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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=cdchase@sdearthtimes.net
href="mailto:cdchase@sdearthtimes.net">Carolyn Chase</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=cmcameron@sandiego.gov
href="mailto:cmcameron@sandiego.gov">Chris Cameron</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=SHPeters@sandiego.gov
href="mailto:SHPeters@sandiego.gov">SHPeters@sandiego.gov</A> ; <A
title=JMadaffer@sandiego.gov
href="mailto:JMadaffer@sandiego.gov">JMadaffer@sandiego.gov</A> ; <A
title=BrianM@sandiego.gov href="mailto:BrianM@sandiego.gov">Brian
Maienschein</A> ; <A title=anthonyyoung@sandiego.gov
href="mailto:anthonyyoung@sandiego.gov">anthonyyoung@sandiego.gov</A> ; <A
title=donnafrye@sandiego.gov
href="mailto:donnafrye@sandiego.gov">donnafrye@sandiego.gov</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:45 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Rules Committee Charter change proposals</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>RE: Rules Committee Agenda for Weds Sept 19, 2007</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000>ITEM-1: Discussion of PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURES
Submitted by Members of the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Public and Independent Departments for Placement on the
February 2008 Ballot</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Due to a prior commitment, I cannot attend the Rules
Committee meeting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Please consider the following suggestions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>With respect to Mr. Stumps proposals. I strongly urge
you to support the proposal entitled,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>"Increase City Transparency for Public; Employees must
be truthful."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>I know that you like to believe that employees always
do tell the truth. But I feel it's my duty to inform you that sometime they feel
that they cannot and then they do not. I have had the unfortunate experience
while a Planning Commissioner of having to go back and see exactly where in a
hearing I was misinformed. Sadly I must conclude that there should be some
requirement in the Charter to tell the truth to help overcome the day-to-day
pressures to produce a certain result that requires suppression of politically
incorrect information. Employees must be able to point to the Charter to defend
any displeasure that comes from honestly responding to questions from the
Council or the public.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>In addition to requiring prices for copying by public
to be "comparable with the private market," I'd like to suggest that this
proposal also require that copies be made available in electronic format if the
City has electronic copies. In addition, I've had to copy some City document
recently at private rates and I would like to inform you that the City's
indiscriminate use of color and allowing such indiscriminate use of color by its
consultants has led to the creation of documents that are now inordinately
expensive to copy at any rates. The City should require all consultants to
provide alternative copies that allow for less expensive copying. Just one
binder I had copied cost $250. Another cost $100. Yes most documents are
available online, but we are not yet to the point where this is a substitute for
being able to print out reasonable quality black/white copy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>I support putting recycling into the City Charter.
There's lots of talk about sustainability and reducing waste, but experience
shows that talk is cheap and requirements matter.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>As to the Mandatory Recycling Ordinance proposal, it
directs the Council to "adopt a mandatory recycling ordinance" requiring
"residents and businesses to recycle to the maximum extent practical and
feasible."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>I'm concerned that this language would not require
recycling in public areas in private locations such as shopping malls and
SeaWorld. Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't, but I want to make you aware that
this is an issue that the Mayor's proposal is declining to address and I want to
make sure that it gets addressed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>I'm also concerned that voters will not want to vote
for a new fee without knowing how much it would be. It would be a shame to place
such an important ballot measure before voters without knowing what it would
take to ensure it passes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Thanks for considering this input.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Carolyn Chase</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Pacific Beach</FONT></DIV>
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