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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 19, 1993 Page - 3 - 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS . Public Comments are limited to 3 minutes per person. The public is invited to make any comments related to Agenda items 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. Vera Ayers, 381 Melven Court, suggested that the City Council clean house more thoroughly and eliminate expenses that are not needed. She said the City does not need a full -time Mayor or a newsletter and cited Sunnyvale as an example. She said Department Heads and their assistants should wear more than one hat. She said Items E and F under New Business, when presented, should be very specific. Mayor Karp said San Leandro has had a full -time Mayor since 1957. Mrs. Ayers said the City should look for places where it can tighten the strings and should go back to a part-time Mayor. Council Member Faria asked about her objections to Items E and F. Mrs. Ayers said the Agenda was not specific. Council Member Faria said the items do not affect elected officials. Mrs. Ayers said citizens should know what it is going to cost the City. Council Member Corbett said the memo said the net savings to the City would be approximately $480,000. Council Member Perry said the City of Sunnyvale rotates its Mayor and has a full -time staff member who does all the staff work. She said San Leandro does not have full -time staff costs. Council Member Perry and Mayor Karp said they would be happy to go over this information with Mrs. Ayers . B. Joannie Botello, a Board Member of SAVE (Shelter Against Violent Environments) , said she was there to "sweeten up their evening" and handed out truffles and announced SAVE's "Sweet 16 Chocolate Fair" fund raiser on May 23, 1993, at the Fremont-Newark Hilton. She thanked the City Council for their support of SAVE throughout the year. C. Lavern Anderson, 1495 - 159th Avenue, Representing Bonaire Homeowners Association, invited the Mayor and City Council to a "Picnic in the Park" on June 5, 1993, in Bonaire Park, in recognition of the 155 original homeowners that still live in the area. He also noted that weeds were being removed at Chez Doucet Restaurant and thanked whoever was responsible and thanked the City for the junk pickup. D. Don Cook, 2155 Edgehill Court, spoke regarding Item B under New Business. He said this matter came before the City Council in August, and presentations were made saying why this parcel should not be split. He said there is now a letter saying everything could be worked out, but he did not agree. Mayor Karp suggested this matter be opened later in the meeting so people in the audience could speak.