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MINUTES Page 9 <br /> City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting — December 6, 2010 <br /> Councilmember Souza agreed with Councilmember Stephens regarding the sunset of <br /> RDA funding for the LINKS Shuttle program. <br /> • Resolution No. 2010 -149. Resolution Accepting the Annual Report of the West <br /> San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District [BID] Fiscal Year 2010 -11 <br /> and Directing the City Manager to Impose the BID Assessment at the Current <br /> Rate (accepts the annual report on the performance of the LINKS Shuttle and <br /> imposes the current assessment at $25.00 per business plus $10.88 per employee <br /> for businesses in the BID area with greater than 5 employees). <br /> M /S /C Starosciak and Prola. Ayes: 6; Noes: 1 (Souza) <br /> 10. ACTION ITEMS <br /> Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker per item, subject to adjustment by the <br /> Mayor. <br /> A. Resolution Declaring Results of the General Municipal Election Held on Tuesday, <br /> November 2, 2010 (certifies the results of the election for Mayor; City <br /> Councilmembers, Districts I, 3, and 5; and Measure Z). <br /> Mayor Santos stated that he was the chief proponent of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), <br /> and recommended it to the City Council over five years ago. He commented on the <br /> differing views by the Council toward RCV, and that it was approved despite several <br /> split votes. Mayor Santos commented that RCV tends to be discriminatory, and does <br /> not result in a majority winner. He pointed to the District 10 Supervisor's race in San <br /> Francisco and the Oakland and San Leandro Mayor's races, and that the winners in <br /> these races did not receive a majority of the original votes cast. Mayor Santos stated <br /> that he has come to the conclusion that RCV is undemocratic. He indicated that he has <br /> been contacted by individuals and groups in other parts of the country for input on <br /> RCV, and he will work to eliminate RCV nationwide. Mayor Santos stated that for this <br /> reason, he would vote against certifying the election. <br /> Councilmember Souza stated while she agrees somewhat with Mayor Santos' <br /> statements about RCV, she pointed out that tonight's vote is to certify the election. <br /> Public Comments on Item 10.A.: <br /> Lou Filipovich, San Leandro resident. addressed the City Council regarding a Daily <br /> Review news article on Ranked Choice Voting, and urged the Council to postpone its <br /> vote to certify the election. <br /> End of Public Comments on Item 10.A. <br /> Councilmember Stephens commented that he believes RCV worked exactly as the <br /> Council was told it would work, and he was concerned at the time about the <br />