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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 26, 1995 Page - 2 - 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Matter of Designation of City Representative to Alameda County Waste Management Authority Subcommittees. Council Member Perry explained that, as of July 1st, the Alameda County Waste Management 'Authority would-be restructuring its committees. She had received a letter announcing new committee appointments which stated she had been appointed to the Facilities Committee and the Planning Committee. She said the language states that the member agencies determine who serves on committees. Therefore, she brought this matter to the City Council prior to Authority ratification on Wednesday. Vice Mayor Kerr -said-the Authority has changed its position several times; when he was on the Authority they had a ruling that Alternates could not be on committees, but that ruling was relaxed when AB 939 and Measure D were approved because more committees were formed. He said he did not understand why the Authority was requesting this. Council Member Perry said she wanted to give the City Council the opportunity to make comments. Mayor Corbett said, as the City's past representative and as an Alternate for four years, the rule was that Alternates had the ability to serve on committees, with the full power of the Member. She said she served for four years as an Alternate and one year as a Member, and she served on the Facilities Committee when John Faria was Mayor. She said the change is not the issue of Alternate vs. Member but that, pursuant to the Strategic Plan, some of the committees have been consolidated, and there are now fewer committees. She said, as a matter of process and fairness, the Authority is allowing each Member Agency to have two committee positions. She said there is a letter from the Authority stating that either the Member or Alternate could serve. She said it is up to the City. She said she would be interested in serving on any of the committees. She said she has the experience, interest, and background. Council Member Loeffler asked Council Member Perry if she would be open to sharing positions so that both her and Mayor Corbett's expertise would be available. Council Member Perry said she allowed the Mayor to serve through the transition even though Council Member Perry was the Member. She noted Council Member Polvorosa was the Alternate since July 1994 but did not serve on any committees. She said, as the City's Member of the Authority, she would be there. Mayor Corbett said she would like to continue to serve and thinks it would be fair and reasonable. She said she did not see the memo requesting the City's interest in committee representation because it was sent to the Members, not the Alternates. Her name was not submitted for consideration.