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• Energy Commission. Both reports illustrated that the Town was well on its way in achieving its energy consumption reduction goals. 5.1.2 Bringing Public Education Back to the Hills 5.1.2a Recommendations from the Public Education Committee Regarding Council Consideration of a Resolution on Public School District Reorganization. Mayor Kerr offered that public comment would be taken following the presentation by the Public Education Committee and the speaker's time limit would be amended to three (3)minutes for school officials. John Radford, Public Education Committee, welcomed the residents and guests in attendance and thanked Council for the opportunity that had been given to the Public Education Committee (PEC) to offer recommendations on a resolution to reorganize (redistrict) public education in Los Altos Hills. Radford introduced PEC member Kathleen Justice-Moore. Moore was available to answer any questions regarding redistricting. Radford provided an overview of the recent appearance and comments of Tim Justus, Superintendent, Los Altos School District at the January 12, 2006 City Council meeting. Justus had suggested that the Bullis-Purissima school could potentially reopen in 2008- 2009 school year with several grades added to the existing kindergarten program that was currently in place at the campus. Justus did not speak to many of the outstanding issues that included: where the students would come from, current district/Town demographics, the success of the Bullis Charter School; or the division of the Town by two separate school districts. Radford suggested that the reopened school could be a district or magnet school but would not be a neighborhood school for Los Altos Hills children. He proposed a different option to returning public education to Town and suggested that if action were taken quickly, the Town could form their own school.district K-8 and open a school in 2008-2009 at the Bullis site that would serve the neighborhood-kids. Radford acknowledged that the City Council had an opportunity to set history by passing the resolution before them to start the process for redistricting. Radford proceeded with a PowerPoint presentation titled "Los Altos Hills Public Education Committee, Recommendation for a Council Resolution to Reorganize Public Education in Los Altos Hills, March 23, 2006." Radford reviewed the mission and duties of the Public Education Committee (PEC) formed by the City Council in 2003 and the eleven member roster, noting that the members represented all areas of the Town and both districts. Radford acknowledged that contrary to the misconception that the committee membership was heavily weighted with parents of Bullis Charter School students, only three had children at the Charter • School and three members did not have children of school age. He added that all of the members were committed to education and returning a public school to Los Altos Hills 4 City Council Meeting Minutes March 23,2006