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Vargas asked for Council's support and assistance with finding a home for the school in case the lease negotiations are not fruitful. Kris Moore, Torello Lane, explained that they had purchased their home with the expectation of having their children be able to walk to school. With the closure of Bullis, li and the lack of a public school in Town, they have detected a drop in residential property values. Moore encouraged Council to consider helping the Charter School find a home and to work on behalf of the residents to keep the Bullis site dedicated to public education. Joan Schlenz, Paseo del Roble, commented that she believed the school districts that are serving Los Altos Hills residents are doing an excellent job of educating our children. She referred to a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle that ranked the local schools in the top bracket of State schools. She disagreed with the survey fmdings of the Public Education Committee and felt the response was too low to provide any viable conclusion and would prefer to see the survey conducted by a third unbiased party in a scientific manner. Carol Crowther, Magdalena Road, was before Council to express her frustration in getting a permit from the Town to replace her existing drainage system. Planning Director Cahill offered to meet with Ms. Crowther at her residence to review her project. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS 11.1 Lands of Packard Foundation, 26580 Taaffe Road(31-04-Cup); A Request for a Conditional Use Permit Modification to Allow Small Meetings of up to 45 Persons (from 30 Personsl Planning Director Cahill introduced this item to Council. He noted that the request was a minor modification to the existing Conditional Use Permit and had been reviewed by the Planning Commission and forwarded to Council with their unanimous recommendation for Council approval.rov 1 . The modification calls for an increase of 15 guests for meetings. The Foundation has been dutiful in notifying the City Clerk of their scheduled meetings and no complaints have been lodged by surrounding neighbors regarding these events. OPENED PUBLIC HEARING George Vera, Vice President and CFO Packard Foundation, thanked Council for their attention to this request. He explained that the increase would allow the Taaffe House to be open to meetings of a more suitable size. CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING Following a brief Council discussion, it was determined that this was an appropriate request. • 12 City Council Meeting Minutes April 15,2004