Council Policy Committee
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · September 24, 2024
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE
Minutes of the Town Council Policy Committee Meeting
September 24, 2024
5:00 P.M.
The Town Council Policy Committee conducted a regular meeting in-person.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Members Present: Chair/Council Member Maria Ristow and Vice Chair/Vice Mayor Matthew
Hudes.
Staff Present: Gabrielle Whelan, Town Attorney, and Wendy Wood, Town Clerk.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approve Minutes of the August 27, 2024, Council Policy Committee Meeting.
There was no public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Vice Chair Hudes to approve the consent item. Seconded by Chair
Ristow.
VOTE: Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were no verbal communications.
OTHER BUSINESS
2. Discuss and Recommend Modifications to Commission Appointments, Residency and
Attendance Requirements, and Establishing a Quorum Policy 2-11 Related to Attendance.
Wendy Wood, Town Clerk, presented the staff report.
There was no public comment.
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SUBJECT: Draft Minutes of the Council Policy Committee Meeting of September 24, 2024
DATE: September 26, 2024
The Committee asked questions, discussed the item, and supported the following redline
revisions: adding excused and unexcused absences and setting the allowable limits at twenty
percent for unexcused absences and thirty-five percent for total absences; adding a meeting
recess in July for all Commissions; adding a two-hour time limit for all Commission meetings
with the exceptions of the Planning Commission and the Historic Preservation Committee, and
meetings containing discussion regarding the Town’s annual budget, and minor clean-up
changes to address inconsistencies within the Policy. The Committee also requested additional
changes to address any conflicts in the Policy with the Finance Commission ordinance.
The Committee discussed the Youth Commissioners’ participation in Adult Commissions in
relation to concerns about attendance and the implications of the 700 filing requirement. The
Committee requested feedback from the Youth Commission regarding their preferred level of
participation in Adult Commissions.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
September 24, 2024, meeting as approved by
the Town Council Policy Committee.
/s/ Wendy Wood, Town Clerk
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
110 EAST MAIN STREET
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5:00 PM
Maria Ristow, Chair
Matthew Hudes, Vice Chair
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: by 11:00 a.m. the Thursday 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: by 11:00 a.m. the day of the Commission 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.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
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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 August 27, 2024, 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. 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. Discuss and Make a Recommendation to the Town Council to Approve the Modifications
to Town Council Policy 2-11 “Commission Appointments, Residency and Attendance
Requirements, and Establishing a Quorum” Related to Attendance.
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]
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