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From: <br />To: GRP -City Council <br />Subject: 4.12. 21 CC Mtng General Public Comment <br />Date: Monday, April 12, 20218:06:53 PM <br />CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when <br />opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. <br />Good evening City Council my name is Marcelene Luna a resident of Redwood <br />City and would like to make a public comment on an event being hosted by the <br />Chamber of Commerce of San Mateo County this Wednesday April 14th where <br />there's a $25 registration fee and the guest speakers are Mayor Diane Howard, Vice <br />Mayor Giselle Hale and Supervisor Warren Slocum.When I asked on Instagram <br />why there was a fee to listen to our elected officials ? Vice Mayor Hale replied that <br />" the entire State of the City was delivered at our City Council meeting on march <br />15th and that it could be reviewed for free....and that this is a recap to the chamber <br />members" Why do our elected officials need to give them a recap ? Why not play <br />the presentation that the public received ? Why the special treatment ? <br />It is unethical for an elitist organization to profit from public officials making a <br />presentation. The Chamber of Commerce is a "pay to play organization" their PAC <br />top 3 contributions in 2020 went to Standing w / Conservatives, Mitch McConell <br />and David Perdue. <br />I'm asking that our elected officials do not engage with organizations that charge <br />fees for their benefit. Unless if this is a common practice then any business should <br />be allowed the same access to our elected officials.... please re -consider attending <br />this event or making it free for everyone to attend. <br />Thank you ! <br />Marcelene Luna <br />