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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - November 27, 1995 Page - 2 - 7:30 P.M. ADJOURNED 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, Loeffler, Myers, Perry, Polvorosa; Mayor Corbett ABSENT: Council Member Kerr 4. PRESENTATIONS None 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. Jim Johnston introduced Dan Lunsford, the City's new Emergency Preparedness Coordinator. B. Betsy Ventners, Nicki World Travel and San Leandro Color, spoke in opposition to the use of eminent domain. She said eminent domain was originally created to build streets, highways, etc. , not to move one business out and put another in. She said she does not know if her customers would follow her to another location, and she would lose her Prop 13 benefits. She said eminent domain is not fair to businesses that have been in San Leandro for years. The City Attorney said this matter is scheduled for a public hearing at the next City Council meeting. He suggested the Council hold its comments until then. C. Rick Richards, 335 Peralta Avenue, announced the Friends of the Creek potluck dinner, December 15th at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Library to thank participants for all their work. D. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, spoke regarding Redevelopment, the 2% increase for the City Manager, the City Manager acting as the City's negotiator for real property, deferred compensation, and PERS. He said the taxpayers support PERS. He asked why the ordinance was an urgency measure.