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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - December 2, 1991 Page - 9 - 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. None 10. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS A. Council Member Santos complimented Rick Evans and staff for the work done on the Shopping Cart Ordinance. He said he felt it was great that the process resulted in additional savings and said it showed the City Council is on the right track as far as reducing expenditures. Mayor Karp noted that a shopping cart had been left right in front of City Hall over the weekend. Council Member Corbett said there were a number of shopping carts on Bancroft Avenue across from Jefferson School . B. Council Member Polvorosa commended the Recreation Department on the Thanksgiving Dinner, which was served by the Fire Department and Rotary Club. He said over 250 seniors had attended and everyone had a good time. C. Council Member Perry made the following comments: -- Noted that she and Paul Zolfarelli had been meeting with the EPA regarding the clean-up on 139th Avenue, and the findings regarding the contamination would be issued within the next week. -- Discussed the ABAG vote. She said she will give all of the City Council Members a complete copy of the notes. She said there were nine individual motions. She said the counties, except for Solano County, were in favor of the proposal . She said ABAG rules stipulate a majority of cities and counties must be in concurrence. She said the Tri-Valley Plan was declined, and she said she will give the City Council a whole package of information on this matter. -- Noted that ACTEB cities will meet with the current PIC Board to discuss the current plan, the roles of cities in it, and the guidelines for cities' input under the SDA plan. -- Said she and Mayor Karp were judges for the Lighted Boat Parade. She said she hopes to see this become an annual tradition. D. Mayor Karp said the Capitol Corridor Train will leave from San Jose for Sacramento three times a day starting December 11 . He said the entire City Council had been invited, and he hoped they could attend. He said the train should help reduce traffic on the freeways.