Special Meeting of the Town Council: Closed Session
Special MeetingLos Gatos, CA · March 4, 2025
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION MINUTES
Minutes of the Town Council Special Meeting – Closed Session
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
6:15 P.M.
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a special meeting in person to hold a
Closed Session.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:15 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Matthew Hudes, Vice Mayor Rob Moore, Council Member Mary Badame,
Council Member Rob Rennie, and Council Member Maria Ristow.
Absent: None.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (ONLY ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA)
No one spoke.
Gabrielle Whelan, Town Attorney announced the closed session titles as listed on the agenda.
THE TOWN MOVED TO CLOSED SESSION ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code
§54956.9(d)(4))
Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4): 1 case
2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 4 Tait Avenue
Agency Negotiator: Katy Nomura, Assistant Town Manager
Negotiating Parties: Town of Los Gatos, Rob White
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
The Town Council reconvened in open session.
Gabrielle Whelan, Town Attorney, stated the Town Council met in closed session to discuss
initiation of litigation and real property negotiations and with regard to the real property
negotiations there was no reportable action. With regard to the potential initiation of litigation
the Town Council unanimously voted to authorize the initiation and once it has been formally
commenced the defendants will be disclosed to any person upon inquiry unless to do so would
jeopardize the agency’s ability to effectuate service of process on one or more unserved parties
or jeopardize its ability to conclude existing settlement negotiations.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:55 p.m.
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Special Town Council Meeting of March 4, 2025
DATE: March 4, 2025
Attest: Submitted by:
___________________________ ___________________________
/s/ Wendy Wood, Town Clerk Chris Constantin, Town Manager
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL: CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
MARCH 04, 2025
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
110 E MAIN STREET, LOS GATOS CA 95030
6:15 PM
Matthew Hudes, Mayor
Rob Moore, Vice Mayor
Mary Badame, Council Member
Rob Rennie, Council Member
Maria Ristow, Council Member
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This is an in-person meeting and will be held in the Town Council Chambers at 110 E. Main Street
(Town Hall, downstairs). Members of the public may provide public comments for agenda items
in person by following the instructions listed below.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is welcome to provide oral comments in real time during the meeting. 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 Mayor announces the item for which you wish to speak.
NOTES: (1) Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes or less at the Mayor’s discretion.
(2) If you are unable to participate in real-time, you may email Clerk@losgatosca.gov with the
subject line “Public Comment Item #__ ” (insert the item number relevant to your comment).
(3) Deadlines to submit written comments are:
11:00 a.m. the Monday before the Council meeting for inclusion in an addendum.
11:00 a.m. on the day of the Council meeting for inclusion in a desk item.
(4) Persons wishing to make an audio/visual presentation may do so only for items on the agenda
and must submit the presentation electronically to Clerk@losgatosca.gov no later than 3:00 p.m.
on the day of the Council meeting.
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 Council Member to participate remotely under AB 2449
(Government Code 54953)).
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Town Council
only on the Closed Session items. Each speaker is limited to no more than three (3) minutes or
such time as authorized by the Mayor.)
THE TOWN WILL MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code
§54956.9(d)(4))
Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4): 1 case
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2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 4 Tait Avenue
Agency Negotiator: Katy Nomura, Assistant Town Manager
Negotiating Parties: Town of Los Gatos, Rob White
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
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].
NOTE: The ADA access ramp to the Town Council Chambers is under construction and will be
inaccessible through June 2025. Persons who require the use of that ramp to attend meetings are
requested to contact the Clerk’s Office at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting date.
NOTICE REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Materials related to an item on this agenda
submitted to the Town Council after initial distribution of the agenda packets are available for
public inspection in the Clerk’s Office at Town Hall, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos and on Town’s
website at www.losgatosca.gov. Town Council agendas and related materials can be viewed
online at https://losgatos-ca.municodemeetings.com/.
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