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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 6, 1994 Page - 2 - 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments are limited to 5 minutes per person. A. Mayor Corbett noted that, due to the press of business on the Agenda, Public Comments would be limited to one-half hour total . She asked Kathy Ornelas, Community Relations Representative, to provide a report on the matter of the City's Vector Control Program. - Ms. Ornelas said the City has contracted for preparation of a Negative Declaration to allow establishment of a long-term maintenance program for Marina Park. She said the objective is to reduce the ground squirrels to a healthy and manageable population to protect the public and City property. She said the education efforts undertaken have helped, but the problem still continues, and she described damage to City facilities that has been caused by the squirrels. She said a number of alternatives have been considered and repeated that the intention is to maintain a healthy population at safe levels. B. Jeff Houston, 1465 Burkhart Avenue, asked why the City Manager accepted a gift of football tickets from Citation Homes. He said the City should have a policy prohibiting employees from accepting gifts from any company that has business pending with the City. C. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, spoke regarding the Memorandum of Understanding with. Oro Loma Sanitary District. He discussed conversations and comments he has made in the past. He said Oro Loma and the City would be discussing boundary line adjustments, and the people should decide on this matter. He said he has filed a petition which should be listed on the Agenda. D. Joe Giaforti , 457 Linnell Avenue, asked for a more humane treatment for the squirrel problem. He suggested a penalty on people who feed the animals and the posting of signs. He said the shrubs and grass should be cut back to eliminate the food supply. E. Anna Schneider, said, when people stop feeding the squirrels, normal causes will stop the population from growing. She said damage to property is done by people leaving litter and playing baseball and soccer or riding bicycles. She suggested signs indicating that people feeding animals would be fined and feeding the squirrels would cause the squirrels to be killed. She objected to putting chemicals and pesticides into the environment. Ms. Ornelas noted there are already two large 8'x4' signs, indicating the squirrels would be artificially reduced if people continue to feed them. F. Patricia Daley, 25044 Marina Boulevard, said her children are very upset. She said more alternatives should be explored, and she urged the City Council to hold a public hearing on the matter. She said she is concerned about having her children play in areas where there are pesticides.