Council Policy Committee
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · October 24, 2023
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN COUNCIL
POLICY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Minutes of the Town Council Policy Committee Meeting
October 24, 2023
The Town Council Policy Committee of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a regular meeting on
Tuesday, October 24, 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; Gitta Ungvari, Finance Director (by phone); Ryan Baker, Library Director; Nicolle
Burnham, Parks and Public Works Director; Holly Young, Senior Management Analyst.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approve Minutes of the September 26, 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
September 26, 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
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
- Commented that he would like to see the development of a new policy regarding
transparency, accountability, and Council oversight based on the Town’s Housing Element
submittal.
Closed Public Comment.
OTHER BUSINESS
2. Review the Town Council Potential Modifications to Town Council Policy 2-11:
Commission Appointments, Residency and Attendance Requirements, and Establishing a
Quorum and Make Recommendations to the Town Council on Potential Modifications.
Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager, presented the staff report.
Opened public comment.
Lee Quintana
- Commented that the General Plan Committee should be eliminated because it meets
infrequently and its main functions are the General Plan and Housing Element Updates.
Closed Public Comment.
MOTION: Motion by Vice Chair/Council Member Hudes to forward a recommendation to the
Town Council to approve the proposed modifications in Attachment 1 to Town
Council Policy 2-11: Commission Appointments, Residency and Attendance
Requirements, and Establishing a Quorum. Seconded by Chair/Council Member
Moore.
VOTE: Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
3. Discuss the Core Municipal Services Provided by the Town of Los Gatos.
Holly Young, Senior Management Analyst, presented the staff report.
Opened public comment.
Kimberly Snyder, New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) Executive Director
- Commented that the museum’s services are core to the Los Gatos community and asked
the Town to continue to invest in the museum.
Lee Quintana
- Commented that she was surprised that the Town and NUMU were not more officially
connected given the working partnerships.
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Lee Fagot
- Commented that he did not differentiate between the Town and NUMU.
Closed Public Comment.
The Committee received the report and provided feedback, including moving away from using
the term “core services” and using “municipal services” instead and considering “value-added”
services versus “non-value added” services through the eyes of community customers during
the next budget cycle.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:06 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
October 24, 2023 meeting as approved by the
Town Council Policy Committee.
/s/Holly Young, Senior Management Analyst
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Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE AGENDA
OCTOBER 24, 2023
110 EAST MAIN STREET
LOS GATOS, CA
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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.
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. Please list the item number or portion of the
agenda in which you would like to speak. The time allocated to speakers may change to better
facilitate the Committee meeting. You are welcome to submit written comments as described
below.
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 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 Committee must
provide the comments as follows:
For inclusion in the regular packet: by 11:00 a.m. the Thursday before the Committee
meeting
For inclusion in an Addendum: by 11:00 a.m. the Friday or Monday 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 by 3:00 p.m.
the day of the meeting.
MEETING CALL TO ORDER
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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 1 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 September 26, 2023, Council Policy Committee Meeting.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Committee 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.)
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
2. Review the Town Council Potential Modifications to Town Council Policy 2-11:
Commission Appointments, Residency and Attendance Requirements, and Establishing a
Quorum and Make Recommendations to the Town Council on Potential Modifications.
3. Discuss the Core Municipal Services Provided by the Town of Los Gatos.
ADJOURNMENT
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING,
PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK DEPARTMENT AT (408) 354-6834. NOTIFICATION 48 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING WILL ENABLE THE TOWN
TO MAKE REASONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS MEETING [28 CFR §35.102-35.104]
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