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Minutes - City of San Leandro City Council Meeting Page - 5 - November 3, 1997 The Mayor noted that the Police Department is very aware of the concerns in the neighborhood and is addressing those concerns. The Council is very concerned, as well, that citizens feel safe in their neighborhoods. Council Member Lothrop commented that, when she spoke with the Police Department, some of the things that were expressed tonight were not things she is sure they were aware of. Ms. Boland added that they are surrounded by residences occupied by gang members, and they are very concerned about their safety -- something needs to be done. The Mayor requested that Ms. Boland, Council Member Lothrop, and she set a time at which they can meet and discuss these issues further. D. Laverne Anderson, 1495 - 159th Avenue, addressed the Council regarding a recent incident whereby a visitor to San Leandro's downtown was given a parking ticket while trying to get change to put in the meter. He noted the City got $18 for the ticket, but the merchants in the downtown lost because that person will most likely not come back and will tell others to not come to San Leandro, also. With regard to the violence being discussed tonight, he suggested the City think about having unmarked cars in the area to record the incidents. E. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, addressed the Council regarding "maintaining a nice record." He indicated that, when he stopped by City Hall to pick up the Agenda for this evening, he was told there were no Minutes available from the last Council Meeting, October 20. He feels that is an ethical violation of the Brown Act. He expressed his concerns that people are not informed adequately if the newspaper does not report what was actually discussed and the Minutes are not available either. He asked Council to review the Minutes and study them and ask themselves how much of that information has appeared in the newspaper -- so that the people who don't come to the Council Meetings can find out what has taken place. With regard to the Pay Plan changes on the Consent Calendar, he noted that everybody and their brother who works for Civil Service is getting a wage increase. He noted the Daily Review did not report on the recent wage increase, which was 63%, for the Oakland City Council, which will have to be picked up by the taxpayers. He concluded by commenting on the ABAG funding, which he feels the Oakland Council has used to give themselves a raise. The Mayor clarified that the ABAG funding is designated for the joint revitalization project only. The City Clerk, in response to the comments regarding the Minutes, stated that the Minutes were not on the Agenda due to the time constraints resulting from the request for a verbatim transcript and that she was not in the office for a portion of the week in which they would have been transcribed.