At the August 15, 2023 TC meeting Hudes proposed a motion which would have required the TC to vote on the final draft of the HE prior to submitting it to HCD. That motion was defeated 3 to 2. As a result, the TC was sidelined in the review and approve process. Moore needs to explain why that decision made any sense.
Council Member Rob Moore’s “informational update” on the Los Gatos housing situation contains several inaccuracies. He downplays his role in the Town’s failure to meet the Housing Element deadline (January 31, 2023), which led to Builder’s Remedy applications.
The Finance Commission discussed for over an hour the Staff’s 5 Year Forecast, analyzing the forecast as a whole and carefully listening to the Staff’s presentation and comments. The agenda called for the Finance Commission to make a recommendation to the Town Council to either accept or reject the forecast as presented. The Finance Commission’s role was not to opine on individual assumptions but rather to review and determine whether the Council should rely on the Staff’s work product taken as a whole.
Rob, we would be delighted to sit down with you and fully explain our concern. If you didn’t understand our letter, why not reach out directly and ask us for clarification? Wouldn’t that have been the responsible action to have taken as opposed to posting nonsense on NextDoor? How is that helpful to anyone?
A big thank you is in order to Mayor Badame who provided the leadership over the HE drafting process after a year of the TC allowing Staff to directly control the HE drafting process. By establishing a focused Town Council … Continued
Executive Summary: Debunking Moore’s Claims on Land Use and Housing This document criticizes Los Gatos council members’ Moore’s and Ristow’s handling of land use and housing issues. Here are the key points: 2040 Land Use Element: Ristow and Moore … Continued
For Council closed session 3/26/24 Regarding Interim Town Manager position Dear Council, I am concerned that you will be making a decision on the interim Town Manager by elevating our Assistant TM without looking outside the Town for an … Continued
Guest View – Los Gatan – Published 3-27-24 Four Town officials—Town Manager Laurel Prevetti and former mayors Maria Ristow and Rob Rennie, along with Councilmember Rob Moore—have been responsible for the failure to get the Housing Element passed, despite … Continued