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Council Policy Committee

Regular Meeting

Los Gatos, CA · April 22, 2025

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TOWN OF LOS GATOS TOWN COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE Minutes of the Town Council Policy Committee Meeting April 22, 2025 5:00 P.M. The Town Council Policy Committee conducted a meeting in person. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:00 P.M. ROLL CALL Committee Members Present: Mayor Matthew Hudes, Council Member Badame. Staff Present: Chris Constantin, Town Manager; Katy Nomura, Assistant Town Manager; Gabrielle Whelan, Town Attorney; and Wendy Wood, Town Clerk. CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION) 1. Approve the Minutes of the March 25, 2025, Policy Committee Regular Meeting. There was no public comment. MOTION: Motion by Council Member Badame to approve consent item one. Seconded by Mayor Hudes. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no verbal communications. OTHER BUSINESS 2. Discuss and Consider a New Town Council Policy: Board, Committee, and Commission Code of Conduct. Wendy Wood, Town Clerk, presented the staff report. There was no public comment. 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov PAGE 2 OF 2 The committee discussed the proposed revisions and made the following recommended changes: Section II. Town Board, Committees, and Commissions Roles and Responsibilities  Add a sentence to the first paragraph stating: “Commissioners serve at the will of the Council.” Section IV. Legal Requirement  Add subsection (G) stating: Matters to be done outside of the Commission meeting will require Town Council approval through the work plan before any such activity may be performed on behalf of the Town or Commission.” Section VI. Commission Communication  Add a sentence to subsection B(1) stating: “This can be accomplished by using language such as: “Speaking for myself and not on behalf of the Commission or the Town . . .” The committee also discussed the desk item received related to public comment during a meeting and determined it would be more appropriate to include clarifying language in the Agenda Format and Rules Policy. MOTION: Motion by Council Member Badame to recommend bringing this policy to the Town Council with the recommended changes. Seconded by Mayor Hudes. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 5:59 p.m. This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the April 22, 2025, meeting as approved by the Town Council Policy Committee. /s/Wendy Wood, Town Clerk

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TOWN OF LOS GATOS COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA APRIL 22, 2025 110 EAST MAIN STREET TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 5:00 PM Matthew Hudes, Mayor Mary Badame, Council Member 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: o For inclusion in the agenda packet: by 11:00 a.m. on the Thursday before the Commission meeting. o For inclusion in the agenda packet supplemental materials: by 11:00 a.m. the day before the Commission meeting. o For inclusion in a desk item: by 11:00 a.m. the day of the Commission 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 March 25, 2025, Policy Committee Regular Meeting. Page 1 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 Consider a New Town Council Policy: Board, Committee, and Commission Code of Conduct. 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]. NOTE The ADA access ramp to the Town Council Chambers is under construction and will be inaccessible through June 2025. Persons who require the use of that ramp to attend meetings are requested to contact the Clerk’s Office at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting date. Page 2

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