Saturday, February 12, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
FINAL Message by departing Prez to TO Council: BREAKING NEWS Day of departure in TO!! fox & denny offered VIP jobs by Mubarak Jacqui wins Lady Gaaga award!!
Received via wiki leaks NOT Redacted like the Lakes report to me!! Nick Quidwai
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From: Garth George <concernedcitztoaks@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 5:25 PM
Subject: BREAKING NEWS Day of departure in TO!! fox & denny offered VIP jobs by Mubarak Jacqui wins Lady Gaaga award!!
To: CityClerk <cityclerk@toaks.org>
From: Garth George <concernedcitztoaks@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 5:25 PM
Subject: BREAKING NEWS Day of departure in TO!! fox & denny offered VIP jobs by Mubarak Jacqui wins Lady Gaaga award!!
To: CityClerk <cityclerk@toaks.org>
To Hon Denny!! Feb. 10th 2011
As the Egyptian Military is about to knock on my door I must with regret turn down your generous offer. But I cannot be that generous ANY MORE as the people have awoken unlike your city where u r so lucky that they are asleep. We CANNOT give you LIFE TIME MEDICAL Benefits or give Scott a job any where close to $400,000 with benefits + the kinda pensions that Mary Jane & Mr. Gatch are enjoying
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Also my Air Force jet planned to land at the Newbury Park Airfield; Its a good thing we Googled and discovered that the concrete pavers among you have DESTROYED it and OVER BUILT more homes.
Brother sorry but I gotta get outaa here.
I would love to take residence @ the former city hall @ 401 W. Hillcrest that you were cleverly going to demolish; I am sure you can come up with some excuse to kick the tenants out for my
entourage; It will be MUCH MORE $$ than the paltry Sales tax from the auto mall for which you are willing to SELL your soul.
Waiting to hear from about our trip to TACKY Oaks,
May Allah Bless you all and keep you in power for another 25 yrs!
M. Hosni Mubarak
Prez for life EGYPT!!
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BREAKING NEWS Worth getting away from Super Bowl!! Reliable sources report that local foxy councilman is leaving for Cairo!! Mubarak says " Luv your firing of plann comm because you have NO confidence in him; also your brilliant grid to lock residents in 2 minutes; after loosing Zeanah recall to bring back FAILED recall leaders like Jill & Pete!!"
I know you can help me win the hearts and minds of the Egyptian people as you NEVER criticise the other candidates; just FIRE them!!"
Regarding Denny the President says" Opi on VC Star says you have a permanent scowl!! Great it matches mine; I know you could not make it to TO Police Chief; here you will be the chief not of just a Billion dollar city (assets) but since you can spot the audience in the chamber shaking their heads and
NOT shake hands even with a critic of your sweetheart deal to Caruso, we need you to rid the concerned citz in Tahrir Square.
Jacqui will NOT be able to attend the next meeting as she will accept theRedevelopment Queen award from Lady Gaaga for become such a cheer leader for the $400,000 yr City Mgr and buying his propaganda whole heatedly.
Tom is ready for ANY eventually if the citizenry occupy the City Mgr's office "I have my HATCHET primed and ready (True fact) on my desk @ city hall" (blob).
Al Jazeera Journalist Freed.. Mubarak Staying Till September.. with US Help IE TO Council Latest Updates..
Mubarak BREAKING NEWS from Wiki Leaks" My jet will pick you up with the city team and Dealer VP; task to put my picture on EVERY Street corner" Luv the way you have trampled on citz rights CIA briefing also recounted how for 30 yrs u have been hood winking TO Citz with UGLY City Hall built AGAINST Citz wishes and on bedrock of DEBT, lies and deceit with NO apology"
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I would like to put in my two cents regarding the Thousand Oaks Auto Mall sign. (VC Star)
Instead of the sign they propose, how about giving councilmembers Andy Fox, Dennis Gillette and Susan Murata, vice president of Silver Star Automotive Group and head of the Auto Mall Dealers’ Association, one of those twirly arrow signs and have them stand on the existing sign. That way they can be sure it would generate more attention to the auto mall. Why spend the money? That's the piece of the puzzle that has been missing. That's just my two-cents worth.
- Alfredo Alvarado,
Thousand Oaks
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Re: your Jan. 30 editorial, “T.O.Council sends wrong message”:
It seems to me that when a person embarks on a campaign to oust an employer/appointer, manager or anyone in a supervisory capacity, especially in a political campaign, expectations of success must dominate his mind.
The failure or success of the ouster always results in a parting of the association; either the boss leaves or the employee does. Authority or confidence will always be undermined by such an attempt.
I say this particular retribution should not be called revenge but the natural course of action in a civilized society. Otherwise, anarchy would result!
Al Adam, whom I do not know, attacked the character, ability, etc. of the City Council majority to properly govern. Regardless of his popularity at the polls in November, he was not elected! Regardless of his favor with his nominator, he attacked the overwhelming majority of the Council, all of whom have been elected.
Claudia Bill-de la Pena, whom I do know and respect and admire, is properly elected by the voters. Yet, regarding her nomination of Mr. Adam to a new term on the Planning Commission, we adhere to a nomination process by each council member that must be followed by ratification by the entire council.
If you apply this line of thought to any other human endeavor, the course of action is blatantly clear! The loser of the struggle is out! Any thought of Mr. Adam, after his election failure, of retaining his seat on a newly formed Planning Commission is self-deluding fantasy!
- Forrest Frields,
Thousand Oaks
(The author is a former Thousand Oaks and Ventura County Planning Commissioner - Editor)
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BIG writes:
It is a basic principle of democracy that citizens have a right to run for political office with out fear of recrimination. When that recrimination occurs a civil right has been violated. As a former public servant you should know that the standard of care in government is different than the standard of care in the private sector. Or, as as you seem to describe it in the animal kingdom.
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So...political retribution is okay in Frields' book. I guess we should thank him for his honesty.
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nickeq writes:
I cannot believe that Mr. Frields would write this dribble it exposes the bankruptcy of thinking of the fox group NEVER has an existing Commissioner not being Re-appointed In fact one commissioner a PRO Fox person was shocked when this happened, at the meeting
I am NOT an Adam or even Claudia supporter
Adam does not represent sent lunatic firing element In fact Gillette was completely repudiated to win? by 150+ votes AFTER 3 terms here a7 2+ @ the CRPD!!
In fact this action just as happened with Linda Parks makes Adam a HERO and victim which makes him a shoe in to win in 2012
Also Mr. friend's Adams criticism of foxy POLICIES is what elections are about he did not ask why he hides his wife from public view?? NO cheap shots A veteran should know what America stands for!!
NO incumbents!!
I am NOT an Adam or even Claudia supporter
Adam does not represent sent lunatic firing element In fact Gillette was completely repudiated to win? by 150+ votes AFTER 3 terms here a7 2+ @ the CRPD!!
In fact this action just as happened with Linda Parks makes Adam a HERO and victim which makes him a shoe in to win in 2012
Also Mr. friend's Adams criticism of foxy POLICIES is what elections are about he did not ask why he hides his wife from public view?? NO cheap shots A veteran should know what America stands for!!
NO incumbents!!
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Plight of mobile home rentors in TO 2010-2011
Decision on rent increase appealed to council
2011-02-10 / Community
The owner of a Thousand Oaks mobile home park has appealed the rent commission’s decision regarding how much he can raise rents.
Now the City Council will have the final say on the request to increase rents at Thunderbird Oaks Mobile Home Park by $261 per space per month.
Thunderbird residents currently pay between $373 and $525 a month in rent.
Last month, the Thousand Oaks Rent Adjustment Commission ruled that the property owner could raise rents at the park for low-income seniors by $62 a month, phased in over two years.
Attorney Boyd Hill, who represents property owner Andrew Hohn, said the appeal is warranted because the increase approved was significantly lower than what his client is entitled to under city law.
“That’s one-fifth of what he’s entitled to,” Hill told the Acorn on Tuesday.
Under the commission’s ruling, Thunderbird residents would pay $31.50 a month more starting in April or May and an additional $31.50 a month the following spring.
John Prescott, Thousand Oaks’ director of community development, said the appeal and a public hearing on the issue could go before the City Council in March. A date has yet to be scheduled, he said.
The City Council could decide to uphold the commission’s ruling, change it or allow no rent increase at all, Prescott said.
When asked if he thought the City Council would rule in Hohn’s favor, Boyd said: “We hope the city could would give this matter serious and independent consideration.”
On Monday, the rent commission approved a $191-a-month increase at Ranch Mobile Home Park, also owned by Hohn, phased in over seven years. That ruling is also expected to be appealed to the City Council.
TO Acorn article term limits 02102011
Voters may get chance to decide on term limits
2011-02-10 / Front Page
Petition comes in just under deadline
Long debated in coffee shops and barrooms across Thousand Oaks, term limits may finally find their way onto the local ballot.
On Monday, former Planning Commissioner Al Adam submitted 11,533 signatures to the city clerk’s office in support of an initiative that would prohibit a person from serving more than three consecutive terms on the Thousand Oaks City Council. The deadline to submit the petition in time for the November 2012 election was Tuesday.
A minimum of 7,655 valid signatures, or 10 percent of the registered voters in Thousand Oaks, is required for the measure to be placed on the ballot. The signatures are now in the hands of the county clerk, who has the task of verifying they came from actual T.O. residents.
If the initiative is passed, Thousand Oaks would be the first city in Ventura County to enact term limits.
Adam, who twice ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the City Council (2008, 2010), started the petition in August, just before his most recent run for office. Volunteers have been collecting signatures for the petition since then.
“It’s the only way this was going to happen; I had to go the initiative route,” Adam said. “It’s tough. Trying to get the entrenched incumbents to vote for term limits is like trying to get chickens to vote for Colonel Sanders.”
Though Adam didn’t name names, his comments may have been directed at Councilmembers Dennis Gillette and Andy Fox, who just began their fourth and fifth terms respectively. Adam came up short to the two in the November election, and in January their votes denied him reappointment to the planning commission.
But Adam, who funded the petition himself, said the term limits measure “is not aimed at any individual. It’s not retroactive.”
Regardless, Gillette said, it’s hard not to see the initiative as a personal attack given the actions of some of the signature takers.
“You can’t help but take a certain amount of it personally when you stand there and listen to the paid signature gatherers say that you’ve been on the council for 25 years, you have a million-dollar pension and you’re dishonest,” he said.
“I was actually chased down by (a signature taker) in front of Ralphs,” Gillette continued. “I’ve heard those stories back from any number of people.”
Gillette said he’s not sure term limits make sense for Thousand Oaks.
“As I’ve said before, I always thought we had term limits— they’re called elections. And I’m always concerned about the system creating ways to relieve individual citizens of their responsibility to vote,” Gillette said.
“But that being said, if this is something that the voters of the city of Thousand Oaks feel that benefits them as residents, I have no strong feelings one way or the other.”
While the measure limits persons to no more than three consecutive terms on the council, it is not a lifetime ban, as is the case with term limits in the state Senate and Assembly, passed by voters in 1990.
The local initiative states: “No person shall serve more than three consecutive terms as a member of the Thousand Oaks City Council, either by election or appointment, until at least four years after the expiration of the third consecutive term in office. After a four-year absence, a new three-consecutiveterm limit applies.”
Therefore, all seated City Council members would be eligible for three more terms, or 12 years, on the council.
Adam said his initiative— which barely fills two sheets of paper— is unlike those found on the state ballot in that it is “forthright.” He also says it’s necessary to “reduce the power of the special interest” and “open the field” in T.O. city elections.
“Our founding fathers envisioned a rotation; we’re not getting it here in Thousand Oaks,” Adam said.
But City Manager Scott Mitnick, who’s been with the city for 10-plus years, said he doesn’t think that’s necessarily true.
“I’ve seen three incumbents endorsed by a local paper lose their seats. I’ve seen challengers come out of nowhere and win,” Mitnick said. “We’ve had 10 or more incumbents with name recognition lose (in the city’s history). The track record in T.O. is there is no shortage of new blood.”
On Tuesday, Mitnick asked City Clerk Linda Lawrence to compile a historical review related to Thousand Oaks council members and their terms in office.
Her findings: In the 47-year history of the city, only four persons have served more than three terms—Fox, Gillette, Larry Horner and Alex Fiore. In addition, a total of nine incumbents have been defeated in the city’s 23 general elections since 1966, the last being Bob Wilson, who was unseated by Jacqui Irwin in 2004.
Nevertheless, Adam said the data is on his side.
In a press release he sent to the media on Tuesday, Adam stated that the Center for Government Studies “finds that incumbents are reelected over 95 percent of the time by outspending their challengers at a 20- to-1 rate.”
“Money is a big factor. Money wins races,” said Adam, who raised around $25,000 this past campaign. “Money buys you recognition. Money buys you mailers and big political gatherings.
“If you’re a can’t-lose incumbent, you’re going to attract campaign dollars.”
If the initiative makes it to the ballot, Fox told the Acorn, he’ll respect the will of the voters, but he doesn’t think term limits are “very effective.”
“Certainly it’s created a nightmare in Sacramento with the inability to get anything done,” Fox said. “As far as for local government, the public expects long-term vision from its elective leadership, and that’s very difficult to get when you have short-term people.” —Michelle Knight contributed to this story.
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Beginning January 3, City Hall will have modified hours & alternate Friday closure for Thousand Oaks City Hall. The New Year also brings a realignment of operating hours at both City libraries.
As a cost saving and efficiency measure, Thousand Oaks City Hall will open ½ hour earlier on Monday – Thursday and close on alternate Fridays beginning Friday, January 7, 2011.
To view a calendar with new 2011 City Hall hours click here
During the past year, the City of Thousand Oaks has endured many of the same budget challenges experienced by residents, businesses, and other communities. With the reduction of 74 staff positions over the last three years, providing consistently efficient service has become difficult. As demonstrated by several other Ventura County cities, such as Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, and Ventura, adjustments to City operating hours has proven to be an effective response to staffing cutbacks while providing more efficient daily service.
The City of Thousand Oaks' phone and online systems will continue to provide easy and efficient 24/7 access to services through its website and "City Hall Anytime" phone service.
Call “City Hall Anytime” (805) 449-2600 to:
Monday–Thursday* 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. (City Hall opens ½ hour earlier Monday - Thursday)
Alternating Fridays 8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. (City Hall open January 17 & 28)
City employees will be working the same number of hours, a work schedule comprised of eight 9 hour shifts and one 8 hour shift over a two week period. Residents will have increased access to customer service counters in all departments beginning at 7:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday.
City Hall will be closed on the following alternate Fridays in 2011:
January 7, 21
February 4, 18
March 4, 18
April 1, 15, 29
May 13, 27
June 10, 24
July 8, 22
August 5, 19
September 2, 16, 30
October 14, 28
November 11, 25
December 9, 23
Libraries – Schedule changes beginning January 3, 2011 Grant R. Brimhall Library (* denotes schedule changes)
Monday–Thursday* 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. (Library opens 1 hour later & closes 1 hour earlier Monday - Thursday)
Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday* 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. (Library opens 1 hour earlier on Sunday)
Newbury Park Library (* denotes schedule changes)
Monday–Wednesday* 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. (Library closes 1 hour earlier Monday - Wednesday)
Thursday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday Closed
Box Office - Hours remain unchanged:
Tuesday-Sunday 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
On performance dates, Box Office remains open until ½ hour before curtain.
Police & Fire Department – Hours remain unchanged
For more information on City Hall, Library, and Box Office Hours visit www.toaks.org.
Beginning January 3, City Hall will have modified hours & alternate Friday closure for Thousand Oaks City Hall. The New Year also brings a realignment of operating hours at both City libraries.As a cost saving and efficiency measure, Thousand Oaks City Hall will open ½ hour earlier on Monday – Thursday and close on alternate Fridays beginning Friday, January 7, 2011.
To view a calendar with new 2011 City Hall hours click here
During the past year, the City of Thousand Oaks has endured many of the same budget challenges experienced by residents, businesses, and other communities. With the reduction of 74 staff positions over the last three years, providing consistently efficient service has become difficult. As demonstrated by several other Ventura County cities, such as Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, and Ventura, adjustments to City operating hours has proven to be an effective response to staffing cutbacks while providing more efficient daily service.
The City of Thousand Oaks' phone and online systems will continue to provide easy and efficient 24/7 access to services through its website and "City Hall Anytime" phone service.
Call “City Hall Anytime” (805) 449-2600 to:
- Inquire and pay City Utility Accounts (water and wastewater)
- Inquire and pay City Parking Citations
- Schedule inspections for Building Permits
- Visit the Customer Response Management System to request City assistance and submit a question, complaint, concern, or issue
- Purchase tickets - www.ticketmaster.com
- Go to “eGov,” www.toaks.org/paybill for Business License Renewal and to inquire and pay Utility Bills.
- Thousand Oaks Library: visit www.toaks.org/library to renew materials, access research databases, place holds, pay fines, get real-time homework help, check your library account, view the library events calendar, download audio books, get recommendations on the latest new fiction and non-fiction and more.
Monday–Thursday* 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. (City Hall opens ½ hour earlier Monday - Thursday)
Alternating Fridays 8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. (City Hall open January 17 & 28)
City employees will be working the same number of hours, a work schedule comprised of eight 9 hour shifts and one 8 hour shift over a two week period. Residents will have increased access to customer service counters in all departments beginning at 7:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday.
City Hall will be closed on the following alternate Fridays in 2011:
January 7, 21
February 4, 18
March 4, 18
April 1, 15, 29
May 13, 27
June 10, 24
July 8, 22
August 5, 19
September 2, 16, 30
October 14, 28
November 11, 25
December 9, 23
Libraries – Schedule changes beginning January 3, 2011 Grant R. Brimhall Library (* denotes schedule changes)
Monday–Thursday* 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. (Library opens 1 hour later & closes 1 hour earlier Monday - Thursday)
Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday* 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. (Library opens 1 hour earlier on Sunday)
Newbury Park Library (* denotes schedule changes)
Monday–Wednesday* 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. (Library closes 1 hour earlier Monday - Wednesday)
Thursday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday Closed
Box Office - Hours remain unchanged:
Tuesday-Sunday 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
On performance dates, Box Office remains open until ½ hour before curtain.
Police & Fire Department – Hours remain unchanged
For more information on City Hall, Library, and Box Office Hours visit www.toaks.org.
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