2015-052 - Supporting the Board of Trustees of the LGUSD Efforts to Relieve Overcrowding in its SchoolsRESOLUTION 2015 -052
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
SUPPORTING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LOS GATOS UNION SCHOOL
DISTRICT EFFORTS TO RELIEVE OVERCROWDING IN ITS SCHOOLS
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California enacted Government Code Sections
65970 -65981 in 1977 (SB 201), in order to provide a means to alleviate overcrowding in public
schools caused by new residential development; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California enacted Government Code Sections
65995 -65996 in 1986 (amended by Senate Bill 50 (S13 50) and Proposition lA in 1998), provide a
comprehensive school facilities financing and reform program that prohibits local agencies from denying
either legislative or adjudicative land use approvals on the basis that school facilities are inadequate, and
WHEREAS, the Los Gatos Union School District (hereinafter the "School District ") has
made and presented to the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, a Resolution containing
findings that conditions of overcrowding exist in the attendance area of the School District within
the Town of Los Gatos; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos held public hearings on
September 1 and September 15, 2015 on the finding of overcrowding of the School District.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos does find and resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1:
The School District provides a high quality public school education to students who live in
the Town of Los Gatos and quality schools are a critical resource for local communities and
employers.
SECTION 2:
Improvements to school facilities are needed in the School District in order to provide the
students with adequate, proper, and safe educational facilities.
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SECTION 3:
The School District has presented documents to the Town containing its conclusion that it
is experiencing an increase in enrollment that has led to overcrowding at schools and enrollment
projections call for continued increases in enrollment, resulting in more overcrowding.
SECTION 4:
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, in reliance on the School District's expertise,
methodology and determination that it faces difficulties associated with increased enrollment,
strongly supports the District in its efforts to relieve overcrowding and to make needed
improvements to school facilities.
SECTION 5:
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos strongly encourages developers to
collaborate with the School District to address school needs and work closely with the School
District to project enrollment growth which may be associated with a proposed development, and
to assist the District in identifying strategies to address overcrowding issues, as by providing
needed facilities and/or associated sources of funding.
SECTION 6:
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos shall work with the School District to seek
additional mitigation from developers to prevent further overcrowding. In implementing this
provision, the Town of Los Gatos shall comply with the provisions of SB 50.
SECTION 7:
The support of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos to the School District's efforts
to relieve overcrowding shall not be deemed to concur with the School District Findings pursuant
to Government Code Section 65971- 65972.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos,
California on the 6h day of October 2015 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Steve Leonardis, Rob Rennie, Marico Sayoc, Barbara Spector, Mayor Marcia Jensen
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
M YOR F THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK ADMINIS T� O O THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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