Special Meeting of the Town Council: Closed Session
Special MeetingLos Gatos, CA · May 20, 2025
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION MINUTES
Minutes of the Town Council Special Meeting – Closed Session
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
6:00 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 APPROXIMATELY 6:00 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 title as listed on the agenda.
THE TOWN COUNCIL MOVED TO CLOSED SESSION ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section
54956.9: 1 case (letter from Holland and Knight law firm submitted on behalf of Urban Catalyst,
a copy of which is available for public inspection in the Town Clerk’s Office).
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1))
Deffenbaugh v. Town of Los Gatos et al
Santa Clara County Superior Court Case Number: 25CV462835
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 208 E Main Street
Agency Negotiator: Chris Constantin, Town Manager; and Katy Nomura, Assistant Town
Manager
Negotiating Parties: Town of Los Gatos and Nancy Rollett, Los Gatos-Saratoga Recreation
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Lease
Gabrielle Whelan, Town Attorney, stated the Council met in closed session to discuss
anticipated litigation, existing litigation and real property negotiations. With regards to the
existing litigation, there is a reportable action in that the Town Council authorized a town
defense in the case of Deffenbaugh versus the Town of Los Gatos.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:56 p.m.
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
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SUBJECT: Draft Minutes of the Special Town Council Meeting of May 20, 2025
DATE: June 3, 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
MAY 20, 2025
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 110 E. MAIN STREET
6:00 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
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: Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes or less at the Mayor’s discretion. 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).
(Deadlines to submit written comments are:
11:00 a.m. the business day 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.
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
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section
54956.9: 1 case (letter from Holland and Knight law firm submitted on behalf of Urban
Catalyst, a copy of which is available for public inspection in the Town Clerk’s Office).
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code
§54956.9(d)(1))
Deffenbaugh v. Town of Los Gatos et al
Santa Clara County Superior Court Case Number: 25CV462835
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3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 208 E Main Street
Agency Negotiator: Chris Constantin, Town Manager; and Katy Nomura, Assistant Town
Manager
Negotiating Parties: Town of Los Gatos and Nancy Rollett, Los Gatos-Saratoga Recreation
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Lease
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 the 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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