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Eric Clow, Central Drive, thanked Chris Vargas for his comments to Council. He expressed his support of Council engaging the District in conversations regarding this • issue. Ken Kwan, Campo Vista Lane, explained as a neighbor of Bullis School, he would like to see the school reopened. He encouraged Council to enter into discussions with the Los Altos School District and explore all possibilities. CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT Following a brief discussion, Council concurred that it would be appropriate to appoint two Councilmembers to a Subcommittee to enter into a dialogue with the District. Councilmember Warshawsky volunteered to act as a representative with Councilmember Cheng. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Kerr, seconded by Fenwick and passed unanimously to form a Subcommittee of Councilmembers Cheng and Warshawsky to engage in discussions with the Los Altos School District regarding the option of reopening Bullis School as a Los Altos School District School. 6. NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Consideration of an Agreement with the Los Altos Hills County Fire District for the Town's Alternate Emergency Operations Center • City Manager Cassingham introduced this item to Council. Council had before them a staff report recommending approval of the proposed Use Agreement between the Town and the Los Altos Hills County Fire District for the use of a portion of the El Monte Fire Station as an Alternate Emergency Operations Center. The Use Agreement will allow the Town to use a portion of the Fire Station for emergency preparedness training, exercises, supplies storage, in the event the Heritage House should become unavailable or damaged in a disaster. The term of the Use Agreement is five years. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Fenwick, seconded by Kerr and passed unanimously to approve the Use Agreement between the Town of Los Altos Hills, the Los Altos Hills County Fire District and the Santa Clara County Fire Department for the Alternate Emergency Operations Center at the El Monte Fire Station. 7. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES, SUB-COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON OUTSIDE AGENCIES Councilmember Cheng reported that she had received communication from the School District regarding the lease of the Bullis School playing fields. They have rejected the terms of the agreement that had been authorized by Council for minimal restoration and maintenance of the middle field. She requested that discussion of this item be placed on the next City Council meeting agenda for further discussion and direction from Council. i 7 City Council Special Meeting Minutes June 16,2004