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the historic look and feel of the building; 8) upgrade the landscaping; and, 9) provide for improved public access. • He questioned if the Council wished to give direction to the Committee to work under the proposed guidelines. Councilmember Kerr suggested that Council review Westwind Barn at the next regularly scheduled Council meeting and refine the proposal for the improvements to be considered at the December meeting. The agenda discussion on October 25, 2007 would include an opportunity for public comment. Council concurred with the proposal and directed staff to agendize the issue for Council discussion at the October 25, 2007 meeting. 17B. Return Public Elementary School Education to Los Altos Hills Mayor Jones thanked resident/volunteer Duncan MacMillan for his ongoing efforts on education issues in Los Altos Hills. MacMillan had closely monitored the development of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Palo Altos Unified School District and Los Altos School District regarding intra-district transfers and had worked with the districts to improve the agreement to provide enhanced opportunities for Los Altos Hills children to choose to attend Bullis as a neighborhood school. Jones advised that the Standing Education Committee was considering a community • forum on education in early December as an informational meeting to provide parents with important updates on the Bullis campus and other education issues. The formum would be co-sponsored by the districts and the respective Superintendents would be available to answer questions. Councilmember Warshawsky joined Jones in extending kudos to MacMillan on his lobbying efforts to resolve problematic issues with the MOU. He concurred with the plans for a Town meeting on education, noting the importance of keeping the community well informed on the important issue of the reopening of Bullis school and education it programs. Council consensus was to support the proposed education forum scheduled for December. 17C. Develop a Plan for Expanded Sewer Access to More Residents Councilmember O'Malley reported that the Ad Hoc Infrastructure Committee was currently reviewing and developing a database of the information garnered from the sewer surveys. Approximately 800 of the 1647 mailed surveys had been returned. 17D. Maintain and Build Off and On Road Pathways Already Approved on the Pathways Master Plan • Publish a pathways walking map • 9 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 11,2007