Trees, trees, TREES! We're gonna hear all about trees. Maybe priorities, or are they the same for anybody but Tyler? Yawn, tired already and it's gonna be a long one.
Oh f+ck it. I can't do this tonight, I'm just gonna go shoot myself in the head.
Not really. I'll watch the rerun and post later.
OK. It took a while, but I'm ready for the six hour treefest
Michelle Bonnerise does the pledge. Lawyer woman gets it right.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Jose Luis Corea from North Lake Business Association. They want code enforcement to not make a restaurant take a sign down and he wants people to be able to have signs on the sidewalk. Juanita Westillman from Delta Sigma Theta talks about a conference on Feb. 28 about how young women can have good futures. Ron Carter from North Lake Village says they're tryin' to get more people shopping up there and wants help from the city. Wesley DeWolf, writer complains about the decision about getting rid of the stupid hats in front of the auditorium. Brian Berry says gang bangers can get jobs to quit the gangs and says his foundation started apprentice classes. Bogaard says the Police department is starting an apprentice program, too. Barry Johnson is a graduate from the program and says it's a good one. Diane Esher has a sick mother who complains about the power getting shut off 'cause she didn't pay her bill 'cause the mailman delivered it to somebody else and it took her ays to get her power back on.
City Manager says the City is having a workshop on March 21 about how people can stop forecosures and save their house.
CONSENT CALENDAR: Madison ca't vote on Caltech stuff 'cause he does work for them. How's that work? I'm on the city council so you gotta hire me?
CITY STRATEGIC PLAN: Beck says it's the work plan for the staff and says it's flexible. They've got 3 year goals. They are gonna have good municipal services, maintain fiscal stability, keep up the city buildings and support the local economy.
They're gonna fix the budget, find money for parks and open space (and Nina Chomsky's backyard), save water and electricity, improve driving and fix the bicycle plan and put in more art buses, and do fiber optics to JPL. They're also gonna do affordable housing and find jobs for people who lost their jobs at Indy Mac. Haderlein wants to know about previous goals and how these are different and says he didn't get elected not to improve parks. Tyler wants to get salaries in order. McAustin thinks the shitty economy is a chance to get the city budget in order.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: City's extending redevelopment areas so they can keep getting the money. Jill Shuck says they need to use it for affordable housing but they are gonna spend it on pensions for police and fire. They're also making a cool house on Rio Grande a landmark.
CELL PHONE TOWERS: City hasn't got a lot they can do about them, but the cell tower haters come out to complain. Mayor says they're doing everything they can but the haters from Glendale, Altadena and LA don't like the city doesn't do more. One person even said they got equipment to monitor electric waves. Sheesh!
RECYCLING: We're gonna try a new company that's cheaper to recycle the trash.
SOME COUNCIL PAL's quitting: Opens up a space for a new council pal.
TREES: Playhouse people have been at this forever. Council approved the plan in 1998. Even Youfac (whoever the f+ that is) liked it. Ten years on the Council fucks Vroman's and the Playhouse and holds off changing the trees. Playhouse people come out to tell the council to honor the plan. Tree people and Tyler wanna keep the hated trees even if they eat up the sidewalk and screw up sewers. Hey, what's a tree or two if people are gonna maybe lose their jobs. What happens if Vroman's get's poed and moves to the Arcadia mall? uh oh! At the end Madison wnts to know what the option plans are and gets no answer, so they're coming back next week to go over it all one more time.
Sheesh! These morons are acting like the state government.
D.
Monday, February 2, 2009
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Trees trees trees. We love them all. The City has a gazillion and this is about removing about 14 or so. 14 that are non native, too big for where they are, not wanted by the businesses who clean up after them, a hazard to pedestrians and to the utilities. They are going to be replaced with other trees, not concrete. Sounds like the businesses worked for more than a decade with everyone including the tree huggers and were waiting patiently for the next phase until everyone conveniently forgot where they were and how they got there. And until 1 in the morning the City Council could not figure out what to do. Take down the trees already! Put in new ones. Move on. We are in an economic depression. Stop wasting time.
JR has shown up twice in a row. Aren't we the lucky ones.
West of forest... Eat a Dck...
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