Finance Commission
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · May 8, 2023
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
FINANCE COMMISSION
Minutes of the Finance Commission Regular Meeting
May 8, 2023
The Finance Commission of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a regular meeting in person and
utilizing teleconferencing means on Tuesday, May 8, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Rick Tinsley, Vice Chair Phil Koen (participated remotely), Commissioner Stacey
Dell, Commissioner Andrew Howard, Mayor Maria Ristow, and Council Member Rob Rennie.
Absent: Commissioner Linda Reiners.
Town Staff Present: Town Manager Laurel Prevetti, Finance Director Gitta Ungvari, Public
Works Director Nicholle Burnham, and Town Clerk Wendy Wood.
CONSENT ITEM (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approve the Draft Minutes of the May 1, 2023, Finance Commission Special Meeting.
2. Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Report (March 2023).
3. Receive FY 2021/22 Federal Single Audit Report.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Howard to approve the consent items. Seconded by
Commissioner Dell.
VOTE: Motion passed 4-0 (Commissioner Reiners was absent).
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Susan Burnett
Requested the Commission identify the page number of the document under discussion.
OTHER BUSINESS
4. Conclude Recommendations to the Town Council Regarding the Proposed Fiscal Year (FY)
2023/24 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets
Finance Director Gitta Ungvari introduced the item.
Commissioners discussed the item and asked questions.
Staff addressed Commissioners’ questions.
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Opened Public Comment.
Ron Meyer
- Commented on capital projects and requested that Gantt charts be part of the reporting
associated with Capital Improvement Projects.
Rick Kananen
- Commented on providing additional funding for the Chamber of Commerce to help
produce more tax revenue by increasing sales tax and Transit Occupancy Tax.
Ellen Manzo, Veterans Memorial, and Support Foundation
- Commented on the services the Foundation provides and requested a grant for
$269,000 to pay off an outstanding construction loan for the Veterans Memorial.
Closed Public Comment.
MOTION: Motion by Vice Chair Koen to make a recommendation to the Town Council to
adjust the ERAF revenue estimate for FY 24 to $2.2 million from the budgeted
amount of $1.5. Seconded by Commissioner Howard.
VOTE: Motion passed 4-0 (Commissioner Reiners was absent).
MOTION: Motion by Vice Chair Koen to make a recommendation to the Town Council to
adjust the schedules C-9, C-10, C-14, and C-26 to expand the salary benefits line to
include salary, overtime, CalPERS Benefits, all other benefits, and OPEB pay as you
go benefits. Seconded by Chair Tinsley.
VOTE: Motion passed 4-0 (Commissioner Reiners was absent).
MOTION: Motion by Vice Chair Koen to make a recommendation to the Town Council to
direct staff to revise the schedules on pages B-5 and B-6 to add a column showing
the best estimate of funds to be spent within fiscal year 2024 by project. Seconded
by Commissioner Dell.
VOTE: Motion passed 4-0 (Commissioner Reiners was absent).
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
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This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
May 8, 2023, meeting as approved by the
Finance Commission.
/s/ Wendy Wood, Town Clerk
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Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
FINANCE COMMISSION AGENDA
MAY 8, 2023
110 EAST MAIN STREET AND TELECONFERENCE
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
LOS GATOS, CA
5:00 PM
Rick Tinsley, Chair
Phil Koen, Vice Chair
Stacey Dell, Commissioner
Andrew Howard, Commissioner
Linda Reiners, Commissioner
Maria Ristow, Mayor
Rob Rennie, Council Member
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This is a hybrid meeting and will be held in-person at the Town Council Chambers at 110 E. Main
Street and virtually through the Zoom webinar application (log-in information provided below).
Members of the public may provide public comments for agenda items in-person or virtually
through the Zoom webinar by following the instructions listed below. The live stream of the
meeting may be viewed on television and/or online at www.LosGatosCA.gov/TownYouTube.
The meeting will be teleconferenced pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(b)(3).
Commissioner Phil Koen will be participating from a teleconference location at 1101 Farwell
Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, 53704. This teleconference location shall be accessible to the public
and the agenda will be posted at the teleconference location 72 hours before the meeting.
PARTICIPATION
To provide oral comments in real-time during the meeting:
• Zoom webinar: Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this
URL to join: https://losgatosca-
gov.zoom.us/j/84071761435?pwd=dVlsVS8vRzRTYWp3T2ZKQnYrWWxkQT09
• Passcode: 214575. You can also type in 840 7176 1435 in the “Join a Meeting” page on
the Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join and use passcode: 214575.
o 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.
Join by telephone: Join by Telephone: Dial: USA 877 336 1839 US Toll-free or 636 651 0008
US Toll. Conference code: 686100.
o If you are participating by calling in, press #2 on your telephone keypad to raise your
hand.
In-Person: If you wish to speak during the meeting, please complete a “speaker’s card”
located on the back of the chamber benches and return it to the Town Clerk. If you wish to
speak to an item on the agenda, please list the item number. If you wish to speak on an item
NOT on the agenda, please list the subject and you may speak during the “Verbal
Communications” period. The time allocated to speakers may change to better facilitate the
Finance Commission meeting.
When called to speak, you may be asked to provide your full name and your town/city of
residence. This identifying information is optional and not a requirement for participation. 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 wish to speak to an item or items
on the Consent Calendar, please state which item number(s) you are commenting on at the
beginning of your time.
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RULES OF DECORUM AND CIVILITY
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 Finance Commission without first being recognized;
· Interrupting speakers, Finance Commissioners, 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.
APPROVE REMOTE PARTICIPATION (This item is listed on the agenda in the event there is an
emergency circumstance requiring a Council Member to participate remotely under AB 2449
(Government Code 54953)).
MEETING CALLED 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 Draft Minutes of the May 1, 2023, Finance Commission Special Meeting
2. Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Report (March 2023).
3. Receive FY 2021/22 Federal Single Audit Report
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Finance
Commission on any matter that is not listed on the 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.)
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
4. Conclude Recommendations to the Town Council Regarding the Proposed Fiscal Year
(FY) 2023/24 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets
ADJOURNMENT
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING,
PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK DEPARTMENT AT (408) 354-6834. NOTIFICATION 48 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING WILL ENABLE THE TOWN
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TO MAKE REASONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS MEETING [28 CFR §35.102-35.104]
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