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MINUTES Page 11 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-October 17,2005 Councilmember Starosciak asked what problem is the Council attempting to solve. Mr. Jermanis indicated that the Municipal Code requires the School Districts to submit the names of three individuals for nomination. The School Districts have in the past been inconsistent in their compliance with the requirement, and the process has been problematic for them. During the Rules and Communications Committee's discussion, the question arose regarding the need to continue School District representation on the Commission, given the effectiveness of the City Council and School Board Liaison Committees. Councilmember Starosciak asked why the Committee did not consider requiring the School Districts to submit the name of just one individual. Mayor Young commented that none of the major joint projects accomplished with the School Districts originated from the Recreation and Parks Commission. She noted that the San Leandro School Board representative does not report back to the School Board, and the Board members have commented that they receive more information from the Liaison Committee reports than from their representative. It was pointed out at the Rules and Communications Committee meeting that there are no City representatives on School Board committees. Mayor Young stated she would support keeping the number of commissioners at nine, agreeing with Councilmember Grant that more representation is better. Councilmember Santos commented that several individuals, including School Board members, have expressed interest in continued collaboration with the City. He recalled that the matter did not receive School Board input. Mayor Young noted that it is a City commission. Councilmember Santos stated he is reconsidering his position on this matter. Councilmember Nardine commented that she was a member of the San Leandro School Board in 1986 when the most recent ordinance was adopted. She recalled that at the time, there was a bitter battle at the School Board over an election and the subsequent replacement of the School Board representative on the Recreation and Parks Commission. Councilmember Nardine indicated that one of the Trustees, who did not support the School Board's recommended individual to the Commission, approached the Mayor about changing the process to require the submission of three names. Councilmember Nardine also recalled that the San Leandro School Board believed that their representative on the Recreation and Parks Commission was the best person to keep the Board informed, and it was for this reason that the majority of the Board Members felt there was no need to submit more than one name for consideration to the City Council. Councilmember Nardine stated that she believes there are issues which are discussed by the Commission that do not come before the Liaison Committees. She commented that she was also involved in the creation of the Liaison Committees in the 1980s. Mayor Young commented that she thought the Liaison Committees were created in the 1990s and asked the City Clerk to research the dates for her information. Councilmember Stephens commented that he sees an evolution of the Commission, as well as a strengthening of the communication between the City Council and School Districts, in part due to the efforts of three of the current Councilmembers who were once School Board members. Councilmember Stephens indicated that if the