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MINUTES Page 9 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-November 7, 2005 M/S/C Badger and Starosciak. Ayes: 6; Noes: 1 (Nardine) B. Ordinance No. 2005-023, an Ordinance Amending Article 11, Chapter 3, Title 1 of the San Leandro Municipal Code by Repealing Sections 1-3-1105 and 1-3-1110 Relating to Membership of the Recreation and Parks Commission to Change the Two School Board Nominees to At Large Nominees. (1020/1507) Mayor Young stated that she received a letter from San Leandro School Board President Pauline Cutter earlier today, and she has distributed copies of the letter to the Council. Public Comments on Item 1 O.B.: Pauline Cutter, President of the San Leandro School Board, addressed the City Council, expressing the District's and School Board's strong support for retaining the School District representation on the Recreation and Parks Commission. President Cutter pointed out the extensive knowledge of the parklands and their uses and policies possessed by San Leandro School District's representative, Dean Koenig. She stressed the importance of having School District input at the Commission level prior to matters being reviewed by the City Council and School Board Liaison Committee. President Cutter commented that having the School District representatives is a way for the City to support the joint use of resources and to receive the School District's input. President Cutter urged the Council to retain the School District representatives on the RAPe. Diana Souza, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, urging the Council to consider retaining the School District representatives on the RAPC. She commented that as the San Lorenzo School District's representative on the RAPC, she sees firsthand the benefits to having the School Districts represented on the Commission. End of Public Comments on Item 10.B. Mayor Young commented that this issue has become a very contentious one for the community. She stated that it was not the Council's intention to remove any School District representatives currently serving on the Commission, nor would this action suggest that course of action; however, she further stated she understands the concerns of the School Districts and their representatives. Mayor Young suggested the Council consider a motion to rescind the ordinance. She encouraged the School Districts to try to adhere to the requirement of the ordinance by submitting three nominees to the Council and to have the chosen representatives report back to their respective School Boards, as President Cutter has pledged to do on behalf of the San Leandro School Board. City Attorney Williams stated that the motion to rescind the previous action requires a two-thirds vote for passage. . Minute Order No. 2005-047, Motion to Rescind Action to Introduce and Pass to Print Ordinance Amending Article 11, Chapter 3, Title 1 of the San Leandro