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Sept 26, 2014Vol. 1 No. 11 Highlighting our Community and Businesses for Imperial Beach

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Photo courtesy of Rob HurlbutThis is the signature of the new shopping center. A clock tower that looks like a life-guard tower....that is actually masking a cell phone tower behind frosted rear illumi-nated glass.Representatives from Sudberry and the Architect made a presentation to City CouncilSept 17th of the new modified plans including the giant clock tower.(See more in Council Notes)

Tyra Moe was recebtly recognized and promoted to the position ofFire Engineer.

Public Safety Director Tom Clark read off a lengthy list of Tyrasqualifications and training and mentioned her 7.5 years of service toImperial Beach. Her father was present to pin her along with a largefollowing of friends and family.

MAR VISTA MARINERS VS. GABRIELINO GAMETeam captains walking out for the coin toss (#7 Sr. QB Ben Munoz, #79 Sr. OLJesus Medina, #73 Jr. OL Kaelin Washington, #41 Sr. LB Adam Hernandez) Story Pg. 8

SEACOASTERS MEETINGA meeting room at the new hotel was donated by Manager Tim Earp for theSeacoasters to meet in September. He stated that the new hotel has had 20,000visitors so far.

The Seacoasters Group was founded about 3 years ago by co-founders EdSpriggs and Bob Miller. The purpose as they state it is; an aesthetics processto enhance the potential of Seacoast Drive to its maximum. Miller describedthe group as a collaboration of business and government and stated that;Themost important people are the ones on Seacoast Drive! City Money wasallocated last May for a lighting demonstration for Seacoast Drive on behalf ofthe Seacoasters Group.This was the first workshop meeting hosted by new City Manager Andy Hall.Basically the gathering was a review of what had been accomplished previ-ously and moved on to take suggestions of what things should stay the sameand what things could yet be done to enhance the experience of SeacoastDrive. Ed Vea wrote the suggestions on a large tablet and hung the sugges-tions on the wall of the meeting room while Andy Hall moderated the work-shop. The meeting was widely attended by a number or residents and busi-ness owners who live on or own property on Seacoast Drive. Babycakesprovided some very nice special cupcakes afterwards.

IMPERIAL BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTSBLUES BBQ FESTIVAL

Imperial Beach Chamber of Commerce presents a Barbeque and Blues Festival on Sunday Septem-ber 28, from 10 am to 5pm at Portwood Pier Plaza, Evergreen, and Seacoast Drive. What a wayto end the summer with some of San Diegos Award winning bands, pulled pork plates, a BeerGarden featuring Coronado Brewing Company beers, vendors and kids activities. The event is freeand open to the public.

The day begins with the Robert Edwards Band Edwards has played and recorded since he was12, and has performed as a bass player, vocalist, and songwriter with the Early Morning BluesBand and then later with Penrod in late the 60s & 70s and has opened for legendary names such asLinda Ronstadt, Chubby Checker and Albert King. Followed by Grammy award winner, LennyFuzzy Rankins, who has been selected to play with many masters including BB King, Etta Jamesand Bobby Blue Bland. Fuzzy, a skilled storyteller, writer, composer and producer, plays bass,drums and keys. The Little Kings Blues That Swing, they have their own brand of Chicago,Texas, and West Coast Blues and Swing is guaranteed to get audiences groovin and dancing, withlocal Imperial Beach drummer Bruce Steward keeping the beat. We end the day with TheEarthmovers Featuring Lady J a dynamic blues band comprised of some of San Diegos mosttalented, versatile, and inspired musicians. The band plays blues art-forms ranging from Chicagoblues to gospel/soul-based blues, and performs soul-stirring renditions of songs by blues greatssuch as Etta James, Ruth Brown, Koko Taylor, Bobby Blue Bland, James Cotton, and others.

The Imperial Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau is organized to advance the gen-eral welfare and prosperity of the Imperial Beach area so that its citizens and all areas of itsbusiness community shall prosper. All necessary means of promotion shall be provided and par-ticular attention and emphasis shall be given to the economic, civic, commercial, cultural, indus-trial, social, and educational interests of the area.

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Dear Editor,In the summer of 2010, while looking to relocate my grow-ing family, I returned to Imperial Beach for a second look.Back in 1990, after serving in the Marine Corps, I lived atMariners Point off Caspian Way and surfed daily at BocaRio and south of Imperial Beach Blvd. Twenty years later,I witnessed the amazing transformation of Seacoast Drive,Pier Plaza and Palm Avenue. The City planners, electedofficials local residents and businesses came together toaccomplish a mission of revitalizing the beach front. Withthat focus and determination; Imperial Beach became thenew destination for new businesses, homeowners, youngerfamilies and eco-friendly activities. It was this positiveimage of the new Imperial Beach that helped me andmy family decide to buy a home here and become aninvolved local resident. Since it is your job as a jour-nalist and fact finding news reporter; could you pleasepublish an ongoing monthly updated review of the fol-lowing projects:1. 9th and Palm. What are the City planners and ourelected officials doing to attract top revenue generatingtenants such as Starbucks, Sprouts, Trader Joes, etc...Will the development be a shopping mall? If so, this willprobably be the BEST use of that land to generate a per-centage of tax revenues for the city and a percentage ofsales revenue for the land owner/developer.2. How will the city benefit from new residential com-munity development plans such as the proposed idea atthe current Bernardo Shores?3. The new campus for the U.S. Navy and Special Op-erations units will generate an additional amount of trafficon and off Hwy 75 north of Palm Ave. Please gather andpublish the following facts:- Projected maximum increase amount of traffic and dailytotals from students and staff driving their cars, supportvehicles such as delivery trucks and logistics vans. Thisinformation is available but is not being published for thebenefit of the public. For the city planners, elected offi-cials, residents and business owners of Imperial Beach,this information needs to be accurate and valid to effec-tively market to consumer providers such as In-N-OutBurger, Trader Joes, mini Target/CostCo, etc. CoronadoCays and Imperial Beach directly benefit with these kinds ofbusinesses that will serve the increase in consumer trafficfrom visitors, students, staff, new and existing residents.4. With the additional increase in projected new busi-nesses and visitor traffic, what is the City doing to man-age concerns for Public Safety? For example, will thecosts of Union labor go up and how will that affect theGeneral Fund for the City?5. The idea of the Tower 23 Hotel at the NorthWest cor-ner of Imperial Beach Blvd and Seacoast Drive is a goodone. The condition of that property is reminiscent of theolder beat up look of Imperial Beach decades ago. Extracare and due diligence is of the utmost concern with re-gards to parking spaces, traffic patterns, etc. If Pier Southcan do it, so can Tower 23. Please check with developerif there are conceptual drawings that could be published.Thank you Ed for your ongoing contributions to our com-munity. Your positive articles that reflect cooperation,facts and positive change is most appreciated.Finally, I would like to extend my appreciation and grati-tude to all of those people involved in helping to revitalize,restore and reinvest in Imperial Beach. I am proud to bepart of Imperial Beach and look forward to raising mychildren in one of the BEST classic beach towns in Cali-fornia. The BEST is before us IB.Dante P.

Dear Editor,Thousands of stories and interactions gave me a finetuned, intimate knowledge of IB. Possibly because ofvocal reader support, last year I avoided the first roundof layoffs and kept my job as editor of IB Patch. Thesecond time around I went to bed employed and wokeup without a job. More than three years of work tobuild a local news website for Imperial Beach was over.

Then I left the country.

These days I live in Hmeenlinna, Finland and am partof a small group working to build local news and eventwebsite hamehub.com. I started Finnish courses thisweek and started a blog to cover crowdfunding jour-nalism called throughcracks.com.

Anyone willing to take the time to observe, listen and dothe work necessary to report accurate information de-serves a chance to earn the trust of Imperial Beachians.Anyone who takes time to appreciate a place so specialbut sometimes unappreciated should be welcomed.

I had some advantages the new publication may not;namely a budget to occasionally hire freelance journal-ists and a salary that allowed me to devote time to longinterviews and conversations that did a great deal toinform my reporting.

Even with those resources we couldnt catch every-thing. Our greatest asset was always an engaged publicthat was willing to reach out and tell us when we didntknow something was happening.

The bloggers and passionate people who participatedand made substantial contributions to build a digitaltown square on IB Patch are still there, some involvedwith IB Local News.

The evolution of local news in IB is a familiar one being played out in cities of a similar size all over the place big enough to merit occasional coverage but considered too small by shrinking news outlets to attract the daily atten tion of a full-time reporter. That often means theres no one to ask questions or report the actions of decision mak ers to the voting and tax-paying pub

lic; no one to tell the story of the amaz ing, awful and inspirational things done

by your neighbors.

Online news driven by social media and computer assisted reporting can change

that equation and allow a small, commit ted group to run an entire news website.

News that encourages community, civic action and local commerce can be of enor mous value to readers where they operate.

Thats a value many people in IB who believe in the dutiesof citizenship seem to understand.

Judging by the size of crowds at some public meetings,you would be forgiven for thinking people dont careabout the actions of local decision makers.

Most people have kids and jobs and other responsibili-ties that dont always allow them time to attend a citycouncil, PTA or school board meeting. They still needto see what their government is doing in order to par-ticipate. IB has a unique need for this kind of reportingdue to a high percentage of renters, working class familiesand people who serve their country at all hours: Customand Border Protection agents, Border Patrol agents, LeapFrogs, SEALs and all matter of U.S. Navy sailors.

The ways people interact with government, news andeach other continue to evolve, a fact Andy Hall acknowl-edged when he engaged readers in comments on IB Patchlast year before he was ever picked to run IB. And be-fore being asked to become City Manager a little over ayear ago, Hall shared some frank, honest words withme that sum up the need for watchful local news: Idont trust government. Thats an understandable state-ment, a reminder that from City Hall to Sacramento tolocal school district, courthouse and news website, weare all inheritors of imperfect, human institutions.

Pobodys nerfect.

Skepticism is healthy. Your government, schools, lawenforcement and new local news outlets deserve yourconstructive criticism, attention and support.

If you want to catch up with my latest work or reachme Im @kharijohnson on Twitter.

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AMERICAN LEGION POST 8201268 Palm Ave., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 423-7662We are one of the largest Service organizations in the Unites States. We first formed afterWWI in 1919 to assist those service men and women coming home from the front and wecontinue to assist them today. As an organization we are here for Veterans and theirfamilies. The Post consists of those members who have served honorably in the Armedforces and are serving today on active duty. It is serving during conflicts that make thisorganization so worthy to belong to. The Auxiliary are those women and girls that areWifes, daughters, mothers, grandmothers and step daughters eligible to be members. TheSons of the American Legion or SALs are those sons, grandsons and stepsons who havehad a parent who is in the American Legion. Come on down to the Post home if you fallinto any one of these categories. We have Karaoke every Fri, Sat and Sun afternoon. Wewill let you know how to become a member.

FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION (FRA)IMPERIAL BEACH BRANCH 289659 Silver Strand Blvd., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 429-3485Fleet Reserve Branch 289 is a non-profit organization comprised of active duty, veteransand retirees of the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Besides gathering forcamaraderie, the Branch supports, among other things, the Warrior Foundation, WoundedWarriors, Boys Club of Imperial Beach, Imperial Beach Little League Baseball and softball,and bestows scholarship donations to patriotic young men and women. Regularly, Branchmembers visit warriors at Balboa Naval Hospital providing toiletry articles and cookies.The branch also makes its presence during National Holidays supporting functions inImperial Beach. We would welcome your visit any time.

VFW POST 5477 SILVER STRAND123 Palm Ave., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 424-6666Proudly supports US veterans of all past and present wars. We are committed to supportingthe needs of our veterans, currently deployed troops, their families and our community. Our Hours of Operation are:Monday-Thursday 11:00-2200 * Friday 11:00-0200 * Saturday-Sunday 8:00-0200

The VFW is open to the public for breakfast on weekends from 9 am-11 am and on the lastSaturday of the month for Steak Night starting at 5:30 p.m. Post 5477 welcomes allmembers and active duty. For membership information, please contact: 619-424-6666.

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SENIOR VOLUNTEER PATROLThe San Diego County Sheriffs Department sponsors a Senior Volunteer Patrolfor Imperial Beach citizens 50 years and older who want to serve their communitythrough safety and service programs. The patrol is staffed by citizens who areasked to volunteer a minimum of six hours a week in a variety of capacities suchas patrolling neighborhoods and shopping centers and to check on elderly anddisabled. All volunteers complete a two week training program and face otherbackground checks, but all are eligible to apply. For more information telephone858-974-2335 or check online at: http://www.sdsheriff.net/co_svp.html

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SENIOR CENTERThe Senior Center is open to individuals age 50 and over, and we extend a warm wel-come to individuals with disabilities. The center offers a variety of life-enriching classes,activities, hobbies, and a fun social environment. The center also serves as a greatresource center for seniors. We offer a free legal service, free tax assistance during taxtime, and a blood pressure clinic once a month.

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CHURCH OF CHRIST640 Tenth Street

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Sunday meeting times: 9:30 am Bible class,10:30 am and 6 pm worship assembly

Wednesday Bible study: 7 pm

OCEAN VIEW CHURCHPastor Jim Baize2460 Palm Ave

San Diego, CA 92154(619) 424-7870www.ovcsd.com

Service Times:Sunday: 9 am, 10 am and 12:30 pm (espaol)

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UPPER ROOM PENTECOSTAL CHURCHSenior Pastor Rev. Jim Ghiloni

631 Twelfth StreetImperial Beach(619) 395-1981

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ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH& SCHOOL

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COUNCIL NOTES SEPTEMBER 17,2014 - By Ed Kravitz

These are notes only and do not reflect all of the items that may have been discussedat the meeting in great detail. If you are interested in these or any other items from theagenda, you should go to the Citys website and in the COUNCIL AGENDA sectionyou can access the Youtube version of this meeting on-demand! If you have anopinion and want to write it in a letter to the Editor, wed be glad to hear from you.

Boy Scouts lead the Pledge of Allegance.1.1 Trya Moe Promoted1.2 Report on Fireworks and Sun and Sea Festival. Awards given to Tim ONeal andCandy Unger for their efforts to bring Fireworks back to Imperial Beach for the 4thof July. A long list of names were mentioned for being active committee members andvolunteers for the very successful Sun and Sea Festival2 Consent Agenda: Items 2.4 and 2.5 pulled from the Consent Cllendar. The rest ofthe items including over $1,847,222.62 spent for the last 3 weeks without any publicdiscussion. Consent items are not discussed unless pulled from the agenda at therequest of a member of the public or council member. Normally they are moved to theend of the agenda and heard to an almost empty room.3.1 First Reading of an ordinance that would relax some of the parking regulations onSeacoast Drive street ends. The final reading will be on October 1,st. In essence itsays that surfers can start parking at 5:00 am anywhere and that the shut down timeon street ends north of I.B. Blvd with the exception of Dunes Park will become 12:00midnight instead of 10:00 pm. The ordinance is expected to pass on Oct. 1st.5.1 Was an item regarding health benefit changes for Imperial Beach fire fighters.5.2 Was an item dealing with the Navy Base Coronado Coastal Campus Environmen-tal Impact Statement. Mayor Janney indicated he wanted to be very firm about theCity objecting to using the south gate on Silver Strand Way and didnt want to see anymajor development happening there until the new North Gate and associated trafficcontrols are operational. He would prefer to close the gate permanently if that werepossible. There is concern about excessive traffic and heavy construction traffic thatwould degrade City Streets if the South Gate is used during construction.5.3 Sudberry Palm LLC makes presentation of new faade drawings for the 9th andPalm Breakwater Shopping Center. Some changes approved by the design reviewboard are different facades, murals and a 49 foot clock tower that doubles as a cellphone repeater while looking like a lifeguard tower with frosted windows. Presenta-tion was made by Esteen Young of Sudberry Development and Archetect AndyStevenson. Mr. Young said he couldnt wait to get some dirt on the site and get startedwith construction! Lori Bragg commented the 5 year delay was through no fault ofthe developer and thanked Sudberry for; Hanging in there with us!

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performing at 8:30 pm.All talent is welcome and encouraged, however there will bea sign-in sheet, so please arrive by 7pm if you are atalentbringing supporters of your genre is a must (BRINGIT!) for anyone who is not a talent act, there will be a (3dollar cover charge).All talents include: solo artists, bands, and comics. Imperial Beach comedy clubs (Ben Garcia Reyes) will behosting the comedy act.All comics must report to Reyes, music artists report to Elaineand Justin (upcoming album: shes gone) who will be open-ing with their own original act.Please invite anyone and everyone to this new event unfold-ing in Imperial Beach.Support your local musicians thanks for taking the time toread this article.By: Elaine HagginEntertainment Writer/Singer/Songwriter

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CONSIDERATIONS FORUNMARRIED & SAME-SEX COUPLES

In todays society relationships are beginning to look less and lesslike the traditional relationships of generations past. There is an over-whelming increase in the number of individuals who choose to stayin a long-term committed relationship that never results in a lawfulmarriage. The number of openly homosexual couples is, seemingly,also on the rise. While the law was not made to discriminate againstthose life choices, it is important to note several consequences thatcan arise both during an emergency and at death if not carefullyplanned around.

Chances are, itll happen to most of us. Almost inevitably, youll besitting on your sofa one night watching your favorite TV show andyoull get a call. There has been an accident or something has hap-pened to your significant other, and you need to go to the emergencyroom immediately. So, youll rush to the hospital to be by your lovedones side where youll stay until he/she gets better. Right? Maybenot. In most, if not all, states, a non-married partner has absolutelyno rights when it comes to visitation at a hospital. Nor do they havethe option of accompanying a non-married partner in an ambulance.This is a scenario that is easily overcome with a simple AdvanceHealth Care Directive and HIPAA Disclosure Authorization.

Other than emergencies, actual problems also arise when one part-ner dies. Other than through specific vehicles of joint ownership(i.e., joint tenancy with right of survivorship), a surviving, non-mar-ried partner has absolutely no right to any of the property of thedeceased partner absent a legal instrument (i.e., will or trust) to thecontrary. At the very least, unmarried or same-sex couples in a long-term committed relationship should have a will, stating what prop-erty, if any, they wish to go to their

significant other. To avoid any potential controversy between familyand partner, it is a good idea to re-do the same will with the sameprovisions several times so that intent to bequeath to your unmarriedpartner is clear.

Not even a perfectly drafted will affords the same protections avail-able to married couples. Under California law, estates worth over$100,000 must go through a process called Probate. Through thisprocess it is required that all of the decedents debts be paid off.Depending on the amount of debt the decedent has, it could be thecase that the probate court forces the sale of real and personal prop-erty owned by the estate to cover the debt. Married couples in thissituation have certain protections. For example, in many states, whena family home is submitted to a probate proceeding, a survivingspouse has homestead rights that enable him or her to remain in theresidence during the period of post-mortem administration and pos-sibly beyond. These rights may not be available to a surviving same-sex/non-married partner. It is therefore not uncommon for a surviv-ing partner to be displaced from the couples home pending the out-come of probate, particularly if the surviving partner is not clearlyentitled to the residence under the deceased partners will.

Another protection afforded to lawfully wedded couples is the fam-ily allowance: In most states, a non-working or lower wage earningspouse need not suffer financial hardship during the probate of thewage-earning spouses estate because the surviving spouse can ob-tain a family allowance during the period of post mortem administra-tion. In most states, however, a surviving partner is not entitled to afamily allowance during the probate of the deceased partners es-tate, even if the surviving partner was financially dependent uponthe deceased partner. As a result, the surviving partner might have towait many months, and possibly years, for a distribution from theestate of the deceased partner, which can be financially devastatingto the surviving partner.

These hardships, however, can be overcome. Even a very basicRevocable Trust, if drafted properly, can afford a same-sex or un-married partner the benefits of the laws in place that do not benefitthem. Please call Blake Wilson Law Group at (619) 737-5832, tolearn how you can obtain the same rights as married couples bydrafting an estate plan, or visit our website www.blakewlaw.com,to learn more about our services.

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The Kiwanis Club of Imperial Beach-South Bay held its 2nd Annual SeptemberFest onSaturday, September 13th. This event serves as the Club's largest fundraiser of the year,allowing it to support the Boys & Girls Club and other community service projects, such asPaint IB, a fishing derby, Christmas packets for families, books for the South Bay UnionSchool District, and numerous other projects. The SeptemberFest, held in the parking lotof the Boys & Girls Club, featured live entertainment from the local Ron Kelly Band, beerdonated from Coronado Brewing Company, brats, raffles, and more. The nearly 200 guestsenjoyed a wonderful evening and helped the Kiwanis Club raise over $5,100.

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As for the Gabrielino Game, the game was a tale of two halves. Thefirst half we were able to execute the offense and the defense did a nicejob of bending without breaking. The second half, we only ran 14offensive plays for a total of 30 yards and 2 turnovers. Our defense didgood enough to keep us ahead and our special teams came through witha kick return. Xavier Williams (Junior WR/DB) had a breakout game atcorner and was able to slow down the Gabrielino passing attack to hisside. Offensively, Khalil Spruill (Sophomore RB) had 10 carries for 189yards and 2 TDs and Josh Cooper (Senior WR/DB) had a 28 yard TDcatch from Ben Munoz (Senior QB) and a 90 yard kick return for a TD.Abe Sanchez (Junior Kicker) made all 4 PATs. Our bye week comes ata good time as we (as a coaching staff and as a team) need to figure outhow to put two halves together. Against Valley Center & Clairemont,we played only one good half of football, so this is something that hasto be addressed. Our kids have been coachable and have a desire to getbetter. We look to put our bye week to good use and try to put a fullgame together against Santana in Week 6. We have no game this week(Bye Week) and play Santana next (@ Santana on 10/3), then we startgetting into our Metro Conference Games, and finishing up with ourLeague Games. Our next home game is the Bell Game Rivalry be-tween Mar Vista and Southwest High School on 10/10 @ 7PM @ MarVista High School. Thanks for all your support.See you on Friday Night. Go Mariners.

MAR VISTA MARINERS VS GABRIELINO

The Mar Vista Mariners made it two wins in a row as they defeated theHarbor High School Pirates (Santa Cruz, CA) 42-6. The game wasplayed up in Santa Cruz and the students missed three days of schoolfor travel/excursions and conducted themselves is a professional man-ner. Rushing touchdowns were scored by Khalil Spruill (So. RB), ZenJurado (Sr. RB), & Ben Munoz (Sr. QB). In addition, Nijal Collins (Sr.WR) caught a Touchdown Pass from Senior QB Ben Munoz and JoshCooper (Sr. WR) returned a punt for a 70 yard score. The defenseplayed well as they shutout Harbor and blocked a PAT (Harbors onlyscore was on an interception return). Nijal Collins also had an intercep-tion with a 25 yard+ return.The goal of this trip was to win a ballgame, help the students to becomea closer knit team and create life-long memories. The team went tohistoric san Francisco sites which included Alcatraz, China Town, andGolden Gate Park as well as the Santa Cruz Boardwalk following thegame. They learned how to perform in a foreign environment and tookcare of business. The coaching staff hopes that this will help propel theMariners in the right direction for the remainder of the season.Go Mariners!

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A meeting of the Successor Agency Advisory Committee was held Sept 10, 2014during the work day and had little, if no public attendance.The City Clerk Jackie Hald was present. Greg Wade; the Community DevelopmentDirector and Assistant City Manager was making a report to the Committee. TylerFoltz also sits on the Advisory Committee. Former Councilwoman Mayda Winterwas sitting in the Mayors seat presiding over the meeting. The Committee adviseson how former redevelopment projects can get financed since RDAs were outlawedand the State now holds all the remaining RDA Bond Money and must approve howit now gets spent. This Committee in essence decides the fate and direction of theremaining bond money that tax payers might have to pay back someday along withthe debt service on those bonds. The Elected City Council Members act as the actualSuccessor Agency but, almost always approves the decisions of this un-electedadvisory body.The City Council Agenda the following week indicated that there was nothing to report.

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