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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 15, 1991 Page - 3 - PUBLIC COMMENTS (continued? The City Council asked Mr. Collins additional questions about the makeup of membership he would recommend. Claudette Langley, 651 Elsie Avenue, Chairman of the San Leandro Advisory Committee for Social Justice, said her Committee is geared to responding to issues in the community related to intolerance. She said she is concerned about the community's attitude toward people of color. She said her group is interested in working with the City Council on putting together workshops, etc. , but the group is feeling frustrated because they don't get a lot of attention and have had a hard time connecting. She said her group hoped they could be on the committee but had been told this was not possible. She said she is concerned that the community may begin targeting certain groups and polarizing student bodies even further. She said the proposed committee should be representative of all groups in the City, that her group can help offer sensitivity, and that no one should be excluded from the committee. Roxanne Sanchez, 211 Farrelly Drive, noted that there have been two parent groups, the Committee for Social Justice and a task force developed since the October incident, and that none of the committees have been asked to be on the Youth Safety Committee. She said she does not believe there is a gang problem in San Leandro. She said, even though individuals may disagree on what the problems are in the community, people who have differing viewpoints should get together and work out their differences. She said other issues should also be addressed, such as, singling out minorities. She said the proposed makeup of the committee symbolizes a refusal to work with the community at large. Cecelia Thomas, 2777 Marina Boulevard, said she has two children graduating from San Leandro High School and two still attending. She said she is concerned that the committee have representatives from all ethnic groups that attend San Leandro High School . She said she is not so concerned about gangs but concerned that there be adequate representation. B. Esther Holcomb, 694 Douglas Drive, spoke regarding a problem with her sidewalk last year. She said when she replaced her sidewalk she had to advance enough money to the City to pay to have the work done and then hire a private contractor and actually have the work performed before her money was returned. She said she felt she had to do more work on her property and adhere more rigidly to the City's specifications than the City contractor did on other jobs. Specifically, she said the specifications require removal of dirt to 4" and the addition of crushed rock and she said she felt that did not happen on the City jobs. She said she also felt it was essential to get something done immediately on the youth safety committee.