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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - October 19, 1992 Page - 2 - PUBLIC COMMENTS (continued) City Council Meeting nor will a quorum of the Council be attending. He said the purpose of the Workshop is to plan the future of the City, and it is important that the City take an interest in what the Chamber is doing. He said it is also important to save the businesses the City currently has and to bring new businesses into the community. He said this Workshop is a very important function. Council Member Faria said he has attended these Workshops for 15 out of the last 17 years. He said the Workshops are valuable to the City, and the community and the City gets its money's worth. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, said he is not anti -Chamber of Commerce; however, he said, if the City Council has to go 100 miles away to conduct any kind of business meeting, it's a problem. He said he feels there are all kinds of problems with the Brown Act and lawsuits are in process all over the State. He said not everyone who lives in San Leandro has representation because not everyone belongs to homeowners associations or the Chamber of Commerce. He said there are people who live in districts who aren't happy with their representation. Kathy Rea, 455 Fortuna Avenue, said she had received conflicting stories about the recent poisoning activities at the Marina to control squirrels. She said she was concerned about burrowing owls. Vice Mayor Faria said that, because of the possibility of a lawsuit, the City Council would be unable to answer any questions, and questions should be directed to the City Attorney. Ms. Rea said she was told signs were put up in the area of the Par Course but not on the golf course area, and the signs only indicated that flea control would be undertaken and not that poison would be spread. She asked why the City would do this without notifying the public and those who have dogs, and she said she was also concerned regarding migratory birds. City Attorney Steve Meyers said the Vector Control Program that was undertaken was approved by Alameda County, which is responsible for this type of activity. He said the City conducted it in a manner that it believed was safe to pets and wildlife other than the squirrels. He said, however, there are differences of opinion and some conflicting information. He said if the program were undertaken again in the future an effort would be made to ensure that everyone understands what would be done and what the schedule would be.