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Addendum Attachment 1Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Safe Routes to School 17010 Roberts Road Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 335-2008 lgsr2s@gmail.com Tax ID # 81-3709577 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Los Gatos Union School District - Hillbrook School - Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School District - Town of Los Gatos October 12, 2017 Honorable Mayor Marico Sayoc Town Council Town of Los Gatos 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 Dear Mayor and Town Council: I respectfully ask the Town Council to support submission of a grant application in partnership with Los Gatos- Monte Sereno Safe Routes to School for the Town Wide Automobile Trip Reduction Initiative. Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Safe Routes to School (SR2S) and the Town of Los Gatos have a long history of collaboration in encouraging the use of alternative transportation to and from the schools in Town. Our combined efforts over the past decade have resulted in fewer cars on the road and reduced congestion around schools. We have worked together on many programs, including Where Will Your Feet Take You? This program encourages walking and biking, and helps to build a sense of community among all our school sites by combining the collective steps of hundreds of students to virtually “walk across America.” Take it to the Streets events in the spring get students back out walking and bicycling en masse after the winter, and develop a habit of using active transportation that carries through the summer and into the next school year. Each of these programs, and others, provide education, encouragement and community support demonstrating that alternative transportation reduces traffic, develops life-long healthy habits, and creates a cleaner, safer environment for the next generation. The grant submission for the Town Wide Automobile Trip Reduction Initiative represents a progressive move forward in the ongoing challenge of reducing vehicle traffic and congestion in the Town of Los Gatos. The proposed approach to changing public mindset with a creative communication plan along with hands-on experience dovetails nicely with the 6 E’s of Safe Routes to School: Education, Engineering, Enforcement, Encouragement, Evaluation and Equity. Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Safe Routes to School 17010 Roberts Road Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 335-2008 lgsr2s@gmail.com Tax ID # 81-3709577 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Los Gatos Union School District - Hillbrook School - Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School District - Town of Los Gatos Collaboration between SR2S and the Town has proved to be highly effective in reducing automobile trips around schools. These efforts are beneficial to the community over the years. We are confident that by expanding our efforts to the greater community, we will achieve great success as well. Let’s continue our partnership in moving Los Gatos. Sincerely, Thomas Cook Thomas Cook President Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Safe Routes to School cc: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager, Town of Los Gatos Matt Morley, Director Parks and Public Works, Town of Los Gatos Ying Smith, Transportation and Mobility Manager, Town of Los Gatos Karen Briones, Executive Director, Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Safe Routes to School