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Minutes - City of San Leandro City Council, Page - 7 - San Leandro Economic Development Agency, San Leandro Industrial Development Authority, San Leandro Parking Authority, San Leandro Public Financing Authority, and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting - June 16, 1997 The City Manager clarified that, with regard to the storm water run-off, the issue would not be before the voters unless the City was proposing an increase in rates. There is no proposal to do so at this time. Mr. Jermanis concluded by indicating to Mr. Walker the Clean Water Act is a nationwide issue, and the City of San Leandro would not have been named, specifically. Larry Norry, 2532 Williams Street, President of Mulford Gardens Homeowners' Association, addressed the Council regarding the new neighborhood entrance signs that have gone up throughout the community. He stated that needs to be one located on Marina Boulevard near the tracks at Menlo Street. He also mentioned that the Marina Faire sign located at Doolittle and Fairway does not really belong there; it should be located elsewhere. He continued on by commenting on the capital improvement repairs for the Marina. He feels they should be charged to funding for the Marina Master Plan. He concluded by expressing concerns with spending monies to redo the firehouses and spending monies to put in gas tanks in one firehouse property that has not been retrofitted yet. Lavern Anderson, 1495 - 159th Avenue, addressed the Council, noting he agrees with the proposed budget. He remarked that he has a house on Cypress Street, and he did not see Cypress Street mentioned in the Capital Improvement Budget for pavement management. He questioned why it was not listed? He noted he did find out that Fairway Drive is scheduled for 1998. The Mayor requested that Mr. Anderson leave his telephone number with staff so they could let him know the answer to when Cypress Street improvements are scheduled to be done. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, addressed the Council, expressing concerns with insurance coverage for earthquakes. He also questioned how many senior citizens in San Leandro have had their rents increased since the passage of the San Leandro School Bond? He questioned if the Ottawa project is in the San Leandro School District or in the San Lorenzo School District? He congratulated the Council regarding the 1997-98 proposed budget. He noted the City is subjecting the taxpayers to mind-boggling amounts of debt. He added that, if you don't start to control debt, people cannot afford to live in their house and/or pay rent. He went on to comment that the proposed budget, which includes redevelopment, will create a $1 million debt per capita in San Leandro based on the estimated 71,000 City population. He went on to quote totals regarding governmental debt liability statewide, noting it totals to over X180 billion of debt. He concluded by stating that financing and budgeting has to have a means to pay off debt. There being no further comments from the public, on motion of Council Member Young, seconded by Council Member Loeffler, and carried by a majority vote (7), the Public Hearing was closed.