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Mayor Pro Tem O'Malley reported that he had been elected to serve as Chairman of the <br /> Lower Peninsula Flood Control District Advisory Committee. This group works with the <br /> • Santa Clara Valley Water District for the Palo Alto, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills <br /> and Mountain View area. At their last meeting, the Water District gave a presentation of <br /> the Reach 5 project as a successful model of the Water District working with a <br /> community's residents in a responsive and positive manner. O'Malley congratulated <br /> everyone who had worked on this successful solution for Adobe Creek. <br /> Mayor Cheng reported that she had met with a concerned member of the Los Altos <br /> School Board, speaking on his own behalf, on May 17''. The meeting had included City <br /> Manager Cassingham and included a discussion on how the District and the Town might <br /> work together to reopen Bullis School as a Los Altos School District School. He <br /> estimates that it will cost approximately $750,00041,000,000 annually to reopen Bullis <br /> as a full service school. The formation of a Bullis School Foundation along with financial <br /> assistance from the District and the Town was mentioned as possible funding solutions. <br /> It was suggested that two School Board Members and the Assistant Superintendent meet <br /> with two City Council Members and the City Manager to work on this issue. <br /> Councilmember Warshawsky volunteered to assist with the discussions. <br /> City Attorney Mattas suggested that if Council wished to engage in further discussions, it <br /> would be appropriate to agendize the matter for the next Council meeting. <br /> Staff was directed to place this item on the next agenda. <br /> • 8. STAFF REPORTS <br /> 8.1 City Manager <br /> City Manager Cassingham reported that the cities and public agencies have reached an <br /> agreement with the Governor and agreed to funding cuts for the next two years to assist <br /> the State Budget for his support for a constitutional amendment that will protect local <br /> revenues into the future and keep them local. This is a different effort than the California <br /> League of Cities initiative that will be on the November ballot. Cassingham requested <br /> that she be authorized to draft letters to the Town's State Legislators for the Mayor's <br /> signature in support of this agreement, noting that this is consistent with the Council's <br /> authorization in the past. <br /> City Manager Cassingham thanked Town staff, especially Sarah Joiner, Carl Cahill, <br /> Debbie Pedro, Angelica Herrera Olivera and Steve Garcia, for their many hours of work <br /> to facilitate the upcoming relocation of Town Hall to Bullis School. They have overseen <br /> numerous responsibilities including: site planning and office layouts, re-keying of the <br /> facility, installation of voice and data lines, cleaning the new facility and packing. <br /> 8.2 City Attorney <br /> City Attorney Steve Mattas noted that a memo had been drafted and sent to Council <br /> • from his office in response to a request from Council at their last meeting regarding <br /> various alternatives relating to interest in acquiring the Bullis School site. Mattas <br /> 6 City Council Special Meeting Minutes <br /> June 2,2004 <br />