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I\UNUTES Page 5 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-September 20, 2004 4. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SAN LEANDRO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS COlnments are limited to 3 minutes per person. When you address the City Council, you should fill out a speaker card and subn1it it to the City Clerk so the order of speakers may be detennined and an official record of names and addresses obtained. The public is invited to 111ake con1Inents on items of public interest NOT listed on the Agenda. \Villiam (Jim) Athey, 1805 Sundberg Avenue, addressed the City Council, expressing opposition to the proposed crematoriun1 on Tin10thy Drive. Harold Perez, Davis West Neighborhood Group, addressed the City Council regarding opposition to the proposed crematorium, concerns about blimps and airplanes with banners flying overhead, insulation for homes adjacent to Westgate Parkway, the need for better noti fication by the City to Timothy Drive residents and for those residents to better organize themselves. Mr. Perez cOlnmented that there is already a crematorium on 164th Avenue. Howard Beckman, 1261 Via Dolorosa, San Lorenzo, addressed the City Council, expressing concern regarding the City's negotiations with the Port of Oakland over changes in operations at the North Field and that the City not endorse any change to the settlement agreement which would affect areas outside San Leandro. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, addressed the City Council in support of the C0111n1ents n1ade by Mr. Beckman. Mr. Filipovich stated that, because the District 4 Counciln1en1ber is not present at the meeting, any action taken by the Council tonight does not apply to anyone in Washington Manor. 6. CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS AND COMMENTS City Manager J ermanis reported that the City Council will hold a public hearing at its October 18th meeting regarding the proposal for a crematorium on Timothy Drive. He outlined the vmious options for Council consideration at that meeting. Mr. J ermanis corrected the statement made by Mr. Perez regarding the insulation of homes in West San Leandro. Mr. Jermanis noted that Mr. Perez was quoting the 1999 recon1ll1endations froln the West San Leandro Advisory Committee, and there was no representation in the document of any intention by the City to insulate homes near the Westgate Extension. He further noted that the crematoriun1 mentioned by Mr. Perez was not actually located in the city of San Leandro.