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<br />MINUTES Page 2 <br />City of San Leandro City COlUlcil and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-October 2, 2006 <br /> <br />Conunission applications received from several local high schools, as well as from home- <br />schooled students. The Conunission has begun work on the Youth Leadership Award, Mini <br />Grants and the Youth Sununit. <br /> <br />3. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> <br />Public Hearing Comments are limited to 5 minutes per speaker, subject to adjustment by the <br />Mayor. When you address the City Council, you should fill out a speaker card and submit it <br />to the City Clerk so the order of speakers may be determined and an official record of names <br />and addresses obtained. <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />4. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SAN LEANDRO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PUBLIC <br />HEARINGS <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />s. PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />Public Conunents are limited to 3 minutes per speaker, subject to adjustment by the Mayor. <br />When you address the City Council, you should fill out a speaker card and submit it to the <br />City Clerk so the order of speakers may be determined and an official record of names and <br />addresses obtained. The public is invited to make conunents on items of public interest NOT <br />listed on the Agenda. <br /> <br />Bella Comelo, San Leandro resident and member of the East Bay Alliance for Sustainable <br />Economy (EBASE), addressed the City Council in support of a living wage ordinance for San <br />Leandro. She conunented that the living wage campaign follows the principles that those <br />who work should not live in poverty and that local governments have a responsibility to <br />ensure tax dollars are not used to support poverty-wage employment. Ms. Comelo urged the <br />Council to adopt a living wage ordinance. <br /> <br />Matt Maloon, San Leandro resident and member of International Brotherhood of Electrical <br />Workers, addressed the City Council, providing the Council with a September 29, 2006 <br />Oakland Tribune article on the subject of living wage. Mr. Maloon conunented on the need <br />for a living wage due to the high cost of living in the Bay Area relative to other parts of the <br />state and country. <br /> <br />Jim ProIa, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, conunenting on the level of <br />conununity support for a living wage ordinance as evidenced in a recent petition drive. Mr. <br />ProIa stated that there are twelve other local cities that have adopted living wage ordinances. <br />He noted that while it will not affect a large number of San Leandro residents, it will improve <br />the lives of those residents affected by it. <br />