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DATE: OCTOBER 29, 2014
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL p
FROM: GREG LARSON, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: TOWN CO- SPONSORSHIP OF THE LOS GATOS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Support Town co- sponsorship of the Los Gatos Education Foundation for future events and banners at
the Los Gatos Civic Center, subject to regular review of special event applications and banner permits.
BACKGROUND:
Town policy and practice currently only allows events at the Civic Center which are co- sponsored by
the Town. Further, banners may only be posted at the Civic Center associated with Civic Center
activities and events.
Any co- sponsored events are required to have a Special Event Permit and any banners are required to
have a Banner Permit, both of which are administratively issued.
DISCUSSION:
The Los Gatos Education Foundation (LGEF) is a non -profit organization that supports all schools in
the Los Gatos Union School District serving kindergarten through eighth grade. LGEF has hired its
first Director on a half -rime basis and is working to expand its relationships and collaborations with
other Los Gatos institutions and organizations, including the Town of Los Gatos.
In addition, LGEF has scheduled early November as LGEF Week and is seeking Town support for that
effort. Specifically, LGEF would like to hang a banner on the front of the Civic Center as has been
allowed by other Town co- sponsored organizations and events including Music in the Park, Los Gatos
Museums, and Fiesta des Artes. A rendering of the banner is attached and would be hung from
Wednesday, November 5 through Sunday, November 16 if the Council approves the Town's co-
sponsorship as requested and recommended.
Attachment:
Los Gatos Education Foundation Banner Request dated October 30, 2014
Reviewed by: LoAssistant Town Manager Mown Attorney Finance
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Los Gatos Education Foundation www.LGEF.org
Thursday, October 30th, 2014
Dear Mayor and Town Council Members,
Thank you for the consideration to sponsor and support the Los Gatos Education
Foundation, by reviewing this request for a special events banner located on the
Civic Center.
Monday, November 3rd through Sunday, November 161i is Los Gatos Education
Foundation Week (LGEF Week,) throughout Town, and on all five campuses of the
Los Gatos Union School District. LGEF Week is a call to action to all families in the
Los Gatos Union School District, and the greater community of Los Gatos, because
additional support is essential to maintain the educational excellence we enjoy in
Los Gatos Union School District, to ensure that the students continue to receive the
high - quality programs and resources vital to their education.
As the Los Gatos Union School District is truly a gem of this community, and is one of
the institutions that truly makes Los Gatos a wonderful Town, we seek Town's
support of the Los Gatos Education Foundation, to accept this application for a
special event banner at the Civic Center. It is our goal that all Los Gatos will seethe
importance of supporting the Los Gatos Education Foundation.
LGEF Week will be very visible across town - with signs and balloons at multiple
business partners, and banners and signs at every school in the district. In addition,
The Wooden Horse and Los Gatos Coffee Roastine - both long -time supporters of the
Los Gatos Education Foundation and both locally owned small businesses - are this
year's LGEF Week's main sponsors.
Los Gatos Education Foundation is a parent -run, non - profit organization that raises
essential funds for all students in the Los Gatos Union School District. Since it's
founding in 1982, Los Gatos Education Foundation has contributed over $10 Million
to enhance the district's limited budget in support of our students. Thanks to the
generosity of our community, the Los Gatos Education Foundation raises over
$600,000 in grants for district -wide programs, each school year. With enrollment at
an all time high, the Los Gatos Education Foundation would like to raise additional
funds to cover educational essentials required for the 2015 -2016 operating budget.
Donations raised by Los Gatos Education Foundation directly benefit all 3,300
students at Blossom Hill, Daves Avenue, Louise Van Meter, and Lexington
Elementary Schools and at RJ Fisher Middle School. Donations fund equitable
programs across the district in the areas of Science, Music, Art, Resources
(Counseling and Project Cornerstone) and Technology.
Unfortunately taxes and parcel taxes do not cover the cost of educating the whole
child. The schools in the Los Gatos Union School District rely heavily on a blended
funding model that includes annual property taxes, parcel tax, and private donations
from the Los Gatos Education Foundation and five Home & School Clubs. The Los
Gatos Union School District is ranked among the lowest in the country for per
student spending. As of January 2013, California tumbled two more spots and ranks
49th overall in how much it spends per student, 28% below the national average. As
a district, we receive almost no funding from the Federal government.
We look forward to working to expand our relationships and collaborations with
other Los Gatos institutions and organizations, including the Town of Los Gatos,
with the goal of providing the children of Los Gatos the best education possible!
Thank you for your consideration of this request!
Si�ncepr�ely, kpo
Deborah Weinstein, Director
Los Gatos Education Foundation
Director @lgef.org
Los Gatos Education Foundation
www.LGEF.org
APPLICATION FOR BANNER PERMIT
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Civic Center: 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030 Banner Permit: $ 90.06
Phone: (408) 354 -6874 FAX: (408) 354 -7593
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Applicants are advised to review Chapter 29.10.120 of the Zoning Ordinance prior to filing an application for sign permit.
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Approval granted:
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Planning Division Authorization Date Receipt No Sign Permit No.
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PLPERMIT PLTRACK PLANAP TOTAL
Temporary Nonresidential $ 79.00 $ 3.16 $ 7.90 $ 90.06
Please note: The information contained in this application is considered part of the public record. Therefore, it will appear in both the public record file for
the site address, which is available upon request, and on the permitting system on the official Town of Los Gatos website at www.losoatosca oov.
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