....and only one more meeting-to-go into the record books after December 10,2018 in three 4-day work weeks Monday-Thursday only until the New Year 2019.
Looks like a long stretch is ahead for The Holidays. Nice work if you can get it, huh?
Keep in mind that elected city officials are there to work for you - it's their job!
If you have no idea what's on the agenda for them, don't complain. Who's been naughty and who's been nice?
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You probably will never know, even if you ever cared to find out who represents you in the City Council districts where you live and pay taxes. Do you know who they are?
Here are the six district members and Mesa Mayor John Giles - all in shades-of-gray except for two guys on the left >
Next year there will be a incoming woman to replace District 4 Councilmember Chris Glover, who's termed-out of office.
There can be no effective government here in Mesa unless YOU - the public - take the time to get informed and get involved in your government.
One of the missions of this blog is to provide information.
The rest is up to YOU. Otherwise, democracy doesn't work.
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Looks like a long stretch is ahead for The Holidays. Nice work if you can get it, huh?
Keep in mind that elected city officials are there to work for you - it's their job!
If you have no idea what's on the agenda for them, don't complain. Who's been naughty and who's been nice?
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You probably will never know, even if you ever cared to find out who represents you in the City Council districts where you live and pay taxes. Do you know who they are?
Here are the six district members and Mesa Mayor John Giles - all in shades-of-gray except for two guys on the left >
Next year there will be a incoming woman to replace District 4 Councilmember Chris Glover, who's termed-out of office.
There can be no effective government here in Mesa unless YOU - the public - take the time to get informed and get involved in your government.
One of the missions of this blog is to provide information.
The rest is up to YOU. Otherwise, democracy doesn't work.
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One of the things the Mesa City Council does is to spend your money; probably more than what you know. For example, just two days ago, there was an item on one of the study session's agendas (there were two agendas on 03 December so the council could have an extra week off) to spend over $_______ on traffic violations enforcement. They don't like to call it that, but there's a company located here in Mesa, American Traffic Solutions at Riverview, that could benefit from contracts that most of the public in other cities state-wide oppose . . . just in case you missed that one. If you want to see how much time it takes to pass and approve all the items on the Consent Agenda for Monday's meeting in one motion, watch the following video:
Pre-Note: You can view the previous 01:21:17 Study Session using this link to YouTube >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsK7TZbZUI4
There are good reasons why the usually brief "study sessions" took up so much time.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON 03 DECEMBER 2018
After the Invocation and The Boy Scout-led Pledge of Allegiance, the mayor decides to pull out his own Youth Committee for recognition and a photo opp. Sounds like his voice hasn't recovered, and the silver-throated fast-talking Kevin Christopher reads all the items on the Consent Agenda. . . The council votes and that's that!
Except for Item 8-a and one request from a member of the public to speak . . .THERE WAS A ROBUST DISCUSSION
Session adjourned
All done in 16:54
This is the upcoming Tentative Agenda Draft for the Mesa City Council meeting this coming Monday on December 3rd; there is no agenda or meeting details posted for the Study Session before that. There are 16 List items for Contracts to be awarded - one for over $8,000,000, as well as discussion if you ask to approve increases in spending limits on existing contracts. One of the contracts is Item 4-b at $425,000 annually for a 3-Year Contract to supply new uniforms for the Fire & Medical Department. Total contract award: $1,275,000. Item 4-a might be of interest - it's a Dollar-Limit increase in Year 4 of a contract for Industrial Supplies city-wide, noting that "Water Resources expenses were unusual this term with $60,000 more needed before 12/31/2018 on that one Item.
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WHATEVER ELSE YOU DO, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO Item 6-a and Item 6-b that are Resolutions about Community Facilities Districts. These are underlying agreements made before to permit two new Master-Planned real estate development areas in East Mesa: Eastmark and Cadence @ Gateway. The city has recently annexed another additional 3,600 acres east of the former General Motors Proving Grounds. If you have any questions or concerns or do not understand the consequences of the special considerations for CFDs, please contact your City Council District representatives . . . it's not something you should let fly under-the-radar.
Use the underlined blue links to access the two Resolutions
18-1431 | 6-a | Resolution | A resolution updating the current policy guidelines and application procedures for the establishment of community facilities districts. (Citywide) | |||
18-1430 | 6-b | Resolution | Consider a Petition received for the formation of the Eastmark Community Facilities District No. 2 and approving a resolution forming such District and entering into a Development, Financing Participation, Waiver and Intergovernmental Agreement. (District 6) |
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Meeting Name: | City Council | Agenda status: | Tentative |
Meeting date/time: | 12/10/2018 5:45 PM |
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