Council Policy Committee Special Meeting

TOWN OF LOS GATOS MEETING DATE: 12/10/2019 TOWN COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE ITEM NO: 1 Minutes of the Special Town Council Policy Committee Meeting November 25, 2019 The Town Council Policy Committee of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a special meeting on Monday, November 25, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:00 P.M. ROLL CALL Members Present: Marcia Jensen, Barbara Spector. Staff Present: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager; Robert Schultz, Town Attorney; Joel Paulson, Community Development Director; Sally Zarnowitz, Planning Manager; Holly Zappala, Management Analyst. CONSENT ITEMS 1. Approve the Draft Minutes of October 22, 2019. Approved. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS None. OTHER BUSINESS Mayor Jensen requested Item 3 be reviewed first. 3. Discuss and Provide Direction on Potential Outdoor Lighting Regulation Modifications. Joel Paulson, Community Development Director, presented the staff report. After discussion, the Committee asked staff to return to the Committee with revised proposed lighting regulations, similar to the City of Campbell’s Lighting Design Standards, including the following considerations:  Regulate lighting by zone or district  Distinguish between permanent and temporary lighting  Eliminate vague language 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: Minutes of the Regular Town Council Policy Committee Meeting of November 25, 2019 DATE: December 10, 2019  Update terminology to include modern types of signs and eliminate obsolete references  Maintain Hillside restrictions and adjust language to ensure enforceability  Reduce restrictions on commercial signage  Allow projected wall art as part of a Special Event Permit  Consider allowing string lighting on private property on a permanent basis 2. Provide Direction on Potential Modifications to the Below Market Price Housing Program Regulations. Joel Paulson, Community Development Director, presented the staff report. Sarah Chaffin -Commented that the Town’s Below Market Price Housing Guidelines should allow eligibility for households who earn up to 120% or 150% of the Area Median Income (AMI) to accommodate people in households unable to afford housing in Los Gatos at market rate, but with incomes too high to qualify at the current 80% AMI eligibility limit (the “missing middle”). After discussion, the Committee asked staff to return to the Committee with revised proposed Below Market Price Housing Program Guidelines, including increasing the eligibility limit to 120% AMI, adjusting the requirements for purchases and rentals to correspond with each other, and making other revisions as identified by Committee members. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 5:04 p.m. This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the November 25, 2019 meeting as approved by the Town Council Policy Committee. /s/ Holly Zappala, Management Analyst C:\Users\Public\Documents\MeetingMunicodeDocumentProcessing\398054a9-bffc-4b86-8fd0-d64860b6938c\MEET-Minutes- 69b6b03976384ef593e3f0af61a03f5d.docx