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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 15, 1992 Page - 22 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) and be involved in the process. He said people would gain insight and knowledge of what happens in the City and this would be a vehicle for communication. Mr. Leigh said the Washington Manor area would like to be a pat of the Gang Suppression Program, even though the Manor area is not in the San Leandro School District. Council Member Perry said Gang Suppression is part of the DARE program which is part of the San Lorenzo School District program. She noted the gang suppression booth at the Cherry Festival . Mr. Leigh expressed thanks to Nancy Hillis for the press release on volunteering and asked that the City let the homeowners associations know what they can do to help. Esther Holcomb, 694 Douglas Drive, said she is a licensed contractor. She said permits are $118.50 minimum. She said you can fit 14 tons in a drop box. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, said many people in the community feel they are not represented by anyone. He said any committees that are formed don't represent everyone. He said people in the community don't know what' s going on. He said fees are basically tax assessments and when they are passed on to businesses they are then passed on to customers of the businesses. He said PG&E, water and gas costs have increased, and even barbers have raised their costs. He said homeowners end up paying. He said a fair and equitable program for a 4% salary reduction should be worked out with employees. He said taxpayers in San Leandro are going to be hit by the County, State and Federal governments. He said it is tough to start a business in San Leandro to sell a home. He said he had the City budget reviewed by a professional , at his own expense. He said the budget has increased from $42 million, to $52 million, to $58 million and the newspaper now says it is $60.26 million. He said the budget keeps going up and people don't know what' s going on. He said the IRS is having a hard time collecting tax money because people don't have it. He said the City should put him on the negotiating team for Measure L. Council Member Perry asked if Mr. Filipovich had any solutions. Mr. Filipovich said a formula should be worked out that's fair and equitable to everyone in the City. He said Standard Oil and Safeway have done it. He said people are not receiving income so taxpayers have to subsidize each other. He said people who work for the government are not creating taxes. He said the only place left to bite the bullet is cities. There being no further comments from the public, on motion of Council Member Myers, seconded by Council Member Kerr, and carried unanimously, • the Public Hearing was closed.