April 27, 2016 Planning Commission Agenda
is Now Available Online 

The agenda for the April 27, 2016 Planning Commission meeting is available online. 

Planning Commission meetings are held regularly on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Meetings are held in the Town Council Chambers located at 110 E. Main Street. Commission meetings are broadcast live on KCAT-15. Live and archived videos are also available online.

To provide input on any Planning Commission agenda item, please visit the Public Guide to Town Council Meetings to learn more about how members of the public may submit comments via email, postal mail or hand-delivered prior to the Commission meeting at which the item will be considered. 

For more information on this agenda or about Planning Commission meetings, please call 408-354-6874 or send an email to the Community Development Department to confirm meeting date, location and time.

Celebrate Spring into Green with the Town of Los Gatos! Sunday, April 24, 2016, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

On Sunday April 24th from 10:00 am-1:00 pm the Town will be hosting Spring into Green, a sustainability event to celebrate Earth Day, Arbor Day, and Keep Los Gatos Beautiful Month at the Town Plaza.

Environmental vendors and partners from the local community will host interactive booths, including:

• West Valley Clean Water Program
• West Valley Collection & Recycling
• Santa Clara Valley Water District, Parks Commission
• Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
• Santa Clara County Parks
• Beautification Committee
• PG&E Vegetation Program
• Lick Observatory, and more!

This is a family friendly event, with free interactive activities for all ages including face painting, a photo booth, a rock climbing wall, and a live band. The event will take place in conjunction with the Town’s weekly Farmer’s Market to promote eating & buying locally.

The purpose of this event is to celebrate the Town’s environmental consciousness, learn about sustainability, and collect feedback from residents regarding green issues in Town. See you there!

For questions, call (408) 399-5770 or visit the Spring into Green website.

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event
Saturday, April 30, 2016, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

On April 30, 2016, the Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department will be participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back event, sponsored by the United State Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). As part of the nationally recognized program, local residents can return their unnecessary, unwanted, or expired prescription medications for safe disposal at designated collection locations.

The Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department will host the National Prescription Drug Take-Back event at the Los Gatos Parks & Public Works Service Center located at 41 Miles Avenue in Los Gatos, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Citizens are encouraged to utilize this opportunity to properly dispose of prescription medications which will be relinquished to the DEA for disposal.

For questions about this event, please contact the Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department Property & Evidence at (408) 827-3214.

Memorial Proposals for the Town of Los Gatos
Veterans Memorial
Public Comment Period: April 20-June 3, 2016

The Town of Los Gatos is working with the Veterans Memorial & Support Foundation of Los Gatos to commission a Veterans Memorial at the Town of Los Gatos Civic Center.

The Veterans Memorial will honor and recognize the courage, loyalty, dedication, commitment and sacrifice of those who have served to defend America’s freedom and will offer a site of contemplation for reflection and remembrance.  The memorial will be located at the Town of Los Gatos Civic Center, and is proposed to be located in the Redwood Grove located in the southwest corner of the Civic Center lawn fronting Main Street and immediately adjacent to Pageant Way.

To learn more about the project, view the proposed memorial designs and to provide public comment on each design, please visit the Veterans Memorial Proposal webpage at www.losgtosca.gov/VeteransMemorial.