So, with the caveat of reviewing certain issues before further changes could be made, the Commission voted 4-1 to approve the City Hall. The next week the City Hall came before the City Council and they voted to remove the Planning Commission from further scrutiny of the City Hall. Current lease includes utilities. Current lease include maintenance. Current lease includes building exterior.
Current lease includes adequate parking for employees and city vehicles.
Now we learn, that off site parking had to be leased for city vehicles due to inadequate parking near the library. Not only have I suggested the investigation of the now abandoned First Direct Plus building on Los Alisos as a suitable City Hall, I have tried to work with the voters approval of the 47,750 sq. While it is understandable that the mayor is worried about cut-through traffic from La Paz, with the City Emergency Center being on site, my suggestion was to add a driveway which would be secured by locked gate which only police and fire could access if there were a Catastrophic event. All these questions and suggestions fall on deaf ears. As your city councilperson, this refusal to discuss these issues will stop 9.