HomeMy WebLinkAboutRE Report a Concern(s) to the City of Cape Canaveral and Code Enforcement Changes (4)Received all - Thank you!
Mia
From: Walter Godfrey [mailto:Wgodfrey@fireexpert.com]
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2019 2:30 PM
To: Mia Goforth <M.Goforth@cityofcapecanaveral.org>
Subject: FW: Report a Concern(s) to the City of Cape Canaveral and Code
Enforcement Changes
Mia,
Actually there are three.
Walt
From: Chris Cloney <ccc@cloney.com <mailto:ccc@cloney.com> >
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2019 9:53 AM
To: Patrick Campbell <patrickcampbell@cfl.rr.com
<mailto:patrickcampbell@cfl.rr.com> >
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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>
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
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
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