Wednesday, February 11, 2015

two pm draft of PV Housing element presentatoin


RESPONSES TO AGENDA REPORT 2/11/15  PACIFIC VIEW ACTIVATION PLAN

My statement (made twice and on  public website) that only PV was not only appropriate, but the only site for meeting smart growth concepts of development was never reported.  There was no rebuttal or discussion of this assertion, nor was this included in any communication by the Sub-Committee members or the newsletters of "SavePacificViewOrg which is the organization that promoted the purchase.

Statement by attendee of second meeting who identified himself as a professor at a local university (sitting directly behind me).  During the second meeting he criticized the current plan based on the expense and requirements of a meaningful museum--  curator, exhibits etc. He also stated that based on his professional expertise,  what is being proposed would fall considerably short of achieving the status of a meaningful museum. .

Statement by Lisa Shaffer to the effect, "Parking is problematic because the parking lots at city hall and moonlight beach are too far"  No explanation has been presented of  the source of her comment, nor was her statement reported

The various due diligence reports were described as "partial" and the original presentation for city approval described them as "subject to future instructions  from the council."  There was no claim by the engineering department that they were sufficient to rely on for the purchase and use of the PV property.  Notably absent were was any study or report from the Traffic Department of the city to evaluate this parcel for a public space that is inconsistent with it's current special use zoning or that of the surrounding residential area.  

Item 5:  Transfer of funds from 2014 Lease Revenue Bond dept service to the Pacific View Master Project (CP 15C) in the amount of $480,000. 

The promotion of purchase of Pacific View has made numerous statements of the availability of contributed funds by those who propose the use as an "art facility."  A budget allocation in this case is a provision that the project would be continued in the event of a short term increase in interest rates or other unforeseen fiscal events.  It has never been suggested during the approval of the sale that financing would be required for interim usage, nor that this entry is inherently appropriated for this use.  These are now general funds which usage should be evaluated with all other fiscal demands on this city. 

Bulking of report to make it unreadable by public including pages of items such as these: pg136 of 248pp

INDIAN UST R9: Underground Storage Tanks on Indian Land
The Indian Underground Storage Tank (UST) database provides information about underground storage tanks on Indian
land in EPA Region 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations).
Date of Government Version: 08/14/2014
Date Data Arrived at EDR: 08/15/2014
Date Made Active in Reports: 08/22/2014
Number of Days to Update: 7
Source: EPA Region 9
Telephone: 415-972-3368
Last EDR Contact: 10/27/2014
Next Scheduled EDR Contact: 02/09/2015
Data Release Frequency: Quarterly

INDIAN UST R7: Underground Storage Tanks on Indian Land
The Indian Underground Storage Tank (UST) database provides information about underground storage tanks on Indian
land in EPA Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and 9 Tribal Nations).
Date of Government Version: 08/20/2014
Date Data Arrived at EDR: 08/22/2014
Date Made Active in Reports: 09/18/2014
Number of Days to Update: 27
Source: EPA Region 7
Telephone: 913-551-7003
Last EDR Contact: 10/27/2014
Next Scheduled EDR Contact: 02/
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