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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL DATE: October 4, 2010 TO: Stephen Hollister, City Manager Stephen L. Hollister City Manager FROM: Lianne Marshall, Assistant City Manager .r— BY: Marian Handa, City Clerk SUBJECT PROJECT /PROJECT DESCRIPTION: MATTER OF RECONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION SUPPORTING MEASURE M, THE SAN LEANDRO SPORTS FACILITIES SCHOOL BOND SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION At its September 20, 2010 meeting, the City Council considered a resolution supporting Measure M, the San Leandro Sports Facilities School Bond measure. A motion to table the item, and refer discussion of the "Guidelines Regarding Council Support for Ballot Measures" to the City Council Rules and Communications Committee, was passed by a 4 -3 vote. Invoking San Leandro City Charter Section 305(h), Mayor Santos filed a notice with the City Clerk, suspending the Council's action and bringing the matter back for reconsideration at tonight's meeting. BACKGROUND The San Leandro Unified School District Board of Trustees placed a 550.1 million school bond measure on the November 2010 ballot. The bond proceeds would fund a complete makeover of the Pacific Sports Complex, Burrell Field and the San Leandro High School pool, to save them from closure, plus a district -wide renovation of basic fitness facilities and fields at all of the District's schools. At the Council's request, staff placed a resolution supporting Measure M, the San Leandro Sports Facilities School Bond, on the September 20, 2010 City Council meeting agenda. After the September 20 City Council agenda was published, but prior to the meeting, it was discovered that the Council had adopted "Guidelines Regarding Council Support for Ballot Measures." The Guidelines were adopted on May 3, 2004, but never incorporated in the City Council Handbook. Adherence to the guidelines would preclude the Council from supporting Measure M.