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for residents to be prepared to be self sufficient in the event of an outbreak. Mordo offered that he would continue to monitor the situation and keep Council apprised. Councilmember Mordo reported that he had met with Acting City Manager Cahill, Los Altos Hills County Fire District Commissioner Duffy Price and Los Altos Hills Public Safety Officer Steve Garcia to discuss the Fire District's proposed new emergency co- coordinator position. The position may be shared with the City of Los Altos. The scope of work has been defined as primarily training of volunteers/staff. Mordo would return to Council with an update following the review by Los Altos with additional information on the logistics of the position. Councilmember Mordo advised that Public Safety Officer Steve Garcia, on behalf of the Emergency Preparedness Committee, would make a presentation on the Town's Emergency Preparedness at the next Council meeting. Mayor Kerr noted that the discussions at the Joint meeting had awakened an interest in moving forward on Town Hall being self sufficient during an emergency. He suggested that the possible option of a solar powered generator would be an avenue for power. Kerr added that the Town had recently purchased satellite phones for use during an emergency when land lines were inoperable. Councilmember O'Malley reported that he and Councilmember Mordo had met with staff and the sewer consultant. He offered that the Council subcommittee now had a better understanding of sewer capacity and the sewer agreement with Los Altos was moving forward. • Mayor Pro Tem Warshaws reported that the Pathways Committee was currently k3' orte p Y Y reviewing the off road "hot spot" pathways that had been identified during the Master Path update process. He expected the Committee's recommendations to be forwarded to Council at a future meeting in early Fall. Mayor Kerr reported that the sign announcing the Moody Road pathway project had been installed. The ground breaking ceremony was scheduled for June 9 at 11:00 a.m. 7. COUNCIL-INITIATED ITEMS Councilmember O'Malley recused himself from consideration of this item and stepped down from the dais. 7.1 Launch of Planning for Westwind Barn—Creation of New Standing Committee—Councilmember Jones Councilmember Jones introduced this item to Council. He offered that this was the appropriate time to begin the process of Master Planning for the renovation of Westwind Barn. He suggested that Council consider dissolving the Ad-Hoc Committee on Recreational Facilities at a future meeting and move forward with the creation a new Standing Committee chartered with the renovation. • Special City Council and Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 4 May 25,2006