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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 22, 1996 Page - 4 - CITY COUNCIL SWEARING -IN CEREMONIES (continued) She introduced her mother, Marie Lothrop, and said her father passed away two years ago. She said her father and the late Mayor Karp teased her into running for office, and she would not have been successful without the incredible love and guidance of her father. She thanked Angelo, for his work as treasurer and for the other important things in her life; her daughter, Kristin; and stepsons, Todd and Stefan. She thanked her "secret weapon," the Alta Mira Club. She said this is a successful city made up of a number of components. She said more input from the community is needed. She noted she had asked Larry Norry to take charge of a District 6 advisory group to focus on the Marina and hopes he will be one of the first to help encourage citizens to be more involved. 8. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS A. Council Member Myers congratulated the new Council Members. He reviewed the many accomplishments of the City during his term of office and said such accomplishments are dreams to other cities, but are a reality in San Leandro. He thanked City staff for making his job easier. He thanked his fellow Council Members for working with him and thanked the citizens of San Leandro. He thanked his family for their support and, most of all, his wife of 33 years, Michal. He also thanked his son, Tim; daughter -in -law, Brenda; and granddaughter, Corinna. He said he was honored to serve. B. Vice Mayor Kerr said this has been a hard - working Council that has accomplished a great deal. He said there was great cooperation from the Mayor and staff. He said the past four years have been interesting, some experiences satisfying and exciting, some efforts fruitless and disappointing. He discussed his first two years on the Council with Mayor Karp and said they understood and respected each other. He said, when he became a Council Member he promised to work toward 14 issues; he was successful on some, not on others. He said the economy of government was his main concern, and he wanted the City to balance and work within its income; instead fees have been raised nine times and debt created through bonds. He felt savings could have been achieved through consolidations but these were thwarted through publicly expressed resentment of the Oro Loma Sanitary District. He said he did not receive respect from his fellow Council Members. He said one of his pursuits was to build a sports complex and meet the needs of youth and said parks are currently used for sports and should be returned to their original use as family parks. He said his most pleasant experience has been as Vice Mayor, working with Mayor Corbett. She is hard working, has the best interests of the community at heart, and deserves the support of the Council. He enjoyed representing the City at diverse activities where the common denominator was a strong devotion to heritage and to the United States. He and his wife, Eleanor, look forward to traveling. He wished the new Council Members success.