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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 11/19/2024
COUNCIL MEMBER MATTERS
DESK ITEM
DATE: November 19, 2024
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Chris Constantin, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Council Member Matters:
Discuss a Request from Council Member Moore to Agendize a Resolution to Prohibit the Use of Town Resources to Implement Potential Federal Regulations on Topics Such as Immigration, Homelessness, Climate, Women's Rights, and LGBTQ+ Rights
REMARKS:
Attachment 2 contains additional public comment.
Attachment Previously Received with an Addendum:
1. Public Comment
Attachment Received with this Desk Item:
2. Additional Public Comment
ATTACHMENT 2
From: Brian Conlisk
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 6:25 PM
To: Clerk <[email protected]>
Subject: council/manager matters
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Dear Los Gatos Council members,
I just learned of the issue of Rob Moore wanting to declare Los Gatos a “ Sanctuary City”. Mr Moore has an agenda that is inconsistent with the best interests of many of its citizens and I wished I had learned of his desire for Los Gatos to be designated this status in order to mobilize many citizens who would be against this. Amongst other issues a sanctuary status promotes the wrong message many of its citizens may wish, and the Town has no business taking political positions. The purpose of the town is to maintain and protect this town’s character and prosperity. It is not to take political positions that have nothing to do with its duties, nor reflect a vast majority of its citizens.
We are apposed to voting Los Gatos a Sanctuary City.
Brian Conlisk
Citizen
ATTACHMENT 2
From:
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:03 AM
To: Clerk <[email protected]>; Town Manager <[email protected]> Subject: Please mail to Council, Town Manager and Town Attorney for tonights Council meeting - Item
COUNCIL / MANAGER MATTERS
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Good Morning Ms Wood,
LGCA Posted an article on our web site regarding Councilmember Moore asking for a discussion regarding Los Gatos and/or sanctuary cities. His "ask" was not clear to us but it appears he is asking for the Town to reaffirm that Los Gatos remains a sanctuary city. I asked our readers to send their replies directly to you, but some responded to our comments section by mistake. Those 7 comments are attached herewith. Please forward to the pertinent individuals. I have blind cc'd the Council to give them a little more time to read what has been said before tonight's meeting. If anyone wants to read the article to understand what stimulated the comments, they can read it at: https://lg-ca.com/example-of-an-email-to-thecouncil-town-manager-and-the-town-attorney/ The comments to the article are at the bottom of the article. If they want to only read the comments, those can be read in the attached pdf file.
Thank you,
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Jak Van Nada -
Los Gatos Community Alliance
Facts Matter; Transparency Matters; Honesty Matters
www.lgca.town
[email protected]
This nonsense on the part of Moore deserves a recall. However, absent that, I implore all of you to overcome the fanaticism on his part by finding a way to mitigate his actions. Perhaps the Town Attorne might find language that would be useful in identifying how he has abdicated his oath of office to the T and instead used his presence on the TC to further his own political agendas. In fact, he doesn’t hide it What is just as bad is the behavior of two other TC members, Renee and Ristow. They appear to enable Moore’s actions and support his nonsense. Perhaps they have fallen to political bribery looking for some favoritism or job in Sacramento? In fact, their resume’s will show that they were complicit in doing irreparable damage to the Town allowing for multiple builder’s remedies to occur.
So I urge any and all of the Town powers to be to take action and stop this waste and abuse of the Trus that the citizens of LG put forth by voting for them in the first place. We all were certainly misled. This needs to stop NOW.
Thank you for listening and taking action.