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MINUTES SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 4, 1991 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, Glaze, Perry, Polvorosa, Santos; Mayor Karp ABSENT: None 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS A. Pamela Richards, 335 Peralta Avenue, spoke regarding the Resolution the City Council recently adopted naming San Leandro a yellow-ribbon city. She said she was upset that no mention had been made in the Daily Review regarding this Resolution and had discussed the matter with Mr. Linus at the Review. She said, although the Review finally wrote an article, it was primarily about Castro Valley and only mentioned San Leandro. She said she and Bea Hilton had put up a number of yellow ribbons. She described discussions she had with Ruth Waldron, who suggested a support group be set up for troops returning from the Persian Gulf and their families. She asked what plans the City had to welcome the troops home. She expressed her dismay that when her husband and other troops returned from Viet Nam they were not welcomed home. She said Mrs. Waldron's son was in the Persian Gulf and she presented Mrs. Waldron with a bouquet of red-white-and-blue flowers tied with a yellow ribbon. She gave a belated but sincere thank you and welcome home to the Viet Nam veterans, including her own husband. B. Mayor Karp invited Mr. and Mrs. Whitey Harder to the podium and presented them with a commendation. He described the Harders' contribution of flags on East 14th Street from City Hall north and thanked them for being kind, caring people dedicated to the betterment of San Leandro and for their concern about our troops. Mr. Harder thanked the City Council and Don Lee who contributed the poles for the flags. He also noted that $1,000 was left of his contribution for the flags and that it would be given to Guide Dogs for the Blind. C. Mayor Karp also noted that he had a commendation prepared for Don Lee who had supplied the flag poles. He noted that one of the largest flags in San Leandro is being flown at Mr. Lee's business, San Leandro Electric.