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<br />Steven Lockwood, 620 Second Avenue, wanted concrete idea
<br />when matter will go on agenda,
<br />John O'Hare, 1570 Gordon Street, representing Citizens
<br />Against Racism, demanding public hearing,
<br />Mayor Bury stated that it was as a point of courtesy that Council tonight would
<br />permit persons to speak who had been waiting to be heard.
<br />Eileen Gray, 950 Iris Street, Redwood City, stated
<br />she had made written request for the matter to be
<br />placed on the agenda, and that she was interested
<br />in legislative action,
<br />Mayor Bury stated there is no attempt to deny a public meeting, Council asked for an
<br />opinion from City Attorney concerning advisability of discussing the issue publicly,
<br />inasmuch
<br />/as it involves a pending case in the courts. City Attorney stated that if, as a
<br />result of a public hearing involving questions of %ct and matters relating to court
<br />hearing now pending, expressions resulted in publicity, it was quite possible this
<br />would have an effect of prejudice to rights of the prosecution or the defendant,
<br />Following varying comments by Council, Councilman Henderson, in order to place the
<br />matter within a framework for Council action, suggested three possible motions:
<br />(1) That the entire police incident be put on Council agenda for discussion; (2)
<br />Subject of whether or not there should be a Police review board for Redwood City;
<br />(3) Should policy matters for Police and public relations be subject for discussion
<br />by public and Council.
<br />William Oeser, 634 Emerald Hill, submitted a petition
<br />to the Clerk for the record, containing 628 signatures,
<br />and read the text which expressed wholehearted support of law
<br />officers, and rejecting the formation of any "review board". -.-
<br />Kenneth Helms, Minister, Unitarian Fellowship of Redwood
<br />City, 2124 Brewster, requested guidance on procedure for
<br />placing matters on agenda,
<br />It was explained that it is not proper procedure to simply open a place on the
<br />agenda without specifying the subject matter. There was further discussion relative
<br />to the unwritten understanding that a matter can become an agenda item if two members
<br />or more request it. There was considerable arguement from audience on this point,
<br />apparently due to misinterpretation of procedure, as well as the fact that, as
<br />Council pointed out, only one Councilman had indicated interest in making such a
<br />request in this particular matter thus far, and furthermore, that had such a request
<br />been made, it was possible for the remaining members to overrule the request.
<br />Council continued discussion concerning accepted procedures to set any matter for
<br />the agenda,
<br />Marjorie
<br />Murphy,
<br />10
<br />Meadow Lane,
<br />made
<br />reference
<br />to her
<br />written
<br />request
<br />for
<br />the matter to
<br />be
<br />an agenda
<br />item,
<br />Roger Snyder, identifying himself as Freshman Class
<br />President of Canada College, stated a resolution had been
<br />unanimously passed by their Student Council, and began to read
<br />statement of demands,
<br />Mr. Snyder was instructed regarding procedures, and that communications are not accept- —
<br />able without signature, whereupon he added his signature to the printed statement,
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