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DRAFf MINUTES Page 4 City of San Leandro City Council, San Leandro Public Financing Authority, and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting~Apri116, 2007 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments are limited to 3 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. The public is invited to make comments on items of public interest NOT listed on the Agenda. Eowyn Gorman, Davis Street Family Resource Center, addressed the City Council, thanking the Council for its support of CDBG funding for Davis Street. Ms. Gorman commented on the services provided by Davis Street and the clients it serves. Harold Perez, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, commenting regarding the need for trees to be planted along the sound wall to create privacy screening between Westgate Shopping Center and neighboring residents, his neighbor's garage reconstruction and the hours of construction, and airport noise mitigation. Lou Filipovich, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, reading from the April 2, 2007, City Council meeting minutes regarding his comments and responses from staff and expressed concern that the minutes do not provide details ofthe meeting. 6. CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS AND COMMENTS City Manager Jermanis noted that Ms. Gorman's comments highlight the importance ofHUD funding for the non-profit organizations which serve San Leandro. Mr. Jermanis indicated that Mr. Perez's neighbor has a permit to rebuild his garage, and staff will look into the hours permitted to perform the construction work. He commented that the City does not plan to plant trees along the sound wall on Westgate Parkway. Regarding comments made by Mr. Filipovich, Mr. Jermanis noted that the Public Comments section of the agenda is not intended to be dialogue between citizens and the Council, but rather for members of the public to bring issues to the Council's attention which are not on the agenda. The City Clerk prepares summary minutes, which are not detailed and only capture the essence of what is discussed. Mayor Santos commented that members of the City Council receive many constituent comments by phone and email and are very accessible to the community. 7. AMENDMENT OF CONSENT CALENDAR City Councilmembers or staff have an opportunity at this time to request that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for the presentation of a staff report or other special consideration. Members of the Public may request the opportunity to address the City Council regarding items remaining on the Consent Calendar by filling out a speaker card and