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MINUTES City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-July 6,2004 Page 2 · Contribution from the Mayor's Community Fund to Washington Manor Junior League Baseball. · Contribution from the Mayor's Community Fund to Floresta Baseball League. · Contribution from the Mayor's Community Fund to San Leandro Little League. 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearing Comments are limited to 5 rllinutes per person, subject to adjustment by the Mayor. When you address the City Council, you should fill out a speaker card and submit it to the City Clerk so the order of speakers may be determined and an official record of names and addresses obtained. A. Matter of Approval of the Citizen Participation Plan for the Development of the Consolidated Plans for Housing and CorTImunity Development Programs Funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (BUD) (adopts the Citizen Participation Plan, as required by HUD regulations, to assure that all residents and stakeholders have an opportunity to provide input into the development of all plans and reports related to housing and con1munity development in San Leandro). This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above n1atter, City Manager Jermanis introduced Housing/Community Development Block Grant Manager Lynn Brown. Ms. Brown gave a short PowerPoint presentation describing the Citizen Participation Plan for the housing and con1n1unity development programs funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developrl1ent (BUD). The Hearing was then opened to the public. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, addressed the City Council, con1n1enting that the unemployed non-subsidized taxpayer is the only source of income for all branches of government. He stated that long-time San Leandro residents are being ignored and stakeholders are not represented. Mr. Filipovich further stated that the City's participation in the Plan is mandatory in order to stay in the redevelopment business. There being no further comments from the public, and without objection, the Public Hearing was closed. In response to Mr. Filipovich's con1ments, Mr. Jennanis stated that the funding for the City's housing program is made available through HUD, and there is no relationship between this funding source and the City's involvement in Redevelopment activities. Councilmernber Grant asked about the eight people who attended the cOll1munity n1eeting and if they represented any particular groups. Ms. Brown replied that there were representatives from the public school system, two homeowners associations, Congregations Organized for Renewal (COR) and Community Resources for Independent Living (CRIL).