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 LGCA advocated for years for the Town Council to first complete the Housing Element since
1) it would identify the exact number of parcels required to be rezoned to accommodate the RHNA numbers and
2) there was a statutory deadline to accomplish this. There was no statutory deadline to complete the Land Use Element. If the Town missed the deadline to adopt a compliant Housing Element, Town would be subject to the Builder’s Remedy as well as other penalties.
This article specifically addresses the Impact of SB 330 projects on Los Gatos and it also addresses the current deficit of affordable housing units as of 9-19-24. The missteps that have caused this tragedy are staggering and we have listed … Continued
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
The major failing of the study is that it is purposely designed to “tax” new development to fund all the cost of certain transportation projects the Town Council wishes to develop over the next 20 years, regardless of whether they are truly required to accommodate growth.
Elections Code Section 9241 requires that the Town Council either 1) place the referendum on
the ballot for the November 2024 general election or 2) rescind its adoption of the Land Use
Element and the Community Design Element. At its October 2022 meeting, the Town Council
deferred making a decision as to which of these actions to take pending consideration of the
then-upcoming Housing Element adoption. The options are discussed in more detail below.
Once this primary decision has been made, there are other possible steps for the Town Council
to direct staff to take, which are included elsewhere in this document.
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