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MINUTES Page 8 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting~eptember 21, 2009 Mayor Santos reported that he appointed an ad hoc committee comprised of Vice Mayor Starosciak and Councilmember Souza to recommend a nominee from among the two provided by the San Lorenzo Unified School District Board to fill the Recreation and Parks Commission vacancy. The ad hoc committee will report its recommendation at the next regular meeting. 12. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Prola commented that he attended a Washington Homeowners Association (WHOA) meeting, at which residents expressed support for the use of Measure WW funds for a competitive pool, and for shortening the timeframe for enforcing yard clean ups. Mr. Hollister indicated that an amendment to expedite the handling of weed abatement cases will be considered by the City Council Rules Committee on September 22. Councilmember Prola attended the Coffee Connection at the Englander; the Senior Resource Fair at the Marina Community Center; the Ice Cream Social at McCartney Park; Congressman Stark's Town Hall Meeting on Healthcare; the Friends of the Library luncheon, where the group presented a check for over $30,000 to the Mayor; the Chamber's Government Affairs Committee meeting, at which Police Chief Willis gave a presentation on what a full service police department is and what it provides; the ribbon cutting for Davida Dialysis Center at Bayfair; and the Shoreline-Marina Citizens Advisory Committee meeting. Councilmember Prola expressed agreement with Councilmember Stephens that the City should consider aphase-in of mandatory plastic and Styrofoam waste reduction. He suggested that the matter be referred to the City Council Rules and Communications Committee, and he noted that the City of San Jose is considering a ban on both plastic and paper bags. Mayor Santos pointed out that the City of Oakland is currently in litigation on the matter. There was consensus of the Council to refer the matter to the Rules and Communications Committee. Councilmember Stephens suggested pursuing a Styrofoam ban first. Mayor Santos commented that Stopwaste.org is addressing this in its strategic plan. Councilmember Souza commented that she would like to see some forward movement on the dog park, and she requested that it either be referred back to the Recreation and Parks Commission, or to a City Council committee. She stated her support for the project, and for using park in lieu fees to build it. Councilmember Souza announced that the WHOA will be bringing back the Day in the Park event. She expressed her appreciation to staff member Nicole Roa for all her work with the San Leandro pool program. Councilmember Gregory commented on the September 12th Challenge Walk Off, in which several Councilmembers and staff participated. State Farm Insurance provided a lot of support and prizes for the event. He added that he would like to see the City adopt a Healthy Eating Active Living (I~AL) program. Councilmember Gregory attended the Coastal Cleanup and the ribbon cutting for Davida Dialysis.