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a W have identified ideas to bring back to the City Council to reduce the costs so that there is not an increase in fees. II. Public Comments Lee Ness - Is concerned the Cable TV rate will go up. At the present time he is paying in excess of $3.00 per month on his cable bill and he feels if the tax is in lieu of an increase it will increase his cable bill. Ken Ponn - Spoke on several issues regarding the budget. He stated the Downtown Business Association would like to see the ice rink come back. He said he had not heard any negative comments regarding the ice rink. He said people tend not to say anything if they like a project but are vocal if they are opposed to it. Mr. Ponn said the cost did concern many of the downtown business owners. He also stated that, as a member of the downtown association, he would like to try to raise revenue by selling advertising space to members of the DBA to off -set the costs incurred by the ice rink. The second issue Mr. Ponn mentioned was the hiring of the Economic Development Coordinator. He said one of the most important benefits the business community received from Susan McCue was her active involvement with the DBA. He stated that Susan was knowledgeable about the downtown area, the funds that were available for use, and she attended meetings and was a high-energy person with ideas. He referred to the " Shop San Leandro" program and feels there is a need to think of a way for merchants to do a promotion for different areas of the City. Mr. Ponn said there was a community survey done in the downtown area last summer. He didn't know if the City Council had talked about the suggestions from this survey, but there were some very good suggestions made. Mr. Ponn asked if anything had come about from this survey. Mayor Corbett - Stated the City Council had not had this as an agenda item in a work session. She asked if he would like her to bring this up as an item. Ken Ponn - The question is whether to bring it before the City Council or the Economic Development Committee for discussion. He stated they were trying to get more dialogue generated regarding economic issues. He stated a committee had been created to take a look at some of these long-range issues. 46 R