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5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1 Town Goals 5.1.1 Public Education: Bring the Future of Public Education to a Vote Mayor Pro Tem Jones reported that the Ad Hoc Committee on District Reorganization had been actively working on the redistricting effort. Several subcommittees had been established and Chairs appointed. Each subcommittee had been charged with specific tasks that were focused on working towards the Santa Clara County Committee's scheduled hearing on December 7h. At that time, the County Committee would review the Town's redistricting resolution/petition and discuss the Committee's options. Jones added that the Ad Hoc Committee was being supported by professional consultants that were assisting them towards the goal. Jones reported that private donations had funded a public polling of residents to determine the level of support in the community for redistricting. The survey had just been completed and he expected the findings to be released shortly. The initial preliminary report showed that support for redistricting had increased two fold since the earlier poll conducted by the Public Education Committee and strong support had quadrupled. The poll results reflected that people were keen that residents were treated fairly and wanted assurance their tax money went for elementary and middle school education that was accessible to residents. Jones believed that this was a reflection of the public's dissatisfaction with the status quo and noted that the ultimate decision on redistricting would be determined by the voters. 5.1.2 Underground Utilities: Develop a Financing Plan for Voter Approval Mayor Warshawsky reported that construction of the Town's Undergrounding Pilot Project was back on schedule. He explained that PG&E had suggested that there might be a delay due to the additional work load created by last year's winter storm but the issue has been resolved. Construction would begin in the summer of 2007 and the projected completion of the project was December 2007. Warshawsky advised that the Ad Hoc Committee had refocused their efforts on undergrounding after reviewing the results of the telephone survey conducted by Godbe Research and determining that the level of resident support necessary to move forward with financing options was not evident. The Committee was investigating the development of a plan to facilitate neighborhood sponsored assessment districts. 5.1.3 Sanitary Sewers: Update and Implement the Master Plan City Engineer/Public Works Director Henry Louie advised Council that he would be forwarding a request to Council at the next meeting for a study of the sanitary sewer expansion project that would include the skeleton of the sewer system for the Town and estimated improvement construction costs. 5 City Council Meeting Minutes September 14,2006