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dates of December 9 and December 16 on the subject of upcoming meetings for the <br /> Cinema/Retail project. He further stated that City Attorney Yamamoto stated that the <br /> intent of the letter was for the Council to act on this subject that night of December 9. <br /> Mr. Luca stated that he wanted to go on record that he is pursuing the matter with <br /> legal counsel. He urged Mayor Claire to conduct a meeting where all are recognized <br /> by the Mayor in democratic form and equality. He stated that the Mayor does not allow <br /> for rebuttal from the presenter to comments made by Council or others. <br /> <br /> Mr. Luca stated that on December 9 he witnessed during the recess that the group <br /> that gathered to respond to the alleged discrepancies in Mr. Bygdnes' report included <br /> the developer. He stated that the cost remains what Mr. Bygdnes stated which is <br /> $49,450,000.00, a figure directly received from the DDA summary. <br /> <br /> Mr. Luca stated that he would like to question Council Member Pierce about what her <br /> husband does presently as an occupation or employment. He requested a response <br /> back if possible. <br /> <br /> George Galvis, speaking for himself only, strongly encouraged the City Council to be <br /> forthcoming with police abuse in Redwood City. He stated that tradition has been that <br /> it has been politically unprofitable to take any strong action against police abuse. He <br /> stated his hope that the Council takes the opportunity to take action to begin a hearing <br /> process that effectively addresses the issue of police abuse and the needs and pain <br /> of the family. <br /> <br /> Janet Borgens stated that as the last meeting of the year, she wanted to express the <br /> great amount of respect for the Council positions. The decisions are not always what <br /> the people want; and emotions, feelings and newspaper articles have an impact on <br /> the community. She thanked the Council and staff, acknowledging their difficult <br /> decisions and assured the audience that the Council will do the right thing. <br /> <br /> John Anagnostou encouraged the City to appoint a person to be working on the <br /> Downtown parking plan now that difficult decisions were made. This would allow for <br /> cooperation between the City, property owners and the Downtown Business group. <br /> <br /> City Manager Everett stated to Council that sometime in latter January, Downtown <br /> Manager Moeller would be bringing to Council as a discussion item, the Downtown <br /> parking plan for input. <br /> <br /> Robert Escobedo stated his brother was Rick Escobedo who died in the custody of <br /> the Police Department. He stated that comments he heard of preconceived issues are <br /> issues of which his family has tried to get answers from the Police Department. His <br /> question is if the Police Department states that nothing wrong has occurred, why the <br /> officers are not speaking to the District Attorney or Coroner. He urged the Council to <br /> <br />SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, DECEMBER 16, 2002 <br />MINUTES PAGE 2 <br />MINUTES Book No. 59 <br />Page No. 341 <br /> <br /> <br />