Town Council Meeting

TOWN OF LOS GATOS *AMENDED COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA JANUARY 20, 2026 110 EAST MAIN STREET AND TELECONFERENCE TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 PM Rob Moore, Mayor Maria Ristow, Vice Mayor Mary Badame, Council Member Matthew Hudes, Council Member Rob Rennie, 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). You may watch the Council meeting without providing public comment on Comcast cable channel 15 or at www.LosGatosCA.gov/TownYouTube. Members of the public may provide public comments for agenda items in-person or virtually by following the instructions listed at the end of the agenda. To watch and participate via Zoom, please go to: https://losgatosca-gov.zoom.us/j/86730363468?pwd=pfKQoh92JnbwOYwFvZqIdSSWpjxYoK.1 Enter Passcode: 577971 CALL MEETING TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRESENTATIONS i. Recognize Outgoing, Board Members, Committee Members, and Commissioners. ii. Small Business Recognition iii. Resident Recognition CONSENT ITEMS (Consent Items are considered routine Town business and may be approved by one motion. Any member of the Council may remove an item from the Consent Items for comment and action. Members of the public may provide input on any or multiple Consent Item(s) when the Mayor asks for public comments on the Consent Items. If you wish to comment, please follow the Participation Instructions located at the end of this agenda. If an item is removed, the Mayor has the sole discretion to determine when the item will be heard.) Page 1 of 6 1. Approve the Minutes of the December 16, 2025, Closed Session Town Council Meeting. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Minutes of the December 16, 2025, Closed Session Town Council Meeting. 2. Approve the Minutes of the December 16, 2025, Town Council Meeting. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Minutes of the December 16, 2025, Town Council Meeting. 3. Approve the Minutes of the January 13, 2026, Closed Session Town Council Meeting. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Minutes of the January 13, 2026, Closed Session Town Council Meeting. 4. Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Report for November 2025 RECOMMENDATION: Receive the Monthly Financial and Investment Reports for November 2025. 5. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Third Amendment to an Agreement for Services with OpenGov, Inc., for an Amount Not to Exceed $401,214.79 RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the Town Manager to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement for Services with OpenGov, Inc. for Enterprise Asset Management Services and Procurement Suite Services, renewable annually, for an amount not to exceed $401,214.79. 6. Accept the 2025 Annual Street Repair and Resurfacing Project, Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Notice of Completion, and Direct Staff to Record the Notice of Completion RECOMMENDATION: Accept the 2025 Annual Street Repair and Resurfacing Project (4118110, 4818110; CIP 811-9901); authorize the Town Manager to execute a Notice of Completion; and direct staff to record the Notice of Completion. 7. Receive the Fiscal Year 2024-25 AB 1600 Annual Report on Receipt and Use of Development Impact Fees RECOMMENDATION: Receive the Fiscal Year 2024-25 AB 1600 Annual Report on Receipt and Use of Development Impact Fees. 8. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a First Amendment to an Agreement with HouseKeys for Administration of the Town’s Below Market Price Affordable Housing Program to Extend the Contract to June 30, 2026. RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the Town Manager to execute a first amendment to an agreement with HouseKeys for administration of the Town’s Below Market Price Affordable Housing Program (BMP Program) to extend the contract to June 30, 2026. 9. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Third Amendment to the Contract for Legal Services with the Law Firm of Atchison, Barisone & Condotti to Extend the Term and Increase the Contract Amount by $50,000 in an Amount Not to Exceed $300,000 until June 30, 2026 Page 2 of 6  RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the Town Manager to execute a third amendment to the contract for legal services with the law firm of Atchison, Barisone & Condotti to extend the term and increase the contract amount by $50,000 in an amount not to exceed $300,000 until June 30, 2026. 10. Authorize Revenue and Expenditure Budget Adjustments Totaling $196,200.07 to Reflect FY 2025-26 COPS/SLESF Additional Grant Funding from Monte Sereno; Authorize Revenue and Expenditure Budget Adjustments Totaling $251,426.95 to Reflect Prior Year Unspent Overages Received by the Town of Los Gatos; and Authorize the Town Manager to Execute an Agreement in substantially the form prepared with Assure MSP, Inc. to Install, Configure, Provide the Verkada Camara System and Cloud-Management System Under the California Multiple Award Schedule with a Total Project Amount Not to exceed $215,000. RECOMMENDATION: Authorize revenue and expenditure budget adjustments totaling $196,200.07 to reflect FY 2025-26 COPS/SLESF additional grant funding from Monte Sereno; authorize revenue and expenditure budget adjustments totaling $251,426.95 to reflect prior year unspent overages received by the Town of Los Gatos; and authorize the Town Manager to execute an agreement in substantially the form prepared with Assure MSP, Inc. to Install, Configure, Provide the Verkada Camara System and Cloud- Management System Under the California Multiple Award Schedule with a Total Project Amount Not to exceed $215,000. 11. Adopt a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos to Authorize Investment Monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund and Rescind Resolution 2007- 093 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Council adopt a resolution to authorize investment monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund and rescind Resolution 2022-049. 12. Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Third Amendment with Chavan & Associates, LLP. to Extend the Contract for One Year and Increase Compensation by $59,000 for a Total Agreement Amount Not to Exceed $248,000. RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the Town Manager to execute a third amendment with Chavan & Associates, LLP. to extend the contract for one year, update the scope of the original agreement, and increase the compensation by $59,000 for a total agreement amount not to exceed $248,000. 13. Adopt a Resolution to Ratifying the Emergency Procurement of Services for Flood Restoration at Civic Center RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution to ratify Town staff’s emergency purchasing actions; grant the Town Manager the authority to execute an Agreement for Services in substantially the form prepared, as necessary to complete flood remediation and restoration work with Sharjo, LLC in an amount not to exceed $300,000; and authorize an expenditure budget adjustment in the amount of $300,000 to the Annual Unanticipated Repairs Project (CIP No. 811-9904; 4118151) funded from the General Fund unassigned fund balance. Page 3 of 6 VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Town Council on any matter that is not listed on the agenda and is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Town Council. The law generally prohibits the Town Council from discussing or taking action on such items. However, the Council may instruct staff accordingly. To ensure all agenda items are heard, this portion of the agenda is limited to 30 minutes. In the event additional speakers were not heard during the initial Verbal Communications portion of the agenda, an additional Verbal Communications will be opened prior to adjournment. Each speaker is limited to no more than three (3) minutes or such time as authorized by the Mayor.) PUBLIC HEARINGS (Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total of five minutes for opening statements. Members of the public may be allotted up to three minutes to comment on any public hearing item. Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total of three minutes for closing statements.) 14. Consider a Recommendation by the Planning Commission to Approve a Zone Change from C-2:LHP (Central Business District with a Landmark and Historic Preservation Overlay) to R-1D:LHP (Single-Family Residential Downtown with a Landmark and Historic Preservation Overlay) and a General Plan Amendment to Change the Land Use Designation from Central Business District to Medium Density Residential, for Property Located at 4 Tait Avenue. APN: 510-44-054. Categorically Exempt pursuant to the adopted Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15061 (b)(3). Zone Change Application Z-25-002 and General Plan Amendment Application GP-25-002. Property Owner/Applicant: Town of Los Gatos. Project Planner: Sean Mullin. Ordinance Title: An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town Of Los Gatos Amending the Zoning Code from C-2:LHP (Central Business District with a Landmark and Historic Preservation Overlay) to R-1D:LHP (Single-Family Residential Downtown with a Landmark and Historic Preservation Overlay) for Property Located at 4 Tait Avenue. RECOMMENDATION: Accept the Planning Commission’s recommendation and introduce an Ordinance effecting a zone change from C-2:LHP (Central Business District with a Landmark and Historic Preservation Overlay) to R-1D:LHP (Single-Family Residential Downtown with a Landmark and Historic Preservation Overlay), and adopt a Resolution effecting a General Plan amendment to change the Land Use designation from Central Business District to Medium Density Residential, for property located at 4 Tait Avenue. OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following items.) 15. Adopt the Revised Town Agenda Format and Rules Policy 2-01. RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the revised Town Agenda Format and Rules Policy 2-01. 16. Adopt the Draft License Agreement for Encroachments for Private Use of Public Property Policy. RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the draft License Agreements for Encroachments for Private Use of Public Property Policy, to establish clear, consistent procedures for permitting, Page 4 of 6  licensing, inspection, enforcement, and revocation of private encroachments within the public right-of-way (ROW) and on Town-owned property. 17. Receive the Bi-Annual Police Services Report for July – December 2025. RECOMMENDATION: Receive the bi-annual update from the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department (LGMSPD) outlining staffing, training, operations, community engagement, and strategic efforts from July 1 through December 31, 2025, while also highlighting the workload, impact, and preparation underway for major regional events in 2026. *18.Discussion, consideration, and Possible Action to Provide Direction on Revenue Measure Options and Next Steps Including Engaging Professional Services to Support the Evaluation Effort in an amount Not to Exceed $80,000. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Town Council consider: 1. Authorizing the Town Manager, or designee, to pursue special legislative authorization from the State Legislature in the 2026 session to exempt Los Gatos from the statewide 2 percent combined district sales tax cap, preserving the Town's legal ability to place a general transactions and use (sales) tax measure on the November 2026 ballot. 2. Authorizing the Town Manager, or designee, to engage specialized professional consultants to facilitate special legislative authority to preserve the option for a transactions and use tax and to engage other such professionals to properly inform the Town Council regarding a possible revenue measure not limited to a transaction and use tax for work up to and including potential action related to that specific measure. 3. Allocate $80,000 from the General Fund unassigned fund balance for professional services to continue work related to a possible revenue measure that the Town Council may consider for the November 2026 election. COUNCIL / MANAGER MATTERS 19. Mayor Request to Direct Staff to Evaluate Feasibility of Painting Red Curb Markings Near Intersection Crosswalks Under California’s Daylighting Law. RECOMMENDATION: Mayor requests that the Town Council consider whether to support directing staff to evaluate the feasibility of strategically painting red curbs at select intersections, consistent with California’s Daylighting Law, to enhance visibility and safety as part of normal operations. CLOSED SESSION REPORT ADJOURNMENT (Council policy is to adjourn no later than midnight unless a majority of Council votes for an extension of time.) 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]. Page 5 of 6 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 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. The public is welcome to provide oral comments in real-time during the meeting in three ways:  Zoom Webinar (Online): To participate from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device. Please use this URL to join: https://losgatosca- gov.zoom.us/j/86730363468?pwd=pfKQoh92JnbwOYwFvZqIdSSWpjxYoK.1 Passcode: 577971. You can also type in 867 3036 3468 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the Zoom website at www.zoom.us and use passcode 577971. When the Mayor announces the item for which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in Zoom.  Telephone: To participate by phone please dial 1 (408) 961-3927 or 1 (855) 758-1310 for US Toll-free and use Meeting ID: 867 3036 3468. When the Mayor announces the item for which you wish to speak, press *9 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 submit 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 to Clerk@losgatosca.gov 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 Thursday before the Council meeting for inclusion in the agenda packet. -11:00 a.m. the Friday and Monday before the Council meeting for inclusion in an addendum. -11:00 a.m. the day of the Council meeting for inclusion in a desk item. *Amended recommendation for Item 18. Page 6 of 6