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MINUTES Page 2 City of San Leandro Ciry Council Special Meeting-February 23, 2009 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker, subject to adjustment by the Mayor. When you address the City Council, you should fill out a speaker card and submit it to the City Clerk so the order of speakers may be determined and an official record of names and addresses obtained. The public is invited to make comments on items of public interest NOT listed on the Agenda. Marilyn Winkler, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, commenting on the location of the proposed Downtown Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project, and its proximity to the I-880 freeway and railroad tracks. Mrs. Winkler expressed concern regarding the air quality of the area, and the potential adverse health effects to those living in the TOD housing. Mrs. Winkler requested that the air quality of the proposed TOD area be investigated thoroughly by experts before the project advances further. She provided maps to the Council from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which indicated cancer and asthma prevalence at the proposed project site. 4. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Starosciak congratulated Mayor Santos on an excellent State of the City address. She commented that the speech began on a low and ended on a high, which exemplifies the optimism of San Leandro. Councilmember Reed also congratulated the Mayor, and thanked him for welcoming her in his State of the City address. She expressed hope that budget cuts to the libraries, and to police and fire, could be minimized. Councilmember Prola thanked Mayor Santos for his State of the City presentation. He commented that the City does not have a spending problem; it has a revenue problem. Councilmember Prola commented that he believes the City is on the right track in minimizing the reductions to public safety. Councilmember Souza thanked Mayor Santos for an enlightening State of the City address. She commented that the speech set the stage for the Council to move forward to tackle the City's issues together. Councilmember Gregory echoed the comments made by his colleagues. He thanked Mayor Santos for taking a bad situation and managing to make it somewhat uplifting. Vice Mayor Stephens thanked the audience for attending the State of the City address. 5. ADJOURN T'he meeting was adjourned at 7:46 p.m.