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MINUTES Page 18 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting— February 7, 2011 commented that she would like to hear the Police Chiefs thoughts about working with the schools. Mayor Cassidy noted that there are no federal earmarks. At the U.S. Conference of Mayors, he became aware of the focus on funding regional projects, such as the East Bay Greenway Project. Mayor Cassidy suggested obtaining printed materials on the project if available, to provide to the Congressional representatives, and asked if there was a way to link the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan to the East Bay Greenway Project. He suggested starting this process earlier for 2012. Councilmember Prola concurred with Mayor Cassidy's suggestion to start the process earlier, and suggested that the Marina Spine/Bay Trail project be considered for a future regional project. Mr. Hollister received concurrence from the members who were traveling to Washington to schedule Friday and Monday for lobbying efforts. E. Update from City Council Ad Hoc Committee to Develop the City Manager Recruitment Process (reviews the Request for Qualifications and selection process). Mayor Cassidy, as Chair of the ad hoc committee, reported on the release of the Request for Qualifications for executive search firms interested in conducting the City Manager recruitment. The response date is February 14 Councilmember Cutter recalled that the San Leandro School Board performed community outreach during the Superintendent recruitment, and she suggested the Council might also want to consider doing so. Mr. Hollister pointed to Section III of the RFQ, which addresses the community input component. Councilmember Prola expressed interest in allowing the full Council to interview the top four to six candidates. He stated he would like to see the mileage reimbursement eliminated from the employment agreement, to encourage the individual to live in the City. Mr. Hollister stated that two panels would interview the candidates, and based on the interviews, the ad hoc committee and consultant would recommend the top two or three candidates for the Council to interview. Mayor Cassidy suggested that the City Manager selection process be brought back for the Council's consideration and vote at a later date. Mr. Hollister stated that the ad hoc committee will be requested to meet next week to review the responses to the RFQ, and to make their selections for interviews the following week. F. Report on Closed Session Actions Taken No reportable action taken.