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MINUTES City of San Leandro City COWlcil and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-April 3, 2006 Page 4 addresses obtained. The public is invited to make comments on items of public interest NOT listed on the Agenda. Vicky Roy, 1085 MacArthur Boulevard, addressed the City Council regarding the median construction on MacArthur Boulevard. Ms. Roy stated that the median blocks access by delivery trucks to Lucchesi's driveways, and the business cannot operate without its deliveries. Victor Lucchesi, Lucchesi Art Studio, addressed the City Council regarding the difficulties experienced by businesses on MacArthur due to the median construction. Bryan Lucchesi, Lucchesi Art Studio, addressed the City Council regarding the loss of customers by the businesses on MacArthur Boulevard due to construction of the median, loss of parking spaces, and the additional distance vehicles must travel on westbound MacArthur Boulevard to get around the median to access the businesses. Diana Lucchesi Lunge, Lucchesi Art Studio, addressed the City Council, stating that the median construction has taken a toll on her family and the businesses on MacArthur Boulevard. Ms. Lunge commented that customers must drive all the way to Federighi's to turn around, and large trucks are unable to enter the driveway of the business to make deliveries. Dan Henriques, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council regarding hate, violence and mental illness in San Leandro. He provided the Council with copies of his flyer and urged them to read it. Cynthia Lunge, Lucchesi Art Studio, addressed the City Council regarding. the many businesses negatively affected by the blockage of their driveways by the median on MacArthur. Samuel Zhang, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council regarding human rights violations by the Chinese government of Falun Gong practitioners. Mr. Zhang provided documents to the Council which described secret concentration camps in China where thousands of Falun Gong practitioners are being held and tortured. He requested the Council protest these actions. Lou Filipovich, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, expressing his opposition to raised medians. He read from a document regarding ex parte communication and the duty of members of a decision-making body to make their statements part of the public record. Joel Ng, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council regarding the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Mr. Ng commented that organs are harvested from live Falun Gong practitioners and their bodies are then incinerated. Mr. Ng stated that Falun Gong is considered a threat to the Chinese Communist Party due to its large following.