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Minutes - City of San Leandro City Council February 2, 1998 Page - 7 - 2. Vice Mayor Loeffler commented on the recent A.C. Transit meeting regarding West Juana, noting the attendance was sparse by residents. He noted he will be gone for the next couple of weeks on vacation, out of the country. Knowing the Finance Committee would be meeting regarding the budget while he is gone, he noted he feels the process of the Finance Committee should not be just during budget time - it should be ongoing. He noted he also sits on the Facilities Committee, and he feels costs are getting way ahead of what the Council may assume costs are. He feels the Council should have a budget that is real and that there should be a separate budget for the Mayor and each Council Member regarding expenditures. He would propose that there be a budget committee taking a look at that issue. With reference to his leaving for India on Wednesday, he commented briefly on the honor bestowed upon Mr. Fred Korematsu and how that relates to the City of San Leandro. 3. Council Member Lothrop thanked and commended those who worked on the Measure B issue. 4. Council Member Young noted she recently met with the City Manager and the General Manager for Bayfair Shopping Center; and, after having discussed the shortage of meeting space since the closure of the library for renovation, it had been suggested that there might be possible meeting space available at Bayfair. She noted that interested groups should contact Kathy Ornelas at City Hall, or they could contact her directly. Council Member Young concluded by requesting this evening's meeting be adjourned in memory of former Mayor of Oakland, Lionel J. Wilson. Mayor Corbett added that Mr. Wilson was very active in this region and was a former candidate for Governor from our sister city of San Francisco across the bay. She noted that Mr. Wilson had worked very closely with San Leandro's past Mayor, Jack Maltester, as a former President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. She further added that Mr. Wilson was very well known through the legal profession and was the first African American to be elected as Mayor of the City of Oakland. She concluded by stating that we pass on condolences to his wife and family. Mayor Corbett concluded by saying, on behalf of Joseph Alioto, we send our condolences to his family and thank him for the impact he has had on many lives throughout this region. 5. Mayor Corbett noted, in addition to Lionel Wilson, she would ask that the Council adjourn the meeting in memory of former Mayor of San Francisco, Joseph Alioto.