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City Attorney Steve Mattas explained that the purpose of the policy was to provide due • process. The policy would not affect the Council in their legislative capacity and would only apply to quasi-judicial administrative hearings. Mattas reviewed the disclosure requirements with Council. Council considered the proposed policy. Following discussion, they agreed that they supported the policy with the deletion of sentence Bl. "Members of Legislative Bodies should avoid Contacts." MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Jones, seconded by Mordo and passed unanimously to approve Resolution No. 73-05 adopting a policy governing ex parte contacts. The policy was amended to delete the sentence " Members of Legislative Bodies should avoid Contacts" 5.7 Consideration and Direction Regarding Consultant Agreements for Site Feasibility Studies Regarding property at 27575 Purissima Road Item was not considered. 5.8 Consideration of and Direction Regarding Request from Bullis Purissima Elementary School Foundation for Financial Assistance Related to Potential Acquisition and Construction of Charter School Mayor Kerr reordered the agenda to accommodate the audience in attendance for item 5.8 Chris Vargas, Co-Chair, Bullis Purissima Elementary Foundation, introduced himself and explained that he was before Council to present a partnership proposal between the Bullis Charter School, the Bullis-Purissima Elementary School Foundation and the Town of Los Altos Hills titled the"Hills Education Legacy Project-H.E.L.P." Vargas proceeded with a PowerPoint presentation which included a brief summary of his previous presentation at the July 21, 2005 meeting. He noted that the current proposal before Council for their consideration had several revisions. Vargas identified the key components of the proposal: 1) Bullis —Purissima Elementary School Foundation would commit to donate $1 million to Los Altos Hills for the purchase of land and would commit an investment of $4 million to develop the site and operate the school; 2) the Town of Los Altos Hills was asked to provide financial support for land that would be used for public education, parks and recreation space, and a community center; and 3) Bullis Charter School would commit to deliver a high quality and innovative public school. Vargas noted that the new request did not specify a specific site or a specific amount but requested a commitment to provide funding for purchase of land that the Town would own and would be an asset to the community. Vargas explained there was precedent for a municipality investing in public education. He sited investments of over $5 million made by the City of Los Altos that included a land swap deal for Covington School and a gymnasium for Blach School. Vargas outlined the additional facts and benefits of the proposal and concluded that he was before Council to request consideration of support in concept to the Partnership proposal. He noted that if needed, the BCS representatives requested staff support to 6 City Council Meeting Minutes July 21,2005