Advocates Of Open Govt Have Nothing To Say Over City Manager Contract – LA Moves Towards Tiny Houses, Safe Parking On Malibu Doorstep
Written by 991KBU on May 14, 2021
In exactly 20 seconds, and with exactly zero words of discussion, Steve McClary’s contract as interim city manager was approved by the city council tonight. 5-0.
This is the entire audio clip … as the city hired its new chief executive.
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MAYOR PAUL GRISANTI: “OK, we have got a motion and a second for the employment contract for interim city manager of service between the city and Steven L. McClary.
“Any discussion? OK … then call the roll ….”
[sound of meeting roll call – fadeout talkover]
This came after one city city council member spent three minutes questioning how city staff came up with a proposed budget to cut 100 dead trees that pose an imminent safety hazard.
How was the tree cutting estimate arrived at?
Is the city biologist able to act as an arborist? What if there is a cost overrun?
All valid questions.
Last night … councilman Bruce Silverstein sort of referred to the bitter political battle at city hall …
He did that by heaping praise on Doanld Trump as an example of good behavior … in the context of developing coronavirus vaccines.
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“It’s a result of the efforts, substantial efforts, of both the current presidential administration and the past one, because it’s the past one that got this off the ground and got movingh at lightning speed, and the current one that got the shots in the arm.
“So if those two could work together to get things done then clearly we can do so.4And I’m glad we’ve been working together better and it’s time to continue that.
“It’s time to heal.”
Bruce Silverstein was one of two new city council members, just elected on a platform of “bring transparency at City Hall” and “no more closed door communications with the city manager”.
The three council members who supported Reva Feldman had nothing to say either.
The public was completely left in the dark as to the selection of the interim city manager.
There was no public discussion by the council members – not one word – about how he was selected.
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A proposal to convert several beach parking lots just each opf Malibu into temporary housing is moving forward at the City of Los Angless.
temporary tiny homes/safe camping at Will Rogers State Beach, temporary tiny homes/safe camping at Dockweiler Beach, RV parking at Dockweiler and temporary tiny homes/safe camping in Marina del Rey.
L A councilman Joe Buscaino … who is also runnign for mayor … was the only vote against it.
He said the homelessness crisis is indeed an emergency … but beaches and parks provide priceless open space and recreation opportunities.
Putting homeless camps at the beach would effect the hundfreds of thousands of lw income residents who flock to them.
The motion approved yesterday is not an approval of the proposals.
Rather … it is a study of their cost, feasibility and impact..
That story is based on reporting in the Santa Monica Daily Press.
