Some very good news, I think. From last week’s Council meeting’s consent calendar: “Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services with Pacific Water Art, Inc. to Increase the Agreement Amount for Additional Maintenance and Repair Costs.” Yes, this is about fixing the broken public fountain downtown.
Council voted unanimously to execute a second amendment to the agreement for services for Water Fountain Maintenance and Repair with Pacific Water Art, Inc., increasing the agreement amount by $25,397 for a total not to exceed $102,853.
A call into Pacific Water Art, the named vendor for maintenance-repair has not been returned for comment at press time.
The agreement covers both the very large fountain outside Town Hall Plaza and the non-working one at Los Gatos Park Plaza.
“Pacific Water Art originally built the fountain at Plaza Park and has since been the only contractor to perform routine service or maintenance on it,” the staff report to Council states, noting that happened in the early 2000—and also notes UV repairs were required last year. “In November 2025, after the UV system repairs were made, the fountain could only be manually operated. After troubleshooting the unit, it was discovered that the main control board had failed and needed to be replaced. Staff asked Pacific Water Art to inspect all other components of the fountain. During this investigation, it was discovered that the chemical dosing system was also in need of repair. Most components are original to the installation of the fountain and have outlasted their useful life cycle.”
All last summer, children didn’t have a working fountain to play in.
The current amendment is meant to to cover additional repairs required to restore the spout.
Hopefully, when the repair schedule is released by Pacific Water Art, it will be announced at a Council meeting.
The most recent information I received from the Town is that this fountain will be repaired soon—spring-ish. (And spring starts on March 20).
I sure do hope that when this fountain is repaired it will be programmed to be turned off during Jazz on the Plazz, which starts July 8. Note, next week we will have the details of who will be performing this summer. I have been assured that it will be a “stellar line up.”
This was not a concern last year. Last year during the spring-summer-winter (and into this year) this fountain didn’t have any water. No need to start it on those live, outdoor summer productions.
Recent quote from Nextdoor: “I’ve sent several requests for information about the town plaza fountain. Last I heard, it would be fixed by September 2025 (last year!). What is the status? I don’t want to go through another spring and summer without this asset. Pros or cons, many people come during the day to play or picnic by the fountain.Bring it Back!” –Theresa Whitney of Los Gatos
Also, may I request lights in this fountain? Like the Bellagio dancing fountain in Las Vegas. Why not? We are a colorful town. Does this sound good to other residents?
