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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - November 16, 1992 Page - 5 - CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS (continued) D. Council Member Perry reminded the audience of the Youth Gang Awareness meeting on Wednesday, November 18th, at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Library. E. Council Member Perry spoke regarding the letter by Assemblyman Klehs. She said the East Bay Division of the League of California Cities and the Contra Costa County Mayors are hosting a meeting with our legislators to look at all of our problems together. She also noted there will be a "Life After the State Budget Committee" meeting on December 12th, and a meeting with the Contra Costa County and Alameda County Mayors and Supervisors to discuss how we relate. F. Mayor Karp spoke regarding the Veteran's Day celebration. He said the seventh annual flag raising ceremony drew a great crowd. He noted that more than 5, 500 people attended the parade, which was one of the best yet. He said he looks forward to the City's hosting the parade again in five years. G. Mayor Karp said he is starting a nation-wide campaign to stop Federal mandates that are not funded. He said he has started a list of such mandates, and the public would be shocked to find out how many unfunded mandates have been passed on to states and cities. He said the costs run into the multi-billion-dollar range. He said a Resolution has been formulated and will go to the National League of Cities for endorsement. He cited examples of costly unfunded Federal mandates, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was funded at the last minute by the 101st Congress and will cost $30 billion, and the Storm Water Runoff Act. He said Congress passes a bill with no idea of how much it will cost. He said, if they know they are going to have to pay for such bills, they will get information on the costs before they act. H. Mike Oliver, City Manager, said the first meeting of the Public Advisory Task Force on City Finances was held last Tuesday. He described the presentations given by Ted Gaebler and Ken Emanuels. He said tomorrow night the Task Force would meet again as a whole group, for presentations on the state of long-term City finances by John O'Sullivan from Municipal Resources; John Jermanis, City Finance Director; and himself, on specific impacts and actions taken. He said charges and ground rules for the Task Force will be presented, then the longer term aspects of each subcommittee will be discussed by John Jermanis, Mike Oliver, and Bill McCammon. He said the Task Force will then begin its subcommittee work and will come back and share information with the City Council in mid-December.