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Councilmember Cheng, had requested a meeting in November at the conclusion of their last meeting. He suggested that Council consider directing the City Manager to send a letter, on Council's behalf, to the District that expressed the Council's decision that they did not wish to meet until the District had a plan formalized to return public education to the Town. The second issue that he wished to discuss was a request from Roger Burnell, Public Education Committee Chair, that Warshawsky ask the District for supporting documentation for their statement that if they leased the Bullis site to the Bullis Charter School they would lose the site. Council discussion ensued regarding meeting options. Mayor O'Malley suggested that it would be appropriate to inform the District that any future meeting should not be scheduled until the new Council is seated. Mayor Pro Tem Kerr suggested an open joint meeting of the Los Altos School District Board and the City Council. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct the City Manager to draft a letter on behalf of the Mayor requesting consideration of a joint meeting of the Los Altos School District Board of Trustees and the City Council after the new Council is seated in December. The purpose of the meeting would be to discuss the reopening of Bullis-Purissima Elementary School as a public school. The location of the meeting would be Bullis School. Council discussed the request from Roger Burnell for further supporting information from the District regarding their comments on the lease to the Charter School. Councilmember Fenwick expressed his belief that it would be more appropriate for the Charter School to seek the information. Council agreed to wait for the joint meeting for any further discussions regarding the request. OPENED PUBLIC COMMENT Chris Vargas, Templeton Place, suggested that Council should take the initiative to define what public education is and lead the discussions rather than wait for action from the District. Tamara Logan, Los Altos resident, explained that the Bullis Charter School *had threatened the Los Altos School District with multiple lawsuits which is probably their reasoning behind their hesitancy to lease'to the BCS. David Coff, Los Altos resident, offered Council 'his suggestions for opening a neighborhood school in Los Altos Hills. He spoke to the difficulties of redistricting and the Los Altos School District's unchangeable position regarding negotiating with the Charter School. He believed this was due to BCS's numerous threats and challenges. Coff asked Council to listen to the School District's proposal to reopen Bullis as a small neighborhood school. He added that without Council's support and leadership, the School could not succeed. He urged the Council to keep their options open. CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT 8. STAFF REPORTS 7 City Council Meeting Minutes October 21,2004