PREPARED BY: Erin M. Walters
Senior Planner
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, Community Development Director, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/07/2025
ITEM NO: 11
DESK ITEM
DATE: October 7, 2025
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Chris Constantin, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Introduce an Ordinance Amending Planned Development Ordinance 2025 to Allow Modifications to Building E; Adopt a Resolution Approving an Architecture and Site Application for Exterior Modifications to an Existing Commercial Building in the University/Edelen Historic District, and a Conditional Use Permit for Formula Retail Over 10,000 Square Feet and for a Restaurant with Alcohol Service on Property Zoned C-2:LHP:PD. Located at 31 University Avenue. APN 529-02-044. Planned Development Modification Application PD-25-001, Architecture and Site Application S-25-004, and Conditional Use Permit Application U-25-001. Categorically Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301: Existing Facilities. Property Owner: SRI Old Town, LLC. Applicant: Rick Nelson, MBH Architects. Project Planner: Erin Walters.
Ordinance Title: An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos Amending Planned Development Ordinance 2025 to Allow Modifications to Building E at 50 University Avenue (Old Town Center).
REMARKS:
Attachment 10 includes public comment received between 11:01 a.m., Monday, October 6, 2025, and 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
Attachments Provided with the Staff Report:
1. Draft Planned Development Ordinance (Clean)
2. Draft Planned Development Ordinance (Redline)
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SUBJECT: 31 University Avenue/PD-25-001, S-25-004, and U-25-001 DATE: October 7, 2025
3. Draft Resolution making the required findings and approving the applications subject to the Conditions of Approval (included as Exhibit A and Exhibit B)
4. August 27, 2025, Planning Commission Staff Report, with Exhibits 1 through 21
5. August 27, 2025, Planning Commission Addendum, with Exhibit 22
6. August 27, 2025, Planning Commission Desk Item, with Exhibit 23
7. August 27, 2025, Planning Commission Verbatim Minutes
8. Public comments received between 11:01 a.m., Wednesday, August 27, 2025, and 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 2, 2025
Attachment Provided with the Addendum:
9. Public comment received between 11:01 a.m., Thursday, October 2, 2025, and 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 6, 2025
Attachment Provided with this Desk Item:
10. Public comment received between 11:01 a.m., Monday, October 6, 2025, and 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2025
From:
Sent: Monday, October 6, 2025 7:26 PM
To: Council <[email protected]>
Subject: Feedback on Agenda Item #11
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Dear Town Council Members,
I am a 40-year resident of Los Gatos. Regarding Agenda Item #11: With Restoration Hardware bringing its restaurant to Los Gatos, this is a great opportunity to ask RH to include plant-based options on their menu. The offering of plant-based menu options would be in line with the Town's Green Monday Resolution, and the Los Gatos General Plan 2040 (Section 8.12 Program CC), promoting plant-based eating in the town.
It is imperative for Los Gatos take a leadership position on the issue of food. The major ecological crises that we face – global warming, species extinction, deforestation, water scarcity, water pollution, and chemical pollution - are all driven by a food system based on animal agriculture. By contrast, eating a plant-based diet reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 73%, the land area needed for growing crops by a whopping 75%, and reduces our water footprint by half. As stated in the seminal report Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers, colloquially known as The Oxford Study, “Eating a vegan diet is the single biggest way an individual can reduce their environmental impact, reducing emissions, land use, and water use compared to diets high in meat.”
Thank you for considering my feedback.
Best regards,
Karen Rubio
Organizer
Eating plant-based is the single most impactful thing we can do to save our Earth.
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