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southern portion of Town as collateral damage in the redistricting process. He encouraged Council to postpone their decision on the resolution and continue the negotiations. Mark Goines, LASD Board member, commented that he believed redistricting would put a strain on the negotiations. Time and money would have to be spent to work on redistricting.. He suggested that a negotiated settlement was the fastest way to reopen a school in Los Altos Hills. John Radford, La Paloma Road, commented that he believed that the term sheet before Council was good but the question was how the Council would achieve it. He hoped that it could be resolved quickly. Radford suggested that the term sheet merited an additional 30-45 days of discussions and offered that if that was not successful, the redistricting process could be resumed with the understanding that every other solution had been pursued. Jitze Couperus, Page Mill Road, thanked the negotiators. He questioned what collateral had been offered in the terms of the framework if the agreements were negated at any time. Steve Hubbell, Public Education Committee, stated that the Committee had developed a matrix of options to returning public education to the Town. All of the options had been reviewed and most had been rejected because they were temporary. He believed that a signed agreement for twenty years would result in similar discussions in twenty years and suggested that it was irresponsible to not proceed with the redistricting and gain autonomy for the Town. Sheri Emling, resident, spoke to the history of the School Board and their comments that they were new and could be trusted and then they closed all of the schools in Town. She no longer trusted the School Boards and encouraged the Council to move forward with redistricting in parallel with the negotiations. John Ryan, Orchard Hill Lane, thanked the City Council for their efforts in the negotiation process and suggested that many residents were looking for a compromise and wanted the opportunity to remain in their respective Districts. Kathleen Justice-Moore, Jabil Lane, south Los Altos Hills, spoke to the Public Education Committee's recommendation regarding the negotiated settlement. She reviewed the PEC elements that included: the requirement for a permanent solution for the entire Town and local control. Justice-Moore noted that the current term sheet did not reflect the recommendations of the Committee. Alexander Atkins, Orchard Hill Lane, stated that the term sheet that had been presented should be considered a baseline and nothing should be taken away. He would like to see an analysis of what the Town would garner with redistricting and he suggested that the missing element in the term sheet was "control". He suggested a mediation group be included in the agreement composed of equal representatives from Los Altos Hills and the District. Atkins suggested that there was no protection from a hostile District Board. gg 14 City Council Meeting Minutes April 27,2006