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MINUTES SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 4, 1992 The City Council of the City of San Leandro met in regular session in the City Council Chamber of the City Hall on the above date at 8:00 p.m. , Mayor Karp presiding. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 3. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Council Members Corbett, Faria, Kerr, Myers, Perry, Polvorosa; Mayor Karp ABSENT: None 4. PRESENTATIONS None 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS A. Claudette Langley, San Leandro Advisory Committee for Social Justice, 651 Elsie Avenue, said the Committee is concerned regarding the events in Los Angeles. The Committee has been advocating a citizen police review board in San Leandro. They feel citizen-review boards are a balance between the community and the police, not a hindrance to the police. Citizen boards give the citizens a place to express their views and to feel they have some power. Ms. Langley submitted a "letter to the editor" she was sending to various newspapers on this matter. She said the Committee feels working toward a citizen-review board is an appropriate response to what has been happening around the Nation. B. Jeff Gibbons, San Leandro Advisory Committee for Social Justice, said he endorses Ms. Langley's statements. He also said, as a gay man living in San Leandro, he thinks the City Council made a bad mistake by pulling support for United Way. He said, even though United Way is cutting funds for the Boy Scouts, people can still specify on their cards that they want their contributions to go to the Boy Scouts. He said the City has a reputation to uphold and this is a disastrous reputation. He said he does not approve of the gay community utilizing muscle to force United Way to stop funding the Boy Scouts because the Boy Scouts helps boys grow up to be good citizens. He urged the Council to withdraw its decision.