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MINUTES Page 13 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-October 17, 2005 11. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS A. Reports on Intergovernmental Agencies None. B. Reports on City Council Committees I. Finance Committee Meeting of October 5,2005. Accepted as submitted. 12. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayor Young reported on the tremendously successful Walk and Roll to School Day held on October 5,2005 at Jefferson School, noting that 80% of Jefferson students participated in the event. Two classes tied for the highest participation in the event, and she and Board Trustee Ray Davis contributed toward pizza parties for both classes. City Senior Transportation Engineer Reh- Lin Chen performed traffic counts the week before and the week after the Walk, and he reported a significant difference in the number of vehicles on the streets near the school before and after school hours. There are plans to continue and possibly expand the event next year. Mayor Young noted that Jefferson Principal Larry Johnson has reported that more students are walking and riding their bikes to school than they were a month ago. The school previously had no bike racks, and the Exchange Club purchased bicycle racks for the school. Councilmember Santos commented regarding an article by Police Chief Joe Kitchen which was published in a recent edition of Senior Update. He recalled his comments from the last City Council meeting regarding the increasing number of asthma cases in San Leandro, and he asked whether the City could join in support of the Ditching Dirty Diesel Collaborative. Mayor Young noted that there are 101 cities that support the Collaborative through the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Councilmember Santos commented that Clare Brunk passed away last week and asked to adjourn the meeting in her memory. Councilmember Starosciak commented that an East Bay Municipal Utility District Community Liaison Group meeting was held tonight at the Marina Community Center. She asked if the City had received the Final EIR for the EBMUD Bayside Groundwater Project. Mayor Young confirmed that it was sent to her, and she in turn gave it to Community Development Director Hanson Horn. Councilmember Starosciak commented on the positive effects of the Walk and Roll to School event, reporting that her daughter asked her to walk her to school on Friday, and she walked both her children to school today. Councilmember Nardine clarified that the ordinance relating to the Recreation and Parks Commission and the creation of the City Council/School Board Liaison Committees occurred in the 1990s, when a task force was formed following a riot at the high school. Vice Mayor Badger requested that tonight's meeting be adjourned in memory of DeMario Baines, a 14-year old Bancroft Middle School student. Vice Mayor Badger commented that