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MINUTES Page II City of Sal_l Leandro ~'~(y Counci~.and San Leandro Redevelopmellt Ageney loint Meeting-Mar~~l 15, 200~_ Mayor Young noted that her memorandum to the Council regarding the CornmiUee appointments will be attached to and made p311 ofthe minutes ofthis meeting. Vice Mayor Glaze referenced a discussion he had with Mayor Young regarding her request to replace lum on the Rules and Communications Committee. He made a request to the Council that he be retained on the Rules Committee. Vice Mayor Glaze noted that although he did not request it, he was placed on the Airport Committee to replace Mayor Young. He suggested Mayor Young be retained on the Airport Committee because of her expertise in the subject matter. Mayor Young read into the record her comments regarding her discussion with Vice Mayor Glaze about her desire to serve on the Rules and Communications Committee, noting she has not served on the Rules Committee in her six years as Mayor: "Vice Mayor Glaze and I discussed when we had our meeting regarding committees that it was my intention this year to finally serve on the Rules and Communications committee, After our discussion, he said he thought the historical [acts were that the mayor never served on rules/policy committees. Since he was not quite certain, I spent sOlne time researching old records (back to around 1978) and discovered the first time an actual "policy" committee appeared was around late 1980's or early 1990 and was chaircd by Mayor Karp, followed by Mayor Faria in December 1993. In 1995 there was a vacancy which was never illled, and then in 1996 Mayor Corbett allowed three councilmemhers to reconstitute the committee to create our existing Council Member Handbook. Since 1996 Council Member Bob Glaze has been a continuous member. T am recommending that I be allowed an opportunity to serve on the committee beginning this year." Mayor Young stated that if it is the Council's intention to remove her from the Oakland AiqJOrt-Collllllunity Noise Management FOnll11, she feels there is no need for her to serve all thc intemal Airpoli Comlnittee, Councillllember Santos suggested a compromise and offered to remove himself from Rules and Communications Committee in order to allow Vice Mayor Glaze to continue to serve on the committee along with the Mayor. Mayor Young expressed appreciation for Coullcilmcmber Santos' gesture, pointing out that the Rules Committee was his first choice and that Vice Mayor Glaze has served on the Rules Committee for the past six years. Councilmember Santos suggested that if Mayor Young chooses not to serve on the Airpoli Committee, perhaps another councilmember would be willing to serve in her place. Councilmember Nardine volunteered to serve on the Airport Committee. Vice Mayor Glaze recalled that he and Mayor Young both served as councilmembers on the original Policy Committee which later became the Rules and Communications Committee, Mayor Young clarilkd that she served on the Policy Committee lor onc year, but not as mayor. Vice Mayor Glaze asked that he be allowed to remain on the Rules Committee untjl the matter of the Mayor's Community Fund is resolved.