Claremont City Council Meeting 3/28/00 Part One

0:00 Call to Order
1:40 Mayor Rosenthal congratulates council members Held, Baldonado and herself on years of service.
2:35 Police Chief Ellis introduces 2 new police officers.
5:14 Introduction of new management
6:20 Begin public comment on non-agenda items.
7:30 Mayor limits time for public speaking. Additional time will be allowed after agenda discussion
7:40 Mayor makes statement on city's dedication to tolerance and police review of department policy.
10:15 Public comment begins: Tom Lamm - response to Mayor's tolerance statement. Makes claim that reporters at the Ontario Daily Bulletin and LA Times have been removed at the council's request.
13:15 Leonard Molina: Irvin Landrum Student Justice Organizing Committee.
16:40 list of 5 student demands
18:00 Brandon Butler - Landrum commentary
21:44 Michael Flynn - Landrum commentary
26:02 Toby Gaster - Landrum commentary, all for Southard's removal.
29:19 Women critical of the student committee, claims that the Wednesday protesters are paid anarchists and recounts a personal memory of a murdered police officer
33:40 Mike Noonan - Negative commentary on interim police chief and current department study.
38:34 Patty Earle - Speaks in support of police department.
43:15 Statement that Irvin Landrum's mothers house burned down and asks for donations. Suggests that the fire was not accidental. Castigates city council on Landrum matter.
44:48 Jason Buehl - Landrum commentary
46:00 Ryan Hayden - Landrum commentary

Claremont City Council Meeting
3/28/00 Part Two

0:00 Landrum commentary - "Let the feds take their time". Wants the DOJ to perform a thorough investigation.
4:16 Student commentary on Landrum matter and city's response to Landrum committee demands.
End of public commentary on non-agenda items until after agenda items have been discussed.
9:20 Request for beer/wine license at Sagehen cafe has been pulled from agenda
10:00 Councilman Held responds to public comment
13:50 Sue Smith responds to public commentary (very low volume)
19:50 begin public commentary on agenda items
20:00 Tom Lamm - suggests the city council not cancel next meeting
22:08 Mike Noonan - re: planning commision minutes - commision is confused and without direction with regards to the west village.
24.00 Council approves the consent calendar
Agenda Item 12
24.50 Council Baldonado - discussion of federal juvenile-detention block grant funds.
25:30 Chief Ellis explains
27:35 Baldonado suggests the funds be used for the hiring of another public defender. Ellis reads the 12 point guidelines for the use of these funds.
29:20 Baldonado uggests that the funds be used for something constructive rather than being rolled into the District Attorney's office. Last years funds ($7500.00) were not allocated for any purpose so were not recieved by the city.
32:32 Rosenthal asks for clarification on the meaning of "serious juvenile offender", Ellis explains.
35:00 Council would like to partner with another city to make better use of the above funds. Decision is tabled until later in meeting.
36:05 Agenda Item 14. Heather Oswalt offers background and explanition
38.50 Bob Ryan and Suzanne Hall, committee chairpersons.
41.50 Smith commends group
No public comment
43:35 Smith commentary on tutoring programs. Asks Ryan for clarification. Give and take with Ryan and council members.
50:00 Funding approved