The Vision Statement describes the community achieving its full potential, and drives the Strategic Plan. The Vision articulates the future for Los Gatos and reflects the high ideals identified by the community:
"Residents are united in their desire to maintain a high quality of life and preserve the character of the Town. The overall community consensus is that Los Gatos be a full-service community that is also environmentally sensitive; that Los Gatos maintains a balanced, well designed mix of residential, commercial, service and open space uses, fostering a pedestrian-oriented community with a small town, village-like character; that Los Gatos supports an active business community that provides a wide variety of goods and services and a broad range of employment opportunities, eliminating the need to travel to other communities; and that Los Gatos provides a well-run, efficient municipal government that is fiscally healthy, with high levels of public safety, recreational, art and cultural amenities and is committed to high quality education."