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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 17, 1995 Page - 3 - PUBLIC COMMENTS (continued) C. Rick Richards, 335 Peralta Avenue, thanked Council Members for attending the "Friends of the San Leandro Creek Festival . " He said over 300 people attended, and there were more than 25 exhibitors. He also thanked the 40 people who turned out for the "Quick Creek Clean- Up, " including 10 volunteers from the Shelter on Davis Street, who were involved and wanted to give back to the community which has given so much to them. D. Matt Pedolino, Vice President of the Washington Manor Junior League, presented a letter and requested the City Council endorse and support the Poney Baseball Association Pacific Zone Championship Tournament. He said this will be a youth baseball league for the 13- to 14-year-old age group, at San Leandro Ballpark, and the group is trying to raise $8,000 to cover expenses. Mayor Corbett directed the matter of creation of an Ad Hoc Committee, consisting of Council Members Perry, Kerr, and Myers, be placed on the May 1 City Council Agenda to consider this matter. E. Ellen Geis, noted it was difficult to hear the City Council . The City Clerk explained that the PA system will be repaired and new microphones installed by the next regular City Council Meeting. F. Dana Johnson, 343 Farrelly Drive, spoke regarding a newspaper article on City assistance to a housing unit. He congratulated the people selected to serve on various Commissions but said they were selected as a thank-you for campaigning or for their monetary donations to Council candidates. He further spoke regarding the appointment of Dale Reed to the Planning Commission. He said he did not feel Council Member Loeffler could adequately perform in both his positions as City Council Member and as Garfield School Principal , and he does not feel Council Member Loeffler is fiscally responsible. He spoke regarding comments Council Member Loeffler made related to guns at a recent homeowner's association meeting, and he spoke regarding class test scores. G. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, spoke on a number of matters, including the use of taxpayers' money to save vintage buildings, the payments associated with the Cal -Boat Loan, appointments of City Council Members to inter-governmental agencies, and the appointment of Dale Reed to the Planning Commission. He also asked questions regarding the meaning of At-Large appointments and whether any of the nominees were attorneys, and asked for an explanation of the control the City would have over a consolidated election.