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Minutes -City of San Leandro City Council Meeting August 17,1998 Page 5 G. Al Rosenga, 534 Parrott Street, addressed the Council regazding the requested CPI increases. He feels the City officials will be creating the index and that is not fair. He feels those provisions regarding CPI increases should be withdrawn until D.M.G & Associates is done with their study. H. Ellen Geis, 834 Cary Drive, addressed the Council, stating the fee increases should have gone on a ballot before the people. She also stated she does not feel the City followed the 45-day rule for noticing, and they should have provided for a write-in vote for people to indicate their protest as well as their support. I. Larry Hellman, President of San Leandro City Employees' Association (SLCEA), addressed the Council, stating that the Public Works Department employees have provided the City with dedicated service, and he feels that will be jeopazdized if the City goes to the private sector for services. 7. Harold Perez, 2052 Vestal Court, addressed the Council in opposition to the proposed taxes. He feels the City should have told the people how to fill out a protest letter, as it was too complicated for some people to follow. He further commented that he feels the increase in taxes should be on the ballot. K. Vera Ayres, 381 Melven Court, addressed the Council, agreeing with those that had spoken before her. She feels the City is squandering the citizens' money. She further stated the Council is running their meetings very sneakily. She feels Council Meetings should be televised. She also commented that she was offended with the way the Mayor ran the meeting last week and felt the Mayor had demeaned the public in attendance. L. Gerard Wen, 2626 Nicholson Street, Representing San Leandro Recycling, Inc., addressed the Council in support of staff recommendation #4 on page 3 of the "Revised Schedule for User Fee Service Rates," which states the City will enter into discussions with San Leandro Recycling, Inc., for the purpose of re- negotiating its agreement with the City. M. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, addressed the Council, and clarified with the City Clerk when something will be transcribed "verbatim" for the Minutes. He commented on how some people got together to try to make a flyer out of something that should have been a form letter, that should have been passed out to the public along with the instructions to file a protest. He stated the City, failing to do that, has a problem with what Proposition 218 is all about. He stated, for the record: "What I want to call to your attention here is that right now you don't have a leg to stand on because at the last election, everything that you're going to take care of was defeated. You didn't do it in chronological order the way that they should have been presented, because there were four sepazate items with three issues -the run-off water, the recycling and the sewer, and the refuse or garbage. Now, each one of those should have been an individual public hearing