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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - February 21, 1995 Page - 3 - PUBLIC COMMENTS (continued) C. Anna Tandy, 96 Belleview Drive, said what has been going on has given Bayfair a bad name. She wants San Leandro to live up to its past and not be torn down by what's going on in the present. She's gone to meetings where people ask what's happening in San Leandro and she had to defend it, which she never had to do before. What's been going on between the Council Members and the media is giving San Leandro a bad name. In the future, they should think before they act. D. Lisa Briones, 890 Collier Drive, said she shopped at Bayfair when she was a kid and shops there now with her kids. She thinks it' s a safe environment and there is a variety of shopping, a center for seniors, and a pre-school with a waiting list. Bayfair has opened its doors for high school students to have a safe environment for Grad Night. The Hope Program during the holiday season drew a lot of people and was good for the schools. Bayfair wants to be part of this community, and what the Council and Mayor are doing with Bayfair is great. E. Kathy Gorham, said people should be part of the solution, not the problem. It would be naive to think Bayfair doesn't have crime that other malls do. However, she did 80% of her Christmas shopping there, goes to dinner with her children, lets her teenage daughter go shopping with her friends and have lunch there, and would not if she didn't think it was safe. She likes going there because she sees other families of different ethnic backgrounds. She tolerates teenagers, and they are just kids who hang out like she did. If you are a San Leandro citizen you need to shop at Bayfair to keep tax dollars in the City. F. Peter Stensrud, 882 Douglas Drive, a school teacher in Hayward, said the recent radio show was the first time he heard there was a problem at Bayfair. He has shopped there for years and never has been bothered or had a problem. He said we need to get a realistic assessment of problems and can't use scare tactics. Intimidation, class, race, etc. , are perceptions. He couldn't find merchandise he likes; ads are directed to people who want different merchandise. A lot of the radio program was attacks on kids. Give them places where they can go. G. Sherryl Clifford, 136 Oakes Boulevard, said some members of ' the community are using tactics that are the wrong ones to use. They need to come forward with constructive criticism and a way to deal with their complaints. The tactics they are using are sabotaging the community and people who live here and support business in this town. It's important as a community to support Bayfair Mall . The Chamber of Commerce read off a very informative list of what's been going on between the City Council and the Mall . It's important for the community as a whole to see the list and know the positive that's happening. She walked around Bayfair with her children and husband and