HomeMy WebLinkAboutRE Procedural Complaint and discrimination Planning and Zoning Board Meeting 4 24 19 (53)I would like a reply to my complaint. If there is a formal venue to file
a complaint, I would like to know what that process is.
From: Patrick Campbell [mailto:patrickcampbell@cfl.rr.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 7:27 PM
To: 'David Greene' <D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org>; 'David Dickey'
<D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org>; Bob Hoog
<B.Hoog@cityofcapecanaveral.org>
Cc: 'p.zuercher@cityofcapecanaveral.org'
<p.zuercher@cityofcapecanaveral.org>
Subject: Procedural Complaint and discrimination, Planning and Zoning
Board Meeting 4/24/19
I attended the subject P&Z Board Meeting. I also spoke about my
concerns with removing the requirement to notify residents via certified
mail for zoning changes. My thanks to Mr. Russell for his attention and
thoughts. However, when I raised my had to add a comment after I had sat
down, Ms. Zuercher said “you are provided 3 minutes and you have already
been given that sir.” There was no counter timer visible, but during the
presentation by the subsequent speaker, Mr. Morrison, an audible alarm
was heard and Ms. Zuercher interrupted Mr. Morrison to let him know his
time was up. A review of the video confirms that I was NOT provided 3
minutes. I used 2 min and 25 seconds excluding my introductory question
to ensure I was speaking to the correct ordinance. No alarm was heard
and given the discrepancy in the provided time statement by Ms.
Zuercher, no accurate timer was used by Ms. Zuercher to support her
claim my 3 minutes were up. This is a clear violation of the requirement
to allow public comments and I believe a calculated action to restrict
my participation. Additionally, “googling for information” while a
speaker is communicating indicates listening is not happening and
marginalizes the effort of the presenter and a sign of disrespect. Staff
work should be complete and accurate prior to the meeting, the agenda
packet should be available to the public with enough time to review.
This meeting was a shameful example of a push through of the desires of
the city with as little regard for the citizens as possible. I would
like an explanation for the inability to accurately time a speaker
specifically me. I further claim specific discriminatory actions
directed at me and offer as evidence a review of other P&Z meetings and
the treatment of speakers and the management of time allowed compared to
my treatment in this meeting.
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