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INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR COMMITTEES BICYCLE COMMITTEE Meets third Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m.; appointed for two-year term. The Committee advises and recommends to the Town Council on the policies for planning, developing, maintaining, and usage of Town’s bikeways system.
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CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE Meets fourth Monday of each month, 6:00 p.m.; appointed for two-year term. The Committee advises and assists the Town Council, Planning Commission, and staff on conservation, open space, noise, public services and facilities as pertaining to the elements of the Town’s General Plan.
LIVESTOCK AND ANIMAL CONTROL COMMITTEE Meets fourth Wednesday of each month; 5:30 p.m.; appointed for two-year term. The Committee advises the Planning Director on applications for commercial stable permits, dog kennel permits, and exception requests to the private stable regulations.
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OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE Meets fourth Thursday of each month, 6:00 p.m.; appointed for two-year term. The Committee advises and assists the Town Council, Planning Commission and staff in implementing the policies and goals of the Open Space and Conservation elements of the General Plan, speciďŹ cally with respect to acquisition and maintenance of conservation easements and open space preservation.
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why we created Rocketship,� Mr. Danner said when his turn came around. “We have to get very, very serious about having enough great schools so that that never happens again.� “Superman,� Mr. Weis said, is entertainment that simplifies the issues, focuses on impoverished children, and reaches debatable conclusions based on “somewhat spurious� data. “The vast majority of students are succeeding well,� he said. Mr. Weis noted that developing good teachers is critical, that he is open to adopting charterschool best practices, and that Californians need to spend more on education, as they did 50 years ago. “We need to say that our children are our best investment,� he said. Mr. Vogel of the teachers’ union returned to the notion of the film as entertainment. The fact that it is moving audiences to tears is evidence that the filmmakers, being filmmakers, “did something right,� he said. Asked whether “Superman� is unfair to unionized teach-
Meets on call of Chair; appointed for two-year term. The Committee advises the Town Council and staff on issues of community public safety, including police and ďŹ re services provided within the Town.
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Those who wear contact lenses might want to ask their eye-care provider about UV-blocking contacts that protect the eyes from harmful ultraviolet rays that even some glasses might not stop. Unless a person wears wrap-around sunglasses, the eyes are not protected from peripheral UV rays that enter around the sides of sunglasses. UV-blocking contact lenses provide protection from these peripheral UV rays as long as they conform to American National Standard Institute
Meets ďŹ rst Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m.; appointed for three-year term. The Committee guides the activities of the community recreation programs.
TRAILS COMMITTEE Meets second Thursday of each month, 3:00 p.m.; appointed for two-year term. The Committee reviews land divisions, subdivisions and conditional use permits for locations for equestrian, pedestrian and bicycle trails and makes recommendations to the staff and to the Planning Commission.
Meets second Thursday of each month, 9:30 a.m.; appointed for two-year term.
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Committees are volunteer positions and serve in an advisory capacity to the Town Council.
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The Committee advises the Town Council and staff regarding actions, policies and plans relating to historic preservation.
Interested residents may request information and applications Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.-12 noon and 1-5:00 p.m., from the Town Clerk’s OfďŹ ce at Town Hall, 2955 Woodside Road, or telephone (650) 851-6790, or through the Town’s web site at www.woodsidetown.org. Deadline for applications is Friday, January 14, 2011, 5:00 p.m.
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ers, Mr. Vogel replied: “We’re asked to do more and more and more with less and less and less.� The film compares U.S. teachers unfavorably with Finnish teachers. Such comparisons are unfair, Mr. Vogel said, because Finnish teachers are so much better trained. “I think the system we use for evaluating teachers is broken,� he added. In concluding the discussion, Mr. Chaudhry asked the panelists for the one thing that the state could do to raise revenue for public education. Stop adding education regulations while cutting education funding, Mr. Lianides said. Have an honest discussion about taxes and the unfair distribution of resources to schools, Mr. Pirayou, the attorney, said. Start educating all students to exceed the entrance requirements for the University of California, Ms. Tavenner said. As it is, she said, 76 percent of Californians receiving public education will never earn enough to replenish the state coffers for what it cost to educate them.
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