A Couple of City Council Alerts

There are a couple of key hearings coming up at the City Council which we thought you should know about:

City Budget: The City Council Committee on Land Use will hold budget hearings on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2008 Preliminary Budget on Thursday, March 8th. The Landmarks Preservation Commission will testify at 11:00 and the public will be invited to present testimony at 2:00. If you are interested in testifying, take a look at our website (savelpc.org) to learn about LPC's budget situation. The Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation is advocating for a $1 million increase in LPC’s budget, which will bring it back to its 1991 level, when adjusted for inflation.

Commissioner Appointments: As we noted on March 1st, the Mayor recently sent a list of five potential LPC Commissioners to the City Council (you can learn more about it here ). As of the first, we were unsure of the names of these proposed appointees. However, now the names have been posted on the City Council's website, along with their public hearing dates. As you take a look at the list and hearing schedule below, we urge you to review the candidates with our set of Commissioner Qualifications in mind. Do they make the grade?

The hearing schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Committee(s) on: Rules, Privileges & Elections
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Council Chambers - City Hall
Chairperson(s): Diana Reyna
Details:

M____ - Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the name of Pablo E. Vengoechea to the Council for its advice and consent regarding his reappointment to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Pursuant to Sections 31 and 3020 of the City Charter.

M____ - Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the name of Stephen F. Byrns to the Council for its advice and consent regarding his reappointment to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Pursuant to Sections 31 and 3020 of the City Charter.

M____ - Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the name of Joan Gerner to the Council for its advice and consent regarding her reappointment to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Pursuant to Sections 31 and 3020 of the City Charter.

M____ - Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the name of Christopher Moore to the Council for its advice and consent regarding his reappointment to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Pursuant to Sections 31 and 3020 of the City Charter.

M____ - Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the name of Diana Chapin to the Council for its advice and consent regarding her appointment to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Pursuant to Sections 31 and 3020 of the City Charter.

Does anyone have anything to say regarding these candidates? If so, feel free to email us at Citizens@Savelpc.org or press the Comments link at the bottom of this blog post.