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Sunday, March 28, 2021
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
TIME TO LOBBY PUBLIC OFFICIALS RE: TRIANGLE SQUARE
We have a voice! And now is the time to shout!
Time is short! April 12 is the planning commission public hearing to approve giant LED signs for Triangle Square. Everyone I talk to is against this idea mainly for safety reasons and aesthetics. More than 756 people have signed the online petition to voice their NO opinion. It's a bad idea.
If you care about the future of Costa Mesa, its image and its safety, now is the time to speak up or forever, and I mean, forever, hold your peace. If approved, the agreement will give the owner renewable rights to advertise anything sold in Costa Mesa for years.
With City Hall closed, we can't attend meetings and let officials see our faces of distress over this project. Letting our public officials hear our voice through emails and Zoom calls is not effective. We the People are greatly handicapped in voicing our opposition.
If we really want officials to listen to us, we need to pick up our phones, call planning commissioners and have a chat.
Or, meet for coffee.
In other words, we need to step up our game if we don't want this to happen.
What you did previously doesn't matter.
If you sent an email, signed the petition or spoke at a Zoom meeting, you need to do SOMETHING again well before the April 12 meeting so the planning commissioners will have time to return your call or read your email.
And you need to save Monday, April 12 at 6 pm to speak during the meeting.
Be prepared--the April 12 meeting may last A LONG TIME. We may get tired. But we can't quit now!
We MUST send a strong message, our united voices, that we don't want these giant billboards, which forever change the character of Costa Mesa. Long after we've gone, people will say, "how could they approve these signs?"
Some of us may go to City Hall and call into the Zoom meeting from outside the Council chambers.
Of course we care about suffering businesses, but it is not our job, We the People of Costa Mesa, who elect our officials and those they appoint, to rescue a failing business venture.Our job is to speak up and let officials hear our united voice. It's time!
714-754-5165: Leave a message for planning commissioners to return your call. Officials work for us!
Email info:
Commissioners and Staff | City of Costa Mesa (costamesaca.gov)
CC: the City Council as the giant billboard project may go to the Council
citycouncil@costamesaca.gov constituentservices@costamesaca.gov
And cc City Clerk: brenda.green@costamesaca.gov
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
HAZARD PAY, ARTS & CULTURE & MAYOR
Here is the agenda for tonight's City Council Meeting: CITY OF COSTA MESA (costamesaca.gov)
My comments:
Honorable Mayor and City Council:
Re: New Business 4--
I urge you to please reconsider your position to force businesses to award “Hazard Pay” to grocery workers.
It is not the responsibility of government to interfere in the marketplace, even in a pandemic.
By voting to approve this pay and force grocery stores to pay employees $4 per hour you are setting a dangerous precedent.
In America we enjoy free markets, not subject to government intervention. Regardless of claims of excessive profits, it is not for the government to decide to order raises.
By intruding into the workplace, intervening in a private employee-employer relationship, you as a city council are venturing into an area where you have no jurisdiction.
It is not the government’s role to impose “economic justice” to a certain class of employees, even if they are frontline workers.
All workers have freedom of choice and may decide to work or not to work at a business, depending on risks. That’s the American way.
Some workers belong to a union. It has been the historic role of unions in America to advocate for workers’ rights and protections. Let the unions advocate for their employees.
A Costa Mesa car repair owner, John Munteen, wrote a book called “Willing to Die” about why he left the tyrannical communist government in Romania. He passed away last year and his son now runs the business. Many like Mr. Munteen fled communist countries to come to America---for freedom.
Let’s not go down this path. This idea has consequences and is a bad idea. It’s over-reach by government.
Re: NB 5--Mayor Selection
Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Council,
As a member of FIPAC I am keenly aware of the City’s financial challenges and the expense of a special election in 2021.
After much thought my recommendation is for Mayor Pro Tem Marr to become Mayor and for the city council to receive applications for a new city council member.
Please consider what the City of Irvine did when Mayor of Irvine Don Wagner was voted to the Board of Supervisors. Christina Shea, as mayor pro tem, became mayor and (I believe) applications were received and Mike Carroll was selected to be on the City Council.
This plan would be in the best interest of the City because the MPT has a real time knowledge of current city affairs and it will be a smoother transition to become mayor and better for the city. And after reviewing applications, the Council can decide on the best qualified for a new council member. I don’t think it matters if the council member is at-large or from the current Mayor Pro Tem’s council district.
Re: NB 2-Arts & Culture Plan
The Arts and Culture Plan is outstanding! So many wonderful ideas. All the time an energy by all the people involved is appreciated!
However, we are in the midst of a pandemic with many
financial challenges.
I would ask that all proposed budget items for the Plan be
carefully reviewed by the FIPAC which can make recommendations based on the
City’s current and future financial status.
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Giant LED Billboard Vote @TS Delayed to April 12
PLEASE TAKE ACTION! And SHARE!
APRIL---Distracted Driving Awareness Month – April 2021
· Please take a few minutes to contact the officials below and even if you have already sent an email, please “refresh” the
planning commissioners about your opposition with a new email. They might not remember the one you sent a year ago. Copy and paste this link and it will take you to the individual PC emails. Commissioners and Staff | City of Costa Mesa
(costamesaca.gov)
· Calling and leaving a message and asking a
commissioner to call you is also amazingly effective. Remember, these appointed
officials serve us. Have a chat with them to tell them you oppose the billboards! 714-754-5165
· Copying the City Council on your email is also effective to give the City Council a head’s up on your opposition. citycouncil@costamesaca.gov. https://www.costamesaca.gov/city-hall/city-council/council-contact-information
T City Council's Constituent Services Team, please call (714) 754-5105 or email constituentservices@costamesaca.gov.
C City clerk to make sure your comment is in the public record https://www.costamesaca.gov/city-hall/city-departments/city-clerk