Special Meeting of the Town Council: Commissioner Interviews
Special MeetingLos Gatos, CA · April 15, 2025
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Minutes of the Town Council Special Meeting – Commissioner Interviews
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
5:45 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 5:45 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 and Make Appointments for Short-Term Vacancies on the Town’s
Boards, Committees, and Commissions.
Wendy Wood, Town Clerk, explained the interview process.
Council Member Ristow asked whether the Council could appoint an applicant for the Planning
Commission to the General Plan Committee if they are not selected for the Planning
Commission. The Town Attorney stated the agenda item was broad enough to cover any
commission appointment, and applicants may indicate their desire to amend their applications
to include the option for an appointment to the General Plan Committee.
The Town Council interviewed the following applicants:
Planning Commission
o Rasha Lashin
o Chris Ray
o Annie Schwartzstein
o Joe Sordi
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 April 15, 2025 – Commissioner
Interviews
DATE: May 6, 2025
After the Planning Commission interviews concluded, the applicants were asked if they would
be interested in serving on the General Plan Committee if they were not selected for the
Planning Commission.
Applicants Rasha Lashin, Chris Ray, and Annie Schwartzstein stated they would like to be
considered for an appointment on the General Plan Committee.
The Town Council interviewed the following applicant:
Personnel Board
o Martha Johnson
Ballots were distributed to each Council Member, and the Town Clerk explained that a
candidate must receive a majority vote of three or more to be appointed. The Council Members
completed their ballots and provided them to the Town Clerk. Town Clerk Wood read the votes
and appointments as follows (Note: applicants not listed did not receive a vote):
Planning Commission
o Chris Ray received one vote (Hudes).
o Annie Schwartzstein received one vote (Moore).
o Joe Sordi received three votes (Badame, Rennie, and Ristow).
Joe Sordi was appointed to the Planning Commission by a majority vote.
Personnel Board
o Martha Johanson received four votes (Ristow, Rennie, Badame, and Moore).
Martha Johanson was appointed to the Personnel Board by a majority vote.
The names of the applicants interested in serving on the General Plan Committee were added
to a supplementary ballot and were distributed to each Council Member. The Council Members
completed the supplementary ballots and provided them to the Town Clerk. Town Clerk Wood
read the votes and appointments as follows:
General Plan Committee
o Chris Ray received five votes (Hudes, Ristow, Rennie, Badame, and Moore).
o Rasha Lashin received three votes (Badame, Rennie, and Hudes).
o Annie Schwartzstein received two votes (Moore and Ristow).
Chris Ray and Rasha Lashin were appointed to the General Plan Committee by a majority vote.
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Town Council Special Meeting of April 15, 2025 – Commissioner
Interviews
DATE: May 6, 2025
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:38 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted:
_____________________________________
/s/ Wendy Wood, Town Clerk
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL:
COMMISSIONER INTERVIEWS AGENDA
APRIL 15, 2025
110 EAST MAIN STREET AND TELECONFERENCE
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5:45 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). All
comments received will become part of the record.
(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.
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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 and Make Appointments for Short-Term Vacancies on the Town’s
Boards, Committees, and Commissions.
APPOINTMENTS
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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