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MINUTES Page 6 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-November 3, 2008 Councilmember Starosciak commented that she attended the BRIDGE affordable housing tour, the first community outreach meeting held by Kaiser, and the funeral service for Luster Knight. Councilmember Starosciak commented on the impact to Mr. Knight of being able to drink from a water fountain, because as a child in his native Mississippi, he was denied the use of the fountain at his neighborhood park. She suggested commemorating a water fountain in his memory. Councilmember Prola commented that he attended a meeting on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) at Jefferson Elementary School; the last Downtown Farmers Market of the year; an air quality meeting on October 27; the Kaiser community outreach meeting; the meeting on the LINKS Shuttle hosted by Councilmember Souza for businesses in the Business Improvement District (BID); and the funeral for Luster Knight. He commented that Mr. Knight's passing is a great loss to San Leandro. Vice Mayor Stephens commented that he attended the Kaiser community outreach meeting. He noted that the commercial component of the project might be viable for a Trader Joe's. Councilmember Souza commented that ICI has approached Trader Joe's, and they may consider locating at the site. She commented that she attended the last Farmers Market and the Chamber Block Party. Councilmember Souza commented that she hosted the meeting with businesses to gauge how they feel about the BID, and she suggested that reminder notices about the assessment ballot be sent to BID businesses in their business license renewal letters. She also held a community meeting in her district regarding DHE's lease of the former Levitz property. Councilmember Souza requested that the Council hold a closed session to discuss the timeline for selection of the City Manager, prior to the expiration of Mr. Hollister's contract. Councilmember Gregory commented that he attended the BRT meeting, and was glad to see some progress made by AC Transit. Mayor Santos commented that he attended the BRIDGE affordable housing tour and the Bay Area Silver Sentinel emergency preparedness exercise held at the County Emergency Operations Center in Dublin. Mayor Santos commented on the City's position on BRT and on the strides San Leandro has made in air quality. Mayor Santos announced that tonight's meeting would be adjourned in memory of Arline Welton Simonian, wife of Charles Simonian and a longtime resident of San Leandro; and Luster Lee Knight, retired San Leandro firefighter, dedicated community volunteer, and Recreation and Parks Commissioner. 13. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. and • In memory of Arline Welton Simonian. • In memory of Luster Lee Knight.