Council Policy Committee
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · January 27, 2026
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE
Minutes of the Town Council Policy Committee Special Meeting
January 27, 2026
5:00 P.M.
The Town Council Policy Committee conducted a special meeting in person.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Mayor Rob Moore and Council Member Badame.
Staff Present: Chris Constantin, Town Manager; Gabrielle Whelan, Town Attorney; and Wendy
Wood, Town Clerk.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approve the December 8, 2025, Policy Committee Special Meeting Minutes.
MOTION: Motion by Mayor Moore to approve the consent calendar. Seconded by Council
Member Badame.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Member of the Public
- Commented on various concerns.
OTHER BUSINESS
2. Appoint a Chair and a Vice Chair
Council Member Badame introduced the item.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Badame to appoint Mayor Moore as the Chair.
Seconded by Mayor Moore.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
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MOTION: Motion by Mayor Moore to appoint Council Member Badame as the Vice Chair.
Seconded by Council Member Badame.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
Member of the Public
- Commented in support of the appointments.
The committee announced they would be discussing item four before item three.
3. Discuss and Confirm the Council Policy Committee Meeting Schedule for 2026
Wendy Wood, Town Clerk, presented the staff report.
The Committee discussed the proposed options for the meeting schedule.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Badame to approve the [monthly] meeting
scheduled with the cancellation of the November and December meetings.
Seconded by Mayor Moore.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
4. Develop 2026 Work Plan for the Council Policy Committee
Wendy Wood, Town Clerk, presented the staff report.
Member of the Public
- Commented on the publishing and recording of the minutes.
The Committee discussed the proposed work plan items and requested the following items be
removed and added:
Remove a review of the Social Media Policy
Add develop a Disruption of Audio/Video Service Policy for Council Meeting
Add a review of the Elected Officials Travel and Expense Policy
Add a review of principles for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
Add a review of the use of Town Plan documents
Add a discussion on how Council policies are formulated
The committee also discussed prioritization of the items and requested the top five be as
follows:
Develop a Public Records Request Policy
Develop Disruption of Audio/Video Service Policy for Council Meeting
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Elected Officials Travel and Expense Policy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
Review of the current practices for minutes and records of meetings
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Badame to approve the modified workplan.
Seconded by Mayor Moore.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:10 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
January 27, 2026, meeting as approved by the
Town Council Policy Committee.
/s/ Wendy Wood, Town Clerk
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
JANUARY 27, 2026
110 EAST MAIN STREET
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5:00 PM
Rob Moore, Mayor
Mary Badame, Council Member
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This meeting will be held in person at the location listed above. Members of the public may
provide written or oral comments on agenda items by following the instructions listed at the end
of the agenda.
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 December 8, 2025, Policy Committee Special Meeting Minutes
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Committee on
any matter that is not listed on the agenda and is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
Committee. During special meetings, members of the public are welcome to address the Committee
only on items 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. Appoint a Chair and a Vice Chair
3. Discuss and Confirm the Council Policy Committee Meeting Schedule for 2026
4. Develop 2026 Work Plan for the Council Policy Committee
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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NOTICE REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Materials related to an item on this agenda
submitted to the Commission after initial distribution of the agenda packets are available for public
inspection in the Clerk’s Office at Town Hall, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos and on the Town’s
website at www.losgatosca.gov. Commission agendas and related materials can be viewed online
at https://losgatos-ca.municodemeetings.com/.
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). Any person
wishing to submit written comments to be included in the materials provided to the Committee:
by 11:00 a.m. the day before the meeting for inclusion as an addendum or by 11:00 a.m. the day
of the meeting for inclusion as a desk item.
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