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.Minutes - :San . Leandro City_Council .Meeting -, September 20, 1993 Page - 7 - CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS (continued) the press, the public believes this has been done. She suggested that the press verify stories with the City Manager's Office before they print them. She said there was also concern regarding the Century Plating story that indicated the City had let the ball drop; when, actually, the City had been preempted by the EPA. She suggested press representatives be contacted and informed that sometimes they should ask for verification on their stories. Council Member Nahm said he understands the proposal was an idea premised on the assumptions that the Marina would not be dredged and would be closed. He said staff has worked hard and diligently over the last few years to rebuild the occupancy at the Marina after all of the renovation work had been done on the piers and berths. He said this type of thing can cause a lot of harm. He said he hopes a correction of this story will be given the same attention as the original story was by the press. He said people in the area are concerned. He said the media has to do a little bit more homework on determining the facts correctly. Mayor Faria recommended that letters be sent to the press and to the berthers, yacht clubs, hotels, and restaurants at the Marina. B. Council Member Corbett congratulated the Optimist Club and the Library on the successful "Kids Day" program held on Saturday. Council Member Corbett said she, Council Member Perry, and Mayor Faria attended the Our Lady of Penafrancia event. She said there was a mass and a procession, and she was pleased to take part in the Filipino culture. C. Council Member Corbett said there was a story in the San Leandro Times regarding crossing guards and asked for an update. She said the story did not mention discussions that had gone on regarding the crossing guards. She said meetings were held, and she was assured there would be no cutbacks that would impact the students without volunteers to fill in. Wandzia Grycz-Hernandez, Acting Assistant City Manager, said, at the time the budget was being prepared, there were a number of levels of discussion going on with staff and the school districts regarding crossing guards. She said one of the ideas was to look into establishing a volunteer program. She said the school districts indicated that a volunteer program was not acceptable to them, nor was using school-age children to work as crossing guards, because of liability issues. She said staff looked at the issues and did an in- depth analysis of all locations of existing guards, heaviest intersections, greatest need, etc. , and reduced the hourly rates of the crossing guards and also reduced locations and the number of hours spent on the street by the guards. She said, as a result of that research and analysis, staff was able to take a program that cost an estimated $185,000 a year for Fiscal Year 1993-94 and develop a cost effective program for $45,000 a year.