Letters to the Editor 3-16-23
Time management Dear ER: At the last Hermosa Beach city council meeting, Councilmember Mike Detoy made the astute observation that the Employee Parking Permit issue was too complicated to be discussed at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday (“Slow walking parking permits,” ER March 2, 2023). At the same meeting earlier, a three hour discussion took place prior to a vote regarding residential parking permits. This should never happen. It appears that the council needs a lesson on how to run an efficient meeting. Of course, this starts with having a reasonable number of items on the council agenda. The public is there for a reason. Their time is important too. It’s not prudent to drag things out until most of the public goes home, or chooses to speak ahead of time and misses a real-time response. There should be a reasonable end time for every meeting. I’d say 10 pm. Excessive bloviating shouldn’t happen. Stay on topic, this is the mayor’s responsibility. Only schedule what can reasonably be accomplished, and reschedule everything else. Have more than one meeting if need be. You’ll have more people take part in the political process, and that should be the goal. Gary Brown Hermosa Beach E-bike…
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