2006-112 - Supporting Measure A, The Santa Clara Land Conservation InitiativeRESOLUTION NO. 2006-112
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS SUPPORTINGMEASURE A, THE
SANTA CLARA LAND CONSERVATION INITITATIVE
WHEREAS, Measure A, the Santa Clara Land Conservation Initiative is
sponsored by the People for Land and Nature (PLAN), a coalition of local environment
organizations and leaders; and
WHEREAS, if approved by voters, Measure A would amend the Santa Clara
County General Plan through a set of technical modifications to preserve rural, unincorporated
zoned "Hillsides," Ranchlands," and "Large Scale Agriculture "; and
WHEREAS, Measure A would increase parcel sizes under some circumstances
on hillsides and ranchlands to limit the amount of development, prohibit large -scale industrial and
commercial development in rural areas, and add necessary protections to scenic views, streamside
corridors, and sensitive wildlife habitat; and
WHEREAS, Measure A would apply to approximately 400,000 acres in
unincorporated Santa Clara County; and
WHEREAS, the provisions in Measure A would positively impact local hillsides
and rural lands, maintaining the high quality of the environment and life in the County and Los
Gatos area.
RESOLVED, the Town of Los Gatos does hereby adopt a resolution in support
of Measure A, the Santa Clara Land Conservation Initiative.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the
Town of Los Gatos, California, held on the sixteenth day of October, 2006 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Joe Pirzynski, Barbara Spector, Mike Wasserman,
Mayor Diane McNutt
NAYS: Steve Glickman
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA