5PM City Council (Closed Session Begins at 4:00 PM) [Updated 02/13/2023 @ 9:30 AM]
Meeting Time: 02-14-23 17:00
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5PM City Council (Closed Session Begins
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5PM City Council (Closed Session Begins at 4:00 PM) [Updated 02/13/2023 @ 9:30 AM] 02-14-23 17:00
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14. Bell Avenue Commercial Center (P20-016) [Noticed 02/03/2023; Passed for Publication 02/07/2023; Published 02/08/2023] File ID: 2023- 00040
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Agenda Item: eComments for 14. Bell Avenue Commercial Center (P20-016) [Noticed 02/03/2023; Passed for Publication 02/07/2023; Published 02/08/2023] File ID: 2023-00040
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Dan Allison
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Submitted At: 12:51pm 02-14-23
I do not oppose the change from single unit to commercial, but I do strongly object to the plan for drive-through restaurants. The city has declared a climate emergency, and drive-throughs contribute greatly to GHG emissions both from cars idling in the drive-throughs, and discouraging people who walk and bike from accessing the commercial areas. Please vote no, and ask the developer to come back with a plan without drive-throughs.
Agenda Item: eComments for Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda Overall Sentiment
D5 Resident
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Submitted At: 1:13pm 02-14-23
Decorum in the chambers has reached an all-time low. Some recent activity in the chambers has been destroying civic discourse instead of supporting a healthy civic discourse - which is the true purpose of the City Council meeting. Threats, bullying, and verbal assault are not the same as stating an opinion, and should not be considered First Amendment protected speech. Over talking, hissing, snapping, etc. should not be allowed because that is an effort to remove or undermine another's protected First Amendment right to speak their opinion. Please enforce the rules of conduct in the chambers by removing people who are violating the rules. It is getting obvious that the rules of conduct are no longer being respected because they are never enforced, except to shut down ALL public comment - again removing the opportunity for the rule-abiding residents to speak their opinion. Profanity is also not conducive to civil discourse, either. Please read the rules of conduct at the beginning of the meeting, make clear the difference between expressing an opinion with appropriate behavior and with inappropriate behavior (because the problem is not with their opinion but with their behavior) and then enforce the code of conduct when someone behaves inappropriately. There also needs to be improved security outside of the chambers because there are people outside of City Hall that follow and threaten people who spoke viewpoints different from their own, and then take pictures of others vehicles with license plate numbers so they can post this identifying information on social media with the purpose that even more people can threaten and abuse those residents with differing viewpoints. This is the behavior of wanna-be dictators trying to control the civic narrative, and not of people who want a healthy democratic discourse. Please take a stand for the safety of residents and the safety of the democratic process by not tolerating these bullying tactics.
Resident Sacramento
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Submitted At: 9:14am 02-14-23
I just wanted to make a comment about the decorum in the chambers. For quite some time there has been a lot of activist activity in the chambers, and while everyone has a voice, the threats and the bullying and the over talking should not be allowed there are rules, and they are not being followed, and people have been given too many chances, and they are taking advantage of the system, which doesn’t give any of the other members of society the right to speak Because they have congested the chambers and no one gets to talk they use profanity they stay outside and threaten people if they don’t side with their viewpoints, they have taken pictures of citizens vehicles and license plates and posted them on social media in a threatening manner this is not democracy. This is the exact form of bullying and militant activity that they are fighting against supposedly it is pure hypocrisy and it needs to stop. Thank you.