I have missed very few council meetings in the 4 years I have been in office. Last night was one of those times. I had to attend to a family matter that came up at the last minute during the Budget Meeting.
That being said, I was concerned to read the headlines this morning -- it gives the impression that the Council funded the local sponsor portion of the breakwater study -- it didn't. It voted 8-0 to fund $2.5 Million out of Tidelands and close to $900,000 in in-kind services -- that leaves almost $2 million that has to be found before the Army Corps of Engineers proceeds. (This reminds me of the "wetlands" issue -- We did it! We saved the wetlands -- except we haven't found a source of money to fix the wetlands, nor a non profit organization that wants to step up and buy the property we just obtained.)
There isn't any doubt that the water quality and the lack of any real tidal action needs to be addressed in the San Pedro Bay. And maybe there is cause to celebrate that a move in that direction is happening. But in the words of another Jerry -- Jerry McGuire -- "Show me the money."
