This meeting of the San Leandro City Council on April 8, 2025 (originally convened April 7, 2025) included the proclamation of April 2025 as Autism Awareness Month, the appointment of Nikki Washington to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, approval of the consent calendar with discussion on two items, a public comment period covering business signage, councilmember conduct, and community concerns, action items on district-based elections and the city council handbook, and scheduling of future agenda items. All votes were unanimous except for the motion to continue the handbook update.
Okay, it is seven oh one. Let's go ahead and get started. I'm calling to order the meeting of the San Leando City Council today. It's Monday, April 7th. And I would appreciate it. Madam Clerk, if you would take roll. Thank you, Mayor. Councilmember Aguilar. President. Councilmember Azevedo. Present. Councilmember Bolt. Present. Councilmember Simon. Present. Councilmember Vivero Swalton. Present. Vice Mayor Bowen present. And Mayor Gonzalez. Present. Thank you. If you are able to join me by rising, please do so as we pledge allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. We have the appointment and swearing in of a bicycle and pedestrian advisory commissioner under item 10A. I'd love to move that up here to write uh in section four recognitions if everybody is fine with that. Looking down, Council Rowe, see no objections, so we will do that. Um as the public has heard before, the City of San Leandro conducts orderly meetings to fulfill its mandate. Discriminatory statements or conduct that would potentially violate the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, and or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California Penal Code sections four or three or four fifteen, are per se disruptive to a meeting and will not be tolerated. Madam Clerk, your message, if you would like to make a public comment during the meeting, you can do so in person or via Zoom. If you are present at the meeting, please complete a speaker card and submit it to the city clerk before the item is presented. If you wish to participate in public comment via Zoom, you can use the raise your hand tool when the item is called. And then we will follow that by our uh minute order regarding our council, our uh commissioner uh nomination and vote. So let's begin with our proclamation. There you go. So that sounds so clear. So I'm gonna hand this to you. You're taking pictures. I love it. There we go. So you're welcome to read along with us and say a few words. Here we have Autism Awareness Month in the City of San Leandro. It's something that we've talked about before at various meetings and particular how a variety of community organizations support both youth and adults with autism. I think before we've called out East Bay Innovations as an organization that works with adults and in particular and celebrated Tirani for the work that they're doing and other organizations. But you're here representing the city of the San Leandro Unified School District, right? And so we're very grateful for all the work that SLUSD and San Lorenzo Unified School District does in supporting children in San Leandro with autism. So I'm going to read this proclamation, then I'm going to give you a chance to say a few words in recognition. And by the way, for those that don't know, this is Diana Greenley, did I get that right? Diana Greenley and James from James Monroe Elementary. Welcome to City Hall. So whereas autism is a developmental disability characterized by atypical development in socialization, communication, and behavior, and whereas children typically display autism symptoms before turning three years old, and often exhibit abnormalities in cognitive functioning, learning, attention, and sensory processing.