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232 increases at a level not much more than inflation, and what would be necessary- for the schools to maintain programs to increase student aChievement. h/Ir. Cox asked about information on the teaCher salary gap with the County, value of the school buildings, and whether they would be sold or leased to the County under reversion. Mr. O'Connell explained that these are terms and conditions that would be looked at during the reversion process. It was agreed that staffwould draft a memorandum to the School Board asking for informatiOn on their priorities. Ms. Richards said she is particularly interested in instructional staffing needs of the schools. Council discussed conducting a stUdy of possible future voting districts under reversion. h/Ir. Toscano raised a cautionary note that because the County has rejected negotiating on voting districts, any study wOUld be extremely speculative at this point, and that should be considered in terms of spending money and stafftime on such a study. It was agreed t.hat staff would explore the cost and parameters of a voting district study. ~ Council discussed the following ideas for educating the public on reversion: videotaping reversion presentation, putting information on the City's Web page, holding a forum or call-in, creating a speakers bureau; creating a voice mail box, holding one public hearing a mOnth at a regular Council meeting on specific issues. It was agreed that staffwould develop educational options for Council to consider at their next meeting. The possibility of establishing a Blue Ribbon Commission to study reversion was discussed, and it was agreed that the draft charge would be resent to Council and the matter would be discussed at the next meeting. Council asked that the listing of community organizations who were sent letters offering Councilors for reversion presentations be sent to Council so that they could indicate priorities for follow-up calls or letters. Staff presented Council with a checklist of reversion policy assumptions and they agreed to the following: 1) Attorneys for the City will handle ongoing procedural litigation issues (those not involving significant policy decisions). 2) A subcommittee of Kay Slaughter and David Toscano will deal with other fast moving litigation issues which are a mix of procedural, substantive, tactical, and political questions (with the understanding that other Councilors will be informed of these decisions and the matter may be revisited in the future). 3) Additional information from the education consultant will be obtained, and the cost and parameters of a study of voting districts will be explored. The meeting was adjourned. President