13 January 2017

Mesa City Council Meeting - 1/9/2017

Lots of empty seats!!
Published: January 10, 2017
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Running time: 20:33
Please note how few people go to these meetings - or how many people in a population of over 450,000 who take the time to even watch.
This blogsite published the final agenda for this meeting - and the first item the mayor presents is  a proclamation with one staged photo opp - the so-called "unity pledge" that has failed to attract more than 2,000 people to sign in the last two years.
It is an attempt to sidestep and delay the consideration and adoption of a more all-inclusive Non-Discrimination Ordinance that the Human Relations Advisory Board has been advocating for years. . . it may be "a step" but far short of enforcing the rights of all people protected by law. --- it's not just about "gay" or rights of LGBT
This tricky unity pledge is NOT equality of all.

Kevin Christopher reads the Consent Agenda and it gets unanimously approved as usual with no questions.

Two blue comments from the public, both of whom state what religion they practice [one Mormon with 2 gay sons and six children, one evangelical mentioning "gay" again

Brief appreciation for members leaving office

 

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