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DRAFT MINUTES Page 3 October 5, 2009 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting 6. CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS AND COMMENTS (Item was taken out of order) San Leandro Times Mr. Hollister reported incorrectly stated ing agenda, and that members of the public may be in attendance to speak on the issue. Mr. Hollister indicated that the City is working with the two school districts to enter into agreements with a private firm to provide crossing guard services. The City had previously budgeted $100,000 annually to provide crossing guard services. These funds were eliminated as part of the required budget reductions from the Police Department. Mr. Hollister received direction from the City and San Leandro Unified School District Liaison Committee at its meeting on September 17, 2009, to proceed with negotiations and implementation of a proposed one-year pilot crossing guard program. This direction was th affirmed by the City Council at its September 28 work session. Mr. Hollister pointed out that while there is no legal requirement for either the City or school districts to provide crossing guard services, the City is working in cooperation with the districts to put agreements in place that would allow the parties to share the costs equally. The Cityof the pilot program would be approximately $25,000 for the San Leandro Unified School District and $9,500 for the San Lorenzo Unified School District, which he noted are within his authorization limits. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker, subject to adjustment by the Mayor. fill out a speaker card When you address the City Council, you should and submit it to the City Clerk so the order of speakers may be determined and an official record of names and NOT addresses obtained. The public is invited to make comments on items of public interest listed on the Agenda. Jill Wurm, crossing guard at James Monroe Elementary School, addressed the City Council, thanking the Police Department for providing a police presence last week during the school crossing hours, and requesting that the police presence continue. Marie Long, laid-off crossing guard at James Monroe Elementary School, addressed the City Council, expressing concerns about the service provided by a private company providing crossing guard services. Ms. Long commented on some of the issues she has had to address as a crossing guard. Michael Cook, member of the Shoreline Marina Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) , addressed the City Council, regarding the three proposals for development of the Marina presented by the developer at the recent CAC meeting. Mr. Cook commented that all the proposals require the use of 40-50% of the Marina space for development of office buildings. Mr. Cook protested the decision to reduce the size of the Marina from 400 to 200 slips, and requested information about when and where the decision was made.