Comments for Monrovia City Watch

Comment on A Real Bad Joke By, Tom Adams And Joe Garcia by Doggirl

Doggirl — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:53:53 +0000

BabyDogGirl-YES I SURE AGREE ABOUT THE GARY MILLER PROPERTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Gloria Cruddington should pound sand!!!The bologna of Monrovia Wilderness Preservation,Im Guessing due to cut backs ie Police and Fire is Homes should have BEEN BUILT AND SOLD. ALL THAT REVENUE JUST WENT OUT THE WINDOW!!!!I Think GLORIA AND HER CRONIES,SHOULD HOP ON RIDE A MOWERS AND MAINTAIN MAINTAIN THAT PROPERTY. I Will not accept that this issue was voted on with FAIR AND BALANCED INFORMATION!!!!!!!!!Merry Christmas,Keep up the good work Mr.Kemp

Comment on Monrovia Pays $1,000,000.00 To Rudy Ramirez To Settle Lawsuit by Cyrus Kemp

Cyrus Kemp — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:45:05 +0000

Here is a link to a story that gives some more information.

http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_13302161

Comment on Monrovia Pays $1,000,000.00 To Rudy Ramirez To Settle Lawsuit by Cyrus Kemp

Cyrus Kemp — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:27:20 +0000

Old News Maharv – Google it- no more lawsuit it was settled-the accused and the city were guilty and the city paid!

Comment on Monrovia Pays $1,000,000.00 To Rudy Ramirez To Settle Lawsuit by maharv

maharv — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:24:19 +0000

What are the facts/allegations underlying the lawsuit?
What is he accused of doing?

Comment on Monrovia’s Chamber Of Commerce??? Friend To Business??? Friend To Community??? by Cyrus Kemp

Cyrus Kemp — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:23:05 +0000

They do not have a business guide on their web site; they have a member directory on their web site and a dated printed version of the member directory.

What the contract states: h. Publish and distribute an updated Monrovia street map/business guide and publication of a Monrovia dining guide;

• How could you publish a business guide without listing ALL of the current businesses in it at the time it was published? The contract doesn’t say partial business guide.

• Why would they call it a member directory as they do if it was a business guide?

• Why would you only list the businesses who are members in it?

There is no dinning guide according to the chamber when I asked. They referred me to the section of the member directory that is categorized and only lists member restaurants.

I never said they needed to have 100% of Monrovia businesses as members but that is what they should strive for instead of wasting their time in local politics that may only damage the businesses they should be serving by alienating segments of the community who may boycott member business because of their association with the chamber.

The city pays them to list all businesses not just members and that’s because it will bring more people to Monrovia to discover the shopping and dinning which in turn will enrich all businesses and the general fund through sales tax credits.

Someone who is looking for a type of business that may be here but is not a chamber member will not find it with an inquiry to the chamber, their web site or publication.

Good business practice should say to the chamber; do what you are paid by the city to do and you may find more businesses feeling more obligated to join and support you.

Comment on Monrovia’s Chamber Of Commerce??? Friend To Business??? Friend To Community??? by maharv

maharv — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:09:40 +0000

The contract actually says the Chamber is to “publish and distribute an updated Monrovia street map/business guide.”

There is nothing in the contract that says it has to have ALL the businesses in Monrovia.

Question: has such a guide been published? They do have a business directory on their web site.

They are also required to publish a “Monrovia dining guide.”
Have they done so?

Also, again there is no requirement it have every restaurant in the city.

There is also no contractual requirement that 100 per cent of Monrovia’s businesses join the Chamber. It would be nice and the Chamber would undoubtedly like the revenue.

So, has the chamber published the two items they are required to publish?

Comment on Monrovia Firefighter’s Association (Union) Fires A Warning Shot Across The City’s Bow by MonroviaBruin

MonroviaBruin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:03 +0000

If this were to happen Monrovia would not be in compliance with NFPA rules. Monrovia already meet’s the bare minnium as far staffing. Most cities man an Engine with 4 and a truck with 5 Monrovia only runs 3 on both. Laying off fire supression personnel would have Monrovia not in compliance with many NFPA standards.

Comment on Monrovia Firefighter’s Association (Union) Fires A Warning Shot Across The City’s Bow by Cyrus Kemp

Cyrus Kemp — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:02:35 +0000

I have been given the same info by the MPOA and I also have two Internal memos from Scott to the employee groups and a letter from the MPOA to Theresa in Human Resources which I will be posting soon.

Comment on Monrovia Firefighter’s Association (Union) Fires A Warning Shot Across The City’s Bow by bruinfan53

bruinfan53 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:05:21 +0000

I have had a few conversations with MPOA members and they were notified 6 weeks ago, or so, that they were going to be required to start paying for a portion, if not all, of their benefits very soon. I was also given the admonition that this fight was going to be uglier than that of the previous contract dispute.

Comment on Can A Redevelopment Agency Board Approve The Repayment Of An Agency Loan To A Local Business With Revenue From The City’s General Fund? by Cyrus Kemp

Cyrus Kemp — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:32:39 +0000

These questions were submitted to the California First Amendment Coalition Legal Hotline on 06/09/09

Can Redevelopment Agency Board approve the repayment of an Agency Loan to a local business using sales tax credit revenue generated by that business from the city’s General Fund? The Redevelopment Agency Board is our City Council but they were meeting and taking action as the redevelopment agency.

Can the City Council approve such a loan repayment to the Redevelopment Agency from the city’s general fund?