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MINUTES City of S~n Leandro City Council Special Meeti11_g -. Deccm~er 9, 200~_ Page 9 8. N~W BUSINESS Public Comments on New Business items are permitted i C a Speaker Card is suhmitted before the stan-presentation is completed, Each speaker will be allowed 3 minutes for comments. Items removed from the Consent Calendar: 7 A.Minutes ofthe Meeting of November 4,2002. Mayor Young stated for the record she would like to have included in next year's budget a simple, inexpensive system Cor detemlining the order of Council members wishing to speak on an item. Vice Mayor Glaze commented that, based on the input from the neighborhood groups at the public hearing, staff should have been more proactive in distrihuting the Anny Corps of Engineers repOli and verbatim transcript of the hearing to the public rather than waiting until a Cormal cOlnmunication plan is developed. City Manager Jemlanis stated he understood it was the Council's intention to have the infon11ation disseminated to the interested community groups and will insure it will be distributed. Mr. Jemlanis clarified his earlier comments regarding the communication plan, stating the plan would outline the proposed public hearings and other opportunities Cor public input. Assistant City Manager Ed Schilling added the verbatim transcript was not available for distribution until Friday, December 6, which was not in time to include in the Council's agenda packet. Mr. Schilling acknowledged the Council's need to have the verbatim transcript before approving the minutes. Vice Mayor Glaze asked if the Anny COIVS of Engineers' response has been sent out to the interested patiies. Mr. Schilling stated the AmlY Corps' response had not yet been sent out but would make it a part of the in Cormation package staff will distribute to Council and interested paliies. Council member Santos stated he was surprised to see the minutes corne back in "draft" and with very brief comments. He recalled requesting the City Manager incorporate the handout received From the community as part of the minutes. Couneilmember Santos Curther recalled the Council had agreed the City would take immediate control of Eden Road but with the understanding there are no definitive plans for developing it at the present time. Councilmemher Santos pointed out the Anny Corps oC Engineers' repOli was mentioned in the Weekly Update and the Corps' final detennination was there was 1.41 acres of wetlands at the site. Councilmembcr Nardine referred to page 7 of the minutes, pointing out she had asked for a process for the neighbors to be kept involved in the project so they would not have to continually come back to the Council to seek information regarding the projcct. Councilmcmber Nardine stated her idea of a process would be letting the residents know what is going on and what they can expect so they do not have to continually call the City for in/ormation. For example, whcn it was dctemlined the minutes of November 4 would