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MINUTES Page 10 City of San Leandro City Council, San Leandro Economic Development Agency, San Leandro Parking Authority, San Leandro Public Financing Authority, and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting -June 2, 2008 D. Reports on City Council Committees 1. City and San Leandro Unified School District Liaison Committee Meeting of May 15, 2008. Accepted as submitted. 2. Civic and Cultural Committee Meeting of May 22, 2008. Accepted as submitted. 12. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Gregory commented on an upcoming tour of Uptown, a TOD project in Oakland near the 19`h Street BART station. Councilmember Gregory commented that he was chosen by the San Leandro Breakfast Club to do the speaking engagements for June, and has invited Planner Sally Barros to speak on green initiatives. Councilmember Gregory attended a meeting of the Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Communities. He thanked staff for a successful Cherry Festival. Councilmember Grant thanked Councilmember Gregory for speaking to the Business Association of South San Leandro (BASSL) this past week. Councilmember Souza thanked everyone for a successful Cherry Festival. She mentioned that the Aquatics Center is now open, and 650 people used the facility on the opening weekend. Councilmember Souza inquired about the status of the San Lorenzo Unified School District Representative position to the Recreation and Parks Commission. Mr. Jermanis indicated that the Rules and Communications Committee would be discussing it at its next meeting. Councilmember Starosciak thanked staff for an excellent Cherry Festival, and for the thorough cleanup after the event. Councilmember Starosciak commented that she attended the North Coast Section Division IIIA baseball championships at the Oakland Coliseum, and watched Arroyo play College Park. It was the first time Arroyo baseball made it to the NCS level. Vice Mayor Stephens commented on the tremendous amount of hard work behind the scenes to put on the Cherry Festival, and expressed appreciation to the City staff who worked on the event, Councihnember Prola commented that this past weekend, he received a lot of positive comments on the Cherry Festival and the Downtown Farmers Market. He suggested that the Revenue Ad Hoc Committee consider adding a seventh police officer to the graveyard shift, to ensure that all the patrol beats are covered. Councilmember Prola reminded everyone that the Shoreline-Marina Committee meeting has been changed to June 10 at 2:00 p.m. in the Sister Cities Gallery.