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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - May 24, 1993 Page - 2 - PUBLIC COMMENTS/CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS (continued) Mayor Karp said he had sent a sample ordinance to the City Council some time ago and asked if they were interested in revising the City's ordinance. The City Council said what is being done now seems to work. F. Council Member Polvorosa noted the passing of Herman "Tweety" Alexander. He said Mr. Alexander grew up and spent his whole life in San Leandro. He said he and Mr. Alexander had gone through school together and were great friends. He said Mr. Alexander was the owner of Santos Linguisa. He said Mr. Alexander was a great friend and will be a great loss to the community. Council Member Perry expressed her condolences to the family. G. Council Member Perry noted the Youth Safety Committee will have a booth at the Cherry Festival focusing on graffiti - what the City does, its policy, tagging, etc. She said people interested in volunteering should contact Vice Mayor Polvorosa. H. Council Member Perry said the matter of Drug Free Zones was discussed with the San Leandro Unified School District this week and will be before both the San Leandro and San Lorenzo School Boards by June 1st and to the City Council on June 7th. I. Council Member Perry commended the organizers of the Home Tour. She also noted that the colors she was wearing at tonight's meeting were reflective of Memorial Day and said there would be a memorial service at the Chapel of the Chimes. J. Mayor Karp said he had talked to Pres Kelly, Cal -Trans District 4 Director, regarding the 238/Washington Avenue closure problem. He said Mr. Kelly apologized and told him Cal -Trans will open 238/Washington and will be doing some studies, but no conclusions will be reached or actions taken until after they do their studies. Mayor Karp said this was the first time Cal -Trans did not inform him about an action; he said there are new people who didn't realize that closing this route was a major disaster for San Leandro. K. Mayor Karp said he would adjourn the meeting in memory of Herman "Tweety" Alexander. He said Mr. Alexander was a major friend of San Leandro and reminisced about times when he and Mr. Alexander belonged to the "No Name" club, a group which got together every year and put together Christmas baskets for the needy. He said Mr. Alexander was one of the leaders of this effort. He said Mr. Alexander will be missed. 5. NEW BUSINESS John Jermanis, Finance Director, said he would speak-regarding the items on the City Council and other agencies' Agendas. He said the actions to be taken by the four agencies involved a joint project to issue bonds to provide for financing of the retrofit of the City's essential buildings, including the North Offices Addition to City Hall and refinancing the Parking Authority bonds.