Request for Presentation on June 7th, 2011 Agenda from Moderators of Public Meeting

May 20, 2011 Original Request from Karri

From: Karri Casper [karricasper@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 10:09 AM
To: Susan Stanton
Cc: Robert Lepa; Wes Blackman; Pam Lopez
Subject: Request for being on the June 7th agenda

Susan,

Wes, Bob and I would like to be put on the June 7th agenda to present a report on the public input regarding the Willdan report which states the city wants to reconstitute the Lake Worth police force. We do realize that the current thinking on the commission is to renegotiate the contract with the PBSO, but the public input is still applicable.

I remind you that there was no opportunity for public comment until this Tuesday when we were limited to two minutes. There were about 300 people at this meeting and obviously they were not all present on Tuesday. The input has been consolidated for this presentation.

Karri Casper

May 20, 2011 Stanton reply to Karri

From: Susan Stanton [sstanton@LakeWorth.org]
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 6:20 PM
To: Karri Casper
Cc: Suzanne Mulvehill
Subject: RE: Request for being on the June 7th agenda

Karri …..you need to direct this to the Vice Mayor. But, what is the point? The City Commission knows everyone wants to keep PBSO? Do we really need to take any more time to discuss this preference? Was there doubt in your mind that the City wants to keep them as well?

We have all seen the e - mails, accepted phone calls and talked with people in the community. But, if the Vice Mayor wants to devote more time to have additional time to receive your report on public comments ………… ..which itself would then be opened for more public comments on the Public Comment Report …she can place it on the agenda. It is not that public impute is not valued. Its was. We are trying to keep PBSO.
I have copied her with your request.

Susan A. Stanton, ICMA -- CM
City Manager 7 N Dixie Highway
Lake Worth, FL 33460
561.586.1689
sstanton@lakeworth.org

May 21, 2011 Karri to Suzanne & Stanton

 From: Karri Casper [karricasper@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 10:31 AM
To: Susan Stanton; Suzanne Mulvehill
Cc: Wes Blackman; Robert Lepa
Subject: RE: Request for being on the June 7th agenda

Suzanne,

Would you please put us on the agenda for June 7th? The specifics are below. (the preceding E-mail)

Ladies, since the city or Willdan did not put together a meeting for public input, it was left up to the citizens. We have invested a lot of TIME and EFFORT for the meeting and compiling the results.

We did not know if public input would be allowed Wednesday. Additionally, the 2 minutes we are permitted to speak is hardly sufficient to illuminate you on the facts.

2 hours of PUBLIC INPUT where 8 different topics were discussed by 8 different groups of almost 300 people has been condensed to one presentation.

Regardless of your current stance of wanting the sheriff, most of you on the dais are misinterpreting a lot of the information in the report.

Please allow us the opportunity to speak.

Karri Casper

May 21, 2011 Stanton reply to Karri

From: Susan Stanton [sstanton@LakeWorth.org]
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 7:52 PM
To: Karri Casper
Cc: Suzanne Mulvehill
Subject: Re: Request for being on the June 7th agenda

Karri....

I am going to recommend we not have another meeting on this topic until we conclude our meetings with PBSO. I do wish you had your extended public meeting after hearing from the consultant. This very premise of your Saturday meeting was inaccurate..... The purpose of the City Commission work session was NOT to vote to cancel the contract which most people were told by those organizing your meeting. The purpose of the meeting on Wednesday night was to receive the report, hear from the consultant and begin discussions with the SO.

Sent from my iPad

Sat. P.M. May 21 Karri's Response to Stanton

From: Karri Casper [karricasper@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 10:07 PM
To: Susan Stanton
Cc: Suzanne Mulvehill; Wes Blackman; Robert Lepa
Subject: Re: Request for being on the June 7th agenda

At no time did anyone indicate or state that you would be voting to cancel the contract on Wed. As one of the organizers, I can unequivocally vouch for this.

However, if you refer to page 47, it clearly states that the intent is for the city to reconstitute the LWPD.

It does appear that you and the 3 commissioners that had been for the LWPD, are now claiming to want the PBSO. We are glad the citizens have gotten their point across.

The report had been received some time ago. Those of us who have read it (and there are more than a few) strongly disagree with much of the report. Hearing from the Willdan people did nothing to change our minds.

The inaccuracies in the report, suggestions for budget trimming and alternative sources of revenue are what we want to present.

If you are sincere about wanting to achieve this mutual goal, we will be put on the schedule.

Karri Casper

May 22, 2011 Wes to Stanton & Suzanne

From: Wes Blackman [wesblackman@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 10:17 AM
To: Susan Stanton; Suzanne Mulvehill
Cc: Bob Lepa; Karri Casper
Subject: Fwd: RE: Request for being on the June 7th agenda

We are asking for time under the "Presentations" part of the agenda. If you read a typical City Commission agenda, you will notice that there is no public comment allowed on presentations. Susan, the information we gathered at the meeting is much more than people just saying that they want to keep PBSO - there are ideas for increased revenue generation and other factors that may help in your negotiations.

I would suggest that the act of winning an election does not confer on one a supreme intelligence where you know all of the answers. It's time that we use our residents as the valuable resource they are and not just people to court and cajole around elect ion time.

Wes

May 22, 2011 - Stanton to Karri

From: Susan Stanton [sstanton@LakeWorth.org]
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 11:49 AM
To: karricasper@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Request for being on the June 7th agenda

We see the world very differently.

Sent from my HTC on the Now Network from Sprint!

May 22 Karri's reply to Stanton

From: Karri Casper [karricasper@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 12:14 PM
To: Susan Stanton
Cc: Suzanne Mulvehill; Robert Lepa; Wes Blackman
Subject: Re: Request for being on the June 7th agenda

Susan,

That may well be the case, but I do respect your position as city manager. As you said to me when we started this dialogue back in Jan., you consider me an intelligent woman. You asked me to find solutions. That is what we have done.

Please allow us to present them to you on the 7th.

Karri Casper

May 23, 2011 Suzanne to Moderators

From: Suzanne Mulvehill [smulvehill@LakeWorth.org]
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 10:01 AM
To: Karri Casper; Susan Stanton
Cc: Robert Lepa; Wes Blackman
Subject: RE: Request for being on the June 7th agenda

Dear Karri and Wes,

I am reviewing your request and the email exchanges I received over the weekend and will get back with you in the next day or two.

Thank you,

Suzanne
Suzanne Mulvehill, MBA
Vice Mayor
City of Lake Worth, Florida
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May 24, 2011 Suzanne's Decision

From: Suzanne Mulvehill [smulvehill@LakeWorth.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 1:59 PM
To: Karri Casper; wesblackman@gmail.com
Cc: Robert Lepa; Susan Stanton
Subject: RE: Request for being on the June 7th agenda

Karri and Wes,

I respect that you have information you want to present to the commission. At the next city commission meeting on June 7, I will request that the commission join me in hosting a revenue generation community meeting. I would encourage you, as well as anyone else in your group, to share your ideas with the commission and the community. Being that the City Commission has already addressed the Willdan Study, taken extensive public comment and directed the city manager to begin negotiating the contract, I believe it is in the best interest of the city that we allow the negotiations to proceed without taking any additional actions regarding the Willdan Homeland Solutions Study.

Thank you,

Suzanne
Suzanne Mulvehill
Vice Mayor
Lake Worth, Florida
561 - 586- 1734
561 - 267- 9829 (c)
smulvehill@lakeworth.org
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May 25, 2011 Karri's reply to Suzanne

From: Karri Casper [karricasper@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 5:39 PM
To: Suzanne Mulvehill
Cc: Robert Lepa; Susan Stanton; wesblackman@gmail.com
Subject: RE: Request for being on the June 7th agenda

Suzanne,

I am distressed that you are NOT interested in hearing solutions for the city's financial state. Perhaps it does not matter to you, but I can assure you, it is IMPORTANT to the residents.

It doesn't seem to me that you have any respect for us, despite your verbiage.

Your "revenue generation" proposed meeting will likely take place after the PBSO vote, which will be ignoring the solutions that were devised specifically to keep the sheriff. This is NOT in the best interests of the city.

2 minutes per person of public input with people voicing they want to keep the PBSO is not extensive, nor does it address ways to do this in a concise revenue oriented manner.

If you honestly have the best interest of the city and it's citizens, you will put us on the agenda.

Karri Casper