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1 " 9 Personal Appearance , Frank Spadarella) spokesman for San Mateo Human Relations Commission . Mayor Bury read into the record his report to Council on this presentation , in which it was indicated the spokesman for the group would be asked to limit his comments to fifteen minutes , that Council was familiar with _�- the recommendations of the group and were acquainted with the transcript of previous hearings . Mr . Frank Spadarella indicated that as a member of Human Relations Commission, he wanted to bring formally before Council some of the findings as a result of a series of investigations conducted last August , in which the Redwood City Police Department cooperated with the U . S . Immigration and Naturalization Service Agents in investigations involving a number of homes chiefly in the Mexican- American community , Shortly thereafter, the Com- mission received a number of complaints from residents . He indicated the Commission was formed to serve as a clearing house to act as mediator in this type of situation . The Commission appointed a committee to investigate , two members of which were present , Mr . Leonard Thomas , and Mr . Gilberto De La Rocha . A hearing was later held and it was felt in some instances the rights of some residents were violated , and that lack of communication facilitated the misunderstandings . He reviewed the ten points in the Committee ' s written report , and invited Council to interrupt if there should be a question . ( For full text , see City Clerk ' s file - Human Relations Commission . ) Council asked Mr . Spadarella to respond to a number of points , with which he complied . In his comments he indicated it was a recommendation of the Com- mission that emphasis should be placed on some type of program for open dia- logue between Police and Spanish-speaking community and an education program to instill respect for Police Department . It was felt by Council , having read the testimony, that it was difficult to understand how the list of recommendations could have evolved in view of responses in the transcript to the complaints . It was also felt they would not serve the purpose of promoting better understanding . It was also noted there were two reports by the Commission , neither of which was signed nor having a transmittal on the Commission ' s letterhead . Mr . Spadarella indicated the report with 10 recommendations was intended for the Redwood City Police and the one with fifteen was for information only, relating to the Immigration and Naturalization Agents , and acknowledged there should have been a cover letter to that effect . Mr . De La Rocha spoke of harrassment of the Mexican- American in the southwest and indicated the conscious- ness of threat of arrest or deportation . He commented on some of the complaints reported to him in the course of his investigation as member of the Committee . He expressed the hope for better harmony .