Finance Commission
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · December 13, 2021
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
MEETING DATE: 1/10/2022
FINANCE COMMISSION
ITEM: 1
AGENDA REPORT
Minutes of the Finance Commission Meeting
December 13, 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, December 13, 2021, at 5:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:00 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: Assistant Town Manager Arn Andrews, Finance Director Stephen Conway, and
Finance and Budget Manager Gitta Ungvari.
COMMISIONER REPORTS
None
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approve Minutes of the December 6, 2021 Special Finance Commission Meeting.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Tinsley to approve the consent items Seconded by
Commissioner Park.
VOTE: Motion passed 5-0.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Finance Commission Meeting of December 13, 2021
DATE: December 15, 2021
OTHER BUSINESS
2. Continue Review of the Town Manager's Draft Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
(ACFR) for the Preceding Fiscal Year and Provide Written Comments and
Recommendations.
Opened Public Comment
None
Closed Public Comment.
Commissioners recommended changing the Governmental Activities Expense Discussion in the
MD&A to eliminate duplicate factors and add clarifying language on the definition of business
type activities.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Huddleston recommending to the Town Council to
receive the FY 2020/21 ACFR as recommended with the Finance Commission
changes. Seconded by Commissioner Dell.
VOTE: Motion passed 5-0.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 5:22 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
December 13, 2021 meeting as approved by the
Finance Commission.
/s/ Gitta Ungvari, Finance and Budget Manager
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
FINANCE COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
DECEMBER 13, 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
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 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: 862204. You can also type in 83455061798 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 MEETING AGENDA
DECEMBER 13, 2021
TELECONFERENCE
5:00 PM
RULES OF DECORUM AND CIVILTY
To conduct the business of the community in an effective and efficient manner, please follow
the meeting guidelines set forth in the Town Code and State law.
The Town does not tolerate disruptive conduct, which includes but is not limited to:
addressing the town Council without first being recognized;
interrupting speakers, Town Council, or Town staff;
continuing to speak after the allotted time has expired;
failing to relinquish the microphone when directed to do so;
repetitiously addressing the same subject.
Town Policy does not allow speakers to cede their commenting time to another speaker.
Disruption of the meeting may result in a violation of Penal Code Section 403.
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
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 the Draft Minutes of the December 6, 2021 Special Finance Commission
Meeting.
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.)
2. Continue Review of the Town Manager's Draft Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
(ACFR) for the Preceding Fiscal Year and Provide Written Comments and
Recommendations.
ADJOURNMENT
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