The mayor will discuss the success of the City's ICE program and will propose additional measures to make Costa Mesa a safer city.
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CAN USE A FEW GOOD MEN IN CONGRESS?If so, you might want to donate something to this former Marine who is running for Congress. BTW, he lost his right eye in an rpg attack.
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CITY WANTS TO SPEND $1,361,264 OF YOUR MONEY AND YOU HAVE UNTIL MAY 3, TO COMMENT ON HOW IT SHOULD BE SPENT
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The CM PRESS has sent in comments as follows:
April 27, 2010
Mr. Mike Linares
CDBG/Home Coordinator
77fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA. 92628
Re: Public Comments–2010 Consolidated Plan and 2010-2011 Action Plan. Proposed Use of Funds
1. Public Service funds given to non-profits should not be used in ways that discriminate or which tend to keep parts of our city mired in slum-like conditions.
This year, the City is being asked to give $204,189 to non-profits. Two of these non-profits reported on their HUD forms last year, in this city that is approximately 70% white and 30% Hispanic, that 100% of their clients were Hispanic.
Thus, these two non-profits do not look like Costa Mesa and should not receive tax payer funds unless they reform their practices so that they serve all citizens of this city regardless of race/ethnicity.
In addition, there is an over concentration of non-profits on the Westside. This tends to keep the area downscale as these non-profits act as magnets drawing people to the Westside who use these non-profits. This creates a skid row effect. The non-profits should be spread out so that the Westside is not unduly affected by their over-concentration there. The City can and should encourage this to happen.
2. CDBG funds should be used to create pocket parks in impacted neighborhoods.
This will not only provide needed green space and small recreation areas, but will have the added benefit of legally barring Costa Mesa’s many registered sex offenders from living near these parks.
As you are probably aware, the press reported this week that Costa Mesa has 81 registered sex offenders living in our city, while our neighbor city Newport Beach only has 13 living there.
There are reasons why Costa Mesa has so many registered sex offenders, just as there are reasons why Costa Mesa has gangs, graffiti and other problems that Newport Beach either does not have, or has fewer of. By properly understanding these reasons–the causes of these negative effects--intelligent City Council members can address these problems and minimize them in our city.
Properly using CDBG funds as outlined above will help improve Costa Mesa for all citizens.
CM PRESS
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