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DRAFT MINUTES <br /> Page 3 <br />May 19, 2008 <br />City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />REGULAR MEETING <br /> 7:00 PMCity Council Chambers <br /> <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />A. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag <br /> <br />Mayor Santos led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. <br /> <br />B. Roll Call <br /> <br />PRESENT: Members Grant, Gregory, Prola, Souza, Starosciak, Stephens; <br />Mayor Santos <br /> <br />ABSENT: None <br /> <br /> <br /> 2. PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITIONS <br /> <br />A. by Members of the East Hills 4-H <br />Club. <br /> <br />Clay Ferguson and Chance Boreczky, members of the East Hills 4-H Club, gave a video <br />presentation of their 4-H The <br />Chance created the video to educate the public about the negative environmental <br />impacts associated with the widespread use of plastic, and what individuals can do to <br />help. The boys stated that they hoped their video would convince the City Council to <br />ban plastic bags in San Leandro. <br /> <br />Councilmember Gregory thanked the boys for their excellent presentation, noting that <br />Vice Mayor Stephens had suggested an ordinance regulating the distribution of plastic <br />bags in San Leandro, and that the Council may also consider a ban on Styrofoam. <br /> <br />Mayor Santos thanked Clay and Chance for their presentation, and stated that he would <br />mention the presentation at the next meeting of StopWaste.Org. Mayor Santos read a <br />letter he received from Clay and Chance, which requested that the City Council consider <br />a ban on plastic bags in San Leandro. He invited the boys to attend a future meeting to <br /> <br /> <br />B. <br /> <br />Karen Fernandez, Director of Quality of Life Services, introduced herself and gave a <br />short PowerPoint presentation. The presentation described the group, whose mission is <br />to provide education to residents on topics that would enhance their quality of life, as <br /> <br />