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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: October 21, 2019 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section:File Number:19-570 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:Liz Warmerdam <br />Assistant City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:RESOLUTION of the City of San Leandro City Council to Rename Grover <br />Cleveland Park to Mayor Tony B. Santos Park, in Accordance with Title 1 <br />Chapter 10 of the City of San Leandro Administrative Code <br />WHEREAS, the City Council may name or rename public facilities pursuant to Title 1 Chapter 10 <br />of the City of San Leandro Administrative Code; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Santos served eight years on the City Council from 1984 to 1992 and from <br />2000 until 2006 when he was elected mayor. He served as Mayor from 2006-2010; and <br />WHEREAS, during his tenure Mayor Santos was instrumental in a variety of projects and <br />initiatives including the approval of the Senior Community Center; the construction of the public <br />parking garage on Estudillo Avenue; and the creation of the Kaiser Permanente campus; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Santos was a champion for those living near the Oakland International Airport <br />who were impacted by aircraft noise and helped create the Airport Noise Forum in coordination <br />with the Port of Oakland; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Santos was a tireless advocate for diversity, calling for reform in City Hall to <br />better represent the City’s changing demographics and promoting Asian and Latino <br />representation on the City Council; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Santos dedicated his time as the President of the East Bay Division of the <br />League of California Cities, and was on the League of California Cities Environmental Quality <br />Policy Committee, the San Leandro Unified School District Liaison Committee, the Civic and <br />Cultural Committee, the Disaster Council, the Joint Oakland/San Leandro City Council <br />Committee, and the Shoreline-Marina Committee, among others; and <br />WHEREAS, in 1985, then Councilmember Tony Santos recommended that the City Council look <br />into developing a park on vacant property on O’Donnell Avenue located in his City Council <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/16/2019 <br />404