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Home My WebLink AboutFwd Report a Concern(s) to the City of Cape Canaveral and Code Enforcement Changes (11)Joshua, I don’t know why I am included on this thread, but I saw you were not so I’m forwarding to you for your information Linda Begin forwarded message: From: Chris Cloney <ccc@cloney.com <mailto:ccc@cloney.com> > Date: May 19, 2019 at 9:53:00 AM EDT To: Patrick Campbell <patrickcampbell@cfl.rr.com <mailto:patrickcampbell@cfl.rr.com> > Cc: Ginger Wright <G.Wright@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:G.Wright@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >, Brian Palmer <B.Palmer@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:B.Palmer@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >, Charles Hartley <chartley@cfl.rr.com <mailto:chartley@cfl.rr.com> >, Chris Robinson <C.Robinson@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:C.Robinson@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >, "Inez Stone (murphy_stone@yahoo.com <mailto:murphy_stone@yahoo.com> )" <murphy_stone@yahoo.com <mailto:murphy_stone@yahoo.com> >, "James C. Hale (jhale75@cfl.rr.com <mailto:jhale75@cfl.rr.com> )" <jhale75@cfl.rr.com <mailto:jhale75@cfl.rr.com> >, Linda Moros <linda.moros@bcso.us <mailto:linda.moros@bcso.us> >, "Mary K. Russell" <famruss376@cfl.rr.com <mailto:famruss376@cfl.rr.com> >, "Michael German" <M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >, Paula Collins <bcollins19@cfl.rr.com <mailto:bcollins19@cfl.rr.com> >, "Walter P. Godfrey" <wgodfrey@fireexpert.com <mailto:wgodfrey@fireexpert.com> >, Jennifer Nix <jnix@orlandolaw.net <mailto:jnix@orlandolaw.net> > Subject: Re: Report a Concern(s) to the City of Cape Canaveral and Code Enforcement Changes Mr. Campbell: Thank you for your timely and informative email. I am a private attorney privileged to serve on the Cape Canaveral Code Enforcement Board. One might deem my view of the proposed action to be biased but I believe your concerns are well-founded. On its surface the Special Magistrate proposal is objectionable because it reduces the number of residents involved in the enforcement process to one lawyer. Leaving enforcement decisions to a (paid? resident?) lawyer instead of a panel of volunteer residents would likely result in a mechanistic/technical approach to situations as opposed to the current collective evaluation of presented circumstances and application of old fashioned common sense. Concentrating decision making into one person might seem efficient, as it would surely reduce discussion, but fairness has been known to suffer at the well-meaning hands of efficiency. Your email is the first I have heard about a “Citizen Portal” that would purportedly burden residents in their efforts to be involved in local government functions. Such action warrants close scrutiny both as to purpose and effect. I will be out of the country on May 21st but I will try to hurriedly educate myself on the proposals and express my concerns before I depart. Thank you for the head’s up. Chris Cloney ________________________________ From: Patrick Campbell <patrickcampbell@cfl.rr.com <mailto:patrickcampbell@cfl.rr.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 11:54 PM To: Chris Cloney Subject: Report a Concern(s) to the City of Cape Canaveral and Code Enforcement Changes Thank you for being interested in the wellbeing of our City. I am Patrick Campbell, a 40 year resident of Cape Canaveral. I do not work for the City, speak for the City, or represent the City in any way. I am a resident. I have used the Report a Concern form located on the City website and found it to be fairly effective in contacting City leadership. However, contacting the City is not enough. It is what the City does with important citizen input that matters. PLEASE ATTEND AND VOICE YOUR OPINION at the Tuesday City Council Meeting May 21st 6 PM. The City wants to move to a Special Magistrate System of code enforcement. Fill out a comment card and tell them what you think of this change. Send a Report a Concern. Make your views known. Two things are happening. First, the Code Enforcement Board, people that LIVE IN AND CARE FOR OUR CITY, will be disbanded. A lawyer (Special Magistrate) will replace the board. The representation of your interests, protection of citizen's influence on the actions of the city and your voice in city management will be marginalized. The next thing, already in work, is the continuation of the City's strategy to restrict public access to the activities and performance of Code Enforcement by establishing a "Citizen Portal." You will be required to register to view Code Enforcement inner workings and productivity. You will see only what City leadership wants you to see. If you believe in open government, the people's right, DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN. Do not let the City of Cape Canaveral leadership erode the protections established by Florida's Sunshine Laws. I see disturbing trends in the provisions for public participation in the management of our community. Since 1909 Florida has been among the National leaders in promoting the concepts of open government. On January 4, 2011, then Governor Rick Scott issued Executive Order 11-03 re-establishing the Office of Open Government. The order remains in place under Governor DeSantis and states, in part: “The Office (of Open Government) will (1) facilitate Floridians’ right to know and have access to information with which they can hold government accountable, (2) establish and maintain a website providing ready access to accountability information, (3) continue to assure full and expeditious compliance with Florida’s open government public records laws, and (4) provide training to all executive agencies under my purview on transparency and accountability. The Office will also have primary responsibility for ensuring that the Office of the Governor complies with public records requests in an expeditious manner.” The leadership of the City of Cape Canaveral is acting in a manner contrary to the concepts and spirit of the laws of open government. Specifically, I have experienced City leadership employing a strategy that: - makes access to information difficult or unreasonably expensive - includes non-responsiveness or delay responding to citizen concerns - uses misinformation, fragmented information and incorrect information to explain or justify their actions - applies City power in a disrespectful, punitive, capricious and selective manner Send the City leadership an email with your views on reducing citizen influence on the actions of the City by the elimination of the Code Enforcement Board. Email and call the City Manager, David Greene 321.868.1220. Let him know how important representation by the Code Enforcement Board, active participants and residents of Cape Canaveral, is to protect our interests. Do not be fooled by the cheaper, faster, better, more consistent application mantra as reasons for a Special Magistrate. It is not about any of that. It is about reducing citizen influence on City decisions that affect all of us. It is about City leadership deflecting responsibility and accountability. It is about diminishing your rights. City of Cape Canaveral Executive Leadership and Staff City Manager, David Greene D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org> Community Development Director, David Director D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org> Code Enforcement Officer, Brian Palmer: B.Palmer@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:B.Palmer@cityofcapecanaveral.org> Code Enforcement Officer, Chris Robinson C.Robinson@CityofCapeCanaveral.org <mailto:C.Robinson@CityofCapeCanaveral.org> City of Cape Canaveral Elected Officials Entire City Council CouncilMembers@CityofCapeCanaveral.org <mailto:CouncilMembers@CityofCapeCanaveral.org> Mayor, Bob Hoog B.Hoog@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:B.Hoog@cityofcapecanaveral.org> Mayor Pro Tem, Mike Brown M.Brown@CityofCapeCanaveral.org <mailto:M.Brown@CityofCapeCanaveral.org> City Council Member, Wes Morrison W.Morrison@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:W.Morrison@cityofcapecanaveral.org> City Council Member, Angela Raymond A.Raymond@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:A.Raymond@cityofcapecanaveral.org> City Council Member, Rocky Randals R.Randels@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:R.Randels@cityofcapecanaveral.org> City of Cape Canaveral Code Enforcement Board Charles Hartley chartley@cfl.rr.com <mailto:chartley@cfl.rr.com> Christopher Cloney CCC@cloney.com <mailto:CCC@cloney.com> Inez Stone murphy_stoney@yahoo.com <mailto:murphy_stoney@yahoo.com> Mary Russell famruss376@cfl.rr.com <mailto:famruss376@cfl.rr.com> Paula Collins bcollins19@cfl.rr.com <mailto:bcollins19@cfl.rr.com> Walter Godfrey wgodfrey@fireexpert.com <mailto:wgodfrey@fireexpert.com> ________________________________ <http://www.brevardsheriff.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sig.png> Like Us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/SheriffWayneIvey> Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing ollins19@cfl.rr.com> Walter Godfrey wgodfrey@fireexpert.com <mailto:wgodfrey@fireexpert.com> ________________________________ <http://www.brevardsheriff.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sig.png> Like Us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/SheriffWayneIvey> Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing