
for security enhancements at the Civic Center; allocate $35,000 for the Union
Avenue Community Garden project, $32,000 for two public art projects and seek
additional community input, $75,000 for the Lynne Avenue Pedestrian Path Design,
$200,000 for Blossom Hill Road Traffic Calming, and $400,000 for Downtown Parking
Signage; and utilize $500,000 during the 2021 winter season for fire fuel reduction
but retain $250,000 for FEMA match. Seconded by Council Member Ristow.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
13. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute Agreements for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and
Inclusion (JEDI) Consultant Services:
a. American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley Insights (ALF) for External Community Efforts
with an Expenditure Budget Adjustment in the Amount of $54,000 from the General
Fund Capital/Special Projects Reserve and
b. ReadySet for Internal Town Organizational Work with an Expenditure Budget
Adjustment in the Amount of $50,000 from the General Fund Capital/Special Projects
Reserve.
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DATE: August 17, 2021
Other Business item #13 - continued
Holly Zappala, Administrative Analyst, presented the staff report.
Opened public comment.
Lynley Hogan
- Commented in opposition of the item.
Mr. C
- Commented in opposition of the item.
Rob Moore
- Commented in support of the item.
Amy Davis, NUMU Executive Director
- Commented in support if the item.
Kefi
- Commented in opposition of the item.
Closed public comment.
Council discussed the item.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Badame to authorize the Town Manager to execute
agreements for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) consultant services with
American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley Insights (ALF) for external community
efforts with an expenditure budget adjustment in the amount of $54,000 from the
General Fund Capital/Special Projects Reserve and ReadySet for internal town
organizational work with an expenditure budget adjustment in the amount of
$50,000 from the General Fund Capital/Special Projects Reserve. Seconded by
Council Member Hudes.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
14. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Los Gatos Town Code to
Include Gender-Neutral Pronouns by Eliminating any Gender Preference Language Within
the Los Gatos Town Code and Amending Sections Regarding Grammatical Interpretation to
Indicate that Whenever a Gender-Neutral Personal Pronoun is Used, it Shall be Deemed to
Include the Feminine and Masculine Also.
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DATE: August 17, 2021
Public Hearing item #14 - continued
Shelley Neis, Town Clerk, presented the staff report.
Opened public comment.
Suzanne
- Commented in opposition of the item.
Closed public comment.
Council discussed the item.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Ristow to introduce an ordinance amending the Los
Gatos Town Code to include gender-neutral Pronouns by Eliminating any Gender
Preference Language Within the Los Gatos Town Code and amending sections
regarding grammatical interpretation to indicate that whenever a gender-neutral
personal pronoun is used, it shall be deemed to include the feminine and masculine
also, by title only. Seconded by Vice Mayor Rennie.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
The Town Clerk read the title of the ordinance.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
No one spoke.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 11:15 p.m.
Submitted by:
_____________________________________
/s/ Jenna De Long, Deputy Clerk
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
AUGUST 17, 2021
110 EAST MAIN STREET
LOS GATOS, CA
Marico Sayoc, Mayor
Rob Rennie, Vice Mayor
Mary Badame, Council Member
Matthew Hudes, Council Member PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS
Marie Ristow, Council Member
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
AUGUST 17, 2021
7:00 PM
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AUGUST 17, 2021 MEETING
This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic means consistent with
State of California Executive Order N-29- 20 dated March 17, 2020, regarding the COVID- 19
pandemic. Members of the public can participate in the meeting by attending in person in the
Council Chamber at 110 E. Main Street or by joining the Zoom webinar (log in information
provided below). Due to the provisions of the Santa Clara County Health Officer to take action
to minimize the spread of COVID-19 social distancing and mask requirements will be observed
for all attending in person.
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
AUGUST 17, 2021
7:00 PM
MEETING CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COUNCIL / MANAGER MATTERS
CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent Items 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 Items for comment and action. A member of the public may request
to pull an item from Consent by following the Participation Instructions contained on Page 2 of
this agenda. If an item is pulled, the Mayor has the sole discretion to determine when the item
will be heard. 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 Items be acted on
simultaneously.)
1. Approve Closed Session Minutes of the August 3, 2021 Town Council Meeting.
2. Approve Minutes of the August 3, 2021 Town Council Meeting.
3. Receive the Fourth Quarter Investment Report (April through June 2021) for Fiscal Year
2020/21.
4. Appoint Mayor Marico Sayoc as the Town’s Voting Delegate and Vice Mayor Rob Rennie
as the Town’s Alternate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference Scheduled
for September 20 - 24, 2021 in Sacramento.
5. Annexation Application AN21-001. Project Location: 16030 Winterbrook Road. Property
Owner/Applicant: Alireza Zarrabi.
Adopt a resolution to set a date for consideration of the reorganization of an
uninhabited area designated as Winterbrook No. 6, approximately 0.319 Acres on
property pre-zoned R-1:8. APN 523-26-013.
6. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute an Agreement for Consultant Services with
O’Brien Code Consulting, Inc. for Building Division Plan Check Consultant Services.
7. Authorize the Town Manager to execute an Agreement for Consultant Services with
Interwest Consulting Group for Supplemental Building Division Plan Check Consultant
Services.
8. Authorize the Town Manager to execute a Second Amendment for a time extension only
for an Agreement for Consultant Services with Mintier Harnish for Preparation of the
General Plan update and Environmental Impact Report.
9. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute the First Amendment to the Consultant
Services Agreement with Mott MacDonald Group, Inc. for the Los Gatos Creek Trail to
Highway 9 Trailhead Connector Project (CIP No. 832-4505) in an Amount Not to Exceed
$90,000 for a Total Contract Amount of $576,747.
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VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Town Council
on any matter that is not listed on the agenda consistent with the Participation Instructions
contained on Page 2 of this 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.)
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items consistent with the Participation Instructions contained on Page 2 of this agenda.)
10. Approve Addendum to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees Memorandum of Understanding.
11. Discuss and Provide Direction on the Following Actions to Continue the Town’s Support
of Economic Recovery and Community Vitality in Response to the Ongoing COVID-19
Pandemic, Including:
a. Temporary Krail Parklets:
1. Extend Sunset Date for Dining Establishments until January 31, 2022 and
Approve a Budget Adjustment of $40,000 from American Rescue Plan (ARPA);
2. Provide Direction on Temporary Tents and Other Weather Protection Structures,
Including Enforcement;
b. Semi-Permanent Parklets:
1. Allocate Additional Funding of $680,000 from the Town’s ARPA Allocation to
Meet the Response of Businesses to the Subsidized Parklet and Grant
Application Process; and
c. Debrief the Chamber of Commerce’s Thursday Night Promenade Events in which
the Town Provided Financial Support.
12. Review the Fiscal Year 2021/22 – 2025/26 Capital Improvement Program Budget and
Determine Any Additional Investments Based on Additional Funding Allocated for
Capital Purposes.
13. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute Agreements for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and
Inclusion (JEDI) Consultant Services:
a. American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley Insights (ALF) for External Community
Efforts with an Expenditure Budget Adjustment in the Amount of $54,000 from the
General Fund Capital/Special Projects Reserve and
b. ReadySet for Internal Town Organizational Work with an Expenditure Budget
Adjustment in the Amount of $50,000 from the General Fund Capital/Special
Projects Reserve.
PUBLIC HEARINGS (Applicants/Appellants, their representative, and members of the public may
address the Council on any public hearing item consistent with the Participation Instructions
contained on Page 2 of this agenda. Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be
allotted up to a total of five 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 three
minutes maximum for closing statements. Items requested/recommended for continuance are
subject to Council’s consent at the meeting.)
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14. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Los Gatos Town Code to
Include Gender-Neutral Pronouns by Eliminating any Gender Preference Language
Within the Los Gatos Town Code and Amending Sections Regarding Grammatical
Interpretation to Indicate that Whenever a Gender-Neutral Personal Pronoun is Used, it
Shall be Deemed to Include the Feminine and Masculine Also.
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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