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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 3, 1995 Page - 2 - 8:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING -- Community Library Center, Lecture Hall 300 Estudillo Avenue 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 3. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Council Members Galvan, Kerr, Loeffler, Myers, Perry, Polvorosa; Mayor Corbett ABSENT: None 4. PRESENTATIONS A. Presentation of Proclamation to the San Leandro Public Safety Dispatchers in Recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicators' Week, April 2-8, 1995. Mayor Corbett read the Proclamation and said the public safety dispatchers play an important role and are unsung heros. Cathy Pickard of the Police Department said this was a challenging year during which the dispatchers faced a staffing shortage, work furlough, increased calls for service, and worked 2, 155 hours of overtime. She said it is important for them to work as a team and help each other as best they can. The Police Department voted that the entire Communications Center should receive the award rather than just one individual , and she accepted it on behalf of the entire dispatching team. B. Proclamation Declaring April 8-15, 1995, San Leandro Creek Watershed Awareness Week. Mayor Corbett thanked everyone involved with the Friends of the Creek program and read the Proclamation. Rick Richards accepted the Proclamation on behalf of the Friends of the Creek. He acknowledged the work and dedication of Jessica Fiorello from the San Francisco Estuary Institute, Sue and Doug Simms, Bob and Dena Berger, Dennis Smith, and his wife, Pam Richards. He invited everyone to the Festival on April 8, 1995, and said tee-shirts would be for sale. He thanked Mayor Corbett and City Manager Mike Oliver for their help and presented the City of San Leandro with a Certificate of Membership. C. Presentation in Celebration of National Community Development Week, April 10-16, 1995. See Item 4.D.