From: Tracy Luth
To: CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF); [email protected] Subject: Agenda items Library and campaign signs
Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024 6:07:01 AM
Let it be known that I support city council members Kalmick, Moser, and Bolton in putting the library privatization issue before the voters. Let the citizens decide how we maintain and manage our valued city resource.
In addition, I support Councilperson Kalmick in retiring the practice of allowing campaign signs on city property.
Sincerely,
Tracy Luth
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5/7/2024
29 (24-337)
From: Isabella Ford
To: CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF); [email protected] Subject: Please disallow political signs in public right of way Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024 10:33:57 AM
This would be AMAZING!! To not have our city littered with political signs for months! I know there are a lot of private funds and it probably won't look too different, but baby steps forward are still steps forward and it would be so nice if HB was not littered with political signs everywhere. The city does own a lot of property so this would make some impact.
Don't think about who is proposing this, just think about how much nicer our city would look if we didn't have political signs littered throughout it.
Thanks for listening.
Isabella Ford
714-308-0660
Mr. AmoryHanson8102EllisAvenueApartment121HuntingtonBeachCA92646 May7, 2024
TheMayoressof HuntingtonBeach2000MainStreetHuntingtonBeachCA92648 MyDear MadamMayoress,
I wouldliketoexpressmyoppositiontoItemXXIX, CouncilmanKalmick’sitemtobancampaignsignsinthepublicright of way.
I veryrarelyopposeaCouncilman’sitemandhavenot donesosinceFebruary1, 2021. However, I amquitedisappointedtoseeanitemthat will makethevoterslessinformedontheagenda. Anelectionshouldbeaboutinformingtheelectorateof whothecandidatesare. Thismeansthat, rather thanexclusively putting signsat thehomesof thosewhosupport individual candidates, signscanandshouldbeput inpublicareaebyALLcandidates.
I amalsoconcernedabout thefact that thepublicright of wayisinmanyresidential areae, grassthat isexpectedtobemaintainedbytheresidentsthemselves. Manyresidentswhohaveconcretefront lawnsmayreasonablyexpect tobeabletoput signsonthepublicright of way.
For thelast 4years, wehavehadduetoavarietyof unfortunatecircumstances, citycouncil electionswheretheelectoratewasnot providedasmuchof anopportunitytobeinformedasit couldhavebeen. Therewerenot asmanydebatesor fora. I ampleasedtoseethischangingwithacandidateforumscheduledfor May20athisyear. Signsmakeupanother important part of informingtheelectoratewhothecandidatesare.
Let’slet thepeopleof HuntingtonBeachknowwhoisrunningfor citycouncil andinterestedinservingthepeopleof HuntingtonBeach. Onceagain, I urgeanovoteonItemXXIX.
SincerelyYours,
Mr. AmoryHanson
Mr. AmoryHanson8102EllisAvenueApartment121HuntingtonBeachCA92646 CC: TheHonorablePatrickBurnsCC:TheHonorableRhondaBoltonCC: TheHonorableDaniel KalmickCC: TheHonorableCaseyMcKeonCC: TheHonorableNatalieMoserCC: TheHonorableAnthonyStrickland From: Betty Kanne
To: [email protected]
Subject: Agenda Items #30 and #29
Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024 3:02:59 PM
5/2/24
Council Members,
Vote yes to approve May 7, 2024 City Council Agenda Items #30 and #29 These are reasonable, even handed solutions to two quite different issues that are extremely vexing to our beautiful, once tranquil community.
Agenda Item #30 (Library management outsourcing - put it on the ballot) - Abandon the short-sighted push to cede operational management of our award winning municipal library to a venture-capital backed third party company whose mandate would be to squeeze 20% of our taxpayer dollars into their own east coast venture capital owner’s coffers.
If you feel there is “waste” of HB taxpayers’ dollars in the library budget, then work with current management to identify where efficiencies could effectively be made. Interestingly, HBPL is currently one of the most financially efficient libraries in the state. Outsourcing its management is fiscally unsound. Let the voters’ voice be heard on the November Ballot on this important issue. Do not ignore the voice of your constituents.
Agenda Item #29 (Unfettered Political Election Signage equals Visual Blight) Literally: Clean up our streets! Deescalate the alarming arms race of defacing the public places in every corner of our city during each election season with inescapable, wasteful, misleading, incendiary, anger-banners. I, for one, avoid inviting out-of-town guests to Huntington Beach in the months leading up to an election because of the trashy, hateful, disturbing visual cacophony that is an eyesore to the observer and an acute embarrassment to our residents. It is an inescapable affront to our beautiful community. Further, as a vacation destination it severely erodes the visual aesthetic impact of our city to outside visitors to whom this chaotic visual clutter impacts adversely, leaving a highly negative lasting impression. It is greatly costing our city both directly and indirectly. Do the right thing. Make it go away.
Submitted by,
Betty Kanne
Huntington Beach
(40+ year HB resident, homeowner, unfailing voter)
[email protected]
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From: Fikes, Cathy
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Agenda Items #30 and #29
Date: Friday, May 3, 2024 2:32:09 PM
From: Betty Kanne <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 3:02 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF) <[email protected]> Subject: Agenda Items #30 and #29
5/2/24
Council Members,
Vote yes to approve May 7, 2024 City Council Agenda Items #30 and #29 These are reasonable, even handed solutions to two quite different issues that are extremely vexing to our beautiful, once tranquil community.
Agenda Item #30 (Library management outsourcing - put it on the ballot) - Abandon the short-sighted push to cede operational management of our award winning municipal library to a venture-capital backed third party company whose mandate would be to squeeze 20% of our taxpayer dollars into their own east coast venture capital owner’s coffers. If you feel there is “waste” of HB taxpayers’ dollars in the library budget, then work with current management to identify where efficiencies could effectively be made. Interestingly, HBPL is currently one of the most financially efficient libraries in the state. Outsourcing its management is fiscally unsound. Let the voters’ voice be heard on the November Ballot on this important issue. Do not ignore the voice of your constituents.
Agenda Item #29 (Unfettered Political Election Signage equals Visual Blight) Literally: Clean up our streets! Deescalate the alarming arms race of defacing the public places in every corner of our city during each election season with inescapable, wasteful, misleading, incendiary, anger-banners. I, for one, avoid inviting out-of-town guests to Huntington Beach in the months leading up to an election because of the trashy, hateful, disturbing visual cacophony that is an eyesore to the observer and an acute embarrassment to our residents. It is an inescapable affront to our beautiful community. Further, as a vacation destination it severely erodes the visual aesthetic impact of our city to outside visitors to whom this chaotic visual clutter impacts adversely, leaving a highly negative lasting impression. It is greatly costing our city both directly and indirectly. Do the right thing. Make it go away.
Submitted by,
Betty Kanne
Huntington Beach
(40+ year HB resident, homeowner, unfailing voter)
[email protected]
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From: Leslie Golson
To: CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF); [email protected] Subject: Agenda Items 24-337 and 24-350
Date: Friday, May 3, 2024 4:25:57 PM
To Huntington Beach City Council,
I am in favor of Agenda Item 24-337, the sign code update. Campaign signs have been a blight on our city for far too long. Please follow examples of other nearby cities by restricting the size campaign signs and limiting them to private property only.
I am in favor of Agenda Item 24-350. Let voters decide whether they want to privatize the library on the November 2024 ballot, and postpone the RFP process until after the vote.
I would also like to honor the life and work of Shirley Dettloff, who gave of herself tirelessly to the city of Huntington Beach.
Thank you,
Leslie Golson
Resident