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DRAFT MINUTES <br /> Page 9 <br />February 4, 2008 <br />City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />10. ACTION ITEMS <br /> <br />Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker per item, subject to adjustment by the <br />Mayor. <br /> <br />A. Matter of an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement Between the City of San Leandro, the <br />Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Leandro, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid <br />Transit District (BART) and Westlake Development Partners, LLC (provides for <br />negotiating terms relating a transit-oriented, mixed-use development located on multiple <br />parcels adjacent to the San Leandro BART Station). <br /> <br />(Taken prior to Item 3Public Hearings, with concurrence of the City Council.) <br /> <br />B. Counci <br />Congressional Representatives During the March National League of Cities Conference <br />in Washington D.C. for Inclusion in the Federal Fiscal Year 2009 Budget (selects three <br />projects to lobby for federal funding). <br /> <br />Mr. Hollister stated that on March 7, 2008, a delegation of the City Council will travel <br />Hollister reported on the funding received last year, and he reviewed the list of projects <br />from which the Council can choose the three priority projects to present this year. <br /> <br />Mayor Santos commented on his conversations with Congressman Stark and Senator <br />Boxer, and his letter from Senator Feinstein. All suggested that there are no earmarks in <br />the fiscal year 2009 budget, and both senators indicated support for regional projects <br />such as the East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS). Mayor Santos <br />commented on a statement received today from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, <br />Community <br />Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the Office of Community Oriented Policing <br />Services (COPS) program. <br /> <br />The Council asked questions about the process and discussed their priorities. <br /> <br />Engineering and Transportation Director Uche Udemezue suggested that the Council <br />the Safe, <br />Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users <br />(SAFETEA-LU). <br /> <br />th <br />Center, East 14 Street improvements and the Public Safety building. Mayor Santos <br />concurred with this suggestion. <br /> <br /> <br />