Special Meeting of the Town Council - Strategic Priorities 01/25/2022 07:00 PM Teleconference

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic means consistent with Government Code Section 54953, as Amended by Assembly Bill 361, in response to the state of emergency relating to COVID-19 and enabling teleconferencing accommodations by suspending or waiving specified provisions in the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et seq.).  Consistent with AB 361 and Town of Los Gatos Resolution 2021-044, this meeting will not be physically open to the public and the Council will be teleconferencing from remote locations. Members of the public can only participate in the meeting by joining the Zoom webinar (log in information provided below).

PARTICIPATION

To provide oral comments in real-time during the meeting:

Zoom webinar: Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join.

https: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87463279495?pwd=QUZ1eSsrNm42KzVZQXhFWXhZeWRoUT09

  Passcode: 062563. You can also type in 874 6327 9495 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join.

Join by telephone: Join by Telephone: Dial: USA 877 336 1839 US Toll-free or 636-651-0008 US Toll. Conference code: 969184

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.  If you are participating by calling in, press #2 on your telephone keypad to raise your hand.

When called to speak, you will be asked to provide your full name and your town/city of residence.  This identifying information is optional and not a requirement for participation.  Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes, or such other time as the Mayor may decide, consistent with the time limit for speakers at a Council meeting.

If you wish to speak to an item or items on the Consent Calendar, please state which item number(s) you are commenting on at the beginning of your time.

If you are unable to participate in real-time, you may email to PublicComment@losgatosca.gov the subject line “Public Comment Item #__ ” (insert the item number relevant to your comment) or “Verbal Communications – Non-Agenda Item.” Comments received by 11:00 a.m. the day of the meeting will be reviewed and distributed before the meeting.  All comments received will become part of the record.

RULES OF DECORUM AND CIVILITY

To conduct the business of the community in an effective and efficient manner, please follow the meeting guidelines set forth in the Town Code and State law.

The Town does not tolerate disruptive conduct, which includes but is not limited to:

 - addressing the town Council without first being recognized;

 - interrupting speakers, Town Council, or Town staff;

 - continuing to speak after the allotted time has expired;

 - failing to relinquish the microphone when directed to do do;

 - repetitiously addressing the same subject.

 Town Policy does not allow speakers to cede their commenting time to another speaker.

REMOTE LOCATION PARTICIPANTS The following Council Members are listed to permit them to appear electronically or telephonically at the Town Council meeting: MAYOR ROB RENNIE, VICE MAYOR MARIA RISTOW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARY BADAME, COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEW HUDES, and COUNCIL MEMBER MARICO SAYOC. All votes during the teleconferencing session will be conducted by roll call vote.

MEETING CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Town Council on any matter that is listed on this special meeting 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.)

OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following items.)

ADJOURNMENT (Council policy is to adjourn no later than midnight unless a majority of Council votes for an extension of time).