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From: Ann Maggio <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2022 5:07 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Council Item 16D
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Dear City Council,
No more boondoggles!
Nothing relevant came from the last taxpayer handover for this thing that was NOT supported by the PNA or FOSP!
A handful of us attended a few of those and it was as one would expect, the same old same old people showing up and patting themselves on the back for having done so.
This is NOT the way to spend our LIMITED RESOURCES. Just STOP! Apply our money to meaningful things, like making our streets safe so kids don't keep getting mugged en route to and from school...so they are not enticed by a quid pro quo "Data for FREE Ice Cream" by undoubtedly unlicensed Ice Cream Ladies and conned into downloading an app and uploading their school schedules which include student names, Id#'s, grade, gender, parent address, parent phone numbers, etc... and so they can use OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES again - SAFELY!
D. Request of Mayor Pro Tem McCowan and Councilmembers Brock and Negrete that the City Council allocate up to $15,000 of their discretionary funds to the Public Policy Institute at Santa Monica College to support the 2023 Public Policy Symposium - an event jointly sponsored by Santa Monica College and Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District.
Sincerely,
Ann Maggio Thanawalla
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From: diana hinek <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2022 2:16 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item 16.D - oppose
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Dear City Council,
This is not the time to be allocating our precious taxpayer dollars on an inexplicable SMC event next year.
Please direct these resources to fund the things we need TODAY.
We need to have our libraries FULLY OPENED and SAFE.
We need a CROSSING GUARD at Lincoln and Ocean Park so the grade school kids can cross safely to and from school.
Thank you,
Diana
90405
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From: Nikki Kolhoff <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2022 2:10 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda Item 16.D. (SMC Public Policy Symposium) - OPPOSE
EXTERNAL
Dear City Council -
I am writing to oppose the "Request of Mayor Pro Tem McCowan and Councilmembers Brock and Negrete that the City Council allocate up to $15,000 of their discretionary funds to the Public Policy Institute at Santa Monica College to support the 2023 Public Policy Symposium - an event jointly sponsored by Santa Monica College and Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District." This is not the time to be allocating our precious taxpayer dollars on an inexplicable SMC event next year. Please direct these resources to fund the things we need TODAY. We need to have our libraries FULLY OPENED and SAFE. We need a CROSSING GUARD at Lincoln and Ocean Park so the grade school kids can cross safely to and from school.
Thank you,
Nikki Kolhoff
Santa Monica Resident
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From: Wade Major <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2022 4:59 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda Item 16.D. -- OPPOSE!!!
EXTERNAL
I’m a Malibu resident — so you don’t have to care what I think, but as we’re still part of the same school district — this is an insane expenditure.
$15,000 for the PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE at SMC? Su supposed the 2023 Public Policy Symposium? WHY? How does this do anything for SMMUSD? I understand what it does for SMC and for the two SMMUSD Board Members who have SMC affiliations (aka “conflicts of interest”) but our district schools have more pressing needs.
Arts programs, teacher’s aides and more.
If you’re going to throw away sums like this… throw them at something which shows up in SMMUSD classrooms — SMC can pay for its own perks.
This is a shocking thing to even propose.
Wade Major
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From: Wendy Dembo <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2022 7:09 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox
Subject: Re: Agenda Item 16.D. Oppose
EXTERNAL
Dear City Council,
This is not the time to be allocating our precious taxpayer dollars to an inexplicable SMC event next year.
Please direct these resources to fund the things we need TODAY.
We need to have our libraries FULLY OPENED and SAFE. I keep unsuccessfully trying to go to the main library on Friday. The library should be open on Fridays.
Also, kids need a CROSSING GUARD at Lincoln and Ocean Park so they can cross safely to and from school.
Thank you,
Wendy Dembo
Santa Monica resident, homeowner, and voter
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From: Johanna Kracke <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2022 9:09 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox
Subject: Re: Item 16.D
EXTERNAL
Dear council members,
Please consider opposing item 16.D which would direct $15,000 to a project between SMC and SMMUSD in 2023. While maybe you don't consider this to be a lot of money, it could still be put to immediate use in our community. Areas such as paying crossing guards to keep our kids safe going to school (the local and national statistics on bike and pedestrian safety are absolutely terrifying, we need to be leaders in this and do everything possible to prevent traffic deaths). Also to reopen our PUBLIC libraries fully ‐ rehire our librarians and bring back *all* the vibrant programming they used to offer all over town!!
Thank you for your time and efforts.
Johanna Kracke
90404 resident with 2 children in SMMUSD
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From: Elizabeth Van Denburgh <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2022 11:51 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Gleam Davis
Cc: David White
Subject: 8/23/22 City Council Mtg. Agenda Item 16-D - Why is the city giving SMC $15,000 to the Public Policy Institute at SMC?
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Mayor Himmelrich and City Council Members,
Why is the city giving SMC $15,000 from its discretionary fund when I can't even get the Community Services Department to give my neighborhood group any dollars to help activate Reed Park this summer? So you know, we're having our second Fourth Friday Festival this Friday 8/26 with live music at 7 PM and an outdoor movie of E.T. Bring your blanket, camp/beach chairs, picnic and/or snack and enjoy a summer evening out at Reed Park. Event is sponsored and paid for by Wilmont, SMPD and SMPOA. If you can't make it this Friday, please join us for 9/23 for live music at 7 PM and an outdoor movie of The Sandlot at Reed Park.
I researched the Public Policy Institute at SMC and saw that Dr. Richard Tahvildran-Jesswein, incumbent and candidate for SMC Board is the Co-Director along with Shari Davis. SMC has a proposed budget for 2022- 2023 of more than $67 million. With that large a budget, how does the city decide to give the SMC Public Policy Institute $15,000 for a symposium instead of activating Reed Park?
Somebody at SMC seems to be a much better negotiator than this resident.
Elizabeth Van Denburgh
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 12:08 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock
Subject: Oppose CC agenda item 16D
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Dear City Council,
I oppose the use of limited taxpayer dollars for this SMC event. Our finite resources must be directed to critical City infrastructure and services, not superfluous, niche expenses.
Thank you,
Michelle Gray
Santa Monica resident
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From: Eunice Paek <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 5:40 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item 16.D-OPPOSE
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Hello;
Please add crosswalk between Pearl st and Ocean Park blvd on Lincoln Blvd. Or at the minimun have cross walk aids for Ocean park blvd.
‐ Pearl st and Ocean Park Blvd is 4 long blocks far. Most cross walks on Wilshire blvd or Santa Monica Blvd are 1~2 block apart. 4black apart is very pedestrian unfriendly.
‐ Adding a crosswalk will lower the motorcycle races on Lincoln blvd. in late nights. There will be less speeding cars. ‐ Link project which was already approved (Adding crosswalk islands and making Lincoln blvd. a more pedestrian friendly street) were to add a cross walk on Cedar or Pine st. This will be a more efficient and safe place to cross and add cross guards.
‐ With one of the most highly rated Elementary school being relocated to the corner of Lincoln+Ocean Park, this crosswalk addition would be essential for the hundred of young children’s safety. ‐ Lincoln Blvd is the area that has the most potential to be developed with restaurants, coffee shops and all sorts of amenities. People flow to Abbot Kinney or Rose after enjoying Ocean Park beach. We can bring back the flow to Lincoln Blvd, with few anchor stores and shops to begin with and pedestrian friendly cross walk. The crosswalk and development will pay for itself vey soon.
Thank you very much for your support and love for the city.
Sincerely,
Eunice Paek
90405
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