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Minutes - San Leandro City Council. Meeting - November 15, 1993 Page - 9 - CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS (continued) C. Council Member Corbett noted a Chronicle article regarding the development of an agreement between Oakland/Berkeley/Richmond to deal with regional crime issues. She asked for additional information and for San Leandro to become involved. D. Council Member Kerr noted that cars are no longer being sold from the lot at Washington/Lewelling and said the action taken by staff has been very effective. E. Council Member Kerr said he and Mayor Faria attended the rehabilitation of the Fargo Gardens Apartments, now to be called Greenhouse Townhomes. He said the 122 units are being completely rehabilitated under new ownership and will be a great asset to the Washington Manor area and will eliminate police problems. F. Council Member Polvorosa said there are a lot of abandoned shopping carts around the Zelma Street area. G. Council Member Perry said she and Mayor Faria attended the Mayors' Conference where she spoke to Tom Bates, the proponent for a Regional Crime Issue group, and advised him to look farther than the Oakland border. She said the East Bay Division of the League of California Cities is also looking into fighting crime on a regional basis and will have a speaker in the next couple of months. H. Council Member Perry said Carol Whitesides of the Governor's Office addressed the East Bay Division on SB 16 to form a Constitutional Revision Commission. She said this will be discussed at the ABAG conference and she would report back to the Council . I . Council Member Perry said she has been appointed as the Statewide Chair of the League's Telecommunications Task Force. J. Mike Oliver, City Manager, said staff has been following the Legislative Analyst's recommendations; and, if sales tax is distributed as recommended, it would be a disaster greater than Prop. 13 and everything that's happened in the last three years. He said staff will be following this matter closely. K. Council Member Nahm said Scott Grubbs asked him to inform everyone of the San Leandro Historical Railway Society's Annual Christmas Show. He noted a tour of the depot with the Recreation and Parks Commission and said what they have done is quite impressive. L. Council Member Nahm said there has been a lot of attention in the media regarding his reputed candidacy in the upcoming election. He said he does not plan to be a candidate, has never had any plans to do so, has never collected any signatures, and has no committee. He said once he has completed his term on the Council he will find something else to do.