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DRAFT MINUTES Page 4 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-March 5, 2007 Tina Kuang and Cera Wong, members of the Youth Advisory Commission, provided a report to the City Council on the upcoming Youth Summit on Monday, March 12, 2007, at the Marina Community Center. The theme of the Summit is World Awareness, with discussions on the subjects of politics, the environment and war awareness. Vice Mayor Grant informed the Y AC members that several members of the Council would be attending the National League of Cities Conference in Washington, D.C. and would be unable to attend the Youth Summit. Councilmember Starosciak stated that she would attend the Youth Summit. 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearing Comments are limited to 5 minutes per speaker, 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 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (RUD) FY 2007- 2008 Annual Action Plan [reviews the Annual Action Plan, which represents the third year of the Five- Year Consolidated Plan, and implements the strategies from the Five- Year Plan through the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funds from RUD]. This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, City Manager Jermanis provided background on the matter and introduced HousinglCDBG Manager Tom Liao. Mr. Liao gave a PowerPoint presentation which provided information on the Annual Action Plan, the activities funded through the CDBG and HOME Programs, and the required public input and public hearing process prior to approval ofthe final plan. Staff responded to questions from the Council. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Lou Filipovich, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, commenting on the level of public participation on the Annual Action Plan. Mr. Filipovich expressed concern regarding the Council's adherence to Roberts Rules of Order and the Brown Act. He expressed opposition to having CDBG funds transferred into the City's General Fund. Mayor Santos indicated that the City Council is very open to participation by all citizens in all aspects of City government. He asked the City Attorney and City Manager to comment on statements made by Mr. Filipovich. City Attorney Jayne Williams commented on the City Council's compliance with Roberts Rules of Order, the Ralph M. Brown Act and the Council's own rules of procedure. City Manager Jermanis commented on the federal limits imposed on the use of CDBG funding, necessitating the shift of the Recreation Link program from CDBG funds to General Funds. He noted that no CDBG funds are going into the General Fund; rather, General Funds are being made available to fill gaps in CDBG funding.