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DRAFT MINUTES Page 16 City of San Leandro City Council, San Leandro Hillside Geologic Hazard Abatement District, and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-July 16, 2007 B. Reports on Conferences and Seminars None. C. Reports on City Council Committees 1. Disaster Council Meeting of July 9,2007. Accepted as corrected. Mayor Santos commented that there was a suggestion from the Disaster Council that an additional Councilmember be added to the Committee. Councilmember Gregory noted a minor correction to the higWights of the meeting and commented that the City has a very good disaster plan in place. 2. Rules and Communications Committee Meeting of July 5, 2007. Accepted as submitted. Councilmember ProIa expressed his support for IRV because it allows for the election of candidates by a majority. He stated that he feels the benefits of IRV outweigh the problems, and it saves both the candidates and the City money. Councilmember ProIa commented that the name of Andrew Govenar comes highly recommended and should be added to the list of potential State lobbyists. Regarding the East Bay Regional Communication System, Councilmember ProIa expressed agreement with Councilmember Starosciak that this item should be added to the list of projects on which the City would like to lobby for funding at the State level. Councilmember ProIa commented that he would like to see Oakland participate in the EBRCS. He asked about Newark's participation in the JP A, the cost of the system and the amount of the grants that have been secured thus far. He stated that he would like better cost information prior to voting on the item. Mayor Santos commented that the list of participating agencies is being updated, and all but four cities in Alameda County are moving toward participation in the JP A. He commented on Oakland's situation, the $958 million in federal funding that will be appropriated later this year for regional communication systems, and the window of opportunity for full participation in the EBRCS. Mr. Jermanis reported that the Alameda County Administrator will be sending him a letter, urging San Leandro to join the JP A. He noted that 10 of the 14 Alameda County cities have already joined the EBRCS, and the JP A will be applying for grant funding soon. Mr. Jermanis indicated that costs cannot be determined until it is known how many agencies will be participating in the JP A. Mr. Jermanis reported that he was recently appointed as the City Manager's representative to a task force that is working on the communication system, and he will have more information to report as their work progresses.