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In conclusion, Warshawsky offered that Superintendent Justus had agreed that it was critical to keep the dialogue open between the Town and the district and regular meetings with the Town's elected officials had been suggested. 5.1.1a Consideration of the Following Actions Regarding Education Issues in Los Altos Hills: (1) Appointment of New Negotiating Team to Continue Discussions with the School Districts and Designation of Bart Carey as Chair; Mayor Warshawsky and John Radford as Initial Members (2) Disbandment of AHCDR; (3) Authorize Further Discussions with School Districts; and (4) Begin Exploration of Territory Transfers of More or All of Los Altos Hills into PAUSD Including Review of Public Survey Regarding Same—Mayor Pro Tem Jones Mayor Pro Tem Jones thanked Mayor Warshawsky for his comments and update on the most recent meeting with the District. Jones queried what the next formal steps should be for the Council. Council had before them a series of recommendations for their consideration that had been outlined by Jones. Jones explained that at the January 25, 2007 hearing, the Santa Clara County Office of Education's County Committee had voted unanimously (11-0) to reject the Town's request to create a Los Altos Hills K-8 school district. Their action cannot be appealed to the state and effectively ended the City Council's role in district reorganization. • However, interested citizens could continue the effort to create a new district via the circulation of a petition. Jones suggested that it would be appropriate, at this time, to disband the Ad Hoc Committee on District Reorganization (AHCDR). The specific purpose of establishing the committee had been concluded. Jones reviewed the lessons learned from the Council's recent education efforts. He offered that there was a clear consensus that passivity did not work and it was imperative that the Town remain vigilant on education issues. Jones outlined his recommendations for the Council moving forward: 1) Dissolution of the AHCDR. 2 The creation of a negotiating team to act on behalf of the Town in discussions g g with LASD and PAUSD. They would be tasked with pursuing the education goals previously approved by the City Council. He recommended the appointment of Planning Commissioner Bart Carey and John Radford as initial members of the negotiating body under the leadership of Mayor Warshawsky to meet with the School Districts and report back to Council. The expectation was that discussions would be ongoing and include varied educational issues that impact LAH including the creation of a"porous border"between Districts. 3) The formation of a new Education Standing Committee whose charter would be to monitor education issues in Los Altos Hills and report to the City Council. 5 City Council Meeting Minutes February 8,2007