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.` Minutes - City of San Leandro City Council Meeting Page - 10 - March 2, 1998 B. Minute Order No. 98-12, Resolution Approving an Administrative Policy for the Placement of Directional Signs for Business Districts, Recreational Facilities, Religious Institutions, Government Facilities, and Shopping Centers in the Public Right of Way (provides for a uniform, directional-sign program to direct residents and visitors to important destinations within the City). (1049) The City Council continued the matter of a Resolution Approving an Administrative Policy for the Placement of Directional Signs for Business Districts, Recreational Facilities, Religious Institutions, Government Facilities, and Shopping Centers in the Public Right of Way for six (6) months to the September 8, 1998, City Council Meeting, and directed staff to return to Council with an indepth report and proposed overall policy on the size/color of signs, and a plan to reduce the number and location of them throughout the City. M/S/C Young and Galvan. Ayes: 7; Noes: 0 C. Matter of Gun Tax Ordinance as a Measure on the Ballot for the June 2, 1998, San Leandro Municipal Election. Council Member Glaze commented that the election and the next few months will result in some turbulent times. He stated there are already two items on the ballot, the Business License Tax and the Reauthorization of Measure "B," that he feels are more important. He added that he applauds his colleagues for what they are trying to do, but he feels this proposed gun tax is punitive and directed to only one business in order to make a statement. He feels the City will gain very little and will lose a great deal. He would hope the Council would reconsider what they're doing, what they're causing, and what this gun tax will do. He concluded by stating that you cannot put all these taxes on one ballot and expect the people of San Leandro to swallow it. Council Member Polvorosa responded that those are valid concerns, but the Council has to rely on the intelligence of its voters. He, too, feels it is a punitive tax, but the object is to save lives. He noted a number of guns turn up during the commission of a felony and other various crimes. He feels this gun tax is a good thing for the community. Council Member Galvan stated he was opposed to the tax when it came before the Council before. He appreciates everyone's position but feels this tax is an abuse of the City's taxing authority. If he felt the tax would save one life or that the money would go to victims' families, he would be supportive of the tax. But, he feels there are other crucial issues on the ballot, and those needs take precedence over this gun tax. He stated his concerns with the legal footing the City would have if it had to defend this proposed ordinance, as it is targeting one business, in particular. He questioned the City Attorney as to the likelihood of a lawsuit, should this measure pass.