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MINUTES Page 12 City of San Leandro City Council, San Leandro Economic Development Agency, and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-April 21, 2008 Councilmember Souza reported that she also attended Legislative Action Days, at which there was much discussion about the budget crisis. She and Vice Mayor Grant met with Assemblymember Hayashi. Councilmember Souza stated that she would like the Council to continue looking into hiring a State lobbyist. She passed information on revenue generating ideas to Councilmember Starosciak, as she is a member of the ad hoc committee. Vice Mayor Grant noted that she and Councilmember Souza were able to meet with Assemblymember Hayashi exclusively for 20-30 minutes before the rest of the East Bay delegation joined them. C. Reports on Empowerment Funds Councilmember Souza reported that she contributed $200 from her Community Empowerment Funds to the Arroyo High School Swim Team, $200 to the Arroyo High School DECA program, $300 to Building Futures with Women and Children, and $300 to Building Futures with Women and Children for the April Showers program. Councilmember Souza requested that Citizens for a Safer San Leandro be added to the list of eligible recipients for Community Empowerment Funds. Vice Mayor Grant asked if the Community Empowerment funds carry over from year to year. Mr. Jermanis replied that the Funds do not carry over. D. Reports on City Council Committees 1. Facilities and Transportation Committee Meeting of March 25, 2008. Accepted as submitted. Councilmember Prola commended Planner III Sally Barron for bringing forward the Green Building Ordinance. He commented that he would like to see the City try to achieve the Silver LEED standard for the Senior Center, and someday achieve a Gold standard for future City buildings. Mayor Santos commented that the City should develop a plan for using solar technology. He announced that a local auto dealership will be lending him an electric car to test drive tomorrow, and an electric car dealership will be opening in San Leandro on June 1. Councilmember Starosciak commented that the tree at the corner of Wengate and Manor is still supporting a utility line, even though she was told by AT&T that the situation was temporary. She is now being told that the line will be removed from the tree by May 30. Councilmember Souza commented on the difficulty in getting answers to the questions that the Facilities and Transportation Committee has asked of AT&T.