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Couperus extended an invitation to the Council and members of the audience to the April 20th Earth Day celebration at Westwind Barn to be held on April 20, 2008. • UNFINISHED BUSINESS TOWN GOALS (11A-11F) 11A. Significantly Enhance Resident Access to Recreational Facilities • Repair and Restore Westwind Barn to sustain long term viability Councilmember Kerr reported that the wine tasting event held at Westwind Barn had been very successful with approximately 300 guests in attendance. All wines being poured and sampled were produced from grapes locally grown by Los Altos Hills residents. Kerr noted that the goal of the event had been community outreach and the development of a potential donor database for the Westwind Barn project. • Enhance the Town Little League Fields 11A (1) Little League Fields Project Timeline City Engineer Richard Chiu reviewed the tentative timeline schedule for the Little League Project. He expected 50% of the document package to be completed and submitted by the consultants by April 15th with 95% of the construction documents to be completed by the end of April. The document bid package would be ready for bid mid-May with the • bid opening expected in mid-June. The expectation was for construction to begin July 19, 2008. 11B. Return Public Elementary School Education to Los Altos Hills Council had before them a request from Los Altos Superintendent Tim Justus to appoint two members to a committee that would be reviewing and recommending names for the Bullis-Purissima Elementary School. Mayor Jones questioned the appropriate procedure that would be consistent with the Brown Act for considering the request. City Attorney Mattas advised that under the current education agenda title, it was appropriate for the Council to consider the appointment of representatives to serve on the committee. However, if the Council wished to expand their discussion to consider the merits of the committee or their assignment, it would require the addition of an urgency item. MOTION SECONDED AND FAILED: Moved by Kerr, seconded by O'Malley with the following roll call vote to add to the meeting agenda as an urgency item the discussion of the naming/renaming of the Bullis-Purissima Elementary School. It was clarified that the first meeting of the Los Altos School District committee was proposed for the week of April 21st and the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting was scheduled May 81h. The expectation was that the committee would make significant progress on the subject prior to the next Council meeting. • 3 Regular City Meeting Minutes April 10,2008