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MINUTES Page 9 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-December 5, 2005 Councilmember Santos commented regarding the information provided on the flood hazard due to dam failure and asked if the information :from the Multi- Hazard Mitigation Plan could be sent to the Homeowners Associations. 12. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Starosciak commented on the San Leandro High School Football team's outstanding efforts in the North Coast Section Championships and asked if the City Council will be recognizing them in some way. Councilmember Santos commented that it is nice to be back in a warm climate after spending 10 days in Germany. Mayor Young announced that the Lighted Boat Parade will be held this Saturday evening, and Councilmember Starosciak will be representing the Mayor's Office and judge the event. She distributed a flyer regarding the Christmas at the Casa Peralta event. Mayor Young commented that she and Vice Mayor Badger attended the NCS Championship game between the San Leandro Pirates and the De La Salle High School Spartans on Saturday at McAfee Coliseum. It was a close and well-played game, and Mayor Young commented favorably on the players' sportsmanship. On behalf of the San Leandro Unified School District Board of Trustees, United Parents, and the San Leandro City Council, Mayor Young sent letters and baskets of chocolate to the Spartans team, the Pirates team, and the announcing staff at the Coliseum. She commented that the Pirates team will be honored at a future Council meeting. Mayor Young gave kudos to Recreation and Human Services Director Carolyn Knudtson and her staff for the most exciting Tree Lighting Ceremony yet. She estimated 1,000 people attended the ceremony at the City Hall Plaza. Mayor Young thanked local businesswoman Karen Wolfer for raising the issue of reinstating the custom of the Tree lighting, and for collecting approximately $800 in donations toward the cost of the tree. Mayor Young also thanked Public Works for assembling the tree, and Barbara Keenan and the staff at Pelton Center for their extraordinary job on the Miracle on East 14th Street. Mayor Young commented that tonight's meeting would be adjourned in memory of the following individuals: Don Bissell, who founded Bissell and Karn Civil Engineers and worked extensively with the City; Dorothy May Kant Faulkner, the wife of former Vice Mayor Al Kant; Clayton W. "Bruno" Brunsell, an attorney and good friend of Mayor Young; and Mimi Wilson, a former school board member and a long-time community leader.