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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Minutes of the Town Council Special Meeting – Commissioner Interviews December 6, 2023
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a special meeting in-person and utilizing teleconferencing means on Tuesday, December 6, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. to interview applicants and make appointments to Town Boards, Commissions, and Committees.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Maria Ristow, Vice Mayor Mary Badame, Council Member Matthew Hudes, Council Member Rob Moore, Council Member Rob Rennie.
Absent: None
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
No one spoke.
OTHER BUSINESS
1. Interview applicants and make appointments for the following Boards and Commissions:
Arts and Culture Commission; Community Heath and Senior Services; Complete Streets and Transportation Commission; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission; Historic Preservation Committee; Library Board; Parks and Sustainability Commission; Personnel Board; and Planning Commission.
Wendy Wood, Town Clerk, presented the staff report.
Council interviewed the following applicants for the vacant positions on Town Boards, Commissions, and Committees.
Arts and Culture Commission
o Cristiano Colantoni
o Dornaz Mermarzia
Community Health and Senior Services Commission
o Gregory Gentile
o Richard Konrad
o Martha Sterne
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Complete Streets and Transportation Committee
o William (Bill) Ehlers
o Erik Miller
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
o Tony Alarcon (Faith Leader, Los Gatos Business Owner and Resident, Resident; Planning Commission)
o Steven Bakota (Resident)
o Dominic Broadhead (Business Owner or Employee)
o Karen Delaney (Resident)
o Jamie Donofrio (Business Employee, Non-Profit Employee) o Diane Fisher (Faith Leader)
o Varily Isaacs (Resident)
o Carmen Lo (Resident)
o Dornaz Memarzia (Resident; interviewed once with the Arts and Culture Commission candidates)
o Folake Phillips (Resident, Non-Profit Employee)
o Johanes Swenberg (Resident)
o Gordon Yamate (Resident)
Historic Preservation Committee
o Gregory Gentile (interviewed once with the Community Health and Senior Services Commission candidates)
o Lee Quintana
Library Board
o Richard Capatosto
o Sabiha Chunawala
o Megan Grasser
Parks and Sustainability Commission
o Craig Gleason
Personnel Board
o David Sabes
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Planning Commission
o Tony Alarcon (interviewed once with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission candidates)
o Adam Mayer
o Emily Thomas
The Council completed written ballots and provided them to the Town Clerk. Town Clerk Wood read the appointments and votes as follows:
Arts and Culture Commission
o Cristiano Colantoni was appointed unanimously.
o Dornaz Mermarzia was appointed unanimously.
Community Health and Senior Services Commission
o Gregory Gentile received one (1) vote and was not appointed (Badame). o Richard Konrad was appointed unanimously.
o Martha Sterne was appointed by four (4) votes (Ristow, Hudes, Rennie, and Moore).
Complete Streets and Transportation Committee
o William (Bill) Ehlers was appointed by four (4) votes (Ristow, Badame, Rennie, and Moore).
o Erik Miller was appointed unanimously.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
o Tony Alarcon (Faith Leader, Los Gatos Business Owner and Resident, Resident) received one (1) vote and was not appointed (Rennie).
o Steven Bakota (Resident) was not appointed.
o Dominic Broadhead (Los Gatos Business Employee) was appointed by three (3) votes (Ristow, Rennie, and Moore).
o Karen Delaney (Resident) was not appointed.
o Jamie Donofrio (Los Gatos Business Employee, Non-Profit Employee) received two (2) votes for the Los Gatos business employee seat (Badame and Hudes) and two (2) votes for the non-profit seat (Ristow and Moore) and was not appointed.
o Diane Fisher (Faith Leader) was appointed unanimously. o Varily Isaacs (Resident) was appointed by four (4) votes (Ristow, Badame, Hudes, and Rennie).
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o Carmen Lo (Resident) was appointed by four (4) votes (Badame, Hudes, Rennie and Moore).
o Dornaz Memarzia (Resident) was not appointed.
o Folake Phillips (Resident, Non-Profit Employee) received two (2) votes for resident seat (Ristow and Moore) and three (3) votes for non-profit employee seat (Badame, Hudes, and Rennie) and was appointed to the non-profit employee seat.
o Johanes Swenberg (Resident) received two (2) votes and was not appointed. (Badame and Hudes).
o Gordon Yamate (Resident) was appointed by three (3) votes (Ristow, Rennie, and Moore).
Historic Preservation Committee
o Gregory Gentile received two (2) votes and was not appointed (Hudes and Rennie).
o Lee Quintana was appointed by three (3) votes (Ristow, Badame, and Moore). Library Board
o Richard Capatosto was appointed unanimously.
o Sabiha Chunawala was appointed by four (4) votes (Ristow, Hudes, Rennie, and Moore).
o Megan Grasser received one (1) vote and was not appointed (Badame). Parks and Sustainability Commission
o Craig Gleason was appointed unanimously.
Personnel Board
o David Sabes was appointed unanimously.
Planning Commission
o Tony Alarcon received two (2) votes and was not appointed (Badame and Hudes).
o Adam Mayer was appointed unanimously.
o Emily Thomas was appointed by three (3) votes (Ristow, Rennie, and Moore).
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Town Council Special Meeting of December 6, 2023 – Commissioner Interviews
DATE: December 6, 2023
MOTION: Motion by Mayor Ristow to conduct the recruitment for the current openings before the Youth Commission recruitment as soon as practical; and decouple Finance Commission recruitment from the general recruitment, leaving it open until filled. Seconded by Council Member Rennie.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Motion by Vice Mayor Badame to the Council Policy Committee to review the interview and appointment process for Boards, Commissions, and Committees (Council Policy 2-11). Seconded by Council Member Moore.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 11:04 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted:
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/s/ Jenna De Long, Deputy Town Clerk