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1\11 N lJTl<:S Pagc 6 City of San Leandro City Council and San Lcandro Redevelopment Agcncy Joint Meeting and San Lcandro Econonllc I~e~~_~rplllcnt Agcncy Special Mceting Mllrch 1, 2004 received any information. Councilmember Grant stated that the Governing Board would like to have input in the selection of a new Executive Director. Councilmember Granted indicated that even though some community programs have not experienced negative impacts by the ACAP staffing cuts yet, she anticipates those impacts will be felt soon if the staning problem is not addressed. She mentioned the local programs which receive funding through ACAP are Davis Street Family Resource Center, Building Futures with Women and Children, Eden Information and Referral Program and the Alalneda County Housing Authority. Councilmember Grant suggested the City Council follow through with Vice Mayor Glaze's suggestion at the last meeting to send a letter to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors expressing the Council's disappointment at the lack of commitment to suppol1ing ACAP. Vice Mayor Glaze gave additional background on the County's takeover of ACAP and the Alameda County Training and Employment Board (ACTEB) from the cities in the late I 990s. At the time, the County cited the erriciencies and benefits of having the County Social Services Agency administer the programs. Vice Mayor Glaze pointed out that the programs funded through ACAP directly affect local citizens. I Ie hoped the Co unci I would send a letter to all the County Supervisors and encourage the other cities participating in ACAP to do the same. Councilmember Grant noted that the program did experience some benefits, such as office space, from the County's administration orthe program. However, ACAP is now losing many orthe benefits it received alter the County took it over. Councilmember Santos asked about the Joint Powers Af,rreement between the County and the cities. Vice Mayor Glaze noted the original Joint Powers Agreement between the cities included both ACAP and ACTEB and the administration of both programs. The Joint Powers Agreement signed in the 1990s reduced the powers of the Govel11ing Board to include only ACAP and shined the administration of the program to the County. Mayor Young asked which two cities in Alameda County are not included in ACAP. Councilmelnber Grant noted that Berkeley and Oakland are not members. Vice Mayor Glaze stated that cities of a cerlain size can be granted the authority to [01111 their own training and elnployment boards and community action programs. Councilmember Grant described the process by which ACAP makes funding awards of Pederal grant money to the local service providers through an application process. She noted the Federal funding has gradually been reduced to about $300,000. Councilmember Grant stated that the ACAP staff were able solicit grants from other grant-making agencies to augment the Federal funding.