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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - January 18, 1994 Page - 15 - 9. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS A. Council Member Corbett thanked the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce for the excellent Installation Dinner. B. Council Member Corbett said the Governor's State of the State speech stressed the importance of controlling crime. She said she hopes he remembers how important it is to fund cities so they can control crime. She said she hopes the State will see the big picture and preserve cities' funding. C. Council Member Kerr paid his respects to the people of Los Angeles who lost lives and property. He said this emphasizes what needs to be done toward earthquake preparation. He said he is on the Disaster Preparedness Committee and is glad to see measures moving forward. He said he also has been in contact with the Police Department regarding a Town Hall Meeting in April dealing with crime, and he would like to include earthquake preparation. He said people in the community need to be involved so they can help the Police Department. D. Council Member Perry said the earthquake brought back a lot of memories and feelings of helplessness. She said people need to prepare themselves and be self-sufficient. She said the City of San Leandro has provided a lot of public information and education. E. Council Member Perry said she attended the Library presentation for Martin Luther King, Jr. , Day and said it was a very innovative, intergenerational program. F. Council Member Perry said she attended the League of California Cities Financial Information and the East Bay Division presentation regarding the Governor's proposed budget. She said there are a lot of fabricated numbers in it, and his message is not reality. She said this will probably be the third year of take-aways and realignments of social services to counties and cities. She said she would provide the City Council with the various proposals for restructuring. G. Council Member Nahm said everyone should find their "No Unfunded ° Mandates" buttons because the Governor's message indicates there will be a cataclysmic impact on cities. H. Council Member Nahm congratulated the City Council and staff regarding the policy and procedure for public input on the budget process. He said he welcomes public input. I . City Manager Mike Oliver. said a significant number of earthquake- preparation programs have been enacted by the City Council in the last few years. He said staff will give an overview at a Work Session on those programs and a look into the future on things that will be coming up.