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Meeting Minutes- October 7, 2004 Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Special Meeting Thursday, October 7, 2004 6:35 P.M. Bullis School Multi-Purpose Room, 25890 Fremont Road 1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL Mayor O'Malley called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at 6:35 p.m. in the Bullis School Multi-Purpose Room at Town Hall Temporary Offices. Present: Mayor Mike O'Malley, Mayor Pro Tem Breene Kerr, Councilmember Emily Cheng, Councilmember, Bob Fenwick, ,and Councilmember Dean Warshawsky Absent: None Staff: City Manager Maureen Cassingham, City Attorney Steve Mattas, Planning Director Carl Cahill, Acting City Engineer/Director of Public.Works Dave . Ross, Administrative Services Director Sarah. Joiner and City Clerk Karen. Jost 2. NEW BUSINESS 2.1 Consideration of Resolution of the City Council in support of Measure I, the Palo Alto Unified School District Tax. Mayor O'Malley explained that he had called the Special Meeting to permit Council discussion of their support for Measure I. He had received the request to agendize the matter for Council consideration after the agenda had been distributed and posted. Duncan , Mac Millan, resident, noted that the Palo Alto School District serves approximately forty-five percent.(45%) of the students residing in Los Altos Hills. The District is experiencing deficit spending and have reported that if Measure I fails they will find it necessary to increase classroom size and eliminate several teacher and librarian positions. He urged the Council to-consider adopting the Resolution in support of Measure I. Mac Millan added that passage of the Measure will require a two-thirds vote and due to its consolidation with a Presidential Election, proponents are expecting it to require approximately'22,000 "Yes"votes. October 7,2004 Special City Council Meeting 1