Finance Commission
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · November 8, 2021
Minutes
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.
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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.
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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
Agenda
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-
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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.
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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.)
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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
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