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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - March 5, 1992 Page - 4 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Mr. Rungis said all statutory time limits had been exhausted to get this issue on the June ballot. He said the time constraints were identified at the first negotiating session and tonight was the last date because the City Clerk had to file the necessary documents with the County tomorrow. Mr. Rungis said the issue is straightforward. He presented an analogy related to recent baseball arbitration and noted the average awards in the baseball industry created a 101.3% salary increase for those who have gone to arbitration. He said he doubted that would happen in the City's case, but he is concerned regarding the City's ability to pay arbitration awards and maintain municipal government at a sound level . He said he feels there should be a review mechanism in place. He said, unlike baseball owners, the City does not have the option to terminate contracts or raise_ticket,prices, and he believes the taxpayers should have the right to review the ticket -price and--that''s why he "and Mr. Tarver ask that the City Council resolve the impasse by placing the City-sponsored measure on the June ballot. Mr. Meyers requested the City Clerk be given copies of the documents referred to earlier in the meeting and that they be included as part of the record. Chris Burdick, representing the San Leandro Police Officers' Association and the San Leandro Fire Fighters' Association, spoke regarding his background in representing the Associations and his association with Mr. Rungis. He said he has represented San Leandro's police officers for over 20 years. Mr. Burdick said there is a marked disparity and disagreement regarding what occurred and why. He said he would later speak to the matter of the baseball analogy presented by Mr. Rungis. He said he apologized in advance if, during the presentation, his frustration and anger about what has occurred in the last three weeks came through. Mr. Burdick said the City Council was required to wear two hats in this matter. He said they must engage in a fiction. He said while they were assembled to resolve the purported impasse, they also have an interest in the outcome because they are, in fact, the employer. He said when a dispute occurs between the workers and the employers at the public-employment level in California, the employer makes a final decision. He said that is why his clients circulated petitions, to find a balance. He said there is some degree of self-interest in how the City Council will resolve this. He said one concern he has is the haste with which the City Council is being asked to make decisions about submitting an amendment of the Charter to the voters. He said there has not been a lot of thought given to the matter by the City's negotiators.