After the last CC Meeting (6/07) and the last Town Hall Meeting (6/14) it has become very apparent that YOU have decided to avoid DIRECT PUBLIC CONTACT as much as possible. Some of the responses by yourselves and especially from your fire wall (Dir of Public Relations) have made that very clear. Therefore the following questions are OPEN and NEED to be ADDRESSED.
Note to Question #2 – the response during the TH Meeting ONLY mentioned DEBATE. The resolution covers CONVERSATIONS, Q&A and RESPONSE also.
Five (5) Items for the 6/21/2021 CITY COUNCIL MEETING:
1. Since the City has announced the reopening of City Facilities effective July 1st 2021 on what date will the City Council Meetings move from the Zoom Format back to a face to face format with Taxpayer/Citizens in attendance? And additionally address Item #2?
2. Resolution #1252 (dtd 02/2020) states Citizens/Taxpayers are currently NOT ALLOWED to engage in a conversation, ask questions and expect a response or debate of any type.
There needs to be a Modification, Amendment or Repeal of Sec III Note E to thereby allow Conversation, Debate or Q&A.
Why do Comments/Questions to the City Council at CC Meetings not get answered or even posted into the City Website?
3. NW Lake Road and NW Sierra Street Traffic Signal:
This item has been moved again and is now listed as #8 on the City of Camas 2022-2027 Six Year Street Priorities with a schedule date of Jan 2024.
It now has a $380K estimated cost.
This item was listed as a $2.5M line item as part of the $78M in the Failed Prop 2 in the 2019 Election.
Will it take a tragedy to get the project moved up in the priority list?
Why is this project LOWER than other items which have no potential for injury or death?
4. City Administrator Replacement: Why does the city not contact the #2 or #3 from the LAST search that was conducted in 2020? Why start over from scratch and FLUSH more citizen/taxpayer $ down the drain?
5. Northshore Development Phase 2 Consultant Contract:
This item is on the Agenda today at a starting price of $225K to WSP.
If memory serves the majority of Camasonians were not in favor of this project.
There are approx 25K people in Camas. Less than 1K participated in the Visioning portion of Phase 1.
When did the 25,000 citizens ask for this Development ?
The only winners when this is all said and done will be the Consultants (WSP), the Developers, the Contractors and those that have sold land to the city of Camas.
Not the CITIZENS.