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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - November 9, 1992 Page - 2 - PUBLIC COMMENTS (continued) Mr. Filipovich said the recent Town Hall Meeting was not conducted properly because there was no give and take, and a number of people were not pleased. Mr. Filipovich spoke regarding comments he said Mayor Karp made about the Chamber of Commerce program at Lake Tahoe. Mr. Filipovich said Proposition 156, the Rail and Clean Air Bond Act, would have forced taxpayers to pay $90 million a year for the next 20 years in interest, as well as $270 million now. He said these funds would be better given to small cities that desperately need help. He said 156 would only have built 15 miles of track. He discussed the schedule of the trains that go to Sacramento and said it was inadequate. Mr. Filipovich referred to reports regarding the number of buildings for sale and unoccupied in San Leandro. He said San Leandro has priced itself out of business. He said bureaucracies raise homeowners' property taxes and this is not a solution. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR None 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Matter of Appointments to the City Council 's Public Advisory Task Force on City Finances. Council Member Perry moved, seconded by Council Member Corbett, the appointment of members to the Public Advisory Task Force on City Finances. Council Member Myers said there has been a lot of concern about people not being on the list. He said there will be times when people can't attend, and he would like to see a policy that, if someone drops out, someone else from the list of 71 is appointed as a replacement. Council Member Kerr concurred and said the Task Force should be kept at full strength. Council Member Perry said, if a replacement is needed for someone from the original list, they should be replaced by someone who was on that list, but replacements for members directly chosen by City Council Members should be selected by the City Council Members.