Small Town Service, Community Stewardship, Future Focus
The Town of Los Gatos is nestled at the base of the Sierra Azules, and is located approximately 60 miles south of San Francisco, in the southwestern portion of Santa Clara County where the Santa Clara Valley meets the lower slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Los Gatos is one of Santa Clara County’s oldest communities, incorporated in 1887.
Los Gatos prides itself as a self contained community. Over 3,000 businesses serve the residents and act as a destination point for visitors who are attracted to its restaurants, hotels and variety of shops within a pedestrian oriented downtown setting. The Town is also an inclusive community with the full mix of ages, family sizes and incomes. Los Gatos has many parks and greenbelt areas, as well as a vibrant downtown area. Downtown Los Gatos is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the model of what communities strive to achieve in a downtown.
Mission
The Mission of the Town of Los Gatos is to enhance the quality of life in Los Gatos by providing the highest quality leadership and most efficient services and facilities. The Town strives to provide a working environment which promotes excellence; fosters cooperation; values volunteerism; and seeks to meet the needs of the community and the Town Council, employees, Commissions, Committees and Boards
Customer Service Commitment
All Town employees consistently go the extra step to deliver highly competent and professional services in a respectful, effective, and transparent manner. We engage in open communication, relationship building, and problem solving to provide the best service possible.
Vision
Residents are united in their desire to maintain a high quality of life and preserve
the character of the Town. The overall community consensus is that Los Gatos
be a full-service community that is also environmentally sensitive; that Los Gatos
maintains a balanced, well-designed mix of residential, commercial, service and
open space uses, fostering a pedestrian-oriented community with a small town,
village-like character; that Los Gatos supports an active business community
that provides a wide variety of goods and services and a broad range of
employment opportunities, eliminating the need to travel to other communities;
and that Los Gatos provides a well-run, efficient municipal government that is
fiscally healthy, with high levels of public safety, recreational, art and cultural
amenities and is committed to high quality education.
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Community Character
Good Governance
Fiscal Stability
Quality Public Infrastructure
Civic Enrichment
Public Safety
