What do you call a bunch of liars in the same spot?

Tonight I am convinced more than ever that Tuerk is not equipped to be mayor of this city, nor is he a competent or capable leader.  The start of tonight’s City Council was a joke.  He talked about all of his “friends” at the unsheltered camp and how he brought Portable toilets and dumpsters.  He then left for several weeks and said he went back to see if they were delivered. Hmm?  If he asked them to be delivered because he was so concerned about their safety why would he not have followed through?  That is what leaders do.  Did he possibly lie about the drownings?  He was challenged about his facts and he doubled down by saying that they were not in that area.  Leaders come with facts related to the situation, not cherry-picked from other events.  Failed Leadership

He then asked for money to pay for the YMCA to open early.  Seems to me like HE had an opportunity to fund this when the CED found $300,000 and gave it to a non-profit that no one knew what they were doing, including the two gentlemen that were handed the money.  Prioritizing taxpayer funds is what leaders do.

 He had multiple opportunities throughout these almost 4years to pay attention to this homeless issue.  He didn’t do that…Council with the exception of CeCe and Natalie didn’t do that.  Failed leadership on several fronts here.

The womenswear provocateur/business owner Santo Napoli has a plan-spend more taxpayer money that wasn’t budgeted, just like he spends money to promote.  Again, where were you Santo when $300,000 was given to a shady non-profit. That’s right supporting this.  Failed leadership.

 I normally don’t agree with much of what Cece has to say but this evening she was so right in most of what she said.  She must sit there and be fuming because she’s been an advocate since day one and her colleagues that claim they are for safety had ignored her for so many years.  Failed leadership.

 The mayor says he has been working on this issue for months?  Really?  Your knee jerk reaction to the way it was executed says otherwise.  If you planned for months who in the community was contacted ?  No one. 

Here comes my man Eddy Avilles during public comment on the early opening of the YMCA.  He was so right-Mayor and Council you better be ready for unsheltered on your lawn.  Eddy has been very vocal about this problem and the leaders have ignored and not acted. Failed Leadership.

The city solicitor was ill-prepared and doesn’t seem to understand that the council passes laws that are enforced in the city.  While the council does not direct staff, they do pass laws that the Mayor is to execute through his duties.  So while Council doesn’t direct staff directly, they do define their duties.  The mayor seems to just hire real winners like this tool — they are bottom of their class professionals that rely on arrogance and bullying to get their way.  Just like the Mayor does.  Failed Leadership.

The citizens really showed up tonight.  They called out the administration, council, and the mayor for their failed leadership.  They called them out for borrowing $134m and none of the money is slated towards the unsheltered.  They called them out for ignoring the situation in May when the first problem happened and the Fire Department didn’t bring it to the Emergency Management Committee.

I will say council did take leadership tonight but it was reactive not proactive, so is it really leadership?

"You dont get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results"- Bill Parcels