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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - October 3, 1994 Page - 4 - PUBLIC COMMENTS (continued) safe in the crosswalk, as should all pedestrians. She said the blind community does not want to have to stay in their homes, and they encourage their members to take training. She asked each member of the Council to tell their friends and members of their family who drive to slow down and stop immediately when they see the white cane; and, if even one life can be saved, some sort of contribution will have been made from this great tragedy. She said this has been a devastating loss to the friends and the family of Ms. Roulier. Mayor Corbett thanked Ms. Baack for coming to the City Council Meeting to raise people's awareness. She expressed condolences on behalf of the City Council and said the Council would like to assist in bringing awareness to the community. She said the San Leandro Times will be publishing articles in conjunction with the White Cane Proclamation. Council Member Perry said this is also an important issue for others who are not blind but who may have other types of handicaps. She said City officials need to be aware and provide services that Ms. Baack's community needs. E. Joel DeWitt, 1458 - 138th Avenue, said he was impressed by the passion people have when they speak before the City Council . He said if he ultimately wants to be a City Council Member he has to start being nice to the City Council . He said a lot of people are frustrated with local government, and they don't feel anything is accomplished. He said people get a gadfly image because nothing gets accomplished. He said he looks forward to getting something done. F. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, said Mr. DeWitt moved here six months before he ran for Council and, if he says gadfly anymore, he is going to have to deal with Mr. Filipovich. Mr. Filipovich referred to the Brown Act. Mr. Filipovich said no one has any problems with recycling when it is permissive. He said there is a problem with tacking the cost onto tax bills. He said San Leandro and Oro Loma are the only ones in Alameda County following this path; others are doing it on a permissive basis. He said AB 939 and Measure 0 do not require curbside recycling on a mandatory basis. He said this contract does not relate to commercial property. He said the anti -scavenging ordinance allows residents to be exempt from recycling, yet they still have to pay for it. He asked if they could get a refund. He asked if negotiation on the contract was done on a mandatory or permissive basis, whether the contractor was represented by an attorney, whether the contractor had input into the contract, and whether there was citizen input. The contractor said he was not represented by an attorney, and he did have input into the contract. Staff said there was a Public Hearing on the recycling program.