HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 10Minutes of the Los Altos Hills Education Committee
Special Meeting
February 10, 2011
1. Meeting was called to order at 7:40PM by Chairman Carey. Present were committee members
Jennifer Carlstrom, Eric Ramberg, Irena Halsey, Lee Hartley, Susan Stark, Anne Marie Gallagher,
Christine Murad, and Bart Carey.
2. Guests in attendance at the meeting were Randy Kenyon (Assistant Superintendent, Business
Services, of LASD), Courtenay Corrigan (resident) and David Spector (resident and former Bullis
Charter Foundation chair). Los Hills Town Council member John Radford was present as the
council liaison with the committee.
3. Meeting minutes from February 2, 2011 were adopted with seven yeas and one abstention after
amended to strike “As part of the Blueprint discussion” from Item 7.
4. David Spector presented his concerns regarding structural issues within the LASD budget and
that he feels that a parcel tax success could only delay hard negotiations with staff to help bring
about changes to these structural issues. His major concerns were related to retiree benefits
and health care benefits.
5. Randy Kenyon responded by sharing that LASD is currently in tough negotiations with employee
groups.
6. Bart Carey presented a Measure E endorsement resolution to be presented to the Town Council
for their approval. Discussion ensued on whether or not this was an appropriate task of the
committee. Examples of an activist council and committee, including endorsing the LA library
parcel tax and the MVLA bond measure, were used to provide background for why the
committee was tackling this endorsement.
7. Comments and discussion followed as individual committee members shared their opinions on
whether or not the endorsement resolution should pass. Discussion also ensued over whether
the resolution language should be amended to represent some of the concerns of the
committee members with the parcel tax. Susan Stark moved to approve the endorsement with
the language, as presented by Bart Carey. The resolution passed with 5 yeas and 3 nos.
8. With no old business, the meeting was adjourned.