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have received excellent community support and hired a national award winning educator to serve as principal for the Charter School. Open enrollment will close on December 13, 2003. The Board has initiated meetings with the Los Altos School District and Vargas is very hopeful that there will be a positive outcome. Sandy Humphries, 26238 Fremont Road, requested that Council consider agendizing for discussion a conservation easement to be placed over the creek that is next to her property. She is concerned that a proposal to underground the creek could potentially cause flooding problems and she would lose many of her plantings on the creek. Humphries also requested that Council consider using rolled curbing on any of their future paving projects. She feels the "industrial curbing" that has been placed on Ascencion Drive does not allow water run-off to flow properly and is a problem for bicyclists and parked cars. Councilmember Kerr stated that he is going to formally request that review of the creek project be placed on a December City Council agenda. Jim Abraham, resident, Viscaino Road, explained that the new curb was necessary because his street has been repaved and resurfaced several times and the existing curb had essentially disappeared. Nancy Couperus, 13680 Page Mill Road, Open Space Committee Chair, participant in the Adobe Creek Watershed collaborative meetings, updated Council on the Adobe Creek • project. The group has had three meetings. The last meeting was lead by a facilitator and it had been quite successful. The time frame for completion of the project has been extended to 2-3 years, but the committee recognizes that they are very close to consensus with the SCVWD. Harry Bahlman, Central Drive, Los Altos Hills Horseman's Association, reported on the recent successful programs that the group has sponsored, including: trail rides, play days, and the Pony Club Halloween party. He thanked the City Council and staff for their continuing support. Bahlman recently joined the Friends of Westwind Community Barn Board and on their behalf he is requesting that the new path in Byrne Preserve be revisited by Town staff to address continuing water erosion issues. Bahlman offered to work with staff to find a solution 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS 11.1 Review of the Approved Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets-Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Post State Budget Adoption(continued from 10-16-03) Administrative Services Director Sarah Joiner addressed Council.' In June, 2003 Council adopted the Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets for Fiscal Year 2003- 2004 and at that time, directed staff to report back after the State budget adoption with updated estimates and recommendations. Council had before them the budget adjustments as requested. The Finance and Investment Committee reviewed the revisions 11 City Council Meeting Minutes November 20,2003