Thank you Barb for posting the excerpts from the documents. I had hoped that the Mayor or an official would post the document and then give some justification. I have been waiting since last night for some of those who previously used speculation about my and Barb's veracity on the matter to post something also. Apparently some are thinking better about the real situation since they have been able to review the specific "Conditions" themselves. Of course, I am sure some others are attempting to think of further excuses and justifications or "Motives" they can create for an unfathomable lack of judgment on the part of the Mayor and some Council Members who may have been duped into voting for this miscarriage of justice and fiduciary responsibility.
It is not too late to rectify this terrible mistake. At present the Mayor has "vetoed" an inaction by the Council. Meaning he has done nothing, unless he actively pursues it. He will be safe by simply allowing this to go back to the council to be reconsidered. Those Council Members given bad and incomplete information by Planning Department staff can reverse themselves and save their reputation. However, actively continuing to pursue this illegitimate activity is a different matter. If this activity were to be continued it would certainly start to raise suspicions of possible impropriety and possibly illegal influence being brought to bear. A pattern is beginning to emerge around the City's dealings with Sabri. The Inspection Department may have been influenced to not follow up on complaints about Sabri properties. A couple of Council Members use undue influence to cause improper and incomplete information to be given to the Planning Commission, to the remainder of the Council, and most importantly bad information to the Mayor. Zimmermann does not have that amount of influence, so some (even in City Hall) are wondering and speculating about who really is driver behind this scandal. Minneapolis does NOT need another FBI investigation and scandal, such as the one the City experienced with the last administration and Council. But, perhaps that is what the Mayor should call for. Perhaps in order to restore the public trust the Mayor should call for such an independent investigation. Call for it before one is initiated for cause by the FBI themselves. Like the McManus's investigation of the Deputy Chief and the two top police officers, it might help to restore public confidence and trust if an investigation were to prove that nothing illegal and untoward had happened. Poor judgment is not a crime, some voters might have more confidence if they knew that the Sabri scandal was the result of bad information and judgment rather than something illegal. For now the Mayor and some hoodwinked Council Members can restore some of their reputation themselves. Just reconsider the REAL facts and do the right thing. If not I predict that this will be remembered as the defining moment of this Council and this Mayoral term. The citizens of Minneapolis would much prefer to be proud than to be shamed. Jim Graham, Ventura Village Neighborhood, Phillips Community Planning District, Sixth Ward of Minneapolis If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace. - Cicero REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
