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From: Elizabeth Kane <ebethl@hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 3:10 PM
To: Dana Engstrom; Elizabeth Kane
Subject: Monday's Agenda Item J - Concerns on Transparency
Dana
The below email was sent to 4 of the 5 sitting council people by me today. (Excluded Councilwoman Deaton).
I am told you should be in receipt of this as well.
Thank you
Elizabeth Kane
Old Town Resident Seal Beach
From: Elizabeth Kane<ebethl@hotmail.com>
Sent:Saturday,January 26,2019 2:23 PM
To: Elizabeth Kane
Subject: Monday's Agenda Item J-Concerns on Transparency
I was one of the concerned residents who attended the last Town Hall Meeting in November on the revisions to
the City Parking Municipal Code. At that meeting, we were told by the consultant that they would be "taking
our feedback and that of the city back to the table for rework, and that the residents would get another chance
for another Town Hall and Public Hearing before anything became final." At that meeting, the consultant
suggested said meeting would take place in the early February timeframe.
Today I pull up the agenda for Monday and see that this item is being pushed through for reading, vote and
adoption at this Monday's meeting. Why? What is the sense of emergency and urgency that the residents and
business owners of this town do not get to openly see and review some of the new changes that have been
introduced?
For example, there is now some very restrictive and business detrimental language that has been added about
our local car repair shops. I doubt that any of them have been made aware that they are about to be impacted in
the manor this new code suggests.
This all feels very sneaky and non-transparent to me.
H. It is unlawful for any person whose business involves the repair or servicing of
vehicles or vehicle components to store, stand or park any vehicle on any
public street or public property after that person has accepted custody of that
vehicle from the customer.
Vehicle storage time shall not exceed thirty days on the premises of the repair
facility. Vehicles awaiting repair shall be stored in a designated off-street
storage area and shall not be stored in parking or other open areas
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I would ask that you all take a step back on this item, table it and set up a final Public Hearing or Town Hall
meeting so that you will rest assured that the residents are truly in support of whatever the final outcome is.
Thank you
Elizabeth Kane
562-493-1015
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