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From: Susan Eisenberg
Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 5:47 PM
To: City Clerk
Subject: Formal Meeting Non-agenda Public Comment
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Dear Mayor Wunderlich and Council Members,
In light of several robberies & attempted robberies that have taken place in the last few months, I feel that the City and those of us who live here are vulnerable in ways I haven’t experienced in my many years in Beverly Hills. What makes this vulnerability all the more curious and worrisome is the fact that the City is paying private security firms quite a bit of money to insure public safety. I have never understood why, with a robust police department, we need additional reinforcements. And yet I rarely see the police patrolling in my neighborhood of South Reeves, and I never see the police interacting with the public. The only time I see them off their motorcycles or out of their squad cars is when they’re dining in a restaurant. And while I don’t begrudge anyone a lunch or dinner break, it would be refreshing and comforting if the words “Police and Community Together” felt like more than just a motto.
Thank you!
Susan Eisenberg
Sent from my iPad
1 February 28, 2022
Beverly Hills City Council
City of Beverly Hills
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Re: Recent Traffic Incident at Beverly/Canon/Lomitas Intersection and Traffic Safety In General Dear Honorable Mayor Wunderlich and Members of the Beverly Hills City Council:
The Chamber writes to you in regard to Item F-1 on the City Council evening session agenda for March 1, discussing a recent driving sideshow incident in Beverly Hills and concerns over traffic safety more generally. Thank you for addressing this important issue for the community.
Although this incident in question occurred in a residential area, the Chamber is also concerned about the amount of speeding and noise generated by cars in commercial neighborhoods. In particular, the Chamber is seeing and hearing more reports from local businesses of very loud cars and motorcycles driving through commercial streets while others are driving at excessive speeds and creating a danger to themselves and pedestrians. This conduct is disruptive to people generally but also to business owners who want to conduct their work in a generally peaceful environment and to customers who are shopping and dining, including dining outdoors as part of the City’s OpenBH program.
The Chamber thanks the City Council, staff and Beverly Hills Police Department for their devoted work to keep the City safe. The Chamber encourages the City to continue to evaluate steps to address this issue and would be happy to partner with the City to identify potential solutions.
Sincerely,
Todd Johnson
President and CEO
Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce