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Finance Commission Special Meeting

Special Meeting

Los Gatos, CA · May 1, 2023

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TOWN OF LOS GATOS FINANCE COMMISSION MINUTES Minutes of the Finance Commission Special Meeting May 1, 2023 The Finance Commission of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Special meeting in person and utilizing teleconferencing means on Tuesday, May 1, 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, Commissioner Stacey Dell, Mayor Maria Ristow, and Council Member Rob Rennie. Absent: Commissioner Andrew Howard and 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 April 17, 2023, Finance Commission Special Meeting. 2. Discuss the FY 2022/23 Third Quarter Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). MOTION: Motion by Vice Chair Koen to approve the consent items. Seconded by Commissioner Dell. VOTE: Motion passed 3-0 (Commissioners Howard and Reiners were absent). VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no verbal communications. OTHER BUSINESS 3. Begin Discussion on the Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 Operating Budget and Proposed FY 2023/24 – 2027/28 Capital Improvement Program Finance Director Gitta Ungvari introduced the item. Commissioners discussed the item and asked questions. Staff addressed Commissioners’ questions. 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov PAGE 2 OF 2 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 Chair Tinsley to instruct staff to add a vacancy rate of 4.6% to the budget in order to more realistically forecast expected personnel expenses. Seconded by Vice Chair Koen. VOTE: Motion passed 3-0 (Commissioners Howard and Reiners were absent). ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 7:07 p.m. 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

Agenda

TOWN OF LOS GATOS FINANCE COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA MAY 1, 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 27440 N. Alma School Parkway, Scottsdale, AZ, 85262. This teleconference location shall be accessible to the public and the agenda will be posted at the teleconference location 24 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/86026787365?pwd=aHljckc5MWwwSzF2S09hejRkM0VTUT09 Passcode: 784144. You can also type in 860 2678 7365 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join and use passcode: 784144. 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. Page 1 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. 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 April 17, 2023, Finance Commission Special Meeting. 2. Discussion of FY 2022/23 Third Quarter Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). 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.) 3. Discuss, Comment, and Begin to Make 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 TO MAKE REASONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS MEETING [28 CFR §35.102-35.104] Page 2

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