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Council Policy Committee

Regular Meeting

Los Gatos, CA · September 26, 2023

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TOWN OF LOS GATOS MEETING DATE: 10/24/2023 TOWN COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE ITEM NO: 1 Minutes of the Town Council Policy Committee Meeting September 26, 2023 The Town Council Policy Committee of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:00 P.M. ROLL CALL Members Present: Rob Moore, Matthew Hudes Staff Present: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager; Gabrielle Whelan, Town Attorney; Katy Nomura, Assistant Town Manager; Wendy Wood, Town Clerk; Joel Paulson, Community Development Director; Holly Young, Senior Management Analyst. CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION) 1. Approve Minutes of the August 22, 2023 Council Policy Committee Meeting. Opened public comment. None. Closed Public Comment. MOTION: Motion by Vice Chair/Council Member Hudes to approve the minutes of the August 22, 2023 Council Policy Committee meeting. Seconded by Chair/Council Member Moore. VOTE: Motion passed by a unanimous vote. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS Opened public comment. Lee Fagot - Commented about concerns with Builder’s Remedy applications and the Housing Element process. 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: Minutes of the Council Policy Committee Meeting of September 26, 2023 DATE: October 24, 2023 Closed Public Comment. OTHER BUSINESS 2. Review Policies for Commission, Board, Committee, and Council Recusal. Gabrielle Whelan, Town Attorney, presented the staff report. Opened public comment. None. Closed Public Comment. After discussion, the Committee asked staff to revise the memorandum with additional examples of common law bias and expand on the Political Reform Act regarding how it relates to campaign contributions; distribute the memorandum to the full Council and other Town bodies as appropriate; and add it to the Commissioners’ Handbook, Town Council Handbook, and election materials. The Committee also asked staff to re-examine page 5 of the Town Council Code of Conduct Policy regarding Councilmembers not being permitted to serve on boards of directors of non- profit organizations which receive funding or in-kind contributions from the Town. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m. This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the September 26, 2023 meeting as approved by the Town Council Policy Committee. /s/ Holly Young, Senior Management Analyst

Agenda

TOWN OF LOS GATOS COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE AGENDA SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 110 EAST MAIN STREET TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOS GATOS, CA 5:00 PM Rob Moore, Council Member Matthew Hudes, Council Member This meeting will be held in-person at the Town Council Chambers at 110 E. Main Street. Members of the public may only provide public comments for the agenda item in-person. PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS The Town of Los Gatos strongly encourages your active participation in the public process, which is the cornerstone of democracy. If you are interested in providing oral comments during the meeting, you must attend in-person and complete a “speaker’s card” located on the back of the chamber benches and return it to the staff. If you wish to speak to an item on the agenda, please list the item number. The time allocated to speakers may change to better facilitate the Board meeting. 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 will be asked to provide their full name and to state whether they are a resident of the Town of Los Gatos. This information is optional and not required. Deadlines for Public Comment and Presentations are as follows: 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 Board must provide the comments as follows: For inclusion in the regular packet: by 11:00 a.m. the Friday before the Committee meeting For inclusion in an Addendum: by 11:00 a.m. the Monday or Tuesday before the Committee meeting For inclusion in a Desk Item: by 11:00 a.m. on the day of the Committee meeting Persons wishing to make an audio/visual presentation on any agenda item must submit the presentation electronically, either in person or via email to Clerk@LosGatosCA.Gov to the by 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Page 1 MEETING CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent Items are considered routine Town business and may be approved by one motion. Any member of the Committee may request to have an item removed from the Consent Items for comment and action. Members of the public may provide input on any or multiple Consent Item(s) when the Chair asks for public comments on the Consent Items. If you wish to comment, please follow the Participation Instructions contained on Page 2 of this agenda. If an item is removed, the Chair has the sole discretion to determine when the item will be heard.) 1. Approve Minutes of the August 22, 2023 Council Policy Committee Meeting. 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 Chair, 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.) 2. Review Policies for Commission, Board, Committee, and Council Recusal. ADJOURNMENT Page 2

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