Special Meeting of the Town Council: Commissioner Interviews
Special MeetingLos Gatos, CA · March 4, 2025
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Minutes of the Town Council Special Meeting – Commissioner Interviews
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
5:15 P.M.
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos conducted this special meeting in-person and
utilizing teleconferencing.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:15 P.M.
Mayor Hudes welcomed applicants and provided introductory comments.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Matthew Hudes, Vice Mayor Rob Moore, Council Member Mary Badame,
Council Member Rob Rennie, Council Member Maria Ristow.
Absent: None.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
No one spoke.
OTHER BUSINESS
1. Interview Applicants for the Planning Commission, General Plan Committee, and
Personnel Board; and Make Appointments to Fill the Vacant Positions.
Wendy Wood, Town Clerk, explained the interview process that will be used for the meeting.
Council interviewed the following applicants for the vacant positions on Town Boards,
Commissions, and Committees:
Planning Commission
o Rasha Lashin
o Chris Ray
o John Schwarz
General Plan Committee
o Bent Jensen
Personnel Board
o John Cleveland
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Town Council Special Meeting of March 4, 2025 – Commissioner
Interviews
DATE: March 18, 2025
Ballots were distributed to each Council Member and the Town Clerk explained that for a
candidate to be appointed, a majority vote of three or more must occur. The Council Members
completed written ballots and provided them to the Town Clerk. Town Clerk Wood read the
votes and appointments as follows (applicants not listed did not receive a vote):
Planning Commission
o Chris Ray received one vote (Hudes).
o John Schwarz received four votes (Ristow, Rennie, Badame, and Moore).
John Schwarz was appointed to the Planning Commission by a majority vote.
General Plan Committee
o Bent Jensen received five votes (Ristow, Rennie, Badame, Moore, and Hudes).
Bent Jensen was appointed to the General Plan Committee by a unanimous vote.
Personnel Board
o John Cleveland received five votes (Ristow, Rennie, Badame, Moore, and Hudes).
John Cleveland was appointed to the Personnel Board by a unanimous vote.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted:
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/s/ Wendy Wood, Town Clerk
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL:
COMMISSIONER INTERVIEWS AGENDA
MARCH 04, 2025
110 EAST MAIN STREET AND TELECONFERENCE
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5:15 PM
Matthew Hudes, Mayor
Rob Moore, Vice Mayor
Mary Badame, Council Member
Rob Rennie, Council Member
Maria Ristow, Council Member
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This is a hybrid meeting and will be held in-person at the Town Council Chambers at 110 E. Main
Street and virtually through Zoom Webinar (log-in information provided below). Members of the
public may provide public comments for agenda items in-person or virtually through the Zoom
Webinar by following the instructions listed below.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is welcome to provide oral comments in real-time during the meeting in three ways:
Zoom Webinar (Online): Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device. Please click this
URL to join: https://losgatosca-
gov.zoom.us/j/86832460276?pwd=Ia9NDUZl5oYre5JW8qtTPoHEgUaEdM.1
Passcode: 592097. You can also type in 868 3246 0276 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the
Zoom website at zoom.us and use passcode 592097.
o When the Mayor announces the item for which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand”
feature in Zoom. If you are participating by phone on the Zoom app, press *9 on your
telephone keypad to raise your hand.
Telephone: Please dial (877) 336-1839 for US Toll-free or (636) 651-0008 for US
Toll. (Conference code: 1052180)
o If you are participating by calling in, press #2 on your telephone keypad to raise your
hand.
In-Person: 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 Thursday before the Council meeting for inclusion in the agenda packet.
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.
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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 may address the Council only on the agenda
items. Each speaker is limited to no more than three (3) minutes or such time as authorized by the
Mayor.)
OTHER BUSINESS
1. Interview Applicants for the Planning Commission, General Plan Committee, and
Personnel Board; and Make Appointments to Fill the Vacant Positions.
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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