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Mr. Breier did not believe that members of the Los Altos Hills Families wanted ties with the Park and Recreation Committee or the Community Relations Committee. Councilmember Radford recommended that the Los Altos Hills Families provide a reporting to the Parks and Recreation Committee including a forecast of the annual anticipated expenses for reimbursement. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Mordo, seconded by Radford and passed unanimously to allocate $10,000 for the five events of the Los Altos Hills Families and direct the City Manager to work with staff on coordination with existing committees. Resident Jitze Couperus suggested that the Council consider the cost savings if the Council were to use a "tablet" to save costs on printing, ink, paper, and mailing. CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Mordo, seconded by Larsen and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 32-11 that establishes the Town's 2011-12 Appropriations Limit; 2011-12 Appropriations; and the 2011-12 Compensation Plan. 14. Consideration of Appropriation for Citizens' Option for Public Safety Fund (COPS) (Staff: N. Pegueros) Reso# 33-11 Finance Director Nick Pegueros introduced the item to the Council. The item before the Council is to adopt the budget for the Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) funded program. Staff anticipates that the State will eliminate funding for this program in 2011-12. The COPS funding has enabled the Town to hire a Public Safety Office and to provide equipment and supplies for the Emergency Operations Center. The request is for a $25,000 transfer from the General Fund. OPENED PUBLIC HEARING There were no comments from the public. CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Mordo, seconded by Larsen and passed unanimously to approve Resolution # 33-11 Adopting the Operating Budget for the Citizens' Option for Public Safety Fund for Fiscal Year 2011-12. COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS 24. Status Report on North County Library Authority Review of the Santa Clara County Library JPA and Consideration of Support for Option Analysis for the Los Altos Library to Withdraw from the County Library JPA (Councilmember, J. Mordo) Councilmember Mordo provided a brief explanation of the Santa Clara County Library JPA. Documents before the Council included a Requested Budget Summary and the formula share for the cities in the JPA. Factors involved include the Town not receiving its fair share, the City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 16, 2011