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Minutes -City of San Leandro City Council, Page 9 San Leandro Redevelopment Agency and San Leandro Public Financing Authority Special Joint Meeting -October 18, 1999 Council Member Loeffler closed his remarks by reporting on his attendance at a memorial service for young people who have died due to violence in Alameda County in 1998. 4. Council Member Glaze commented on the upcoming National League of Cities Conference taking place in Los Angeles and suggested that City Commission Members should be invited to attend. After a brief Council discussion, it was agreed that each Council Member would nominate two representatives from their District serving on the various City Boards and/or Commissions to attend the National League of Cities Conference in December. It was also agreed that if additional Board or Commission Members wished to attend at their own personal expense, they should be able to do so. 5. Council Member Lothrop remarked about a letter she recently sent to the Mulford Gardens Improvement Association and indicated that she would like to see something worked out about the maintenance of the park. They will be having a community meeting on Oct. 26, 1999. Council Member Glaze indicated that if the matter is not resolved by October 26, 1999 he would be happy to meet, along with Council Member Lothrop, with members of the community to address the issue. Council Member Lothrop indicated that she attended a meeting with community members, American Golf and staff of Public Works. The people who were present were supportive of golf course improvements. Some concerns were expressed as it relates to the times that fill will be trucked into the golf course. She also noted that American Golf will be setting up a designated phone line for residents to voice their concerns. She requested that staff set up a meeting of the Golf Course Ad Hoc Committee so that they could discuss the possibility of residential fees applying to the businessowners in San Leandro. The City Council was supportive of convening a meeting of that Ad Hoc Committee. Council Member Lothrop, referencing the Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting, indicated that she was frustrated by comments made by some of the Planning Commissioners. She indicated that it appears that the Planning Commissioners are not getting feedback regarding issues of mutual concern that are being discussed at the City Council level. She questioned if the Planning Commission has seen the West Advisory Committee Recommendations, the Joint San Leandro/Oakland Gateway Plan, or the designs for the shopping center improvements for the intersection of Doolittle and Marina.