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Council Comments: September 7, 1999 By Garry Loeffler, District 5 FOR THE RECORD 1. Summer Reading program: Commend the staff and Friends of the Library for a great summer carnival to celebrate the successful youth readers. Literacy begins in our homes with parents modeling reading. It was great to see so many parents/guardians turn out to celebrate a summer of reading. Each year the program has grown due to the creativity of the staff, support of schools, and involvement of our community...parents, grandparents, and friends. 2. NOISE ISSUES: I continue to believe that it is time for San Leandro to give serious consideration of a study of steps to create a noise ordinance. Whether it is airplanes, car radios, railroads, trucks, BART, we continue to have more noise impacts on the quality of life of our community. I would like to have staff prepare a work session on what are our existing noise standards; what do other cities have-that are comparable-with the issues that are confronting San Leandro-airport expansion, increased truck traffic, increase of housing near railroads and BART. I would appreciate some reactions from my colleagues on the council.... 3. Sept 180i Friends of the Creek ,under the leadership of Rick & Pam Richards, will be cleaning up our creek.I look forward to seeing all of us participate in this semi-annual event. I would also like to see the City of San Leandro clean up our shoreline by removing the old tires that are clearly visible off our shoreline around Oyster Bay Park I know that the East Bay Regional Parks would team with us, according to Doug Siden. There are 10-12 tires that are clearly visible at low tide and I believe they are in the city's jurisdiction. 4. Tonight, I want to pause to acknowledge Glenn & Bea Hilton for years of efforts in maintaining the Veteran's Memorial Park at Sempre Verde Park. As of this week, the City will be taking over the maintenance of the memorial. Glenn & Bea have weekly given hours of their time, taking care of the flowers, trimming the bushes, and clearing debris from the memorial site. Their dedication to the park and to serving the best interests of the Best Manor Neighborhood Association are commendable. Maybe it is time to have an annual awards program to recognize the Neighborhood Associations? 5. I want to commend the residents of Victoria Avenue for hosting a block party on Sept. 50' for the Labor Day weekend. I think it is a great concept...neighbors getting together...celebrating and meeting each other. I commend Mia Ousley for starting the first block party in recent years on Victoria Avenue.