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MINUTES City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-June 6, 2005 Page 16 not the first time the City Council has been required to deal with other governmental agencies which have their own powers. He gave the example of the Port of Oakland's airport expansion, and the lawsuit filed by the City over the EIR for that project. Mr. Jermanis stated that the City will do its best to monitor the project and respond appropriately to the comments from EBMUD. Mr. Jermanis noted that this issue will not be resolved immediately, and it will take patience and perseverance on the part of the community to achieve a positive result. He assured the audience that the City will do its best to represent the community as it did in its comments on the Draft EIR. Regarding the Heron Bay Homeowners Association's comments on the Draft EIR, Mr. J ermanis noted that there were accusations made against EBMUD that it did not disclose all the information about the project. However, there is no hard evidence that it did anything illegal or unethicaL Mr. J ermanis suggested that if the audience members who attended tonight's meeting would also attend the EBMUD Board of Directors meeting and raise their concerns directly to the Board members, it would have an impact. He also suggested speaking directly with the two EBMUD Board members who represent the San Leandro area would also have an impact. Mr. Jermanis indicated that this project would not go forward without additional review and scrutiny by the City CounciL City Attorney Jayne Williams reiterated the comments made by City Manager Jermanis. She stated that the City Attorney's Office has been working with the City Manager and City staff through this process. Ms. Williams noted that the environmental review process is a legal procedure, and the procedure needs to run its course. She indicated that, should the Council be dissatisfied with the results of the process, it can direct City staff to weigh in on the next steps. Ms. Williams noted that staff is monitoring the process to ensure compliance and adherence to legal procedures. The City Council recessed from 10:30 to 10:40 p.m. 7. AMENDMENT OF CONSENT CALENDAR City Councilmembers or staff have an opportunity at this time to request that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for the presentation of a staff report or other special consideration. Members of the Public may request the opportunity to address the City Council regarding items remaining on the Consent Calendar by filling out a speaker card and submitting it to the City Clerk prior to the calling of Item 7, Amendment of Consent Calendar. Items remaining on the Consent Calendar will be considered for approval under one motion. Councilmember Grant requested a correction to page 13 of Item 8.A., the City Council Meeting Minutes of May 16, 2005. The first sentence of the last paragraph should read, "Councilmember Grant commented that she is currently a member of the League's Environmental Quality Policy Committee." The minutes will be revised to reflect this correction.