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MINUTES Page 3 May 1, 2006 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting— reduction in CDBG funding and its impact on services provided by Davis Street to San Leandro residents. Rebecca Soffer, Health Services Director, Davis Street Family Resource Center, addressed the City Council regarding the reduction in service to approximately 118 counseling clients per year, some of whom have severe mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety and bi-polar disorder. Ms. Soffer spoke about the impacts to the community of the service reductions as a result of the reduction in CDBG funding. Phyllis Pasternak, Executive Director, Family Service Counseling Center, addressed the City Council regarding the reduction in service to approximately 40 clients per month. Ms. Pasternak commented that about 60 percent of the Center’s clients are children. She expressed gratitude for the City for providing the funding to allow them to serve the community. Lou Filipovich, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council regarding the Emergency Communication System Access Fee. He commented that he thought he was required to address all public hearing items at once. Mr. Filipovich was requested to reserve his comments on the 911 Fee for the public hearing on the item (Item 3.B.). Elaine de Coligny, Executive Director, Building Futures with Women & Children, addressed the City Council, acknowledging that the Council had less CDBG funding to allocate than in the past and applauding the difficult choices it had to make. Ms. de Coligny thanked the Council for its continued investment in solving homelessness. There being no further comments from the public, and without objection, the Public Hearing was closed. Staff responded to questions from the Council. Councilmember Grant suggested that in future years, it would be helpful to the Council for staff to indicate in the report the name of the service provider as well as the funding allocation. Councilmember Santos asked how much grant funding was reduced to the agencies whose representatives spoke during the public hearing. He noted that the services provided by these agencies are critical, and effort should be made to restore their funding levels. Mayor Young asked staff to provide the Council with the total amount of the grant funding reduction to the Davis Street Family Resource Center, Family Service Counseling Center and Building Futures with Women & Children. ? Resolution No. 2006-039 , Resolution Approving the 2006-2007 Annual Action Plan to Implement the Housing and Community Development Strategies of the