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MOTION MADE AND CARRIED: Moved by Jones, seconded by Kerr and passed by the following roll call vote to add to the agenda as an urgency item given the scheduling of the Los Altos School District's committee chartered with making recommendations on the name of the Bullis school prior to the next Council meeting, consideration of the following: appointment of two representatives to serve on the committee and the direction of Council on the renaming of the school. AYES: Mayor Jones, Vice Mayor Mordo, Councilmember Kerr, Councilmember O'Malley and Councilmember Warshawsky NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Council discussion on the naming of Bullis-Purissima elementary school: Councilmember O'Malley believed it was important to continue the recognition of Gardner Bullis in the school's name. O'Malley expressed his concern that a name change might set a bad precedent with the possibility of future Councils or groups changing the name of the Town landmarks. O'Malley noted that he was not sure what the Town's options were given the Bullis Charter School's registration of Bullis-Purissima elementary school. Councilmember Warshawsky suggested that there was value in preserving the name of the school for historical purposes but he believed it was important to engage the residents in the discussion and wanted to hear their preferences. He suggested a public hearing might be an appropriate format for the issue prior to Council taking a position. Warshawky noted at this stage of the discussion he would be willing to appoint representatives to the committee and to keep an open mind on the issue. Councilmember Kerr stated that to date he had not formed an opinion on the issue and was open to discussion. Mayor Jones clarified the registration by the Bullis Charter School of the name Bullis- Purissima Elementary School. At the time of the closure of the Los Altos School District's Bullis-Purrissima campus, the name was registered by the founders of the Charter school with a DBA of Bullis Charter School. Jones believed that the District could continue operating their elementary school with the name Bullis-Purrisma as in the past but one of the justifications for the name change was the confusion of two elementary schools with the same name. Vice Mayor Mordo supported retaining the Bullis-Purissima name given the historical significance. If this option was not available, he favored Gardner Bullis. Mordo clarified his reason for supporting citizen appointments to serve on the committee and noted that the District might react unfavorably to a strong opinion by Council. Mayor Jones offered that the Town was not the decision maker on the issue, the school district was and suggested that it was critical to keep the major focus on re-opening of a 5 Regular City Meeting Minutes April 10,2008