Finance Commission
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · March 11, 2024
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
FINANCE COMMISSION
MINUTES
Minutes of the Finance Commission Meeting
March 11, 2024
The Finance Commission of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a meeting in person and utilizing
teleconferencing means on Monday, March 11, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:04 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Vice Chair Linda Reiners, Commissioner Andrew Howard, Commissioner Ashby Monk,
Commissioner Joe Rodgers, Vice Mayor Matthew Hudes, and Council Member Rob Rennie
(Zoom)
Absent: Chair Phil Koen
Town Staff Present: Town Manager Laurel Prevetti, Assistant Town Manager Katy Nomura,
Finance Director Gitta Ungvari, Parks and Public Works Director Nicolle Burnham, Town
Engineer Gary Heap, Senior Administrative Analyst Stefanie Hockemeyer, Accounting Manager
Eric Lemon, and Town Clerk Wendy Wood.
CONSENT ITEMS
1. Approve the Minutes of the February 12, 2024, Finance Commission Regular Meeting
2. Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Report for January 2024
3. Recommend that the Town Council Receive the Independent Accountants’ Report on
Agreed-Upon Procedures on Measure G Revenues and Expenditures for the Period July 1,
2022 to June 30, 2023
4. Receive FY 2022/23 Federal Single Audit Report
5. Receive the California Employer’s Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT) Strategy 1 Market Value
Summary Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2023 and the Performance Report as
of January 31, 2024.
6. Receive the California Employer’s Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT) Strategy 2 Market
Value Summary Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2023 and Performance as of
January 31, 2024
7. Receive the Investment Policy and Recommend No Changes to the Town Council Regarding
the Town’s Investment Policy
There was no public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Howard to approve the consent Items. Seconded by
Commissioner Rogers.
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VOTE: Motion passed 4-0
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Darrel Miller
- Requested that Finance Commission meetings be posted with video and audio.
OTHER BUSINESS
8. Review and Adopt the Finance Commission 2024 Workplan and Meeting Dates
Finance Director Gitta Ungvari presented the staff report.
The Commission asked questions and discussed the item.
Staff addressed the Commissioners’ questions.
There was no public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Monk to adopt the Finance Commission 2024 workplan
and meeting dates. Seconded by Commissioner Howard.
VOTE: Motion passed 4-0
9. Discuss and Establish Three Ad Hoc Subcommittees Comprised of Less Than a Quorum of
the Commission’s Citizen Appointees to Address the Five-Year Capital Plan, the Unfunded
Pension Liability/CalPERS, and the Council Priority Score Card
Finance Director Gitta Ungvari presented the staff report.
The Commission discussed the item and established three Ad Hoc Subcommittees. The
subcommittees are:
1. Five Year Capital Plan – Chair Koen and Commissioner Rogers
2. Unfunded Pension Liability/CalPERS – Commissioner Howard and Commissioner
Monk
3. Council Priority Score Card – Vice Chair Reiners
Staff addressed the Commissioners’ questions.
There was no public comment.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Howard to establish three ad hoc subcommittees
comprised of less than a quorum of the Commission’s citizen appointees to
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address the Five-Year Capital Plan, the Unfunded Pension Liability/CalPERS, and
the Council Priority Score Card. Seconded by Commissioner Monk.
VOTE: Motion passed 4-0
10. Review and Provide Feedback on the Reasonableness and Completeness of the Town’s
Five-Year Capital Plan Taken as a Whole
Parks and Public Works Director Nicolle Burnham presented the staff report.
The Commission asked questions and discussed the item.
Staff addressed the Commissioners’ questions.
There was no public comment.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
March 11, 2024, meeting as approved by the
Finance Commission.
/s/ Eric Lemon, Finance and Accounting Manager
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
FINANCE COMMISSION AGENDA
MARCH 11, 2024
110 EAST MAIN STREET
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5:00 PM
Phil Koen, Chair
Linda Reiners, Vice Chair
Andrew Howard, Commissioner
Ashby Monk, Commissioner
Joe Rodgers, Commissioner
Matthew Hudes, Vice 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 Zoom Webinar (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.
This meeting will be teleconferenced pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(b)(3).
Council Member Rob Rennie will be participating from a teleconference location at 400
Fairview Blvd # 172, Incline Village, NV 89451. The teleconference location shall be accessible to
the public and the agenda will be posted at the teleconference locations 72 hours before the
meeting.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is welcome to provide oral comments in real-time during the meeting in three ways:
Zoom Webinar (Online): Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device. Please click this
URL to join: https://losgatosca-gov.zoom.us/j/84900234481?pwd=yU0df-8jrAkCWM_Ll83-
iQY6qEV7gg.IQR-LAzX1jg9DnoC
Passcode: 347436 You can also type in 84900234481 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the Zoom
website at and use passcode 347436.
- When the Mayor 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.
Telephone: Please dial (877) 3361839 for US Toll-free or (636) 651-0008 for US
Toll. (Conference code: 1052180)
- If you are participating by calling in, press #2 on your telephone keypad to raise your
hand.
In-Person: Please complete a “speaker’s card” located on the back of the chamber benches and
return it to the Town Clerk before the meeting or when the Chair announces the item for which
you wish to speak.
NOTES: (1) Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes or less at the Chair’s discretion.
(2) If you are unable to participate in real-time, you may email to Clerk@losgatosca.gov the
subject line “Public Comment Item #__ ” (insert the item number relevant to your comment). All
comments received will become part of the record.
(3) Deadlines to submit written comments are:
- 11:00 a.m. the Thursday before the Commission meeting for inclusion in the agenda packet.
- 11:00 a.m. the Friday before the Commission meeting for inclusion in an addendum.
- 11:00 a.m. on the day of the Commission meeting for inclusion in a desk item.
(4) Persons wishing to make an audio/visual presentation must submit the presentation
electronically to Clerk@losgatosca.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the Commission
meeting.
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CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVE REMOTE PARTICIPATION (This item is listed on the agenda in the event there is an
emergency circumstance requiring a Commissioner to participate remotely under AB 2449
(Government Code 54953)).
CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent 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 Minutes of the February 12, 2024, Finance Commission Regular Meeting
2. Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Report for January 2024
3. Recommend that the Town Council Receive the Independent Accountants’ Report on
Agreed-Upon Procedures on Measure G Revenues and Expenditures for the Period July
1, 2022 to June 30, 2023
4. Receive FY 2022/23 Federal Single Audit Report
5. Receive the California Employer’s Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT) Strategy 1 Market Value
Summary Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2023 and the Performance Report
as of January 31, 2024.
6. Receive the California Employer’s Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT) Strategy 2 Market
Value Summary Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2023 and Performance as of
January 31, 2024
7. Receive the Investment Policy and Recommend No Changes to the Town Council
Regarding the Town’s Investment Policy
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Commission
on any matter that is not listed on the agenda and is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
Finance 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 no more than three (3) minutes or such
time as authorized by the Chair.)
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
8. Review and Adopt the Finance Commission 2024 Workplan and Meeting Dates
9. Discuss and Establish Three Ad Hoc Subcommittees Comprised of Less Than a Quorum
of the Commission’s Citizen Appointees to Address the Five-Year Capital Plan, the
Unfunded Pension Liability/CalPERS, and the Council Priority Score Card
10. Review and Provide Feedback on the Reasonableness and Completeness of the Town’s
Five-Year Capital Plan Taken as a Whole
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]
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