made for those with mobility issues who might be physically unable to stat;td in_place for hours, nor was there accommodation to use the restroom without losing one's place. Due to this physical hardship, many speakers left without the opportunity to address the City Council, as shown by the number of speakers who did not appear at the microphone after being called by the City Clerk. Since the applicant had already reserved the majority of seats in Council Chambers for their own supporters, it stands to re.ason that leaving speakers outside City Hall would adversely affect those opposed to.the project.
There is a belief that this·action may also have violated ADA requirements, but that is not the subject of this particular request for rehearing.
C. Members of the Anaheim City Council failed to act with disinterested zeal, indicating their reluctance to fairly consider testimony from those opposed to the project. Their dismissive indifference to the Public Comments was palpable and is well-documented through video recordings.
a. During the allotted time for Public Comments, Mayor Aitken and members of the City Council spoke amongst themselves, laughed with each other, or departed from the Chambers, indicating they were not granting residents the equivalent attention offered to the applicant. Evidence of this is available in video format at bttps://www.voutube.com/shorts/-7kAeWy-a9w. Further evidence is available in the Granicus video record of the April 16, 2024 meeting. b. During the deliberative portion of the meeting, marked by timestamp 8:58:11 on the Granicus video, Councilmember Diaz made a lengthy statement in which he dismissed, without examination of evidence, a resident complaint regarding Deputy City Manager Ted White offering misinformation to the public.
Councilmember Diaz failed to clarify or investigate the resident statement to determine whether incorrect information might have been presented to the public.
Instead, Councilmember Diaz indicated extreme bias in favor of City staff to the exclusion of resident complaints;
Beginning at 8:58 time stamp on Granicus video
Councilmember Jose Diaz:
"A comment was made about Ted "White that he lied. Ted, I know your character:, I know your integrity. Ted "White did not lie about anything here, in fact, I see City Managers office here, I see Finance, Public Works, Public Utilities, Fire, Community Services, Economic Development, Housing. I put my hands in the fire for you guys. I know your integrity, I know who you are, you don 1 deserve to be called corrupt, you don 1 deserve to be called liars. You are not. You have a lot of integrity and I stand by you. Thats my first point. "