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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - January 19, 1993 Page - 8 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) Council Member Myers asked what the "base city" means. Mr. Lind said they considered the base city to be San Leandro because it is the City in which they do most of their work. Council Member Myers said he has received phone calls saying the public perceives that there is no real togetherness between the Orchestra and San Leandro. He said most of their concerts are being performed in Castro Valley. Mr. Lind said the Orchestra was forced to conduct concerts outside San Leandro because it was the only place they could find a large enough facility. Dr. Goodrich said there is a perception that they have moved out of San Leandro but reiterated they moved only because there's no place in San Leandro that will hold the number of people who attend. He said he wished people to know that the Orchestra supports a foundation, supports City functions, and supports San Leandro schools, all of which they do not do in any other city, in terms of youth concerts and other activities. He said they have been trying for the last three years to give things back to San Leandro in a way that the Orchestra can physically do, such as performing concerts at the schools. He said facilities don't allow them to perform here, but they feel the City is benefitting from them. Council Member Myers asked what their support was for the City of San Leandro and for the schools right now. He said it is difficult to see support if the name San Leandro is no longer part of the Orchestra. Mr. Lind said the Orchestra puts on at least two youth concerts, one at public schools and one at parochial schools. He said over 1,200 children attend those. He said they also provide for the San Leandro schools small ensembles of one or two instruments and the maestro, and they instruct children about classical music. They said based upon the cut-backs in the arts in the schools this fills a real need. Council Member Corbett said the City Council had not received information on next season's schedule. Mr. Lind said it was not done yet, but there would be at least two youth concerts and a minimum of five local concerts. He again said there is no facility large enough in San Leandro and said neighborhood concerts attract 400-500 people. Council Member Corbett asked where the fund-raising events would be and what percentage of the budget they represent. Mr. Weaver said the two major events are the Wine Tasting and the Harvest Ball . He said most of the rest of the grants are corporate. He said they have made numerous proposals for grants and will continue to do so. Mr. Lind said they recently hired Ted Roberts as a General Manager, who is from the San Diego Symphony, and he will be concentrating on fund raising. Mr. Weaver said fund raising accounted for approximately 12% of the budget and corporate sponsorships accounted for 12%.