Finance Commission Special Meeting
Special MeetingLos Gatos, CA · May 2, 2022
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
MEETING DATE: 5/9/2022
FINANCE COMMISSION
ITEM NO: 1
AGENDA REPORT
Minutes of the Finance Commission Special Meeting
May 2, 2022
The Finance Commission of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a special 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, May 2, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:04 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Ron Dickel, Vice Chair Kyle Park (joined at 5:06 p.m.), Commissioner Stacey Dell,
Commissioner Loreen Huddleston, Commissioner Rick Tinsley, Mayor Rob Rennie, and Council
Member Matthew Hudes. (All participating remotely.)
Staff Present: Town Manager Laurel Prevetti, Assistant Town Manager Arn Andrews, Finance
Director Stephen Conway, Interim Parks and Public Works Director Timm Borden, and Finance
and Budget Manager Gitta Ungvari.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approve Minutes of the April 25, 2022 Special Finance Commission Meeting.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Huddleston to approve the consent item. Seconded by
Commissioner Tinsley.
VOTE: Motion passed 4-0. Vice Chair Park was not currently in attendance.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
- None
Closed Public Comment.
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Finance Commission Special Meeting of May 2, 2022
DATE: May 4, 2022
OTHER BUSINESS
2. Receive the Results of a Community Survey.
Arn Andrews, Assistant Town Manager, presented the staff report and staff responded to
Commissioners’ questions.
Opened Public Comment.
None.
Closed Public Comment
3. Continue Discussion of the Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23 Operating and Capital
Budgets, Including Responses to Commissioner Questions.
Arn Andrews, Assistant Town Manager, presented the staff report. Staff addressed
Commissioners’ questions.
Opened Public Comment.
Ami Davis (Executive Director, NUMU)
- Commented that the attendance at the museum was 4,000 participants prior the
pandemic.
Closed Public Comment
Chair Dickel reopened Public Comment.
Catherine Somers (Executive Director, Chamber of Commerce)
- Commented that the Chamber has not yet spent all of the destination marketing grant due
to the challenges related hotel promotion during the omicron variant, website technical
issues, and ownership changes of the hotels.
Closed Public Comment.
Commissioners discussed the item and staff addressed Commissioners’ questions regarding
capital spending, internal service funds, and prior questions raised by the Commissioners and
the public. For the next meeting, Commissioners requested information on the level of the
Town commitment as percentage of the anticipated grant proceeds for all grant funded capital
projects. Commissioners will send any additional questions to staff before the next meeting.
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Finance Commission Special Meeting of May 2, 2022
DATE: May 4, 2022
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
May 2, 2022 meeting as approved by the
Finance Commission.
/s/ Gitta Ungvari, Finance and Budget Manager
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
FINANCE COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
MAY 2, 2022
TELECONFERENCE
5:00 PM
Ron Dickel, Chair
Kyle Park, Vice Chair
Stacey Dell, Commissioner
Loreen Huddleston, Commissioner
Rick Tinsley, Commissioner
Rob Rennie, 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
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/83632222051?pwd=aURDdUdaSFpBSHRQNmJnRTJ4Z0JNdz09
Passcode: 887639. You can also type in 836 3222 2051 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the
Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join.
Join by telephone. Dial: USA 877 336 1829 US Toll-free or 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, you will 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
Mayor may decide, consistent with the time limit for speakers at a Council 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.
If you are unable to participate in real-time, you may email to PublicComment@losgatosca.gov
the subject line “Finance Commission Public Comment Item #__ ” (insert the item number
relevant to your comment) or “Finance Commission Verbal Communications – Non-Agenda
Item.” Comments received by 11:00 a.m. the day of the meeting will be reviewed and
distributed before the meeting. All comments received will become part of the record.
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
FINANCE COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
MAY 2, 2022
TELECONFERENCE
5:00 P.M.
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 Planning Commission without first being recognized;
interrupting speakers, Planning 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.
REMOTE LOCATION PARTICIPANTS The following Commission 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, 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 1 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 the Finance Commission Special Meeting of April 25, 2022.
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.)
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OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items, pursuant to the Participation Instructions contained on page 1 of this agenda.)
2. Receive the Results of a Community Survey.
3. Continue Discussion of the Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23 Operating and Capital
Budgets, Including Responses to Commissioner Questions.
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
TO MAKE REASONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS MEETING [28 CFR §35.102-35.104]
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