Front Row (from left): Commissioners Pete Constant, John Howe,
Don Gage and Susan Vicklund-Wilson, Chairperson Blanca Alvarado,
LAFCO Executive Officer Neelima Palacherla, and LAFCO Surveyor
Ginny Millar. Behind (from left): Alternate Commissioners Roland
Velasco and Terry Trumbull, LAFCO Analyst Dunia Noel, and LAFCO
Counsel Kathy Kretchmer.
Santa Clara LAFCO received the “Most Effective
Commission” award from California Association of Local Agency
Formation Commissions (CALAFCO) at the August 2007 CALAFCO
Annual Conference.
This past year has been an extremely fruitful year for Santa
Clara LAFCO, as the Commission successfully completed one
significant and controversial policy endeavor (i.e. adoption of
Agricultural Mitigation Policies providing recommendations and
guidance on how to mitigate for impacts to agricultural lands)
and one major programmatic endeavor (i.e. annexation of 54
unincorporated islands, 901 acres and 2,841 residents to 8
cities). Both endeavors are critical to LAFCO and its ability to
continue to fulfill its mandate of discouraging urban sprawl,
preserving open space and agricultural lands, ensuring efficient
delivery of services and encouraging orderly growth and
development of local agencies in Santa Clara County. |
