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Cathy Evans, Public Education Committee member, suggested that the Council consider agendizing the issue of a Los Altos Hills children's library. She explained that if the • Charter School is based in Los Altos Hills, this may be an option for a library that could be supported by volunteers. Evans also asked that Council consider the appointment of Kathleen Justice-Moore to the Public Education Committee. Evans also suggested several ways to notice residents of the proposed Special Meeting including a volunteer telephone network and Hills 2000 mailing list. Kathleen Justice-Moore, Jabil Lane, introduced herself to Council and explained she was the applicant that had withdrawn her application to the Public Education Committee earlier because of a scheduling conflict. This issue has been resolved and she is resubmitting her application for Council consideration. Justice-Moore offered to help notice residents in the southern section of Los Altos Hills of the proposed Special meeting. Sandy Humphries, Fremont Road, explained that as a member of the Adobe Watershed Collaborative it has come to her attention that there is a possibility that grant funds might be available to solve the drainage problems at the Bullis School fields and this could possibly be used as leverage in any negotiations for the school site. Allan Epstein, Ravensbury Avenue, expressed his concern that the proposed redistricting resolution might preempt in some way the rights of residents who are happy with their school district and education. Residents in the southern part of Los Altos Hills consider the Loyola School their"neighborhood school". • CLOSED PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR Council discussed the request from the Public Education Committee Chair for a Special Meeting to consider the proposed school district reorganization resolution. Council expressed their concern that there was not enough time to notice all interested residents of the Special Meeting and that they were being asked to consider reorganization of the school boundaries when their ultimate goal was to save the Bullis School site for public education. It was noted that the Los Altos School District had declined to schedule a meeting with Mayor Cheng and Councilmember Kerr to discuss the option of the Charter School leasing the Bullis site until after the District's scheduled meeting of May 17f. Councilmember Kerr explained that the proposed resolution would have no impact on students in the Loyola School boundary. The resolution is a means to alert anyone interested in leasing the site long term of a potential redistricting that would affect the property. He hoped Council would consider listening to the proposal by the Committee. Steve Mattas, explained that Council would have the benefit of a staff report explaining the framework of the process and the draft resolution if they moved forward with the Special Meeting. Council could take input from the public and then take whatever action they believed was appropriate. He explained that the proposed resolution, if adopted, would initiate the process of reorganization. Mattas explained that there are three methods of commencing this process: 1) Town Council action; 2) School District action; • and 3) 25% of the voters within the defined area. Once the process is initiated, it is 8 City Council Meeting Minutes May 6,2004