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Daniel Rice
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor John McCann and Members of the City Council FROM: Daniel D. Rice Resident of Chula Vista Otay Ranch District 3 DATE: December 20th, 2022
SUBJ: City of Chula Vista Council Meeting December 20th, 2023 I want to thank Honorable Mayor McCann and the City Council Member in affording me this opportunity to speak at this meeting. My family and I have resided in Otay Ranch Chula Vista since December 2020, and I am here today not to pontificate or present a thesis of arguments. I am here today to simply express my opinion on two important points for your consideration as a concerned resident of this City.
The first point: Item 6.3 Declare Vacancies for District 3 City Councilmember and City Attorney Seats. It is opined the City Council should:
• Call for a special election immediately allowing the voters of District 3 to decide the who represents District 3.
• Why? District 3 needs representation now without delay. A voice who represents all residents of District 3, and not an empty opinion from non- residents.
• The call to action: An election decided by the residents of District 3 needs to happen soon and without delays.
• A City Attorney election is already happening. Therefore, smart business position is to realize the City with experience insignificant additional cost of a District 3 election.
• The call to action: Make the City Attorney election happen at the soonest moment, ensuring this important position of the City Attorney is elected by the people and there is not gap.
The second point: Item 8.2 SANDAG Appointment
• It is opined the importance of respecting the office of the Mayor, and I underscore the only member that representatives the entire City. • Experience does matters! Mayor McCann has served on SANDAG as a Chula Vista representative in dozens of meetings.
• As a resident of Chula Vista, I am confident Mayor McCann will bring a balance to SANDAG, supporting South Bay and personally knowing many of the players at SANDAG.
• The Chula Vista Mayor has historically always been the SANDAG representative. It would be a disfavor to the City of Chula Vista resident in not appointing Mayor McCann. It will be a putting politics over the needs of the City residents.
• Mayor McCann when elected to office received a mandate from the voters opposing both the Mileage Tax and a new sales tax at SANDAG. An opposition in appoint of Mayor McCann will in essence oppose the will of the voters.
Again, thank you Honorable Mayor McCann and Members of Chula Vista City Council in affording me this opportunity to speak as a caring and concerned resident of District 3 and of Chula Vista.