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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 2/17/2026
ITEM NO: 13
DESK ITEM
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
February 17, 2025
Mayor and Town Council
Chris Constantin, Town Manager
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Display of the Progress Pride Flag at Town Hall During the Month of June 2026
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the display of the Progress Pride Flag at Town Hall during the month of June 2026, consistent with the Town’s amended Flag Policy permitting commemorative flags when initiated and approved by the Town Council by resolution and constituting government speech.
REMARKS:
Attachment 3 contains public comments received before 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
Attachment Received with the Staff Report:
1. Resolution Authorizing Display of the Progress Pride Flag Attachment Received with Addendum:
2. Public comment received before 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 13, 2026 Attachment Received with this Desk Item:
3. Public comment received before 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2026
From: Amy Winkler
To: Council
Subject: Los Gatos Town Council - Progress Pride Flag Item Date: Monday, February 16, 2026 10:10:23 AM
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Hello,
I’m a resident of Los Gatos, residing in the Santa Cruz Mountains. I’m writing in support of raising the Progress Pride Flag (Item 13 on the agenda this week) for the month of June 2026.
I feel safe anytime I see a Pride flag. To me, it says that here is a place where people stand up for each other and listen, even if they don’t have the same experiences.
I also would like to share that I only learned about the 1969 Stonewall Uprising last year during Pride month. These stories are important and I only know a little bit of LGBTQ+ history because of Pride month! Telling these stories is how we can better understand each other and how we got here. Openly celebrating Pride month, taking small actions of support, like raising the Progress Pride Flag, create opportunities for us to more deeply understand one another and ultimately create a more peaceful world.
Thank you for bringing this topic up for discussion!
Best,
Amy
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Amy Winkler
Santa Cruz Mountains, CA 95033
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From: Kathleen Kara Conley
To: Council
Cc:
Subject: Pride Flag Raising
Date: Monday, February 16, 2026 10:26:24 AM
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Hello Council members,
I am writing in support of the flag raising items
on the February 17 agenda. Items 12 and 13.
Thank you for supporting diversity and humane policies in our community.
Best regards,
Kathleen Conley
Los Gatos, CA 95032
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From: Jessica Richter
To: Council
Subject: Support for raising of Progress Pride Flag during the month of June 2026 and beyond Date: Monday, February 16, 2026 10:45:48 AM
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Hello,
I am writing in support of item 13 to be heard at the upcoming Los Gatos Town Council meeting on Feb. 17 - I urge you to support any needed policy changes that enable to Pride Flag to be raised at Town Hall during Pride month in June 2026 and in the future. Celebrating the experience of diverse groups of Americans and of their individual rights is ciritical at this time. Many many towns and cities in the Bay Area raise the Pride Flag in June and Los Gatos should be among them in honoring our LGBTQ family members, colleagues, friends and neighbors. Please vote yes on both items necessary to enable to Pride Flag to be raised.
Regards,
Jessica Richter
95032 resident and proud family member of LBGTQ person
From: Denise Leffers
To: Council
Subject: Flag Policy and Pride Flag Raising
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 7:20:49 AM
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Dear Council Members:
Today you will vote on a flag policy and the raising of the pride flag. I am in support of both.
Please stand up for diversity and inclusion by voting in favor of both.
As a licensed mental health professional of 40 years I have witnessed first hand the difficulty that many gay and trans youngsters have with accepting themselves in an environment that at times can be unwelcoming and even hostile. Sometimes living becomes unbearably painful when feeling so rejected by one’s family, friends and community. It is well documented the high rate of suicidal ideation and attempted suicides in this population.
I implore each and every council member to stand with these young people and vote in favor of the flag policy and raising of the pride flag.
Respectfully,
Denise A. Leffers, MFT
Los Gatos
From: Maxine Granadino
To: Council
Subject: Progress Pride flag
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 7:49:14 AM
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Hello,
I am able to attend the council meeting this evening, but would like to express my support for raising the progress pride flag this June and every June.
Thank you,
Maxine Granadino
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From: Pat Blair
To: Council
Subject: Pride flag raising
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 8:18:12 AM
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Dear Council,
I stand in strong support of raising the Pride Flag. All members of our community, especially the oft times disenfranchised, deserve recognition.
Thank you,
Pat Blair
Los Gatos, CA 95032
From: Planning
To: Clerk
Subject: Fw: Item 13 2/17/26
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 8:42:04 AM
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Hello,
Please see email below from a member of the public regarding a Council item.
Thank you,
Planning Division
Community Development Department ● 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos CA 95030 Ph: 408.354.6874 ● [email protected]
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From: Flag
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2026 11:03 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Item 13 2/17/26
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Dear Council Members
First of all, I would like to remain anonymous as I give my point of view on item 13, raising the pride flag. Let's start with that, why would I want to remain anonymous? I am a 16 year old, currently attending Los Gatos High School, so I should be enjoying my life, right? Free from any worries of adulthood, et cetera et cetera. Yet I still feel like I'll be attacked or something for wanting to speak out about an issue concerning inclusivity.
We should all be able to live our lives and feel at home inside our skin, yet we can't. I know many others just like me. Los Gatos should be a safe place for everyone, and raising the pride flag shows that. Even if you aren't part of the LGBTQ+ community, the flag still represents that you are an ally, someone who acknowledges that these people are in fact people.
This should be a simple decision, in my opinion. Raise the flag. It shows that everyone supports each other here. That should be the case.
Thank you, Council Members
Anonymous Local Highschooler
From: Planning
To: Clerk
Subject: Fw: Support testimony for Measure 13
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 10:28:10 AM
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Hello,
Please see comment regarding a TC item.
Thank you,
Planning Division
Community Development Department ● 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos CA 95030 Ph: 408.354.6874 ● [email protected]
www.losgatosca.gov ● https://www.facebook.com/losgatosca COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOURS:
Counter Hours: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Monday – Friday/
Phone Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday
All permit submittals are to be done online via our Citizen’s Portal platform. All other services can be completed at the counter. For more information on permit submittal, resubmittal, and issuance, please visit the Building and Planning webpages.
Confidentiality Disclaimer
This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual(s) named in this e-mail. If you receive this e-mail and are not a named recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of the e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us at the above e-mail address.
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From: Nelson Kramer
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 9:30 AM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Support testimony for Measure 13
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
My name is Nelson Kramer and I am a student at LGHS. In regard to Measure 13 and the proposal to raise the Pride flag in Los Gatos during the month of June, I am in full support.
As a student at Los Gatos High School, I can say that I’ve felt supported both as a student and as an individual for many years. I feel free to express every part of who I am, and it’s time we extend that same support to the queer community. The reality is that LGBTQ+ people live here too.
Many today may ask questions like “why do we have to show this outward support?” My answer is because we owe it to them. For example, you can raise your American flags and feel safe expressing an aspect of our identity, why can’t we extend that RIGHT to the LGBTQ community or simply the LGBTQ people who live in our community.
This goes beyond religious beliefs. This is about being an American. We live in a country where we all have the right to express ourselves, a country where we all deserve to feel supported.
To whoever may be reading this or listening to this digital testimony, please find it in your hearts to support this measure because it will go so far in lifting up our closest peers, friends, and family.
Sincerely,
Nelson K.
From: Jean Mundell
To: Council
Subject: Items 12 and 13
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 10:40:49 AM
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
I am a member of the social justice committee of the Methodist church, an American of Japanese descent, a wife, and mother.
I have experienced prejudice because of my sex and my race. I urge the council to vote YES on both items; this will declare that our town is accepting and proud of all our residents.
Jean Mundell
Los Gatos 95032