Friday, November 30, 2007

CM PRESS #245














CITY COUNCIL--TAKE THE TIME TO DO THINGS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME


At its December 4, meeting, the Costa Mesa City Council is expected to approve a contract for the rehabilitation of Baker Street from 750 feet east of Fairview Road to Bear Street.

Part of the contract will be for sidewalk repair on Baker Street.

WHAT'S MISSING FROM THE CONTRACT!

In reviewing the staff report, the CM PRESS didn't see anything about putting in some plants to cover the wall on the north side of Baker Street.

Such plants would improve the appearance of Mesa North, would soften the appearance of the wall itself, would prevent graffiti on the wall and would deaden traffic sounds from Baker Street.

This would be the perfect time to do this work because of the sidewalk work that is part of this contract and because the contractor will already have concrete cutting machines on site that can be used to make some minor cuts in case the plants need root room between the wall and the sidewalk. (LINK)

Here's the LINK to CM PRESS # 241 with specific suggestions about this wall and plants.

If you'd like the City Council to consider doing something for Mesa North as we've suggested above, you should attend the December 4, City Council meeting.

If you can't attend, you might want to email the Council your opinions on this. Here's the link with all the City email addresses you'll need: LINK

The Baker Street contract is Consent Calendar Item # 8. Because it's on the Consent Calendar, the contract will be approved as written without public comment as part of one vote to approve all 20 Consent Calendar items.

The CM PRESS will try to be at this meeting to pull this item for public comment so it doesn't just slip through unnoticed.

We'll let you know which Councilmembers are serious about improving ALL of Costa Mesa and which ones are just going through the motions or who only care about their own neighborhoods.

Mayor Mansoor used to live on the Westside, but now lives in Mesa Verde. Mayor Pro Tem Bever lives on the Westside. Councilmember Leece lives on the Westside. Councilmember Dixon lives in College Park. Councilmember Foley lives in Mesa del Mar.

There are no councilmembers living in Mesa North, Halecrest or Hall of Fame. Only Foley lives close to this ugly stretch of Baker Street, but she has not been helpful in the past for our issues.

Maybe it's time for some real Improvers to help organize some activists in the north part of Costa Mesa as they did on the Westside!
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