Something smelled fishy at the January 7th City Council meeting to me. Interim City Manager (ICM) Anne Marie Gallant jumped off track and ranted about the City General Fund, when the discussion was supposed to be centered on the Mif Albright golf course. Hmmmm... why is that?
See Laurendo's blog post for the City Council video clip: http://laurendo.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/golf-analogy/
Clearly the City of Alameda has some heart for the golf course. I'm surprised the golfers haven't started their own blog. It is Alameda, after all... Fortunately the Council saw reason, and voted to keep the discussion open until RFP responses are reviewed, allowing the City to scrutinize the manner in which a private operator would run the Chuck Corica complex. Yet the ICM seems determined to cut off any exploratory work that could benefit the City and its residents at the end of the day.
Something doesn't add up. I just wonder who is whispering in her ear.
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Judging by her overly emotional response, I'd say it's not reasoning at all that is driving her decisions. She seems flustered and overly repetitive. And we all know what that means...
ReplyDeleteI agree. She refers to the RFP consultant who conveniently was not in attendance to back up her opinion. But what would the consultant really have to say? I don’t trust the ICM as far as I can throw her.
ReplyDeleteNot to rain on the parade, but the economy, and our city’s general fund, is in the dumps. We do have to be very careful before we allow any private subsidies. Yes, at the end of the day it may be the best decision for the Mif Albright course, but I think we need to approach these decisions with caution given our current economy.
ReplyDeleteYea, but why wouldn't we at least do the due diligence to figure out, like you said, if "at the end of the day it may be the best decision"??
ReplyDeleteWhich is why I think we SHOULD explore our options. Let’s not mistake that I’m pro-business AND think that private/public sector collaboration is a winning formula.
ReplyDeleteI just think the citizens should have a say in the process, and it seems our current legislation is holding their cards a little too close to their chest.