November 30, 2020
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Final Results of the Faria House Survey by Tammy Campbell to Council:
Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
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My name is Tammy Campbell, and I am secretary for a citizen-based grassroots organization, Pinole for Fair Government. One of our missions is to create better communication between Pinole residents and city government. Tonight, you have on your agenda 9A a discussion regarding the use of the Faria House for the Pinole History Museum. Pinole For Fair Government posted a survey for citizens to take regarding their support for this action. We asked the public the simple question, “Given the financial uncertainty caused by COVID-19, how much would you be willing to spend from city funds, of any type to support the investment on the Faria House Renovation for the creation of a Pinole History Museum?” Listed below are the results:
Question # 1 Would support $0 - $10,000
Answer # 1
- Yes - 51% with 118 votes
- No - 49% with 112 votes
Question # 2 Would support $10 - $100,000
Answer # 2
- Yes - 30% with 55 votes
- No - 70% with 128 votes
Question # 3 Would support $100,000 - $250,000
Answer # 3
- Yes - 17% with 30 votes
- No - 83% with 149 votes
Question # 4 Would support $250,000 - $500,000
Answer # 4
- Yes - 12% with 21 votes
- No - 88% with 157 votes
Question # 5 Would support $500 - $1,000,00+
Answer # 5
- Yes - 5% with 9 votes
- No - 95% with 169 votes
Please note that not everyone answered every question, but you can see the trend by the results. This is information for the council to make a better more informed decision.
The Faria House decision made on November 17.
Agenda Item 9A
Prior to the meeting Mayor Pro-Tem Martinez-Rubin and Councilmember Vincent Salimi announced that they had a conflict of interest (not defined) and recused themselves from any discussion or participation in the Faria House proposal, Memorandum of Understanding.
The vote to proceed with the Faria House Proposal failed in a two to one vote. Since only three members of the Council were eligible to vote, a majority vote of three was needed.
Mayor Swearingen and Council member Murray voted YES. Councilmember Tave voted NO.
Councilmember Tave was the Chair of the Faria House Ad-Hoc fact-finding committee.
He concluded that the financial uncertainties of this proposal did not meet the criteria for moving forward at this time.
The video of the meeting Is here:
http://pinole.granicus.com/Med...
Council Meeting on Tuesday December 8, 2020
The Installation and seating of two new Council Members:
Devin Murphy and Maureen Toms, will take place on Tuesday December 8 via teleconference.
The farewell to:
Councilmembers Murray and Swearingen, Tuesday December 8, via teleconference.
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