Council Policy Committee
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · April 22, 2025
Minutes
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.
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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
Agenda
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.
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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.
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