The final agenda for this regular meeting was featured in a post here on August 26, 2016
Notice how quickly Items on the Consent Agenda get passed . . . about 5 minutes
City Manager Chris Brady starts off with nervous giggles about 6:00 even though his updates were scheduled as the last item.
Salvatore Reza is the first to speak about the long-standing issues with Mesa Royale Trailer Park : issues of long-standing violations [25 years] that were ignored by the city or conveniently overlooked until a questionable complaint - possibly fake - came out of City Hall from "a neighbor" not identified in Mr. Brady's comments. Any questions - and they were frequently asked - about back-handed dealings and undisclosed business and/or family connections inside City Hall that might have been for personal gains - were not addressed either.
Residents alleged actions by the property were "racist'
The only thing new was revealing city negotiations for an extension of code compliance problems with the new owner, identified as 644 Main Street LLC, an out-of-state corporation registered with the Arizona Corporation Commission. No real estate or financing details were provided, although it became know that Jerry Lewis, friend of the mayor and others in city government, "had a hand" in the dealings as the registered agent for the Gene Hamm Family Trust who sold the property.
Any remedies Mesa Royale residents might have if they have to move were referred by Chris Brady to other entities other than the City of Mesa.
Published August 30, 2016
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Friday, September 02, 2016
This is Good: A Podcast Market Urbanism with Nolan Gray On-Air [transcript in link]
Podcast
Trailer Parks, Zoning, and Market Urbanism with Nolan Gray
Today’s guest on Economics Detective Radio is Nolan Gray. Nolan is a writer for Market Urbanism and the host of the recently launched Market Urbanism Podcast.
Market urbanism is the synthesis of classical liberal economics and an appreciation for urban life. Market urbanists are interested in economic issues specific to cities, such as housing affordability and urban transportation.
Nolan wrote an article titled “Reclaiming ‘Redneck’ Urbanism: What Urban Planners Can Learn From Trailer Parks.” As Nolan points out, trailer parks are remarkable in that they achieve very high densities with just one- and two-story construction. They do so while providing remarkably low rents of between $300 and $500, or $700 to $1,100 per month to live in brand new manufactured homes. They are also interesting in that the park managers provide a form of private governance to their tenants.
A century ago, there were many kinds of low-income housing available to people of lesser means. Low-quality apartments, denser housing, and boarding houses have largely been regulated out of existence. The remarkable thing about trailer parks is that they haven’t been made illegal or untenable by regulation. The one thing trailer parks don’t have is a mixture of uses, but they get around this by locating close to business areas.
Cities in Europe and Japan, which didn’t adopt American-style zoning, have much higher density and more mixed-use neighbourhoods. Houston, which has taken steps to deregulate, has seen more development of this sort recently. It seems like dense, mixed-use neighbourhoods pass the market test whenever they are allowed.
BEA News: U.S. International Trade in Goods & Services July 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AT 8:30 A.M. EDT
Friday, September 2, 2016
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES July 2016
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Exports and imports of goods and services were revised for January through June 2016 to incorporate
more comprehensive and updated quarterly and monthly data.
Revisions to June exports
* Exports of goods were revised upward $0.2 billion.
* Exports of services were revised downward $0.5 billion.
Revisions to June imports
* Imports of goods were revised downward $0.2 billion.
* Imports of services were revised upward $0.1 billion.
Goods by Selected Countries and Areas: Monthly - Census Basis (Exhibit 19)
The July figures show surpluses, in billions of dollars, with
South and Central America ($2.6)
Hong Kong ($2.0)
Singapore ($0.9)
Brazil ($0.6)
United Kingdom ($0.5).
Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with
China ($29.4)
European Union ($11.8)
Japan ($6.0),
Germany ($5.3)
Mexico ($5.2)
South Korea ($2.3)
India ($2.2)
Italy ($1.8)
Taiwan ($1.2),
France ($1.0)
OPEC ($0.9)
Canada ($0.4)
Saudi Arabia ($0.2).
* The balance with the United Kingdom shifted from a deficit of $0.2 billion in June to a
surplus of $0.5 billion in July. Exports increased $0.1 billion to $4.7 billion and imports
decreased $0.6 billion to $4.2 billion.
* The deficit with France decreased $0.6 billion to $1.0 billion in July. Exports increased
$0.5 billion to $2.9 billion and imports decreased $0.2 billion to $3.9 billion.
* The deficit with China increased $1.4 billion to $29.4 billion in July. Exports increased
$0.4 billion to $9.8 billion and imports increased $1.8 billion to $39.2 billion.
Goods and Services by Selected Countries and Areas:
Quarterly - Balance of Payments Basis (Exhibit 20)
The second quarter figures show surpluses, in billions of dollars, with
South and Central America
($17.0),
Hong Kong ($6.3),
Brazil ($5.8),
OPEC ($5.1),
Singapore ($4.5),
United Kingdom ($3.3),
Canada ($2.9),
Saudi Arabia ($2.2).
Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with
China ($74.0),
European Union ($24.0),
Germany ($17.1),
Mexico ($14.8),
Japan ($13.8), Italy
($8.0),
India ($7.6),
South Korea ($5.2),
France ($3.5)
Taiwan ($2.1).
Source: http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm
See the navigation bar at the right side of the news release text for links to data tables,
contact personnel and their telephone numbers, and supplementary materials.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Future Plans for Maker-Space HeatSync Labs Here in The New Urban DTMesa? Do Your Bit
HeatSync Labs is a community-driven 501(c)3 non-profit shop and workspace where engineers, artists, students, and hobbyists come to make prototypes, art, and other creative projects.
It is a workshop for mad scientists, artists and anyone creating or making!
It is a workshop for mad scientists, artists and anyone creating or making!
We make tools, resources, and skills available to you.
We have created this survey to learn how we can make more positive impact in the community.
Please help the group understand your needs better.
It should take less then 10 minutes.
Thanks for taking time to help ensure the future of independently-operated technology spaces in Arizona.
Go to this link >> http://survey.heatsynclabs.org/
Thanks for taking time to help ensure the future of independently-operated technology spaces in Arizona.
Go to this link >> http://survey.heatsynclabs.org/
HeatSync Labs = MakerSpace Here In New Urban DTMesa
Published on Aug 29, 2016
Views: 514
Ryan McDermott from HeatSync Labs was invited to speak at the White House about how Makerspaces are enabling creativity and innovation. Learn what they are and how you can try one out.
THE END OF WHITE CHRISTIAN AMERICA
. . . . an era passes
Published on Jul 19, 2016
Views: 1,047
Robert P. Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), challenges us to grasp the profound political and cultural consequences of a new reality—that America is no longer a majority white Christian nation.
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