COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER'S COMMENTS NOT RECORDED

Dear Fellow Citizens and the Press

Please Read the SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 Minutes:

http://www.cityofgrandterrace.org/city_departments/CRA_Minutes.html

Go all the way down to September 28, 2006

Council Member Jim Miller's Question with regards to the Payment to Corporation for Better Housing (CFBH) and how much was for legal fees was not recorded in the Minutes of the Meeting.

Council Member Jim Miller's Request for a Complete Disclosure of the Deal with CFBH has not been Released including the Terms and Conditions for Operations, Financing Plan and associated Requirements.

It was Stated at the Meeting and not recorded in the Minutes that just over a Million Dollars of Payments have been made to CFBH.

There have apparently been payment of over 3.2 Million to CFBH not just over 1.m.

In addition, the Court Reversed ALL Approvals on this ACTION or PLAN.

Reversal of that Reversal is dependent on the completion of an EIR. WHY are Payments being made to CFBH? They can not be for work done, when work to be done was suspended by the courts reversal of all approvals..

IS this not an example of the city causing costs because the combined effort of the City Manager, and Council Failed to Listen to the Public and Council of Citizens. HOW much would have been saved if the City and CFBH had gone back to the drawing board after hearing the public comments at the Public Hearings or at the City Council Meetings. The stubbornness of the City Manager has driven the increase in the cost of this project perhaps he should pay for the legal costs and increased cost as a performance penalty.

Council Member Jim Miller has in the Past asked for and for all evidence not yet received an audit and full accounting of the Donations, and Expenses of the Grand Terrace Day Event. This is related as key "Donations" are made by developers and service providers which have requests or applications pending hearing in front of the Council, and the amount of funds spend is a significant sum. In addition to the direct expense city employees spend time on the event and this time is or should be reported as a cost item per his request.

Is this a case of when Council Member Jim Miller makes a request nobody listens, or responds?

Just asking the question... I don't have the answer.....