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,y Minutes - City of San Leandro City Council Meeting Page - 15 - March 2, 1998 2. Council Member Polvorosa commented on his attendance on behalf of the Council at the recognition of a teacher, Miss Heck, at Bancroft Middle school last week. Council Member Polvorosa also commented on his participation in the selection of an outstanding Portuguese person for the UPEC Organization located in San Leandro. 3. Council Member Galvan recognized John Chovanes as he was one of the residents who had the honor of having an audience before President Clinton recently on behalf of the residents on Hillside Drive. He recognized his leadership in pulling those folks together and noted there are eight homeowners who are paying for the geologist's work out there. He further commended staff for their proactiveness regarding this matter. With regard to the library retrofit project, Council Member Galvan asked that the Facilities Committee take a look at the square-footage allocation for staff, as the library is closed now and they are being housed within City Hall. Also, he noted the Committee should take a look at the square footage of the Karp Room as it relates to senior facilities, so we don't have to use new construction to add onto the library - that maybe senior facilities can be expanded into that facility. He continued that, somehow, within the costs, anew senior meeting facility could be built somewhere in the community. He noted parking has been an issue for the seniors' meeting facility. Mayor Corbett stated that she, too, is proud of John Chovanes, as he has done a good job of pulling his neighbors together. She noted that John had the opportunity to specifically direct his comments to the President regarding this daunting challenge that was referred to. She added that the President commented that insurance companies, residents, and businesses need to sit and talk about these types of losses that, up to this point, have been uninsured. She concluded that it was a great honor for her to represent the Council before the President and be able to explain that we had a neighborhood and a City that were willing to work very closely together to deal with these issues and to mitigate a situation that would have been more costly had we not had the opportunity to try and get these homes out of harm's way. 9. ADJOURN The City Council adjourned its meeting at 10:30 p.m. APPROVED: ELL M. CORBE or of the City of San Leandro Attest: G y e P tersen, City Clerk F:\MINUTES\1998\030298