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DRAFT MINUTES <br /> Page 10 <br />February 1, 2010 <br />City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting <br /> <br /> <br /> Accepted as submitted. <br />2.Finance Committee Meeting of December 15, 2009. <br /> <br />Councilmember Prola Transportation and Training <br />budget has been reduced in the past two budget years, and is proposed to be <br />reduced again in 2010-11. <br /> <br />Councilmember Souza added that in addition to savings from budget reductions, <br />there are savings from Transportation and Training funds that were budgeted but <br />unspent. <br /> <br /> <br />12. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS <br /> <br />Vice Mayor Starosciak attended the charrette for Siempre Verde Park. She congratulated the <br />Recreation and Human Services staff, Best Manor HOA and other local residents for their <br />hard work and ideas toward designing a beautiful park and providing strong justification for <br />t application. <br /> <br />th <br />Councilmember Prola attended the 50 anniversary ribbon-cutting at Manor Bowl; the Sierra <br />Club meeting at Zocalo Coffeehouse; the community charrette for Siempre Verde Park; a <br />statewide steering committee meeting; the Chamber Small Business Council meeting, at <br />which they talked about the Shop San Leandro First <br />Community Fair, which will be held at the Marina Community Center from 3-7 p.m. on <br />th <br />February 25; and the ChamberInstallation Dinner. Councilmember Prola addressed the <br />Department Heads, expressing his appreciation for their service and sacrifice, and <br />commenting on the difficulty of the upcoming budget cuts. <br /> <br />Councilmember Stephens announced to the Council that he has selected Tom Fitzsimons to <br />fill his District 5 vacancy on the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />Councilmember Souza attended the Installation Dinner. She thanked Recreation <br />and Human Services Director Carolyn Knudtson and Best Manor HOA President Corina <br />Lopez for their efforts with Siempre Verde Park. She commented on the recent Council <br />discussions on Ranked Choice Voting and Measure WW. Councilmember Souza noted that <br />, <br />and she stated that she will challenge herself to expect more and better community <br />participation on such issues in the future. <br /> <br />Councilmember Gregory attended the recent retreat of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, which <br />also supports walking groups, and encouraged the Council to visit their website; the <br />Downtown Business Association meeting, at which it was announced that a celebration <br />nd <br />kickoff for the Downtown was planned for May 2; and the Chamber Installation Dinner. <br />Councilmember Gregory reported that he participated in the selection process for the new <br />legal counsel for the Eden Township Healthcare District. <br /> <br />Mayor Santos commented on the last regular City Council meeting, in which he participated <br />via teleconference from Washington, D.C. During his trip, he and other mayors were invited <br /> <br />