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MINUTES Page 16 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-March 21, 2005 o City Council Ad Hoc Committee to Review Composition and Minutes of Council Committees o City Council Ad Hoc Committee to Suggest Membership for the Affordable Housing Task Force o Joint Oakland/San Leandro City Council Ad Hoc Committee o San Leandro Collaborative (Informal) The City Council approved the dissolution of obsolete City Council Ad Hoc Committees. M/S/C Santos and Badger. Ayes: 7; Noes: 0 Mayor Young distributed a summary of committee appointments to Councilmembers, and she thanked Councilmembers Santos and Badger for agreeing to serve on several committees to assist those members with less available time to serve. 11. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS A. Reports on Intergovernmental Agencies Councilmember Grant reported on the Associated Community Action Program (ACAP). She indicated that ACAP receives federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding from the Department of Health and Human Services, which are similar to the federal Community Develop Block Grant (CDBG) funds that the City receives from the Housing and Urban Development Department. Councilmember Grant noted that CSBG funds are being threatened with reductions similar to those proposed for CDBG. The ACAP administrators will be sending letters to their member cities requesting that mayors write letters of support for the preservation of CSBG funds. Councilmember Grant reported on the Alameda County Housing Authority. She reported that the Section 8 Program includes a home ownership program, and a Section 8 participant will soon be purchasing a home in San Leandro. Councilmember Grant noted that Councilmember Santos should be pleased, as he had previously expressed hope that the home ownership program would assist an individual on Section 8 in purchasing a home in San Leandro. She indicated that the Housing Authority will have less funding to disburse in the coming year. Councilmember Grant expressed interest in presenting a short PowerPoint presentation highlighting the work and programs of the Housing Authority. Mayor Young suggested scheduling the item under Presentations/Recognitions at a future meeting. Mayor Young reported that the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. She expressed interest in showing a short video on the BAAQMD and its work on air quality issues.