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MINUTES Page 2 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-October 18,2004 10 Months and 15 Days (considers possible extension of an urgency ordinance and possible Zoning Code amendments related to crematoria in the City of San Leandro). Mayor Young read a statelnent giving details on the translation services to be provided, a brief background on the iten1, the options for the City Council's consideration and the procedures concerning the Public Hearing. The same statement was delivered in Mandarin by Reh- Lin Chen, Senior Transportation Engineer in the Engineering and Transportation Department, in Cantonese by Vivian Chiu, Adn1inistrative Assistant II in the City Manager's Office, and in Spanish by Sally Barros, Planner II in the COll1ll1unity Development Department. Mayor Young asked audience melnbers to turn off their cell phones and pagers to avoid disrupting the proceedings and stand single-file at the back of the room. Translators relayed the message in the three languages. Subsequently, Fire Marshal Johnson announced to the audience that, due to safety concerns, she could not allow standing in the room. Chairs were then added to various parts of the areas surrounding the meeting space until accommodations were provided where appropriate, and the meeting continued. This being the tilDe and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, City Manager J ermanis gave an overview of the item and introduced Planning Manager Debbie Pollart. Ms. Pollart narrated a PowerPoint presentation regarding All Faith Crelnatory's application to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) for a proposed cren1atorium on Timothy Drive, the applicant's subsequent withdrawal of the application, the City's current zoning with regard to crematoriums and a comparison of other east bay cities, and the proposed options for Council consideration. A Chinese language version of the presentation was projected simultaneously on a second screen. Mayor Young informed the Council that Brian Bateman from the BAAQMD was in the audience and available to answer questions. Councihnember Santos comlnented that the total number of petition signatures gathered was actually 2,086 rather than 700 as was listed in the staff report. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Mayor Young first called the nan1es of the people who submitted speaker cards at the Septen1ber 7, 2004 City Council Meeting and then called those who sublnitted cards this evening. She announced three names at a time and asked that the speakers line up near the exit sign to minimize the delay between speakers. Individual speakers were allowed one minute, and speakers representing a group were allowed three minutes. William (Jim) Athey, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council in support of Option 1.