January 14, 2009 > Fremont City Council, January 6, 2009 Fremont City Council, January 6, 2009 Landfill and Transfer Station Rate Changes Adopt Resolution updating landfill and Transfer Station rate schedules to reflect 2009 regulatory fee increases and appropriate $80,000 of Integrated Waste Management disposal differential reserve to offset impact on solid waste collection rates. Mayor Bob Wasserman Yes Vice Mayor Anu Natarajan Yes Bob Wieckowski Yes Bill Harrison Yes Suzanne Lee Chan Yes Public Comment: A group of residents, primarily from the Weibel area, spoke in opposition to the alternative site for the A's stadium near Osgood Rd. and Grimmer Blvd. They cited problems with traffic, crime, cost, property value and quality of life. Accept Fremont Redevelopment Agency Annual Report Mayor Bob Wasserman Yes Vice Mayor Anu Natarajan Yes Bob Wieckowski Yes Bill Harrison Yes Suzanne Lee Chan Yes Bacado Place revegetation plan In response to community concerns and subsequent contact with California Department of Fish and Game (DFG), a revegetation plan has been proposed and accepted by DFG calling for eradicating many of the invasive "exotic" plants and planting native trees, shrubs and grasses in the impacted portion of the elm grove. A ten-year monitoring and maintenance program has been suggested by DFG to ensure new plantings are successful. Consensus approval by council