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Mayor Pierce stated that Council is not allowed to discuss or make a decision on this <br />issue this evening because it has not been formally agendized and noticed to the public, <br />but that they will come up with an opportunity to discuss and agendize it as appropriate <br />in the future. <br />Mother Anna B. Lange-Soto, pastor of EI Buen Episcopal Church and member of <br />Peninsula Interface Action, stated that she wanted to underscore and investigate the <br />procedures that ICE has used in posing as local police, breaking laws and violating <br />people's constitutional rights based on data collected from the American Immigration <br />Lawyer's Association. She asked Council to help confront ICE with these issues, <br />encourage them to follow the law, and to pass a resolution making this City a sanctuary <br />city. She stated that it is important to realize that that any such resolution would not <br />keep ICE out of the City, but it would send a strong message to Congress who <br />ultimately has responsibility to pass comprehensive immigration reform. <br />Vicky Avila, from the Coalicion ProDerechos de los Immigrantes, stated her support for <br />pro-immigrant, pro-coalition rights, and a resolution on being a sanctuary city. She <br />stated that people work on this issue because it is an emergency in Redwood City and <br />that they need attention from Council. <br />Mayor Pierce (with Spanish translation provided by Council Member Aguirre): no matter <br />what side you have in this affair, the City Council cannot act on this this evening and <br />when they do decide to act, it will be publicly noticed so that everyone can be aware of it <br />because all of their decisions are made in the public eye. <br />Paul Thiebaut Jr. stated that he had initially wanted to talk about the parking meters but <br />changed his mind as this not being the right time with everyone here for another reason. <br />He stated that he has lived most of his life within Redwood City in an area heavily <br />populated by Latinos, and he wanted to note that most crimes are committed by non- <br />Latino American people and that he did not see the fewer crimes committed by Latino <br />Americans as a reason for ICE to come into community and take people away from <br />their families by deporting them. He expressed his admiration for the progress made by <br />Venezulan leader Ugo Chavez in caring about their poor and his belief that that people <br />risk their lives to come here for the opportunities they did not have in their countries. He <br />stated his support for the people. Alex Ramirez and Paul Thiebaut III had donated their <br />time to Paul Thiebaut Jr. <br />M/S Bain/Foust to waive reading of the Consent Calendar except the ordinances by <br />title, adopt the resolutions and the ordinances, and approve other items. The motion <br />passed by a unanimous roll call vote. <br />JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD AND APRIL 23, 2007 <br />PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES PAGE 5 <br />