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Los Altos Hills Civic Association Alert LAH School Redistricting Meeting December 7, 2006 at 4:00PM

County Committee for School District Organization Meeting Where: 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95131

Dear Los Altos Hills Civic Association member,

LAHCA has taken no official stand on redistricting, as we have not officially polled all of our members. However, none of our steering committee members support redistricting, as well as former mayors Bob Fenwick, Steve Finn, Toni Casey, and Emily Cheng.

Having served on the Los Altos Hills Council for 12 years and Mayor for three terms, my personal opinion is that redistricting is impractical, and would remove our option to attend excellent public schools such as Loyola, Blach, Terman, Nixon, Gunn, and others. Redistricting would not improve education for LAH kids but will only limit our choices.

Current laws prohibit a stand-alone K-8 district from feeding into a unified district such as PAUSD/Gunn.

Los Altos Hills has always outsourced our services as we are a small spread out semi-rural residential community. We have excellent education choices provided by top-rated LASD and PAUSD.

To form our separate school district would be a misstep and inconsistent with the founding fathers of our Town who stated that the goal of incorporation 50 years ago was limited government. Creating a school board bureaucracy when we have excellent schools to attend is not upholding the goals and traditions of our town.

Finally, a return of LAH neighborhood K-6 public education is already planned for August 2008 with the reopening of the Bullis-Purissima site.

Whether you support or oppose, please call County Staff Member Suzanne Carrig to reserve a spot to speak (408) 453-6869 or send your opinion to Suzanne_carrig@sccoe.org and CC: lah-car@comcast.net.

For more information, please go to the following website: The Palo Alto Online Town Square Forum has a topic on the issue of LAH redistricting, at: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/square/index.php?i=3&d=1&t=651

Please forward this email to your friends and remember to save the date for the Civic Association's Annual Holiday Party on December 15. (Invite to follow!)

My best, 
Toni Casey 
President, LAHCA

Additional Information from LAH-CAR:

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

FYI,

1. Please see the email below from LAH-CAR ( Los Altos Hills Citizens Against Redistricting)

2. Please see the second email below from the President of LAHCA (Los Altos Hills Civic Association)

3. Please see the attached text of the David Binder survey that asked LAH residents whether they supported redistricting LAH into a separate school district, but misleading them by stating that "Students currently enrolled in elementary schools could be permitted to continue attendance at their current schools." This is obviously untrue because if LAH formed its own school district, LAH residents would no longer have access to LASD and PAUSD schools. The poll results would have been quite different if respondents had been told that their educational choices would be restricted.

4. Also attached is the AGENDA for the important County Committee meeting where redistricting will be discussed.

LAH children need continued access to top-rated LASD and PAUSD schools. Redistricting would reduce choices, reduce property values, isolate LAH, and will not increase the quality of education. It is a terrible idea.

Regards, David Pefley

Please forward to your friends and neighbors!

-----Original Message----- From: lah-car@comcast.net [mailto:lah-car@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:39 AM To: LAH C.A.R. Subject: Fw: REDISTRICTING ACTION: ATTEND COUNTY MEETING ON 12/7

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PLEASE ATTEND THE Santa Clara County Committee on School District Organization - Preliminary Public Hearing =========================================================

Thursday, December 7th 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. (approximately) Santa Clara County Office of Education 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose

It is critical that those who are in favor of school choice and opposed to redistricting attend the first county meeting on redistricting and speak out to have your voices recorded in the public record. Families from all parts of LAH should relate their POSITIVE experiences with LASD, PAUSD, and private schools in our area.

The county wants to hear from BOTH sides and will allocate equal time - this will not be the usual one-sided tirade typical of the Town meetings. All speakers must be registered in advance or you may not have a chance to speak. Please call Suzanne Carrig at 408-453-6869 to pre-register now. The Agenda in pdf format is attached to this message.

MESSAGING AND STRATEGY SESSION 
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Sunday, December 3, 4:00-5:30: Call Mindy Ryan to RSVP and get logistics, 948-4570.

We will help organize car pools for going to the Preliminary Public Hearing - please email LAH-CAR@comcast.net if you would like to car pool.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO SCCOE 
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Take I-280 S to I-880/Highway 17 N (to San Jose). Take the Brokaw Road exit and turn right onto Brokaw. Move into the left lane. Turn left at the first cross-street onto Ridder Park Drive. Take the first right into the SCCOE parking lot.

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE 
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Express Your Support for School Choice by sending an email to: suzanne_carrig@sccoe.org at the SCCOE, and also cc: LAH-CAR@comcast.net . Please do this whether or not you are planning to attend and speak at the hearing.

On Sunday 8/27 vandals smashed the windows of a car parked in a driveway on Mora Drive at the intersection of Sun Hills.  There was no theft, just pure vandalism.  There was another incident at the end of July when two cars were similarly vandalized on Eloise Circle .  

It is suspected that the August 27 vandalism occurred as the result of an unauthorized party in the Waldorf School parking lot (corner of Eastbrook and Mora Drive ).  Beer bottles were found in the parking lot and several mailboxes in the area were also damaged.  The new superintendent of Waldorf School spoke with the Sheriff’s office and is going to have a chain installed to prevent access to the parking lot when the school is closed.  

If you see suspicious activity, please call the sheriff’s office right away.

From a home phone you can dial 911.  From a cell phone, call either 408-229-2311 or 408-299-3233.  These are both direct-dial emergency numbers that can also be used for non-emergency calls.  It is best not to make 911 calls on a cell phone since they are routed through the CHP in Vallejo and response can be delayed.

Craig Jones (Councilmember) Response:

"I don't know what "poised to spend" means. The only thing the City Council has done is endorse partnering with the Bullis Foundation to take advantage of $5.0mm of private donations given to help the Bullis Charter School relocate into LAH. We have allocated $12,000 for technical assistance. We have not allocated anything else. We have not yet had public hearings on the subject, let alone determined how the Town should be involved. We are interested in multi-purpose space, where the Town could get access to recreational facilities such as soccer fields and basketball courts. How the Town should be involved financially is very much a subject for further study, exploration and public hearing. If we can get an excellent public school in our town which has none, and at the same time gain recreational facilities, it would be foolhardy not to try to see how that might make sense."

Reference Sources:

CC Meeting Minutes:

August 3, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 7.1):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1470.pdf

July 21, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 5.8): 

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1466.pdf

July 7, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 2.4):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1461.pdf

May 5, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 7.1):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1451.pdf

March 3, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (items 9.1 and 9.3):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1435.pdf

LAH Public Education Committee Reports and Surveys:

Los Altos Town Crier articles:

August 17, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/08/17/news/news3.html

August 10, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/08/10/news/news3.html

July 27, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/07/27/news/news4.html

http://latc.com/2005/07/27/schools/schools5.html

July 13, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/07/13/news/news5.html

July 6, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/07/06/news/news6.html

June 22, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/06/22/news/news6.html

June 15, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/06/15/news/news4.html

http://latc.com/2005/06/15/news/news7.html

June 8, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/06/08/news/news4.html

May 11, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/05/11/news/news2.html

April 20, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/04/20/schools/schools2.html

March 30, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/03/30/schools/schools3.html

March 9, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/03/09/news/news2.html

February 16, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/02/16/schools/schools1.html

February 9, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/02/09/news/news3.html

February 2, 2005 : http://latc.com/2005/02/09/schools/schools1.html

San Jose Mercury News article regarding reopening Bullis-Purissima School:

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/education/12671235.htm

2. The Environmental Design Committee is looking into limiting the maximum size of homes in LAH.  They have researched other Towns and will be making a presentation to the Town Council soon.

Craig Jones (Councilmember) Response:

"As you know, I asked the question during the campaign whether we should limit maximum house size. I have since seen many nuanced questions and problems with this including whether the land would just be further subdivided and even more densely developed. I prefer the energy conservation approach, but of course will listen to any specific proposals with an open mind."

Reference Source:

August 18, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 6, par. 2):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1474.pdf

3. The Open Space Committee is developing a new open space/conservation easement ordinance which would require that any area over 30% (16.7 degrees) slope be dedicated as open space easement at the time of site development.

Craig Jones (Councilmember) Response:

"I have not seen anything on this from the OSC, which means it has not come to the CC in any form."

Eric Clow (Vice Chair- Ad Hoc Planning Committee) Response:

"I have been told that the Open Space Ordinance that is being developed by the Open Space Committee is avoiding references to a 30% slope. That is good news, but I am still concerned that many in Town are asserting that the General Plan supports requiring Open Space easements (formerly known as conservation easements) for all property steeper that 30% (a 16.7 degree slope). The most recent draft I've seen of the LAH Open Space Ordinance (dated 8/14/05) makes this case pretty strongly (http://www.lahca.com/LAH%20OS%20Ordinance%202005-08-14.pdf). When I read it, I was skeptical, so I got out my copy of the General Plan and looked up the quote about "30% slopes" from the proposed Open Space Ordinance. Pages 14 & 15 of the General Plan http://www.lahca.com/General%20Plan%20pages%2014%20&%2015.pdf) contain this quote. Sure enough, in the paragraph immediately before the 30% section, the General Plan permits subdivisions with average slopes up to 50%! On the following page you can see that the "Open Space Conservation Areas" referred to in section 2 are actually mapped out on the Plan Diagram which resembles a wildlife corridors map and is mainly confined to the deep valleys around creeks in town. A very small percentage of the town was covered by the Open Space Conservation Areas and nearly all of it was protected already. The General Plan has always been ambiguous about the need for Open Space easements on slopes between 30% and 50% which is why, in the past, the Town has only required them where there is a clear conservation rationale for them.

Requirements to put all 30% sloped property into Open Space easements would rob property owners of the use of land which can be used for gardens, vineyards, paths, and many uses. For many homeowners, 80% or 90% or their land is over 30% (16.7 degree) slope. As you can see from http://www.lahca.com/Histogram%20LAH.pdf and http://www.lahca.com/Page%20size%20Percent%20Slope%20LAH.pdf, 16% of town land is involved (about 860 acres, worth hundreds of millions of dollars). This is a huge portion of the town's land and would have a big impact on many residents over time. My hope is that the Town conducts a full debate of this new policy direction with full recognition of the magnitude of the taking of property rights that is contemplated here. I am confident that when the facts are made clear, our Council will pull away from these proposals to automatically place land steeper than 30% in conservation easements, and will return to the former policy of only requiring easements where there is a clear conservation rationale."

Reference Sources:

Proposed Ordinance:

LAH OS Ordinance 2005-08-14.pdf

General Plan References to 30% slopes and LAH Slope Density Map:

General Plan pages 14 & 15.pdf

Page size Percent Slope LAH.pdf

Histogram LAH.pdf

LAHCA Town Happenings (Oct. 2004 edition):

http://www.lahca.com/Newsletter%20Oct%2004.pdf

4. The Council has hired a wildlife corridor expert to review and map the Town's wildlife corridors and help make recommendations on how to protect them with some new ordinances, including allowing only open fencing to be used in such areas.

Craig Jones (Councilmember) Response:

"It is true we have hired a wildlife biologist so we can get some hard data, as contrasted to anecdotal observations from neighbors about the wildlife migrations through LAH so we can be sensitive as to how development effects these migrations. We have not drafted or agreed upon any ordinances related to the facts. We just want to get the facts."

Reference Source:

August 3, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 4.5):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1470.pdf

April 7, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 9.1):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1445.pdf

5. The new Environmental Initiatives Committee is developing new ordinances requiring solar panels and/or energy efficient design features to be implemented on homes with over 6,000 sq. ft. of floor area.  The committee presented its initial recommendations on September 15th, but the Council, after 2 hours of discussion and public input, decided to postpone their decision on the committee's proposal for 1 month.

Craig Jones (Councilmember) Response:

"While Breen Kerr has been the leader on this issue, the idea of creating the EIC was mine. I felt it was good planning to follow the LAH tradition of volunteer committees vetting policy choices prior to bringing them to the CC. The EIC is indeed recommending an ordinance, and we have been trying to get as many residents as possible to our meeting this Thursday (9/15) including the postcard announcement we mailed out to all residents. We appreciate you getting the word out as well. The recommended ordinance is not a solar mandate for all residents, but is instead an electrical energy conservation program for large new home construction (such as the one I am building). I am interested to hear residents' views on this new idea."

Reference Sources:

CC Meeting Minutes:

July 21, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 5.1.1):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1466.pdf

May 19, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 7):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1452.pdf

January 20, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (items 5.4 and 5.5):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1430.pdf

Los Altos Town Crier Article:

http://latc.com/news/news4.html

San Jose Mercury News Article: 

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/12671234.htm

 

6. A new Ad Hoc committee (composed of Councilmembers Jean Mordo and Dean Warshawsky and Planning Commissioners Bart Carey and Eric Clow) is developing proposals for more restrictive ordinances regarding fencing and highly visible homes, including only allowing open fencing up to 4-1/2' high in areas with slopes over 30%.

Craig Jones (Councilmember) Response:

"I raised these issues at our (public) strategic planning meeting and the Ad Hoc committee is looking into these issues. I expressed the notion that certainty of meaning was important to residents trying to develop their property. I took from the Alon home case that a resident should be able to know, in advance, if they are on a "highly visible" lot and not leave it as a weapon to be used by neighbors that do not like the otherwise compliant home. I have no visibility as to the work of the Ad Hoc Committee, but when its recommendations come back to the CC, you can be sure there will be well publicized public hearings before any action is taken. This City Council is respectful of private property rights and has shown that we try to achieve noble goals with a practical eye towards the burden it places on homeowners. I think the way the CC handled the Pathways issue is an example of this."

Eric Clow (Vice Chair-Ad Hoc Planning Committee Member) Response:

"Several residents (and one ex-Mayor) saw my name as a member of the Ad Hoc Planning Committee in your recent alert and made the assumption that I supported the changes (30% slope and 4 1/2 feet) that were being proposed by a majority of the committee members at that time. They did not know that I had opposed these changes. In fact, with the help of two other members of the Planning Commission after the draft ordinance got its initial review, we were successful in removing them from the draft that will be sent to the Planning Commission for adoption and submission to the Council. The current version of the fence ordinance does not include the controversial mention of 30% slopes and open space fences remain at 6 feet maximum as under the current ordinance."

Reference Source:

Proposed Fence Ordinance:

Proposed Fence Ordinance- 9_05.pdf

June 2, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 9.1):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1456.pdf

 

7. The Town is developing a joint plan with VTA (Valley Transportation Authority) to spend $1M to construct a roadside pathway along El Monte/Moody Road, which would include restricting traffic flow to 1 lane in each direction between 280 freeway and Foothill College.

Craig Jones (Councilmember) Response:

"What we are working on so far is the stretch west of here which is dangerous and needs a pathway. This would not involve narrowing the number of lanes. The stretch you are referring to here is also being looked at by traffic engineers, but has not come back to CC yet. We are just trying to prevent accidents here. "

Reference Source:

June 2, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 6.2):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1456.pdf

April 7, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 5.4):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1445.pdf

March 17, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 5.3):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1443.pdf

February 3, 2005 CC Meeting minutes (item 5.3):

http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/AgendaManager/uploads/city-council/1428.pdf

 

The Town has not yet notified LAH residents of these impending changes via Town-wide mailings.  

Craig Jones (Councilmember) Response:

"We have widely publicized the first of these to come before the CC, the EIC recommended ordinance. The public school issue was widely written about in the latest Town Newsletter. As these subjects come to the CC for decisions, we will publicize them and where appropriate (as they would be on almost all these issues) conduct public hearings."

The Council feels our silence implies agreement with their plans.  

Craig Jones (Councilmember) Response:

"Since we have not adopted "plans" on any of these issues yet, I am not sure what you would be agreeing to or not. We want input and in fact are already getting it on those issues that are maturing to the point of a decision."

If you'd like to share your opinion with our Town Council or local newspapers, please send an email to:

Town Council members: 

Craig Jones:  craigjones@craigjones.org

Breene Kerr:  breene@bkp.com

Jean Mordo:  jeanmordo@yahoo.com

Mike O'Malley:  mikeomalley@sbcglobal.net

Dean Warshawsky: dean@telteksys.com

Local Newspapers: 

Los Altos Town Crier:  bruceb@latc.com 

San Jose Mercury News:  pfisher@mercurynews.com or JPortner@mercurynews.com

 

We urge everyone to become more aware of what is happening in our Town and we encourage your involvement in local Town government.

Also, PLEASE notify your friends and neighbors so that they can also be heard!

LAHCA ALERTS

Mark Your Calendars!!

Friday, May 31 Salute to the Mayors Banquet

Thursday, June 6th Off-Road Pathway Public Hearing

On May 31st the Los Altos/Los Altos Hills Chamber of Commerce's will Host its Salute to the Mayors Banquet.

Los Altos Hills Mayor Toni Casey will be honored on May 31st at the Crowne Plaza Cabana, 4290 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA. (cocktails at 6:30 PM, dinner at 7:30 PM, $70 per person). Please RSVP by May 24th to the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce or contact Pat Dowd (650-941-7222) for more information.

On June 6 the City Council addresses the controversial Off-Road Pathway Easements in a Public Hearing. Your voice is very critical to a resolution that protects the safety and privacy of resident's property.

The LAH City Council will hold a public hearing on June 6th a t the Beth Am-Reform Congregation, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills, at 6:30 PM, to hear from residents regarding the update of the l981 Off-Road Pathway Plan. Off-road Pathways run in side or back yards of residents. The Council will hear from the public on whether to retain current off-road pathway easements that have no paths and whether to make future off-road pathway easements voluntary. Existing off-road pathways that have already been constructed will be retained.

In mid May, the Town will be mailing out a copy of the latest pathway plan which will be accepted in whole or in part by the Council at the June 6th meeting. Be sure and review the map in your area to see if your property has an off road pathway easement so that you can voice your opinion.

Please plan on attending these important events.

TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS

Community volunteers are needed for the following openings:

-Town Standing Committees (Four Year Terms)

*Emergency Communications- Committee membership consists of eight to twelve members; all of whom are either licensed ham radio operators or individuals in training for said licensed status. The Committee provides emergency radio communications services between the Town's Emergency Operations Center using ham radio frequencies and the County Office of Emergency Services and other facilities and agencies; participates in regular simulated disaster drills; provides occasional non-emergency communications for other sanctioned groups; develops and trains "associate" ham operators within the Town and maintains and updates the group's radio equipment. Meetings are held at pm on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 5pm in the City Council Chambers or Heritage House.

*Environmental Design and Protection- Consisting of eight members including some professionals in the fields of landscape design, environmental science and pollution control, the Committee assists with the implementation of the Town's landscape policy at subdivision, site development, Planning Commission and City Council meetings. Members also review and inspect plantings, study and make recommendations relating to landscaping and protection of public property, identify nuisance problems and sources of pollution and prepare educational materials for residents on landscaping and environmental protection. Meetings are held at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of each month in the City Council Chambers.

*Pathways- Consisting of nine members, at least three of which bicycle regularly, this Committee reviews and recommends changes to the Town's Master Path and Bicycle Plans, advises on development- related pathway easement requirements and gives inp ut on pathway activities, sightings, priorities and maintenance. The Committee also studies and recommends pathway capital budget allocations and publicly promotes the pathway system as requested. Meetings are held at 7:00pm on the fourth Monday of the month in the City Council Chambers.

*Parks and Recreation- The membership of this Committee consists of a minimum of three members and a maximum of nine members including residents who are parents of young children. The Committee develops recreational programs, studies and makes recommendations on recreational facilities and works with the Westwind Barn Board to develop recreational opportunities at Westwind Barn and Byrne Preserve. Meetings are held at 9:30am on the third Monday of the month in the City Council Chambers.

*Information and Safety- There are eight members on the Committee. Their duties include studying and making recommendations regarding the safety and well-being of Town residents, coordinating safety activities within the Town, studying regional agencies emergency management systems and making recommendations concerning the Town's Disaster Plan and educating the public on their role in improving safety and preparing for emergencies. The Committee is also responsible for creating and updating long-range plans for improving technology for communication with citizens, identifying costs and funding resources for technology improvements and interfacing with the committee on cable TV, PG & E, water and phone services.

-Los Altos Library Commission

-Exhibit Curator

-Youth Commissioner

The City Council will hold interviews for these appointments at their Thursday, April 18, 2002 Council Meeting. Applications are available at Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California 94022 during regular office hours (8:00 a.m. to noon; 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.). For additional information, please call Pat Dowd at 941-7222, ext. 22 6 (or email her at pdowd@losaltoshills.ca.gov). The deadline for applications is Wednesday, April 10, 2002 by 5:00 p.m.

Application is also enclosed (Acrobat PDF format).

Applications for all 2002 LAH Rec Programs Summer Camps are available now at Town Hall. Final dates for our camp programs are: OHLONE DAY CAMP Session 1 July 8-12 Session 2 July 15-19 Session 3 July 22-26 Location: Byrne Preserve , 8:30 to 12:30 Ages: 6 through 12 12 campers per session Director/Instructor: Ms. Marian Booth, California State Parks Ohlone Cultural Docent Fee: $130.00 Resident $145.00 Non-resident An outdoor camp where children learn about the Ohlone peoples who lived in this area thourgh arts and crafts, story telling, nature/wildlife/geology hikes, and games.

WESTWIND HORSE CAMP Session 1 July 29 - August 2 Session 2 August 5 - 9 Location: Westwind Barn, 9:00 to 12:30 Ages: 7-12 12 campers per session Instructor: Jenny Whitmore, British Horse Society Certified Instructor Fee: $150.00 Resident $165.00 Non-Resident

An introduction to horse care and riding geared for beginners. Camp culminates in a horse show where young riders exhibit their new skills and knowledge.

SKYHAWKS SPORTS CAMPS Online registration begins Feb. 20 at www.skyhawks.com <http://www.skyhawks.com>

BASEBALL CAMP August 5 - 9, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Location: Purissima Road Little League Fields Ages: 6 -12 Fee: $115.00 Resident $125.00 Non-Resident Something for all levels of players.

BASKETBALL July 15 - July 19, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Location: Bullis-Purissima School Ages: 6 - 14 Fee: $115.00 Resident $125.00 Non-Resident Skills, games, and lots of playing.

SOCCER July 22 - July 26, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Location: Purissima Little League Fields Ages: 6 -14 Fee: $115.00 Resident $125.00 Non-Resident Skills, games, and lots of playing.

FLAG FOOTBALL July 15 - July 19, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Location: Purissima Little League Field Ages: 7- 14 Fee: $95.00 Resident $105.00 Non-Resident Lots of running!

MINI-HAWKS - AGES: 4-7 Session 1: June 24 -28, Session 2: July 8 - 12, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Purissima Little League Fields Fee: $95.00 Resident $105.00 Non-Resident All-sports camp for the smaller set. Fun skill-learning games.

Camp spots for LAH residents will be filled on a first-received basis starting February 15. Non-resident camp applications will be accepted after March 15. If you have any questions, please call the LAH Rec hotline at 941-7222 Ext. 306. We are hoping to have Westwind Horse and Ohlone Camp applications available for print-out on the Town Website soon at www.losaltosills.ca.gov <http://www.losaltosills.ca.gov>. Los Altos Hills Recreation Programs is a non-profit entity sponsored by the Los Altos Hills Parks and Recreation Committee

LAHCA Alert

Liz Cloutman at the Los Altos Town Crier is doing an article on the Los Altos Hills Pathway system and is asking for resident input. Here is the email message from her requesting inputs: "I am writing a pathways cover story and would like residents to share their opinions on and experiences with the pathways system and required easements as it stands now? I'd be glad to hear from them. I won't be able to include everyone in my cover story, but their opinions can help me in future stories as well and I'll have a way to contact them again as needed. In talking to people and attending planning commission and council meetings, there seems to be a fair confusion, anger and frustration out there on all sides. I hope I'll be able to get some useful information that will be helpful for everyone. If they could send an email to me as soon as possible, as I'm on deadline, I'd appreciate it."

Liz Cloutman

e-mail: eclout@yahoo.com

phone: 650-948-9000, ext. 317 Please respond to this request ASAP, so that Liz has as much input as possible for her article.

-Thanks, 

Bill Kerns, 

President Los Altos Hills Civic Association

A spontaneous gathering of those residents who can attend will occur at the corner of State and Main street at the Walter Singer Plaza at 7:00 P.M. in Los Altos to light our candles in support of President Bush and for the families and friends of loved ones who lost their lives.

The results of the recent Los Altos Hills Town-Wide survey are now available on the LAHCA web site at www.lahca.com. 1145 surveys were returned out of about 3500 households (an excellent 33% return rate). The City Council will use the results of this survey to develop the revised Land Use element of the Town's General Plan.

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