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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - September 8, 1992 Page - 8 - PUBLIC COMMENTS (continued) Council Member Kerr asked if Dr. Katz's organization had similar concerns about exterminating rats . Dr. Katz said they had less concern about rats. Michal Myers said there are a number of wild kittens in the area along the water on Neptune Drive. She said she saw at least 20 wild kittens, most under a year old, and asked that this problem be addressed as well . Jeff Houston announced that September 19th, from 8:30 to noon, would be the Annual Shoreline Cleanup, beginning at the East Bay Regional Park District staging area in San Lorenzo. He said the Roberts Landing Committee looked forward to seeing the City Council there. Mr. Houston also questioned an Agenda item to pay $18,000 to ESA Consultants for the Water Circulation Plan for the Marina Facilities Replacement project. He said this should be part of the cost of the Marina. He said the City's neglect of the shoreline has caused regulatory agencies to be hard on the City. Steve Meyers, City Attorney, said changes to the Water Circulation Plan were a permit obligation, subject to approval by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Kai Bender spoke regarding the Budget Bulletin. He asked what it cost to employ two part-time parking aides and what revenue they brought it. Mr. Oliver explained that parking ticket revenue is down because many people do not pay. He said people who accumulate numerous parking tickets will simply abandon their vehicles on the street rather than pay the tickets. He said judges are waiving parking fines and the collection rate is down to less than 50%. Dr. Katz appeared before the City Council again and said there was a scheduling problem for him to present a plan. He asked for a two-week time frame to inspect the par course site, discuss the situation with experts, and present an alternative plan. Mike Oliver, City Manager, .said if the City Council wants to wait, it can do so. However, he said this is a serious problem and there have been complaints regarding bites and potential disease for a significant period of time. He said the alternative must be immediately implementable and must cost the same or less than the City' s proposed program. He said the City has utilized the poisoning program for a number of years, and it is intended to again bring the squirrel population down to a manageable number. Council Member Myers noted that you cannot walk around the par course without being surrounded by squirrels, and there are numerous dead squirrels along the course. He said something must be done soon because the squirrels are flea ridden, sick, and a hazard to bikers and joggers. Mr. Oliver said the City would wait for two weeks, but if an effective alternative has not been presented, the City would have no choice but to proceed with the poisoning program to abate this hazard.