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MINUTES Page 3 City ~f ~an Leandro City COU!l.C!' anu Sa~l. ~ "eanuro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting -January 6?..2003 to divert traffic from Davis Street. Mr. Perez commented that Wal*Mart and Fed Ex are non- union companies paying low wages with no health benefits and expressed concem regarding the damage to a tramc light, fence and telephone junction box caused by cars traveling on Davis Street. Wafaa Ahorashed, Davis West Neighborhood Group, addressed the City Council, welcorning new Councilmember Bill Stephens, and expressing coneem over the cancellation of Council member Santos' Town Hall Meeting. Mayor Young reminded the audience their comments should be directed to the full Council rather than at individual Councilmembers, 6. CITY MANAGER AND CITY A TTORNRY REPORTS AND COMMENTS City Manager John Jemlanis responded to the questions regarding the traffic on the Davis Street overcrossing, noting Davis Street is a state highway and that the concems expressed at this lneeting will be forwarded to CalTrans. Mr. Jermanis stated the traffic situation near the BART station will be examined by the City's Engineering Department. Mr. Jemlanis noted the matter of the Westgate extension will be discussed later in the meeting and noted funding for the project was approved by the voters through Measure B. Mr. .Jennanis announced the City will hold public input meetings on the Davis Street area and explained the circumstances necessitating the rescheduling or Councilmember Santos' Town Hall Meeting, which is tentatively rescheduled for January 30, 2002 at Garfield School. The agenda will include an update on the Westgate extension and other developments taking place in the West San Leandro area. Mr. Jennanis stated the City is taking steps to acquire the propelty known as Eden Road and will look into the feasibility of connecting Eden Road to Davis Street and provide a report to the Council. The other traffic issues mentioned by the speakers will be brought to the attention orthe appropriate staffmelnbers or outside agencies. COllncilmember Santos made additional comments regarding the rescheduling of the Town Hall Meeting, noting he was contacted by a West San Leandro resident about a possible conflict with the Board 0 r Zoning Adj ustments meeting on January 16 where items of interest to West San Leandro residents were scheduled for discussion. The January 16 date also conflicted with the Chamber of Commerce installation event. 7. CITY COUNCIL RRPORTS A. Reports on Intergovel11mental Agencies Councilmember Santos recalled a discussion he had with Mayor Young regarding the Water Transit Authority. Mayor Young noted water transit is a highly volatile issue and funding may not be available for it in the near future. She also suggested if Council is interested in further discussion on the issue, a member of the Water Transit Authority can be invited to a future meeting or work session to make a presentation. Councilmember Grant reported on the ACAP meeting held in mid-December. Every two years ACAP awards grants to community organizations, and the December meeting was