Special Meeting of the Town Council: Closed Session
Special MeetingLos Gatos, CA · September 16, 2025
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION MINUTES
Minutes of the Town Council Special Meeting – Closed Session
Tuesday, September 16, 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 6:01 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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code §54957.6)
To meet with Town Negotiators listed below in closed session pursuant to Government Code
§54957.6 regarding negotiations with the Employee Organizations listed below:
Town Negotiators:
Lisa Charbonneau, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Cheryl Parkman, Human Resources Director
Employee Organizations:
Police Officers’ Association (POA)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Town Employees Association (TEA)
There was no reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:55 p.m.
Attest: Submitted by:
___________________________ __________________________
/s/ Wendy Wood, Town Clerk Chris Constantin, Town Manager
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL: CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 16, 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 under "How to Participate" at the end of this
agenda.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code §54957.6)
To meet with Town Negotiators listed below in closed session pursuant to Government
Code §54957.6 regarding negotiations with the Employee Organizations listed below:
Town Negotiators:
Lisa Charbonneau, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Cheryl Parkman, Human Resources Director
Employee Organizations:
Police Officers’ Association (POA)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Town Employees Association (TEA)
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 until further notice. 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.
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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/.
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.
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