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Following a brief discussion, it was determined that Harpoothan's application would be considered at the July 21, 2005 Council meeting in expectation that their would be a vacancy on the Environmental Initiatives Committee. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by O'Malley, seconded by Mordo and passed unanimously to appoint Mark Jensen and Raj Reddy to the Environmental Initiatives Committee for terms of four years. 2.4 Presentation from Bullis Foundation Representatives Regarding Possible Strategies, Including Acquisition of Property, to Assist in Providing Public Education within Los Altos Hills Chris Vargas, Co-Chair, Bullis Purissima Elementary School 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 reviewed his PowerPoint presentation with Council. It included: 1) a summary of the reasons that the Bullis Charter School would be an asset for the Town of Los Altos Hills; 2) the key elements of the proposal that included the financial commitments of the Bullis-Purissima Education Foundation, expectations of the Town's participation and Bullis Charter School's role; 3) identification of the benefits of the proposal to the Town; 4) site strategy for the K-6 public school; and, 5) a request for action. In conclusion, Vargas noted that the proposal would provide a neighborhood school for the Town's children, increased property values, an enhanced sense of community, and space for Los Altos Hills recreation programs. Vargas thanked the City Council for their recent efforts to make an offer for the Bullis- Purissima School site and acknowledged that the response from the Los Altos School District had been terse and definitive. He noted that this was the preferred site for a public school in Los Altos Hills, but because it was not available, the BCS site committee had reviewed approximately thirty (30) locations in Town over the course of the last twelve (12) months and determined that the property at 27525 Samuel Lane best suited their criteria. He requested that the town approve a site feasibility study for the property. Council discussion of the proposal ensued. Vargas offered that the Town's participation for the school would be limited to the purchase of the land, which would include permanent ownership and title to the property. This asset could potentially increase in value and would provide recreational opportunities for the residents. The Bullis- Purissima Education Foundation would commit to an initial donation of $1 million dollars for the purchase of the land and $4 million to develop and operate a school. Vargas added that the information he had provided regarding the decrease in residential property values in comparison to the increased values in adjoining communities since the closure of Bullis School was taken from an article in the Palo Alto Weekly whose data was derived from the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors. Council thanked Chris Vargas for his presentation. 2 City Council Meeting Minutes July 7,2005