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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 19, 1994 Page - 3 - Council Member Polvorosa thanked everyone for showing up tonight. He recognized all the people who worked for him and said they did a tremendous job. He acknowledged his mother, Rose Polvorosa; oldest daughter, Dawn Polvorosa; and her husband, Frank Reichert; youngest daughter, Nicole; and her husband, Leroy Maes; and, especially, his wife, Isabel . Council Member-Elect Garry A. Loeffler said this started a long time ago in a U.S. Government class in high school , with a teacher who encouraged him to have visions and dreams. He said he was grateful to everyone, including the students at San Leandro High who got involved in his campaign, to citizens in the community who volunteered to walk for him, and especially grateful to wife, Bonnie; sons, Brad and Brian; and daughter, Stacey. He thanked people for sharing his belief that we need to work together for a common vision for San Leandro, shared by schools and the business community. He thanked his friends who worked very hard behind the scenes and the children in his school . He said he is entering a new kindergarten phase of his life - he knows his ABC's but is not sure about the "P" word. Judge Peggy Hora administered the Oath of Office to Mayor-Elect: Ellen M. Corbett Judge Hora noted she swore Mayor-Elect Corbett in as a member of the State Bar of California, for her first term on Council , and now as Mayor. Mayor-Elect Ellen M. Corbett thanked everyone for being there to share the experience. She thanked the dozens of dedicated people who spent hours of their time walking precincts, phoning, licking stamps, and stuffing envelopes. She said she could not have done it without the love and dedication of her family: mother and father, Eveleen and Bill Corbett; sister, Mary; her cousins; and her brothers. She gave special thanks to the loves of her life: husband, Mark Boehme, and son, Ryan. Mayor-Elect Corbett said she did not have to look far for a theme for her presentation; she noted the City business card, which states "Proud of Our Past, Looking to the Future. " She said this is an appropriate statement for tonight, and she felt a lot of excitement for the challenges that lay ahead. She reflected on the accomplishments of the dedicated mayors who have come before her. Jack Maltester, Mayor for many years, brought industry and manufacturing to San Leandro, and, as former President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, developed national contacts which made the marina and golf course possible and allowed us to develop a model shoreline. Val Gill , elected in 1978, took over after Prop 13, at a time when City finances were curtailed, and used his leadership to keep San Leandro fiscally solvent at a time of great challenge. He was also instrumental in bringing us the Senior Meeting Facility. She said Mayor Karp, elected in 1986, will be remembered as our transportation Mayor, among many other things. He shepherded important projects through the process, always making sure San Leandro was first in line for funding opportunities. She said she would remember him for his great energy and deep caring and commitment to San Leandro. She thanked Mayor Faria and said she will remember his gentle