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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - March 4, 1991 Page - 8 - CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS (continued) Council Member Glaze said he felt the situation had improved drastically. He said he felt if you create situations at shopping centers where people have to pay for the carts or barriers have to be installed to keep them from removing the carts it looks unattractive. Caroline Rueda, Community Relations Representative, said she and Rick Evans, Assistant to the City Manager, had met with retailers and explained to the retailers that staff had been instructed to prepare an ordinance regulating shopping carts. Mr. Evans explained that the ordinance would establish an impoundment program and that a warehouse would need to be rented to store the impounded shopping carts. He discussed several alternatives, including more frequent pick up of abandoned carts, poles to keep shopping carts from being removed from shopping centers, the fifth-wheel idea on carts, and the possibility of coin-operated vending machines. He said the retailers are concerned regarding the cost of installing barriers or vending machines and are concerned regarding the inconvenience to their customers and how it would relate to the stores' competitiveness in the market. He said he felt the City should try the six-month public relations program and staff would report back after six months. B. Council Member Santos spoke regarding the Persian Gulf conflict. He said the female troops had handled themselves in an exemplary manner. He said no war is easy, there are tremendous after-affects and costs. He said a number of communities are having homecoming programs, and he would like San Leandro to have some sort of program as well . He said he wanted to make sure the people that are coming home are welcomed as they have provided a great service for all of us. Council Member Corbett agreed that some sort of program was in order. Council Member Perry said perhaps a program could be included in the Cherry Festival or the 4th of July celebrations. C. Council Member Perry noted that her Town Hall Meeting would be held on March 5, 1991 , at Jefferson School . D. Council Member Faria spoke at length regarding the Alameda County Waste Management Authority. He said they are still waiting for the County to appoint their members. He described law suits that had been filed related to the Authority and Measure D. He said the Authority is now preparing a Memorandum of Understanding but it will be difficult to get the necessary votes from the members of the Authority. He said it appears that, if the Authority does not accept the Measure D Recycling Board, the Board will become a separate entity, operated by the County. He said he was also concerned regarding requirements related to incineration and the effect this may have on San Leandro. He said San Leandro may want to be involved in a law suit on this matter. There was considerable discussion as to whether a special Work Session should be called or whether this matter should be discussed in a Closed Session.