19 August 2018

Back-In-The-Saddle Again: The Bukaroo Bonanza Boys On The Mesa City Council Get Back-To-Business

Errrrrr! .....at least that's what's supposed to be the story this week on Wednesday, August 16 2018 in a YouTube video upload supplied by city-owned Mesa Channel 11 to cover a Study Session held in the Lower Chambers of City Council Headquarters on First Street at 7:45 a.m. Hardly anyone looked happy to be back-at-work doing their jobs they get paid to do: governing a city of over 480,000 in a representative democracy where very few citizens or members of the public ever show up at these sessions or even know when and where they take place or for that matter what's on the agenda.
If you were a teacher or a school principal, how would YOU rate this "Study Session" ??? Take the time to watch - You can see the entire 25 minutes in the insert below. Did they do their "homework" ??????
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The seats around the council tables were filled with the elected seven councilmembers including the mayor and four district reps in the middle of the Primary Election. One definitely will not be returning - District 4 Councilmember Chris Glover who is termed-out.
Serving first terms, District 1 Councilmember Mark Freeman and District 2 Councilmember Jeremy Whittaker are in for now.
Two councilmembers are up for re-election: District 5 David Luna who's running opposed and District 6 Kevin Thompson who's a shoe-in with no declared opposition.
In District 4 Francisco Heredia is seeking his first elected full 2-year term in-office after appointment to fill a seat left empty when popular Ryan Winkle got ousted off the City Council in contentious hearings that took place at this time last year.
See for yourself if this has got to be one of the most somber study sessions ever . . . but first in advance of this 'study session' is the published agenda provided for your information and interest (it's not in the YouTube upload) 
That's assuming YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN WHAT YOUR ELECTED GOVERNMENT IS DOING.
It's followed by a link to a bigger agenda
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Here are the published meeting details that you will have to navigate: Ready?
PLEASE NOTE: https://mesazona.blogspot.com/2018/08/mesa-council-study-session-16-aug-2018.html
Appointments to:
  • Mesa Housing Services Governing Board,
  • Housing and Community Development Advisory Board,
  • Human Relations Advisory Board,
  • Judicial Advisory Board,
  • Museum & Cultural Advisory Board,
  • Transportation Advisory Board.
 

Meeting Name: City Council Study Session Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/16/2018 7:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - Lower Level
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
Meeting video:  
Attachments:

File #Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultAction Details
18-0990 3-aAppointmentAppointments to the following: Mesa Housing Services Governing Board,
Housing and Community Developement Advisory Board, Human Relations Advisory Board, Judicial Advisory Board, Museum & Cultural Advisory Board, Transportation Advisory Board.		  Not available
18-0880 4-aMinutesParks and Recreation Advisory Board Special Meeting held on June 21, 2018.  Not available
18-0920 4-bMinutesMuseum and Cultural Advisory Board meeting held on May 24, 2018.  Not available
18-0961 4-cMinutesIndustrial Development Authority meeting held on July 9, 2018.  Not available
18-0979 4-dMinutesEconomic Development Advisory Board meeting held on June 5, 2018.  Not available
18-0962 4-eMinutesHistoric Preservation Board meeting held on July 3, 2018.  Not available

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