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Minutes -City of San Leandro City Council Meeting <br />January 19, 1999 <br />Page 3 <br />4. Mayor's Human Relations Council Meeting of January 5, 1999 -- Council <br />Member Lothrop reported on the meeting highlights. <br />C. City Council Comments <br />1. Council Member Loeffler expressed his disappointment in that there was no <br />official recognition of Martin Luther King, 7r., this last weekend. He would <br />like the Mayor's Human Relations Council to look into how the City might <br />facilitate some festivities honoring Martin Luther King, 7r., for next year. <br />2. Council Member Lothrop commented on the upcoming Wahnart Grand <br />Opening and suggested staff consider some sort of traffic control at Davis & <br />Wazden during the first week. The Mayor indicated staff has been working on <br />that issue. Council Member Nardine requested staff provide a brief report on <br />the proposed "plan" by the next Council Meeting. <br />Council Member Lothrop also remazked that she has received comments from <br />various homeowners' association members that have not received information <br />on meetings planned regazding the update of the General Plan. She clarified <br />with staff that the homeowners' associations had been notified in addition to <br />information provided in the City Lites Newsletter. <br />Council Member Lothrop reported that she attended a recent high school <br />debate event and suggested using something along those lines to recognize <br />Martin Luther King, 7r., next year. <br />3. Council Member Loeffler commented on the upcoming budget and suggested <br />staff go to neighborhood associations and go over the City's finance plans. He <br />noted that he feels there is not enough outreach to the neighborhoods and there <br />needs to be an effort to move the budget out of City Hall and into the <br />neighborhoods. <br />Council Member Loeffler reported on his attendance, along with other Council <br />Members, at the Bay Area Council Economic Forum in San Jose. He noted <br />the Governor spoke regazding the issue of education and that it takes everyone <br />to get involved in schools to make a difference. He also commented to the <br />Council the likelihood that computers will be changing dramatically in the neaz <br />future. <br />Council Member Loeffler continued by commenting on a recent report <br />regazding overtime paid to police officers. He indicated the City of San <br />Leandro is not in the same venue as other cities, but we do pay overtime which <br />amounts to approximately $800,000 a yeaz. He added that the Police <br />Department is the highest user of overtime costs in the City. <br />