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Minutes - City of San Leandro City Council Meeting Page - 4 - August 4, 1997 Mr. Kerr concluded by commenting on festivities scheduled at the Fargo Senior Center on September 14, 1997, in honor of their 25th Anniversary. B. Carey Walker, 471 Santa Monica, addressed the Council, asking when and how they will be addressing the railroad crossing situation in San Leandro. He noted the condition of the crossings are creating problems for car wheels. He continued by commenting on traffic issues and how people are continually running red lights. He added that potholes in the streets are also a concern, and he would like to see them fixed. With regard to noise from trains and planes, he commented that residents will have to put up with it as they were here before the residents. City Manager John Jermanis gave a brief update on the railroad-crossing issue and noted that all crossings are of concern. C. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, addressed the Council, amending his comments in the June 16 Minutes, referencing page 7, and indicating that he should have stated "$1,000 debt per capita" rather than "$1 million." He also stated that Item C under the Consent Calendar, referencing funding for Leadership San Leandro, should be either under New Business or should be a Public Hearing. He referenced a former document from 1996 which addressed a Leadership San Leandro Program for non-partisan voters and also which allocated $35,000. He added that, if we are going to have this program, the participants should be people other than those represented by the Chamber of Commerce. He concluded by stating that, although there might not be any statutory authority preventing the City from entering into such actions, if the program is not at least bi- partisan in appearance, the program would not be immune to legal challenge. The Leadership Program should at the very least have a public hearing. D. Laverne Anderson, 1495 - 159th Avenue, addressed the Council and commented on an upcoming meeting tomorrow night at St. John's Church regarding auto accidents that have occurred in their neighborhood and nothing has been done about. He referenced a recent accident where a young man ran into a property owner's fence; and, although the young man was to have paid a $500 deductible to fix the fence, he did not. Mr. Anderson went on to reference weed concerns, noting they are becoming a problem again on Fairway. He also voiced concerns with the paving of Cypress Street and stated he thought it was included in the budget. He concluded by asking about the Marina Boulevard project and the proposed Conference Center. Mr. Jermanis reported on the demolition of the Marina Boulevard project which has been started this week. There was some difficulty in removing some of the tenants that did not want to leave, but they are all out now. With regard to the Conference Center, Mr. Jermanis reported it will be a two-story, $40 million project.