Saturday, November 7, 2009

Is this a coincidence?

The July 20th City Commission meeting minutes are just NOW (after the election) on the Commission meeting agenda for Monday night. The Sunshine Law says that minutes must be available to the public in a timely manner. Click title for link to full set under consideration Monday night.

This is the meeting where the Commission, led by Commissioner Golden, attempted a takeover of the Community Redevelopment Agency, after it had applied for a $22+ Federal grant. The takeover failed. Commissioner Golden used that application as one of her accomplishments (above) in her campaign materials.

Minutes do not exactly reflect what happened at the meeting. Click here and go to 3:13 minute mark for Commissioner Golden's actual introductory comments. Another key quote related to the $22 million grant occurs at 22:23 minutes.

Some excerpts from the minutes appear below: