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Minutes - City of San Leandro City Council and Page - 6 - Redevelopment Agency Meeting - December 2, 1996 8.3 City Council Comments 8.3.1 Mayor Corbett wished Council Member Glaze a Happy Birthday on the coming Wednesday. 8.3.2 Mayor Corbett noted the Annual "State of the City Address" will be in January. 8.3.3 Mayor Corbett noted that she had some questions about the furnishings in the City Hall building. She said she has asked Ms. Grycz and Mr. Jermanis to look into the matter and to bring an update to all City Council Members. She asked that the Council develop policies and guidelines regarding major City capital improvement projects. She asked for Council consensus to request that staff prepare an update and develop guidelines to bring back to the Council. Council Member Galvan requested specific information related to dates and amounts for expenditures related to the Mayor's office furnishings, as well as the City Manager's and Assistant City Manager's offices. He said he would like to get a perspective on those three offices, specifically. • Mayor Corbett noted issues of oversight. She said she would like to look at all furnishings related to the entire building project. Council Member Loeffler requested a specific report on the costs, by department. He noted his concern over past process; he commented on the on -going role of the City Council for financial management. He noted that the Mayor serves as Chair to nine of eleven subcommittees; this should be looked into by the Policy Subcommittee. Mayor Corbett noted that it has been the practice that matters are brought forth by the City Manager's office; this has been the long- standing model. Council Member Loeffler noted that oversight responsibility is a key issue. Council Member Glaze noted a recent comment related to costs. He said the Council did not know the answer at the time. He said it is important that numbers and amounts are known. He said the general public relies on the press for information; Council may take too long to get the information out to the public. He said the Council should hear about information and issues before the press reports on it. He said this has to end. He said the Council Chambers is where information is to be released, not informing the press without the other Council Members' knowledge. He said the Council must be forthright with everyone. He said it is best to be honest and come forward with information - that is why the Council is elected.