tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post6342183519297711144..comments2023-07-06T05:15:47.530-07:00Comments on M-M-M-My Pomona: Shamefulmeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246635448907995188noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-50995302933380876672009-04-09T09:40:00.000-07:002009-04-09T09:40:00.000-07:00Robin, council at almost every meeting approves ti...Robin, council at almost every meeting approves tickets for council members to attend various events around the city. These include little league dinners, chamber events (such as the State of the City) and other community functions.<BR/><BR/>None of these events are broadcast or otherwise open free to the public. I'm not quite sure what your issue is with the council supporting, in a very small way, community non-profit organizations. Either we have those organizations paying to have councilpeople attend, or we have the system we have now where the city picks up the tab for the councilpeople to attend, or the council people (the salary for council is VERY low) take the money from their own pockets to attend. So, just what is your suggestion?<BR/><BR/>Personally, I don't have a solid opinion on this but would like to understand why it's that big an issue. This is the way that it's done in all of the citys surrounding us and we do less of it than most.<BR/><BR/>GILMAN: I didn't see if the applicant had to pay. When George Hunter was councilman, he felt that a citizen who had been denied something by a commission had a right to appeal and always waived the appeal fees. I'm not sure if the applicant's councilperson also followed that philosophy.<BR/><BR/>I'm also not sure of the fees charged. I believe that it used to be something like $120 to appeal, but I know that the council approved raising all fees, which is why the fee for a major COA jumped from $35 to $500.John Cliffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875675135859666829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-84281382708233873342009-04-08T20:30:00.000-07:002009-04-08T20:30:00.000-07:00Does anyone know what the homeowner had to pay for...Does anyone know what the homeowner had to pay for the appeal before the City Council? If my memory serves me correctly, it is around a $1000 or more to make such an appeal?gilmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-85192835274890493142009-04-08T12:31:00.000-07:002009-04-08T12:31:00.000-07:00I didn't catch whether any Council members used th...I didn't catch whether any Council members used their discretionary funds to buy tickets to the State of the City Address, but Robin is absolutely right in that there is a reference to purchasing tickets for this event.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, the Council member(s) are buying tickets for residents other than themselves, perhaps some high school students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-53502430082729088902009-04-08T09:17:00.000-07:002009-04-08T09:17:00.000-07:00Forgive me for not going back to the agenda to loo...Forgive me for not going back to the agenda to look for the quote, but I read about a $300 per table allotment being dispersed for the State of the City speech at the Fox on opening night. I was wondering why taxpayers are paying when tickets are being sold and the speech is not offered for open viewing on public access TV or the internet.<BR/><BR/>hey anonymous, thanks for the laugh!Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-2040045247067186242009-04-08T07:36:00.000-07:002009-04-08T07:36:00.000-07:00Sorry if I confused people about the trees. The de...Sorry if I confused people about the trees. The decision is that homeowner needs to keep the queen palms, but replace the birch and gum tree with two 36 inch box trees.<BR/><BR/>Mayor Rothman basically left this decision up to Soto and I wonder if applicants shouldn't approach these situations with a general landscaping plan for their yard. This lot is probably a typical 7000sq foot rectangle and the backyard might account for 3500sq feet. Given you already have a garage and two queen palms, I question the logic of throwing in two box trees. Sorry, I just have a bias towards large shade trees and I don't know that you have space to plant two. Since others out there have a greater expertise in trees, I'm coming from a position of some ignorance, but I wish I had heard some discussion about the lot size and the best long term solution.<BR/><BR/>Thirty years from now, I hope that residents look back on us and say "thank goodness they had a plan," instead of "what on earth were these idiots thinking."Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606885763750656686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-64164875417083329172009-04-07T17:06:00.000-07:002009-04-07T17:06:00.000-07:00Robin,I believe that the mayor's state of the city...Robin,<BR/><BR/>I believe that the mayor's state of the city address is actually funded by the chamber of commerce, not the city (but it could have some city funding that I'm not aware of). This year it's at the Fox. The event is, as has always been the case, a time to address the business community, which is why it's a chamber event. A true state of the city would be held at night, not lunch, if it were for the general populace.<BR/><BR/>While I live on Monroe and this very directly affects me, I'd have to say that I'd be concerned about the funds coming from there too. I was led to believe that funding was coming from either development funds or from state CalTrans funds. I really don't see the closing of my street as a "safe route" issue either.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the updates Ed.John Cliffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875675135859666829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-87962277262556339572009-04-07T13:41:00.000-07:002009-04-07T13:41:00.000-07:00That was nice of the council. So he was able to t...That was nice of the council. So he was able to take out 4 trees and replace with 2 - 36" box trees (don't you think that is a bit small). The camphor in the front of his home is probably causing more damage than any of the others...I am sure that one is next. Thanks for the update chainsaw Ed.<BR/><BR/>MACAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-34923165065205205922009-04-07T11:51:00.000-07:002009-04-07T11:51:00.000-07:00Quick update: The fence/landscaping ordinance has ...Quick update: <BR/>The fence/landscaping ordinance has been pushed back to the next Council meeting.<BR/>The Safe Routes to Funding went through without even a question by the Council members. <BR/>The homeowner on McKinley will be allowed to remove his gum tree next to the house. He will be replacing it with two 36 inch box trees.<BR/><BR/>Council member Lantz tried valiantly to save the tree, but the others decided maybe the threat to the house was a higher priority. This decision is consistent with the view of the city arborist, so nothing too radical. Btw, the homeowner was killing his own case. FYI don't say a tree is a nuisance or we have lots of trees in the neighborhood. Focus on...."I'm worried this tree will damage my house!" And when it's a couple feet away and 45 feet high, the cautious path would be to remove the tree. If the same tree was somewhere else in the yard, I would have a completely different opinion. One of the more interesting moments was to hear that Paula Lantz didn't see a need to keep the queen palms since they might only be 20 years old. Hmmmm....Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606885763750656686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-84650128189721256452009-04-07T06:28:00.000-07:002009-04-07T06:28:00.000-07:00I can't imagine anything more boring than listenin...I can't imagine anything more boring than listening to Rothman give a speech. Paying to hear it goes against my nature to a level I can't even describe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-22507408317670240782009-04-06T21:07:00.000-07:002009-04-06T21:07:00.000-07:00Thanks Calwatch...much appreciated. Appears to be...Thanks Calwatch...much appreciated. Appears to be a Chamber of Commerce event vs. an official city event. I assume that we(taxpayers) are not funding the event, even though we subsidize the Chamber.gilmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-67816194622558691482009-04-06T20:59:00.000-07:002009-04-06T20:59:00.000-07:00Mayor's State of the City Address 2009Date: April ...Mayor's State of the City Address 2009<BR/><BR/>Date: April 28th<BR/>Time: 11:30am<BR/><BR/>Location: Pomona Fox Theater - 114 W. 3rd Street, Pomona<BR/><BR/>\"Maintaining the Vision\" Lunch $30.00 per person. For more information contact the chamber office<BR/><BR/>http://www.pomonachamber.org/events.php#58calwatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841732764880379020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-85597843721655458912009-04-06T16:19:00.000-07:002009-04-06T16:19:00.000-07:00Dear Robin..Can you point me in the right directio...Dear Robin..<BR/>Can you point me in the right direction? Where is Rothman giving this address? Is it listed on a website? are other Council members attending? <BR/>thanks for any further info you can provide.gilmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-82077495253040072732009-04-06T14:41:00.000-07:002009-04-06T14:41:00.000-07:00keep the Chainsaw buzzing Ed. I hear our city govt...keep the Chainsaw buzzing Ed. I hear our city govt. is beginning to complain about our complaints. well. maybe if they listened to us, there'd be less complaints for them to complain about.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05827565756014550602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659570700681116455.post-57964734329826057702009-04-06T09:01:00.000-07:002009-04-06T09:01:00.000-07:00State of the City Address by Rothman is to be pres...State of the City Address by Rothman is to be presented at a $300 per table and $30 per head event. Only those with money may attend, and taxpayer dollars fund the event. What about the rest of us? Don't we get to hear it too since we're renting the tables? <BR/><BR/>Weren't speed humps installed on Monroe St. recently? I don't want to see the street closed, especially since I already paid for humps. I'm getting tired of all my secret routes across town being ruined. Same for my secret parking spots. Ease of travel and parking are one of the joys of Pomona.Robinnoreply@blogger.com