From: Garrett, Errica
To: Dept - City Clerk
Subject: FW: Finance Committee
Date: March 09, 2026 1:47:24 PM
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Errica Garrett
Administrative Assistant
to the Mayor and City
Council
City Manager’s Office
Office: 949-644-3004
100 Civic Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
From: Keith Curry <[email protected]>
Sent: March 09, 2026 12:55 PM
To:
Dept - City Council <[email protected]>
Subject: Finance Committee
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Mayor and Councilmembers:
I am pretty sure the last guy you want to hear from is me. I urge you to do yourselves and your credibility a favor and not approve the proposed changes to the finance committee.
We are at a time when the council is considering an ill-conceived, expensive police station with significant environmental, operational, and permitting risk. It will cost more than $200 million when all done at the Civic Center Park location.
This was put together over the Christmas holidays behind closed doors and sprung on the public in a Saturday session on January 31.
The finance committee has cancelled its March and April meetings meaning no meaningful review of this project.
Having a committee where all members are appointed by the mayor will reinforce in the strongest possible way the feeling in the community that the city is now being run by a four-member junta.
This proposal drips with contempt for the public and makes a mockery of the announced initiatives for more "transparency". You are not fooling anyone.
Received after Agenda Printed
March 10, 2026
Agenda Item No. 5
I understand that the tone of this email in not the professional wording that should be the norm, but I can think of no other way to convey to you how much of a mistake this is.
Please do yourselves and the community a big favor and withdraw this proposal.
Thank you for your consideration
Keith Curry.