CC 2020-09-22_07 Supplemental No 1
MEMORANDUM
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: WHITNEY MCDONALD, CITY MANAGER
JESSICA MATSON, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
AGENDA ITEM 7. – SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
DATE: SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Attached is correspondence received for the above referenced item.
cc: City Manager
City Attorney
City Clerk
City Website (or public review binder)
From:Renee Westerhuis
To:public comment
Subject:Parklets
Date:Monday, September 21, 2020 9:51:30 AM
To whom it may concern,
I am Renee Westerhuis from The Green Room in the village. I have owned my business here since 1988, so over 32
years now. I have heard that there is discussion of making some of the parklets permanent. I happen to be right in
the middle of a block that is completely covered with the barriers because I am near a bar, two restaurants, and the
ice cream store. all of my parking out front is now gone. I never said much about it before, because I realize it’s very
difficult for the restaurants right now. And although I had a recent lockout from my salon for a couple of months
thanks to our dear governor, I was able to cut hair out back. but there’s absolutely no way I can have all of my
parking in front of my business blocked off on a permanent basis. I have a number of customers who do not walk
well and need to park out front in order to get a haircut. At this point all of those clients are not able to access my
salon. They cannot walk far enough to park in the back behind our buildings. I am located at 110 W. Branch Street.
Please do NOT even CONSIDER making these parklets permanent. I absolutely need and pay for my parking on
the street!
sincerely,
Renee Westerhuis
The Green Room
From:Melinda Fuzesy
To:public comment
Subject:Say No to Prop 16
Date:Tuesday, September 22, 2020 3:12:01 PM
Honorable mayor, City Council members, city staff and fellow citizens,
Lately there were many rallies organized by residents throughout California to oppose
proposition 16. Civil Rights activists, law professors, elected officials, students and parents
all spoke passionately against Prop 16 in those rallies. Why was that? I learned that Prop
16 was proposed by the state assembly woman Shirley Webber, aiming to repeal Prop 209,
part of California constitution, which clearly prohibits the state from discriminating against,
or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color,
ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or
public contracting. Yet the state wants to repeal it. If Prop 16 passes in the Nov election, it
means we the Californians allow the state to discriminate against all of us based on our
race, gender or color and allow special treatment by the state in college admissions, jobs
and contracting. This is totally unconstitutional and against the American value of equal
rights.
Furthermore, I have learnt that the ballot label was written in a very misleading fashion. It
says Prop 16 allows diversity as a factor in public employment, education and contracting
decisions. The legislators are playing word game with the voters. They replaced the word
“discrimination” with the word “diversity”. This is discrimination in the name of “diversity”.
Let’s all not be misled by the ballot label. We should all say no to discrimination and most of
all discrimination from the state level. Please vote NO on Prop 16 in Nov! Please read out
my comments in the City Council meeting. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Melinda Fuzesy