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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - March 16, 1992 Page - 21 - 9. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS A. Council Member Santos spoke regarding the recent trip to Washington, D.C. He said the trip was highly successful . He said they met with Congressman Stark and his staff regarding problems with the City's shoreline, including the dredge spoils site and restoration of the habitat area. He said Mike Oliver met with Congressman Stark and his staff and will be preparing a position paper for Congressman Stark's chief liaison officer. Council Member Santos said he has learned there is a private company that manages marinas in Maryland and New York and also does business in San Leandro. He said it might be time for the City to look into privatization for the marina. He said this would be right up the Chamber of Commerce's alley. He said he feels the shoreline is becoming a major liability and privatization may be one answer. He also suggested that, perhaps, charging for parking at the marina complex should be considered to provide revenue. B. Council Member Glaze said at the recent Mayors' Conference the Mayor asked that cities start to consider areas related to transportation to bring up to the MTC and Congestion Management. Council Member Glaze suggested the installation of bike lanes adjacent to railroad tracks on the railroad right of way would be an appropriate project. He said railroads have approximately 100 feet of right of way from the tracks, and they are natural locations for bicycle lanes. He said there are miles of such areas between San Leandro and Hayward and it would be another mode of transportation. Mayor Karp said this has been discussed with the railroads in the past and it is difficult to persuade them to allow anyone to use their property, but he would look into this matter again. C. Council Member Polvorosa said the recent trip to Washington, D.C. , was his first trip, that it was definitely a working session, with sessions in both the mornings and the afternoons. He said the meeting with Congressman Stark was fruitful , and he thinks the City will be able to get dredging funds. D. Council Member Perry said next week a number of Council Members would be readers at the elementary schools as part of the Partnership in Education Program. E. Council Member Perry spoke regarding the ABAG General Assembly which will be held Thursday, March 19, 1992. She said there would be four presentations regarding regionalization by four different groups, and she would bring back information to the City Council . She said concern was expressed that the process to make presentations on regionalization be opened up and not just made available for the four groups.