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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - January 19, 1993 Page - 10 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) Council Member Corbett said she understands the need for base support. • She said it appears the criteria would be that San Leandro is not the base city any longer. The base area is the County. She complimented the Orchestra because they have worked very hard on behalf of the City. She said they need to expand the group of people who support the arts and noted the City Council has not seen any overwhelming support. She suggested they expand their group of supporters and get them to help lobby for funds. Council Member Perry said the request must be turned back out into the community to get their support and not just rely on government support. She said the City Council appreciates the music and the value it gives to people. She said the funding for the Orchestra should be provided by those who utilize the service. Ralph Frey, 901 Glen Drive, said he used to do a lot of singing, and his wife was a registrar of a museum and served on an arts council . He said he now works for a company that supports the arts, and they do it on a sliding scale. He said perhaps the City Council could give a certain amount of funding based upon the Orchestra's ability to match it. He said this would allow the City Council to support the Orchestra if the Orchestra could prove they had community support. Mr. Frey said that, in San Diego, there was a combined arts council that allocated funds to the various arts. Lou Filipovich, said this should be turned over to the people. He said the City Council should quit trying to come up with every little kind of deal . He said, if they continue things like this, they are going no where. He said the Task Force has eliminated funding for widows and orphans. He said this is a grant, and if anyone else can get a grant, he's going to be coming in asking for a grant if he finds out there's special money set aside for small districts. Lavern Anderson, 14566 Cypress Street, said he is totally opposed to funding the Orchestra and does not condone spending $5,000 when the City of San Leandro is broke. Joel DeWitt, said he thinks community organizations have to aggressively look for money. He said he agrees with the idea of a Friends of the Orchestra Committee. He said his father was conductor of an orchestra for many years. He said he realizes there are a great deal of budget constraints, but there are also other important things, and this is one of them. Council Member Kerr said, much as he likes the Orchestra and thinks it should be supported, he doesn't think the City can support it this year because the City is in debt. He said the Orchestra needs to get other areas and cities involved.