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