Special Meeting of the Town Council: Commissioner Interviews
Special MeetingLos Gatos, CA · November 5, 2019
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS MEETING DATE: 11/05/2019
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM NO: 1
Minutes of the Special Town Council Meeting – Commissioner Interviews
November 5, 2019
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Special Meeting on Tuesday,
November 5, 2019, to conduct Board, Commission, and Committee interviews at 5:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Steven Leonardis, Vice Mayor Marcia Jensen, Council Member Rob Rennie,
Council Member Marico Sayoc, Council Member Barbara Spector.
Absent: None
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Town Council interviewed applicants for the vacant positions on Town Boards, Commissions,
and Committees.
Arts and Culture Commission (2 vacancies, 1 applicant)
o Maureen Cappon-Javey
Building Board of Appeals (1 vacancy, no applicants)
o No applications were received.
Community and Senior Services Commission (3 vacancies, 1 applicant)
o Jeffrey Blum
Complete Streets and Transportation Commission (6 vacancies, 8 applicants)
o Doug Brent
o Robert Buxton
o Bill Ehlers
o Peter Hertan
o Maria Ristow
o Cheryl Ryan did not interview, unable to attend.
o Jeff Thompson
o Gillian Verga
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Special Town Council Meeting of November 5, 2019
DATE: November 6, 2019
Council Finance Committee (2 vacancies, 2 applicants)
o Terry Duryea
o Rick Tinsley
General Plan Committee (1 vacancy, 2 applicants)
o Jeffrey Barnett
o Jeffrey Blum
Historic Preservation Committee (1 vacancy, 1 applicant)
o Steven Raspe
Library Board (2 vacancies, 4 applicants)
o Trish Goldfarb
o John Housley
o Gail Long
o Cheryl Ryan did not interview, unable to attend.
Parks Commission (3 vacancies, 4 applicants)
o Mike Buncic
o Sandy Gordon
o Alicia Shah did not interview, unable to attend
o Rob Stephenson
Personnel Board (2 vacancies, no applicants)
o No applications were received.
Planning Commission (2 vacancies, 3 applicants)
o Jeffrey Barnett
o Matthew Hudes
o Phoebe Peasley
Sales Tax Oversight Committee (3 vacancies, no applicants)
o No applications were received.
ADJOURNMENT
Special Meeting adjourned at 6:46 p.m.
Attest:
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/s/ Shelley Neis, Town Clerk
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL:
COMMISSIONER INTERVIEWS AGENDA
NOVEMBER 05, 2019
110 EAST MAIN STREET
LOS GATOS, CA
Steve Leonardis, Mayor
Marcia Jensen, Vice Mayor
Rob Rennie, Council Member
Marico Sayoc, Council Member PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS
Barbara Spector, Council Member
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL: COMMISSIONER INTERVIEWS AGENDA
NOVEMBER 05, 2019
5:00 PM
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Town Council
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 Mayor, 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.)
BOARD, COMMISSION, AND COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS Interview applicants for the vacant
positions on Town Boards, Commissions, and Committees
- Arts and Culture Commission (ACC) (2 vacancies, 1 applicant)
- Building Board of Appeals (BOA) (1 vacancy, 0 applicants)
- Community and Senior Services Commission (CSSC) (3 vacancies, 1 applicant)
- Complete Streets and Transportation Commission (CSTC) (6 vacancies, 8 applicants)
- Council Finance Committee (CFC) (2 vacancies, 2 applicants)
- General Plan Committee (GPC) (1 vacancy, 2 applicants)
- Historic Preservation Committee (HPC) (1 vacancy, 1 applicant)
- Library Board (LIB) (2 vacancies, 4 applicants)
- Parks Commission (Parks) (2 vacancies, 4 applicants)
- Personnel Board (Personnel) (2 vacancies, 0 applicants)
- Planning Commission (PC) (2 vacancies, 3 applicants)
- Sales Tax Oversight Committee (STOC) (3 vacancies, 0 applicants)
ADJOURNMENT (Council policy is to adjourn no later than midnight unless a majority of Council
votes for an extension of time)
Writings related to an item on the Town Council meeting agenda distributed to members of the Council within
72 hours of the meeting are available for public inspection at the front desk of the Los Gatos Town Library,
located at 100 Villa Avenue, and are also available for review on the official Town of Los Gatos website. Copies
of desk items distributed to members of the Council at the meeting are available for review in the Town Council
Chambers.
Note: The Town of Los Gatos has adopted the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6; litigation
challenging a decision of the Town Council must be brought within 90 days after the decision is announced
unless a shorter time is required by State or Federal law.
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