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Finance Commission

Regular Meeting

Los Gatos, CA · November 8, 2021

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TOWN OF LOS GATOS MEETING DATE: 12/6/2021 FINANCE COMMISSION ITEM NO: 1 AGENDA REPORT Minutes of the Finance Commission Meeting November 8, 2021 The Finance Commission of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a regular meeting utilizing teleconference and electronic means consistent with Government Code Section 54953, as Amended by Assembly Bill 361, in response to the state of emergency relating to COVID-19 and enabling teleconferencing accommodations by suspending or waiving specified provisions in the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et seq.) and Town of Los Gatos Resolution 2021-044 on Monday, November 8, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:02 P.M. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Ron Dickel, Vice Chair Kyle Park, Commissioner Stacey Dell, Commissioner Loreen Huddleston, Commissioner Rick Tinsley, Vice Mayor Rob Rennie, and Council Member Matthew Hudes. (All participating remotely.) Staff Present: Town Manager Laurel Prevetti, Assistant Town Manager Arn Andrews, Human Resource Director Lisa Velasco, Finance Director Stephen Conway, Finance and Budget Manager Gitta Ungvari. COMMISIONER REPORTS Receive Subcommittee Report The two Financial Processes Subcommittee members detailed a positive experience during the Finance Department sit-along meetings. Subcommittee members met the team and observed staff work, processes, procedures, separation of duties, and cross training. Subcommittee members also commented that it is desirable to get a stand-alone software for budget and financial report publication. Commissioner Park also reported a positive experience working with Town staff as a member of the Audit Selection Committee. CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION) 1. Approve Minutes of October 11, 2021 Finance Commission Meeting. 2. Receive the First Quarter Investment Report (July through September 2021) for Fiscal Year 2021/22. 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov PAGE 2 OF 3 SUBJECT: Minutes of the Finance Commission Meeting of November 8, 2021 DATE: November 16, 2021 Consent Items – continued MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Park to approve the consent items Seconded by Commissioner Huddleston. VOTE: Motion passed 5-0. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS None OTHER BUSINESS 3. Management Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) Review Arn Andrews, Assistant Town Manager, presented the report. The Commission discussed the item and provided feedback on information that they would like emphasized in the MD&A to provide a better understanding for the reader including:  Include recent relevant information (i.e., COVID pandemic effects and American Rescue Plan Act data) in the Financial Highlights  Present additional trend information (3 years where appropriate)  Provide additional pension discussion information in the Financial Highlights  Present data for operating expenditures as a percentage of available tax revenue. In addition, the Commission added a Special Finance Commission Meeting for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report review on December 6, 2021. Opened Public Comment None Closed Public Comment. 4. Discussion of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Arn Andrews, Assistant Town Manager, presented the report. Opened Public Comment None. PAGE 3 OF 3 SUBJECT: Minutes of the Finance Commission Meeting of November 8, 2021 DATE: November 16, 2021 Other Business Item #4 – continued Closed Public Comment. The Commission discussed the item. Commissioners requested staff add:  Prior year same period quarterly data to compare to current year actual period data,  Break down Department expenditures by discretionary and nondiscretionary items,  Salary and pension projections, and  Employee headcounts and vacancies by Department. 5. Discuss Topics for Future Commission Agendas. Commissioners requested that staff summarize the recently passed Infrastructure Bill. Chair Dickel encouraged Commissioners to reach out to him for further topics of discussion. Opened Public Comment. None. Closed Public Comment. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m. This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the November 8, 2021 meeting as approved by the Finance Commission. /s/ Gitta Ungvari, Finance and Budget Manager

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TOWN OF LOS GATOS FINANCE COMMISSION AGENDA NOVEMBER 08, 2021 TELECONFERENCE 5:00 PM Ron Dickel, Chair Kyle Park, Vice Chair Stacey Dell, Commissioner Loreen Huddleston, Commissioner Rick Tinsley, Commissioner Rob Rennie, Vice Mayor Matthew Hudes, Council Member IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE NOVEMBER 8, 2021 FINANCE COMMISSION MEETING This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic means consistent with Government Code Section 54953, as Amended by Assembly Bill 361, in response to the state of emergency relating to COVID-19 and enabling teleconferencing accommodations by suspending or waiving specified provisions in the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et seq.). Consistent with AB 361 and Town of Los Gatos Resolution 2021-044 this meeting will not be physically open to the public and the Council and/or Commissioners will be teleconferencing from remote locations. Members of the public can only participate in the meeting by joining the Zoom webinar (log in information provided below). PARTICIPATION If you are interested in providing oral comments real-time during the meeting, you must join the Zoom webinar.  Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join. https://losgatosca- gov.zoom.us/j/88248810505?pwd=K1BvLzBwM08waFVXL3d0SGdhTndQUT09 Passcode: 367957. You can also type in 88248810505 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join.  Join by Telephone: Dial: 877-336-1829 US Toll-free or USA 636 651 0002 US Toll Conference code: 986172 During the meeting:  When the Chair announces the item for which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in Zoom. If you are participating by phone on the Zoom app, press *9 on your telephone keypad to raise your hand. If you are participating by calling in, press #2 on your telephone keypad to raise your hand.  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 Commission meeting. If you are unable to participate in real-time, you may email to PublicComment@losgatosca.gov with the subject line “Public Comment Item #__ ” (insert the item number relevant to your comment) or “Verbal Communications – Non Agenda Item.” Comments will be reviewed and distributed before the meeting if received by 11:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting. All comments received will become part of the record. Page 1 of 3 TOWN OF LOS GATOS FINANCE COMMISSION AGENDA NOVEMBER 08, 2021 TELECONFERENCE 5:00 PM If you are interested in providing oral comments real-time during the meeting, you must join the Zoom webinar.  Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join. https://losgatosca- gov.zoom.us/j/88248810505?pwd=K1BvLzBwM08waFVXL3d0SGdhTndQUT09 Passcode: 367957. You can also type in 88248810505 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join.  Join by Telephone: Dial: 877-336-1829 US Toll-free or USA 636 651 0002 US Toll Conference code: 986172 REMOTE LOCATION PARTICIPANTS The following Committee Members are listed to permit them to appear electronically or telephonically at the Finance Commission meeting: CHAIR RON DICKEL, VICE CHAIR KYLE PARK, COMMISSIONER STACEY DELL, COMMISSIONER LOREEN HUDDLESTON, COMMISSIONER RICK TINSLEY, VICE MAYOR ROB RENNIE, AND COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEW HUDES. All votes during the teleconferencing session will be conducted by roll call vote. MEETING CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL COMMISSIONER REPORTS CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent Items are considered routine Town business and may be approved by one motion. Any member of the Commission may request to have an item removed from the Consent Items for comment and action. Members of the public may provide input on any or multiple Consent Item(s) when the Chair asks for public comments on the Consent Items. If you wish to comment, please follow the Participation Instructions contained on Page 2 of this agenda. If an item is removed, the Chair has the sole discretion to determine when the item will be heard.) 1. Approve Minutes of October 11, 2021 Finance Commission Meeting. 2. Receive the First Quarter Investment Report (July through September 2021) for Fiscal Year 2021/22. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Commission on any matter that is not listed on the agenda consistent with the Participation Instructions contained on Page 1 of this 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.) Page 2 of 3 OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following items consistent with the Participation Instructions contained on Page 1 of this agenda.) 3. Management Discussion & Analysis Review 4. Discussion of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) 5. Discuss Topics for Future Commission Agendas ADJOURNMENT Page 3 of 3

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