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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 3, 1995 Page - 3 - PRESENTATIONS (continued) D. Proclamation Declaring April Fair Housing Month. Mayor Corbett read the Proclamation. Jacqui Diaz, Community Development Block Grant Coordinator, accepted the Proclamation and said the City Council should be commended for its continuing efforts to provide fair housing for all . She said the 21-year-old program now includes Economic Development activities as well as Housing Rehabilitation. She presented the 1995 CDBG poster. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments are limited to 5 minutes per person. The public is invited to make any comments related to Agenda items (including San Leandro Redevelopment Agency, San Leandro Parking Authority, and San Leandro Industrial Development Authority) or other items of public interest at this time. Comments regarding Public Hearing items will be heard during the Public Hearing portion of the Agenda. A. Audrey Albers, 2037 Marina Court, said residents of the "0" Zone were under the impression there was no change in the 0 Zoning District, and most people think it has not been changed. She said the residents want the 0 Zoning District requirements changed back to what they were in the old Zoning Code. The City Council asked Mrs. Albers if she had looked at all the changes that were made and said some changes may benefit the area. Mrs. Albers said she does not know if all the changes have been brought to residents' attention, but they want the zoning to remain as it was. She said, when the area was brought into the City, they deliberately kept zoning that enabled them to maintain their country atmosphere and uses. B. Lavern Anderson, 1495 159th Avenue, thanked the City for replacing the street name signs on Cypress Street. He said he would like to talk to Mayor Corbett regarding a Loyalty Day proclamation. C. Rick Richards, 335 Peralta Avenue, recognized Bea and Glenn Hilton for their active support of Friends of the Creek. D. Billie Stephens, 1880 Kappa Avenue, said she has lived in her home for 37 years and watched the Elvina neighborhood go through many changes, including Wicks Boulevard going through, opening and closing of Marina High School , Little League activities, etc. She referred to a March 27th letter she received from Dennis Smith and said she was unaware that meetings had taken place. She said she signed a petition regarding parking problems at the end of Elvina because people were having problems parking in front of their homes. She said only five