Stats and documents you need to read I received this month

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I have received a number of memos and reports on city issues that I think you will find of interest. Just click below and it will take you to the document.

Quarterly Crime Stats -- 2012 and 2013.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/140628731/quarterlypolicecrimestatistics10-15-12

http://www.scribd.com/doc/140628718/Quarterly-Police-Crime-Statistics

Plans to put Wifi into the Parks.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/140628692/Parks-Wifi-Plan

Infrastructure budget for 5th Council District 2012 and 2013.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/140628669/Infrastructure-Budget-12-and-13

Breakdown of funds sources for employees.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/140628635/Generalcitysupportfromenterprisefunds-1

Responses to my survey on City Hall, infrastructure parcel tax and stopping "pay to play" contributions.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/140621582/Responses-export-Survey-on-City-Hall-and-Infrastructure-2013

Survey Says...No Support for Rebuild of City Hall or Infrastructure Tax But a Big YES for No More Pay to Play

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In a recent survey I sent out to my email subscribers on the proposed plan to rebuild City Hall and the Main Library, 217 responded. Although not scientific by any means, it does take the pulse of residents throughout the City on this issue and the issue about whether or not there is any support for an infrastructure parcel tax.

Little support for rebuilding City Hall or infrastructure parcel tax. Lots of support to end "pay to play" campaign contributions -- by prohibiting contributions from contractors, developers and those bidding or doing business with the city.

You can view the results on line (without the additional comments) at http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e7elzkj1hg1xokte/results.

If would like the results and all of the additional comments click here.

Responses_export Survey on City Hall and Infrastructure 2013

Schipske Thanks Councilmember Dee Andrews and City Manager Pat West for Completion of New Site for MHA – This Clears the Way for the Eastside Police Station Now Located in 4th Council District to be Moved Permanently into the 5th at Schroeder Army Hall

May 9, 2013 – Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske today thanked 6^th District Councilmember Dee Andrews and City Manager Pat West for their recent efforts to locate a homeless services program run by Mental Health America to a location on Long Beach Blvd., and issued the following statement on the announcement that escrow has closed on the Long Beach Blvd., property:

“For more than 6 years, the City Council has grappled with how to best accommodate Mental Health America – a homeless services provider – in order to meet the requirements of the federal government as a condition to receive 4.6 acres of surplus Army property once known as Schroeder Army Hall at Willow Street and Grand Avenue. Initially a site adjacent to the City’s Public Health Department was selected. After community concern about the selection, additional sites were reviewed.

Three years ago, I brought a property to the attention of City Management as a possible alternate site. Unfortunately, it was not immediately available but through the efforts of both Councilmember Dee Andrews and City Manager Pat West the property is now owned by the City of Long Beach and will used to satisfy the federal mandate that in order to receive surplus property, the City must accommodate a homeless services provider.

The result of these efforts means that the Eastside Police Substation, now located in the 4^th Council District in leased property, will be moved to the 5^th Council District and placed permanently in the Schroeder Army property. This will relieve the crowding at the current site and the City will no longer have to pay a very large lease payment.

I want to thank Councilmember Dee Andrews and the City Manager Pat West as well as most of the other council members who did not use this sensitive situation for political purposes but supported finding a sensible, humane solution to helping the most vulnerable of our residents so that the City could receive this surplus military property.”