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DRAFT MINUTES Page 11 City of San Leandro City Council, San Leandro Economic Development Agency and San Leandro Redevelopment November 5, 2007 Agency Joint Meeting reported on a program called FOCUS, which supports the development of local transit- oriented development projects. Councilmember Starosciak remarked that there has been no mention of locating business near transit, which she feels is key to getting people out of cars and onto transit. She pointed out that the Number One employer in almost every city is the school district, and San Leandro has almost no public transit to its schools. Mayor Santos agreed with Councilmember about the school district. He stated that at the City/School District Liaison Committee meetings he has th noted the problems at Bancroft and 136 and the high school parking situation. He has suggested permit parking at the high school and prohibiting students living within 10 blocks of the school from parking in the school parking lot. Mayor Santos reported that Vice Mayor Grant attended the MTC and ABAG meetings, and she attended a meeting of the National Association of Redevelopment Housing Officials on October 27-30 in San Diego. C. Reports on City Council Committees 1. City and San Lorenzo Unified School District Liaison Committee Meeting of Accepted as submitted. October 18, 2007. Accepted as submitted. 2. Finance Committee Meeting of October 16, 2007. Recommendation for City Council Consideration: a. Schedule approval of administrative guidelines for the City Council Empowerment Fund. By consensus, the City Council approved this recommendation. b. Schedule approval of amendments Title 4, Chapter 5 of the San Leandro Municipal Code relating to peddlers, solicitors, and itinerant merchants. Mayor Santos commented that the Finance Committee has suggested $1 million in liability coverage for peddlers and itinerant merchants. He expressed concern about the ability of these merchants to afford this level of insurance coverage. Mayor Santos would like to see peddlers have some level of coverage. He requested that the Committee look at the premiums charged for $1 million liability coverage, and possibly have the Risk Manager provide an opinion. By consensus, the City Council approved this recommendation. c. Schedule approval of the new general banking services provider.