Eminent Domain IS Still an OPTION IN GRAND TERRACE

Lobbying Activity Lee Ann Garcia's Associations and Travels at the Expense of the City of Grand Terrace: Putting the Quality of Life of Grand Terrace Citizens at Risk.


LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES

This is the list of lobbyist hired by the League that lobbied against limiting the use of eminent domain and against the State Constitutional Amendment limiting its use to what the Framers intended.

Our Councilwoman Garcia is the Board member for the League for this area and has charged her travel expenses to the City for years for this activity that goes against the majorities' wishes in Grand Terrace. More to follow.

ADDRESS
1400 K STREET, SUITE 400
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 658-8200

RESPONSIBLE OFFICER REGISTRATION DATE STATUS
DWIGHT R. STENBAKKEN, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 01/01/2005 Active

EMPLOYER'S LOBBYISTS
NAME START DATE TERMINATION DATE
LAWSON STARK, LIISA 05/01/2005
HIGGINS, WILLIAM S. 04/01/2006
STENBAKKEN, DWIGHT 01/01/2005
CARRIGG, DANIEL 01/01/2005
HUNTER, YVONNE L. 01/01/2005
KORINKE, JEAN F. 01/01/2005 03/31/2006
THOMAS, P. ANTHONY 01/01/2005
O'GORMAN, AMY 01/01/2005 01/01/2005

EMPLOYER'S FIRMS
NAME START DATE TERMINATION DATE
JEA & ASSOCIATES 01/01/2005

If you see any of these folks in town know that they Support the Use of Eminent Domain for Development Like what Schwab / Jacobsen and the Council that approved the RDA to Negotiate with the Citizen Property Owner on the Behalf of the Developer, threatened and began to do to a Citizen Property Owner in Grand Terrace.


Connecting this to GRAND TERRACE and the FUTURE:

Note the Council has still an outstanding authorization for the "Negotiation" a piece of privately owned property. Making it virtually impossible for this or any property owner to feel that the issues is fully resolved. The council should Put a Resolution on the Agenda that states,

Where AS this Council/Board will not use Eminent Domain to force the sale of property from one private individual to another private individual for the purpose of private development.

Where As the City Manager / Redevelopment Director has no authorization to Negotiate, Suggest, or Offer the use of Eminent Domain for any purpose except when Authorized by Public Vote by this City Council for specific Public Works Projects such as roads, parks and PUBLICLY OWNED Facilities.

Where As all Past use of such action, threats and warnings are from this point hence nullified and the property rights to ownership and free use and enjoyment of private property is restored to all property owners of the City of Grand Terrace.

Where As the threat of the use of Eminent Domain was use against the Citizens and Property owners in the past by the Director of the Redevelopment Agency, with out the authorization of the Council/Board he is to be terminated.

Where As the City Manager, Director of the Redevelopment Agency, miss-guided the City Council , and Redevelopment Board with statements which later were confirmed to be false there is cause to terminate the City Manager,Director of Redevelopment Agency, Tom Schwab with prejudice.

Where As the City Manager, Director of Redevelopment has caused damage to the Citizens of the City, and the Reputation of the City, and induced the City Council and Redevelopment Board to take actions which have affected the Financial Decisions made, there shall be a Full Critical analysis looking for in all of the Financial Records, Contracts, and all matters of City Management and Governance.

Where As at the result of the full audit a full clear disclosure will be made public and available to any investigative agency responsible for the proper use of Local, State and Federal Funds.

Where As the City of Grand Terrace will aspire to be faithful servant to its Citizens in its dealings and governance.