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DRAFT MINUTES Page 9 February 2, 2009 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting Councilmember Souza suggested adding the 50 Million Pound Challenge to the joint City and School District work session agenda. There was consensus of the Council to do so. Accepted 3.Facilities and Transportation Committee Meeting of January 13, 2009. as submitted. Accepted as corrected. 4.Finance Committee Meeting of January 20, 2009. Councilmember Starosciak commented regarding the remark made during Committee Member Comments that a dog park can be constructed for $50,000. She stated that if a dog park could be constructed for $50,000, then she felt it should be pursued. Councilmember Starosciak also expressed support for including money in the budget for a dog park. Councilmember Souza inquired about the $500,000 commitment to the Davis Street Family Resource Center (DSFRC), and whether the recommendation from October 2008 had been presented to the full City Council. Mayor Santos indicated that, to his knowledge, it had not. Councilmember Souza suggested that, with the following information: the terms and conditions of the $500,000 grant from the County; a list of what CDBG funds have been used for in the past five to ten years; and in which budget year the CDBG funds would be committed. She commented that DSFRC is not being threatened with eviction; rather, its goal is to own its building. Councilmember Souza expressed concern about the precedent that would be set and the expectations of the other agencies that would be created by making this funding commitment to the DSFRC. She suggested that if the City wanted to increase funding for social service agencies, then they should all be allowed to compete for it, and that DSFRC could receive the funding in exchange for relinquishing the opportunity to apply for future social service funding. Councilmember Prola requested a correction to the Budget Updates section of the Highlights. He noted that he recommended to employee work hours. Vice Mayor Stephens commented on the $50,000 for the dog park, and stated that he was interested in knowing the source of the funds. He acknowledged the value of the DSFRC and stated that he is a strong proponent; however, he was unsure whether could extend beyond CDBG. Councilmember Starosciak commented that she would like to get an accounting of how much the City has contributed to DSFRC for the past five years, including funding for various programs, Community Empowerment Funds, gun tax, etc. Councilmember Souza added that it would be helpful to also see the contributions to other social service agencies, for comparison purposes.