Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission

TOWN OF LOS GATOS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COMMISSION AGENDA *AMENDED* OCTOBER 16, 2025 110 EAST MAIN STREET TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 5:00 PM Gordon Yamate, Chair Diane Fisher, Vice Chair Carmen Lo, Commissioner D. Michael Kane, Commissioner Tooba Ahmed, Commissioner Vacant, Commissioner Vacant, Commissioner Anne Lamborn, Arts and Culture Commissioner Gregory Gentile, Community Health and Senior Services Commissioner HOW TO PARTICIPATE This meeting will be held in-person at the Town Council Chambers at 110 East Main Street. Vice Chair Fisher will be participating by telephone from a remote location at 1658 Kearney St, Denver, CO 80220. The telephone location shall be accessible to the public and the agenda will be posted at the telephone location 72 hours before the meeting. 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 supplemental materials: by 11:00 a.m. the day of the Commission meeting. Page 1 CALL MEETING TO ORDER ROLL CALL VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission on any matter that is not listed on the agenda and is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. To ensure all agenda items are heard, this portion of the agenda is limited to 30 minutes. 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. Each speaker is limited to three minutes or such time as authorized by the Chair.) CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent Calendar 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 Draft Minutes of the September 18, 2025 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission Regular Meeting. OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following items.) 2. Receive Board, Committee, and Commission Roles and Responsibilities, Code of Conduct Policy Training 3. Discuss Outreach to the Community in the Categories of (1) Education/Schools, (2) Religious Groups, (3) Businesses, and (4) Non-Profits/Service Organizations Regarding Opportunities for Collaboration (Work Plan Item 3 Related to DEI Plan Goal C, Item 1.a.i.). 4. Discuss Ways the DEI Commission Can Make Visible the Equity Issues that Matter to the Larger Community, Including Action Items to Promote the Safety and Inclusivity of its Community Members (Work Plan Discussion Item C. Related to DEI Plan Goal A.2.a.). COMMISSIONER/STAFF LIAISON REPORTS 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