Finance Commission Special Meeting
Special MeetingLos Gatos, CA · March 9, 2021
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
MEETING DATE: 4/19/2021
FINANCE COMMISSION
ITEM NO: 2
AGENDA REPORT
Minutes of the Finance Commission Meeting
March 9, 2021
The Finance Commission of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a special meeting via
teleconference via COVID-10 Shelter in Place Guidelines on Monday, March 9, 2021, at 5:00
p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:01 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.)
Absent: None
Staff Present: Town Manager Laurel Prevetti, Town Attorney Rob Schultz, Assistant Town
Manager Arn Andrews, Finance Director Stephen Conway, Parks and Public Works Director
Matt Morley, and Finance and Budget Manager Gitta Ungvari.
CONSENT ITEM (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approve Minutes of the February 8, 2021 Finance Commission Meeting.
2. Receive the State Controller Financial Transactions Report Submittal for 2020.
3. Receive the 2nd Quarter Investment Report and Investment Policy.
MOTION: Motion by Vice Chair Kyle Park to approve consent items. Seconded by
Commissioner Loreen Huddleston.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Lee Fagot
- Commented that the link to the Finance Commission package was hard to find on the Town
website. He also commented that the budget should be developed based on historical data
and trendlines.
Closed Verbal Communication.
OTHER BUSINESS
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SUBJECT: Draft Minutes of the Finance Commission Meeting of March 9, 2021
DATE: April 13, 2021
4. Receive 2021/22 Commission Workplan and Discuss Upcoming April Meeting Content and
Scheduling.
Arn Andrews presented the staff report. Commission members discussed the item and staff
addressed Commission member questions. Commission members agreed to hold a special
meeting on April 19, 2021.
Opened Public Comment.
None
Closed Public Comment.
5. Receive Actuarial Presentation by Bartel and Associates.
Arn Andrews introduced the staff report and Joe D’Onofrio from Bartel Associates, the Town
actuarial consultant presented the report. Commissioners had an opportunity to ask clarifying
questions of actuarial assumptions and report development. Areas of note included the
development of assumed investment returns and utilization of third-party Capital Market
assumptions. The Commission requested supplemental materials for their next meeting which
staff and the consultant will be providing.
Opened Public Comment.
None
Closed Public Comment.
6. Review Capital Improvement Plan and Funding.
Matt Morley presented the review of the Capital Improvement Plan and funding. Commission
members discussed the item and staff addressed Commission member questions and
comments regarding the tabular presentation of the information.
Opened Public Comment.
None
Closed Public Comment.
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SUBJECT: Draft Minutes of the Finance Commission Meeting of March 9, 2021
DATE: April 13, 2021
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
March 9, 2021 meeting as approved by the
Finance Commission.
/s/ Gitta Ungvari, Finance and Budget Manager
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
FINANCE COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
MARCH 09, 2021
110 EAST MAIN STREET
LOS GATOS, CA
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 MARCH 9, 2021
FINANCE COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING
This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic means consistent with
State of California Executive Order N-29- 20 dated March 17, 2020, regarding the COVID- 19
pandemic. In accordance with Executive Order N-29- 20, the public may only view the meeting
online and not in the Council Chamber.
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: click this link to join:
https://losgatosca-
gov.zoom.us/j/87946799234?pwd=NzExU2NFUjBsNEM0bzRrbmFOQWdGZz09
Passcode: : 842271. You can also type in 87946799234 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 SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
MARCH 09, 2021
110 EAST MAIN STREET
LOS GATOS, CA
5:00 PM
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 and may be
approved by one motion. Any member of the Finance Commission or public may request to
have an item removed from the Consent Items for comment and action. A member of the public
may request to pull an item from Consent by following the Participation Instructions contained
on page 2 of this agenda. If an item is pulled, the Chair has the sole discretion to determine
when the item will be heard. Unless there are separate discussions and/or actions requested by
the Finance Commission, staff, or a member of the public, it is requested that items under the
Consent Items be acted on simultaneously.)
1. Approve Minutes of the February 8, 2021 Finance Commission Meeting.
2. Receive the State Controller Financial Transactions Report Submittal for 2020.
3. Receive the 2nd Quarter Investment Report and Investment Policy.
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.)
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
4. Receive 2021/22 Commission Workplan and Discuss Upcoming April Meeting Content
and Scheduling.
5. Receive Actuarial Presentation by Bartel and Associates.
6. Review Capital Improvement Plan and Funding.
ADJOURNMENT
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