Summation of the April 3rd meeting of the Borough town council

Next meeting April 17, 2006

The consent agenda was passed without modification:

• Approval of minutes of the March 6, 2006 executive session meeting.
• Approval of minutes of the March 6, 2006 regular meeting.
• Res. #72-06 Return escrow, engineering fees and cash bond to various applicants
• Res. #73-06 Return of duplicate tax payments, 1St Quarter 2006
• Res. #75-06 Revised Interlocal Agreement -Morris County Integrated Justice Information System (MCIJIS)
• Res. #76-06 Acceptance of Deeds of Easement/2-4 Main Mendham LLC
• Res. #77-06 Sewer Connection Permit B801, L20
• Res. #78-06 Social Affairs Permit #02-06-Mendham Borough Recreation Committee 100th Celebration
• Banner Request -Mendham Township HSA -Strawberry Festival - 5/29/06-6/5/06

High School Budget: There was a presentation regarding the $44 million regional high school budget. The council was provided some sort of budget summary document that I would suppose generally summarized expenditures. Two improvements mentioned was resurfacing of the parking lot and new lighting at the Mendham high-school. Curriculum initiatives of a science lab[?] and some sort of art-technology class[?] were referenced. Highlighted as a revenue source was a $500,000 history grant-- not mentioned was the fact that the money will be used for teacher junkets to historical locations. The overall budget increases is somewhere just under 5% and the fact that the state has reduced its contribution (to be made up out of this budget) to some public employee retirement System was part of the explanation provided. Also part of the "annual" budget is $2 million in debt service.

Capital Finance: The council again discussed its plans to "borrow" some pay-as-you-go funds. Apparently councilmembers were provided a fact sheet outlining three different "simulations" for Capital Project financing. I would guess none of the simulations involved paying off the debt and really paying as we go. There was no discussion of how much money was actually to be saved, or lost applying the different simulations. In the end there seemed general agreement to convert our $4 million debt into a $5 million long-term bond (10yr). basically the council has decided to increase and immortalize deficit spending.

Criminal History Check: There was discussion regarding a revision to the town's ordinance requiring publicly exposed volunteers to endure a criminal history check. Because of problems related to the practicality of performing such checks on minors under 18 it was the council's decision to approve modification of the ordinance to only require background checks for persons over 18 .

Business Friendliness: Council approved the introduction of an ordinance modification, it described as "business friendly" as it would permit greater latitude for businesses to "change use" without submitting for site plan approval.

Test Wells: Apparently there as been some environmental concern raised regarding morro's car wash and some test wells will have to be dug on connected Borough property to monitor for contaminants.

100th anniversary: The question was raised whether there would be refunds offered for the gourmet meal if the rain date is rained out.... basically the answer was no. The May 15th regularly scheduled council meeting that is to take place at the Phoenix House was discussed. The general consensus was that the meeting should begin at 7:00 and that at 8:00 there will be other activities-- refreshments, time capsule, live music, and presentations by notables. There was comment that the thousand dollars an hour price for the community Club Band should be worked down. Also referenced as an option was using an outdoor tent for the event.

Air Traffic: There was the suggestion that the council should pass a resolution opposing a pending plan to reroute air-traffic at area airports. It has been reported that some changes proposed would negatively impact the region with a substantial increase in noise pollution.

Verizon TV: Apparently verizon is not putting all its eggs in the one basket of a statewide franchise agreement and is going to negotiate local agreements in towns it has already wired with fiber. Councilmembers showed the shallow depth of Republican ignorance as they spoke of getting the other local communities together to "drive up the number" they can extort from the company.... ironically these Republicans who understand the fact that other businesses pass on regulatory expenses to the consumer ...don't seem to understand that they're just trying to extort US into paying higher rates to have a bunch of control freaks decide what we are able to watch. Sure looks like a big bad meddling government to me. As a side note, I would point out that probably the only truly useful concession they could get from verizon would be agreement to consolidate with Patriot media regarding broadcasting the cable access channel 25 .

MASH: There was a vague reference to some fire problem at one of the senior housing units.... the council agreed to approve $12,000 for reconstruction.

Regional high-school funding formula: There was extensive discussion... again... regarding finding a "solution" to the problem of progressive taxation regarding school funding. Generally the council did not appreciate Mendham Township and Chester sending a letter (I didn't get one) to Borough residents outlining the inequities and the potential solution of deregionalization. The mayor (who wasn't at the meeting) has apparently drafted a letter responding to some of the misimpressions created by the Township letter. The council generally agreed to spend some $1,500 distributing "their" opinion. It also seems likely the council will spend between five and $10,000 for the services of a lawyer specializes in school issues. The council seems quite adamant about not destroying the quality of the education now being provided by the regional district-- there was also some talk of administrative costs saved by retaining a larger district. The council's primary focus is changing the funding formula and cited as work in progress was legislation in the state House that would allow for a different voting scheme that in turn might make it possible for the funding formula to be changed from one based on assessment of value (progressive) to one that assesses taxes based on a per-pupil equation (flat tax). The fact that no council member feels any urgency to flaten taxes for the rest of the municipal budget exposes a glaring hypocrisy. [Apparently regressively taxing the poor is "fairness", but regressive taxing "us" just-regular-rich so the super-rich get a tax break-- is not] -discussion

Public Comment: The public in attendance didn't have much to say beyond thanking the council for their efforts to screw the middle class rubbish in Washington Township. My public comment questions were given pretty short shrift (as usual).

permanent link: Summation of the April 3ed meeting

Summation of the March 20th meeting of the town council

Next meeting April 3, 2006

The consent agenda's passed without modification:

• First Aid Squad-New Member- Robin Johnston
• Res. #62-06-Engineering Inspection Fee Escrow Return-Block 602, Lot 8
• Res. #63-06-Engineering Inspection Fee Escrow Return-Block 0301, Lot 16
• Res. #64-06-Release Cash Bond-Block 2001, Lot 1.01
• Res. #65-06-Morris County Adaptive Recreation Program (McARP)
• Banner Request-Mendham Borough Schools-Election 4/17/06-4/24/06

100th Anniversary: There was a lot of discussion regarding the planned festivities celebrating the "big deal" of the hundredth anniversary of Mendhams' evisceration. Council members were provided a detailed budget and event out-line.... unfortunately they CHOOSE not to make that information conveniently accessible to the public. From what was said the budget is not expected to exceed $20,000 with some $9,000 of that going to the expense of the fireworks and the live music. There was lots of discussion regarding what kind of premier dinner should be offered... lobster verses barbeque... a figure of $20 to $40 was the estimate regarding what the per person fee for dinner would be. Just fyi, the Mayor stated his wife won't eat lobster.

There was concern regarding providing for event access (fireworks and such) for former residents... apparently the town is going to give out wristbands and residents will be able to secure extra for presumably visiting family members.

There was some discussion of possible conflicts regarding the date (may 20th) and events schedule. Concern was expressed regarding the fishing derby (9:00 to 12 noon at the mudhole) and the fact that the police department plans a similar event the previous Saturday (mother's Day).... but it was explained that for fishermen... the more fishing derbies the better, so there should be no conflict. Other potential problems discussed involved traffic concerns that might be caused by closing access roads for the bike race that other events might need for serviceable access.

Later in the meeting there was related discussion regarding a special council meeting that would be held at the Phoenix House. The suggestion was that dignitaries' should be invited and proclamations proclaimed, in an atmosphere of wine and cheese celebratory splendor. The mayor pointed out that the Phoenix House doesn't have a capacity that will permit such a public event. Discussed was the option of putting up a tent and holding the event outdoors in the area of the Garden. There was general agreement that more practical logistics' need to be worked out.

( Just for the record let's stay mindful of the fact that all this hoopla isn't about memorializing the founding of Mendham... its about celebrating a kind of tragic, probably inefficient, and still pointlessly enduring separation of Mendham from Mendham .) --Discussion

Underage Drinking Ordinance: Council persons Stanton and Henry are primarily responsible for this new proposed ordinance that would legally obligate the police to formerly arrest underage drinkers ( must be caught actually possessing alcohol or in a state of drunkenness) rather than just escorting them home to their parents as current law provides. Vagaries regarding permitted exceptions (in the company of a guardian) and leaving enforcement up to the discretion of the police creates plenty of opportunity for uneven application and excesses. Then there's the fact that the whole idea of arresting minors for experimental vice crimes may create more "Rebels Without a Cause" then it deters. Introduction of the ordinance passed 3 to 2. --Discussion

New Emergency Equipment: A couple of new equipment purchases were discussed by council. The town proposes to spend $450,000 (more than 500 thousand including financing) for a new pumper truck. No argument was made that the current 20 year-old truck is no longer practically functional and it was stated that it has a resell value of between 30 to $50,000. The council seemed very impressed with evidence presented to them from the fire department defending the purchase-- Unfortunately the council chooses not to make this compelling evidence conveniently accessible to the public. It was stated/argued that if the purchase is not made there would be some potential insurance increases... but no facts and figures were provided demonstrating that potential increases would make this purchase cost-effective. There was also argument regarding state standards that oblige a municipal fire department to maintain a capacity to pump a certain volume of water per minute based on the size of the eighth largest house in the community.... just your average regulatory bs-- that ignores the fundamental question, which is, are homes in the Mendham Area at any inordinate risk because of inadequate regional availability of sufficient firefighting equipment? I don't think so -- with the exception of areas that don't have a water supply-- and a problem that won't be fixed by the marginal added capacity a new truck will provide. I would also argue that $500,000 seems like a preposterously exorbitant price-- maybe we should just buy a couple of used trucks and use redundancy to protect ourselves from the potential failures of increase age. By permanently parking them in a few key locations we might be able to also increase response time.... just a thought...

A second purchase discussed was a new $190,000. ambulance. The old ambulance is only 10 years old and its deficiencies were not precisely articulated. Apparently, it has some mysterious engine and electrical problems that mechanics can't find or resolve. The council was of the general opinion that a greater effort should be made to ensure that there are real problems beyond repair that require purchase of a new vehicle. --Discussion

Sewer Pipe Study: The council approved a resolution contracting a $40,000 study of the water infiltration problem. The contract was approved without the normal bidding process as there is need to begin the study in the current spring "wet season".

TV 25: Apparently the two towns are getting closer to approving a inter-local agreement regarding sharing the facilities. A referenced point of contention is apparent disagreement regarding the size of the Nazi fascist control freak steering committee. The student representative from the high-school attending the council meeting mentioned that the journalism class is working on providing high-school news reports to be broadcast on Channel 25 -- funny.... in legal papers the Township claims that Channel 14 is the education dedicated access channel for Mendham. --Discussion

Merged Library: Apparently, as the land donation agreement has been pending Township approval, a new operating budget regarding how much all this is going to cost has been formulated. The new budget is to be presented at the March 28th meeting of the Township Committee --Discussion

April fool: Barbara Stanton... again... promoted her Junior Women's Club car's safety seat check goody bag April 1st event. Council members were invited to attend or to volunteer to wipe body parts ...but were warned against with using the event for political appearance/promotion purposes as the Woman's Club is non-political.

Kind of Weird: It was announced that some hilltop church concert on the 7th celebrating the 100th anniversary needs a recipient for the donations it intends to collect.... it was suggested that the Phoenix House garden upgrade will require more financing and that might be an appropriate cause. Apparently the Borough administrator has received plans from the $5000 landscape architect.... Unfortunately, the town will no doubt make copying costs too prohibitively expensive for me to make the plans conveniently available for YOUR inspection.

My Public Comments: The mayor almost "skipped" reading the comments I submitted. He introduced the comments as comments not questions... a distinction that really doesn't need to be pointed out during what is called "the public comment portion of the meeting".... anyway the mayor just read the statement ... and the mayor and council provided no comment in response to the comments.

permanent link: Summation of the March 20th meeting

Summation of the February 27 (finance) and March 6th meetings of the town council -- and also the February 13th meeting of the Planning Board....all where brief and boring.

Next meeting March 27th

The consent agenda's passed without modification:

The special finance meeting wasn't especially informative or interesting. I did request background documents regarding the meeting and in usual noncompliance with the law the town provided this barely legible PDF file instead of the actual documents in the actual format they were created in.

The council's plan basically involves borrowing more money-- $10 million -- to create capital reserve accounts to pay for capital expenses (big ticket items) without borrowing money. Obviously... this doesn't make much sense. At the meeting it was basically pointed out that current weirdness in the economy has the differential between short-term interest rates and long-term rates at historic lows. As a practical matter this means there isn't any real advantage in consolidating debt into long-term vehicles. In spite of the fact that no solid facts and figures were provided that would demonstrate any potential cost savings the council seems generally inclined to proceed with this deficit spending gimmick. For those of us who generally perceive borrowed money as a fool's paradise, there isn't much alternative but to perceive the town council as a bunch of fools intent on parting you from your money as inefficiently as possible.

School Cop: They elevated the high-school "resource" officer from probationary to permanent status. The cop was not in attendance so there was no traditional cake and ice cream celebration.

100 Anniversary Celebration: The budget for the "Celebrate the breaking up of Mendham Day" was stated to be about $20,000 -- the mayor expressed some concern that a itemized more precise budget wasn't provided. It was stated that arrangements for the fireworks and bands have been pretty much finalized. There was some discussion regarding having the seafood and lobster dinner professionally catered.

Merged Library: Apparently the Township still hasn't approved the land "donation" agreement. It would appear there are some new numbers regarding how much the "donation" will cost. Some council members expressed the opinion that it might be advisable for the Borough Council to revisit the agreement if there are substantive changes.

The Busybody Report: Councilwoman Stanton reported to the council regarding her private activities as Queen of Pollyanna tripe. Apparently she and the Women's Club are organizing some April fool's Day event where parents will be instructed on proper use of child safety seats-- I assume some free instruction on schnozzola and butt wiping will also be included. There will also be some slappy program intended to teach poor families of the dangers of the Internet.

Insurance Costs: At the previous week's special finance meeting there was some discussion regarding the need to upgrade fire fighting equipment or face the prospect of higher insurance rates. The mayor reported that investigation has revealed that there is no insurance implication for using older equipment as long as the older equipment is functional. The implication of the discussion is that at least some councilmembers are not inclined to rubber-stamp any big-ticket expenditures on new firefighting equipment.

The February 13th meeting of the Planning Board was dominated by informal discussion with the new owners of the king's mini-mall. The new owners wish to make some improvements and apparently thought it advisable to seek the cooperation of the Planning Board. The bulk of the improvements aren't very substantial and the items proposed were.

• Replacing the currently dysfunctional light poles
• Replacing the asphalt sidewalks with a surface done in landscape pavers
• Painting some trim yellow
• Redoing the bottoms of the storefronts in a stone face finish.
• Resizing the front planter and adding a couple of bronze horses.
• General landscaping
• and the addition of some split rail fence for aesthetics

permanent link: Summation of the March 6th meeting

Summation of the February 21st meeting of the town council

Next meeting February 27th (finance 7:00pm).... March 6th regular

The consent agenda passed without modification:

• Approval of the Minutes of the 2/6/06 Regular Meeting
• Approval of minutes of the 2/6/06 Executive Session Meeting
• Res. # 44-06- Sewer Connect Application ­Peggnet-B0301/L34
• Res. # 45-06- Redemption-Tax Sale Certificate Block1903/Lot 5
• Res. # 46-06- Sewer Connect Application-D. Edwards-B301/L34
• Raffle Application-The Minuteman Sports Club-Tricky Tray-5/4/06
• Raffle Application-The Minuteman Sports Club-50/50 On-Premise Cash-5/4/06
• Raffle Application-The Minuteman Sports Club-Off-Premise Draw-5/4/06
• Res. #49-06- Interlocal Svc. Contract/ County of Morris-Utilization of the Sheriff's Mobile Data Terminal System
• Res. #50-06- Interlocal Svc. Contract/County of Morris-Computer Aided Dispatch/Records Management
• Res. #52-06- Interlocal Svc. Agreement/County of Morris/Access to the Integrated Justice Information System

Municipal Newsletter: Without comment or discussion the council passed a resolution paying The Roseco Press $1,000 a month to print and mail a town newsletter. The amount is substantially more than the cost estimates the Borough administrator provided at the previous meeting... the contract was awarded without a bidding process and the council also ignored my suggestion to better utilize other information technologies to reduce costs.

100th Anniversary Celebration: There was rather extensive discussion regarding the "NUTS and bolts" of the 100th anniversary celebration Day. Apparently events are going to start with a fishing derby at the mudhole and end with fireworks at the Borough Park. In between will be the cliche family fun of hayrides, face painting, tug-of-war, horseshoes, pie baking/eating, live music, beer truck, old cars...etc. Discussion was primarily focused on a "PR" campaign to "get the word out" so people reserve the day on their schedules. It was suggested that newspapers, the town newsletter, the town website, tv 25 be utilized... it was also suggested that a banner be made. ( I am thinking it might be easier and cheaper to utilize the county's automated system to call every resident with a recorded message.... I am also thinking it is really stupid to "celebrate" the 100 years of waste and inefficiency imposed by segregating Mendham from itself )

Special Meeting: There apparently will be a special finance meeting of the town council on the 27th at 7:00pm. The council saw need for a special meeting because there wasn't enough time at regular meetings to go into the issues... ironically, this meeting was barely over a half-hour long. The agenda of the Finance meeting will primarily involve structuring a financial scheme whereby it makes sense to borrow money to put into a savings account for future capital expenditures.

Township actions: The Township Committee is expected to approve Borough participation in the production/oversight of Channel 25 at their next meeting. It was stated that the Township committee hasn't yet approved the merged library land "donation" agreement.

Sewage plant issues: There was some discussion regarding further cost overruns relative to the plant upgrade still taking place. The council was generally dissatisfied with the number of change orders and indicated an intent to prevent future sloppy contracting.

There was also discussion regarding the problem of water infiltration. It appears the council intends to contract a study to determine the worst areas and the expense of possible corrections regarding causes.

Public Comment: The mayor did read my statement... but the mayor and council had no response to it beyond the mayor explaining that he lacked hard numbers regarding the county and regional tax impact of the revaluation... he did send a followup e-mail.... there were no other questions are comments by the public.

permanent link: Summation of the February 21 meeting

Summation of the February 6th meeting of the town council

The consent agenda was passed without significant remarks.

Approval of the Minutes of the 1/16/06 Regular Meeting 
Approval of the Minutes of the 1/16/06 Executive Session Meeting 
SA#01-06 St. Joseph's -Special Permit Social Affair-3/25/06 
RA#623-50/50 Cash Raffle-3/25/06 
RA#624-Off-Premise Raffle-3/25/06 
RA#625-Off-Premise Draw Raffle-  Home School Assoc (HAS)-3/3/06 
Banner Request-Interchurch Committee of the Mendhams- 
4/10/06-4/17/06 Easter Sunrise Service 
4/24/06-5/1/06 National Day of Prayer 
Banner Request-West Morris High School-Spring Musical-Oklahoma 
Blue Light Permit-Casey E. McCann-Mendham First Aid Squad 
Res. #42-06 Settlement Tax Appeal-B 2501/L14 

Verizon fiber-optic video: A substantial portion of the meeting involved discussions related to a presentation by a Verizon rep. explaining the company's ability to provide a competitive alternative to cable or satellite television. The rep requested that the town council consider passing a resolution supporting pending state legislation that would abolished local franchise agreements and allow all providers of wired video services to freely compete for individual customers statewide. Of course, the legislation also includes a 1.5% tax increase on your cable bill no matter who provides the service... with that money largely going back to the local community.

Even though the Verizon rep was basically only requesting the council send a message to state legislative representatives indicating support for the legislation, Council attempted to basically negotiate a franchise agreement for their support of the legislation. Apparently some well-connected members of the community have had some problems with Verizon's underground fiber-optic installation that has somehow damaged their DVD surround Sound audio/video equipment-- through power disruption-- and they are seeking reimbursement. Apparently complaints through the regular channels provided by the company have not provided satisfactory resolution.... Anyway, the council spent a lot of time basically trying to extort the Verizon rep. into providing some kind of guarantee regarding improved customer service... you kind of sense the Verizon guy wasn't too comfortable with the prospect of litigating damage disputes during a PR presentation at a council meeting... but he danced around the issue pretty competently by pointing out that the company's subcontractor as an excellent reputation throughout the state.

In my opinion the councils support of abolishing the kind of archaic franchising law should'nt matter (anymore than any other citizens) and shouldn't be for sale.

Pay-As-You-Go: - Another presentation was made to the council regarding the creation of a capital expenditures account. The financing issues get very convoluted regarding different kinds of debt... short-term vs. long-term etc. The mayor suggested a special council meeting devoted expressly to the issue of budget financing... and it seems likely such a meeting will be arranged within the next few weeks. The specific issue raised in this meeting was the "idea" of creating a separate account, that would be financed yearly, and would support long-term capital expenditures.

In frank truth, as the town is currently carrying some $4 million in debt, I can make no sense of this apparent effort to create a savings account for future expenditures. There are some special elements of the town's debt that incurs a very low interest penalty, that it may be logical to sustain... but most of the debt should simply be paid off before the council even considers creating its surplus account that will earn less interest than the cost of debt being financed.

Town Newsletter -- from the administrators report:

Item #7 ­ Newsletter: Last week I met with representatives from the Mendham Library to discuss a joint production of a monthly newsletter. The Library has a staff member who can assist with some of the editorial work and the entire newsletter layout. The Borough would continue being the focal point for collecting information and articles and then would email the material to the Library. The Borough would contract out for printing, binding, and addressing the newsletter. The Library has received several quotes for printing and binding and I, as previously reported, also requested a quote from Roseco Press for comparative purposes. Not including postage, Roseco Press submitted a significantly lower quote: $325.00 for 2000 pieces of an 11" x 17" newsletter. This would give the Library and the Borough three and half pages of space for articles. Postage would be approximately $325.00 a month. The total per month cost would be $960, or $11,520 a year, an increase of approximately $5,520.00 over last year's budget. Additional savings could be realized if the newsletter only published eleven months out of the year, which is the Library's current practice. I would like some direction from the governing body Monday night.

I will send a proposal to the council, for consideration at the next council meeting. It is my opinion that the Council should make some effort... to step itself, and the community, into the productive economy the digital age provides opportunity for. I believe the council can substantially reduce expense by reducing the number of newsletters that actually need to be printed and snail mailed. By either offering people the option to "opt in" to being provided a e-mailed copy of the newsletter, or perhaps by providing a request form, with a first of the year mailing, that requires interested persons to formally request a hard copy of the newsletter be sent every month -- the town could eliminate what could be described as unnecessary "junk" [unappreciated] mailings that likely make up the bulk of current expenses.

As added comic relief there was the suggestion that the newsletter should be more government focused and provide less community style news.... the big joke being the Borough government hasn't published much worth knowing or viewing on their deadly dull website.

The Revaluation -- There were various remarks during the meeting that reference the tax impact of the re-evaluation. Here are some facts gleaned primarily from comments by the mayor:

1. The total asset value of the town went from approximately 600 million , to 1.6 billion .
2. The average increase in assessed value was stated to be 2.535 times the old assessment.
3. The tax rate went from 3.10 cents per. $100.00 dollars to, 1.23 cents.
4. It was stated that the "book is closed" on the reassessment and that any appeals now will have to be filed to the county tax board.

The mind your Business Committee: Councilperson Barbara Stanton made numerous announcements regarding her activities as a busybody. There was mush about providing car child safety seat instruction. She pointed out that she bought one of the Women's clubs $125.00 anniversary flags and stated that the club has sold more than half of the available flags. She pointed out that the library fund raiser was "fabulous" and that they raised $11,000 (no indication whether that figure is net or gross). She also made vague reference to an Star-Ledger article regarding town websites. She also reference some initiative that involves the participation of the high-school police officer regarding the Internet Blog Co. MySpace.com ... she claims, the website provides some sort of highten risk of criminal pedophile activity.

My question to the council - I provided a question, in writing, to be read during the public "comment" portion of the meeting. As the mayor was explaining that a written comment/ question has been submitted to the council ...some councilmember couldn't contain their disgust, and utters a clearly audible groan-- hears a sound clip. Here is a transcript of the rest of what took place:

[the mayor reading from my statement] - Related to the merged library, council has previously defined a "donation" as synonymous with "a profitable exchange".

[the mayor] -- That's his statement.

[the mayor reading from my statement] - I would inquire if the council believes the term "Local Access" regarding television, is synonymous with the turm "Government Controlled"? If the council believes there is, or should be a difference, would you explain what you think the difference is, or should be?

[the mayor] -- thats his question...I'm going to comment on the first line which was a statement.... I don't ever recall saying it was a profitable exchange.... the individuals entitled to how he interpreted it.... we said it... fine.

[the mayor] -- In terms of local access... is that synonymous with the term government controled.... I honestly don't know.... does anyone have a comment on that....

[councilperson] -- I would not know where to start.

[councilperson] -- I wouldn't either.

[the mayor] -- I'm not quite sure... somebody made a comment, maybe the individual should send his answers in, as well as questions, .... I don't think we agree with him very often.... unfortunately.... I will leave them sit there, as I don't think we have a definition we can apply.... antibody ....will let go... and I will open the floor to the public present, anyone have any questions or comments.....

[member of the public] -- I understood it... but I have a question...||...

There were some other inaudible comments mumbled by council members... it really is amazing, that even when they're being sued, they still can't act like a grown-up for five minutes.

.....and of course, the mayor did announce he is again running for mayor.

permanent link: Summation of the February 6th meeting