Special Meeting of the Town Council: Closed Session
Special MeetingLos Gatos, CA · October 7, 2025
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION MINUTES
Minutes of the Town Council Special Meeting – Closed Session
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
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 6:15 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Matthew Hudes, Vice Mayor Rob Moore, Council Member Mary Badame,
Council Member Rob Rennie (participated remotely), 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 REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 4 Tait Avenue Agency Negotiator(s): Chris Constantin, Town Manager; and
Katy Nomura, Assistant Town Manager Negotiating Parties: Town of Los Gatos and Rob
White Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code
§54956.9(d)(2)b) Significant exposure to litigation: 1 case
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(4) Initiation of litigation: 1 case.
There was no reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:55 p.m.
Attest: Submitted by:
___________________________ __________________________
/s/ Jenna De Long, Deputy 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
*AMENDED AGENDA
OCTOBER 07, 2025
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
110 E. MAIN STREET
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 under "How to Participate" at the end of this
agenda.
Council Member Rob Rennie will be participating via teleconference pursuant to Government
Code Section 54953(b)(3) from a location at Via Guglielmo Marconi, 15/A, 70011 Alberobello BA,
Italy. The teleconference location shall be accessible to the public and the agenda will be posted
at the teleconference location 24 hours before the meeting.
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 REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 4 Tait Avenue
Agency Negotiator(s): Chris Constantin, Town Manager; and Katy Nomura, Assistant Town
Manager
Negotiating Parties: Town of Los Gatos and Rob White
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code
§54956.9(d)(2)b)
Significant exposure to litigation: 1 case
*3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(4)
Initiation of litigation: 1 case.
RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
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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.
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.
*Agenda amended to add item 3.
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