I am Michael Mayne, What Can I Do for YOU????

451PC · Posted: 04 Apr 2008 08:53 PM Post subject:

Mr. Mayne with all due respect I feel you are wrong about the issues relating to public safety in Calexico. There is minimum standards the the city has to provide for the proper policing of a city of 100,000 or more during our peak border crossing times I feel that there are not enough police officers on the street to keep us safe in the event of a major event or just day to day activities of the police. Dont take me wrong, the PD is doing the best they can. We have to rely on outside agencies to support our operations when we have major incidents in Calexico. Three police officers on scene of a felony stop is not uncommon and there may have been a need for a K9 to be on scene, I can see that you will try to micromanage the police if elected. Recently we have been introduced to organized and violent crime such as the operation that brought down the operatives of la M and with the rescent Walmart incident. Public safety is not just a police problem. It encompases issues related to fire protection also. You never even thought of fire safety, your priorities are wrong. We keep talking about a park in the Victorias, but what will happen when a home catches on fire in that same area of town trapping victims on the second story. Where is the nearest fire station? is the city properly staffed with firefighters and police officers, Mr. Mayne what is the call volume of the Calexico Police Department, How about the Fire Departments call volume? Have you even asked? What are your thoughts about not having a hospital? Who is ultimately responsible for the health care in Calexico? it sounds like you need to do your homework. Its not just about looking good, sounding good or being close to it. It is about delivering better quality of life for all of us here in town.

chuco boy · Boot Camp Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 340 Votes: 4

I was driving around Calexico and saw two abandoned gas stations with your company name on it. What's going on? Makes the city look bad.
I was also told that you tried to put another gas station in a residential neighborhood on Palm Drive area but the neighbors protested against it.

whitebread · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 60

Chuco,

These gas stations were repo'd by my company after the owners fell under some financial hardship and failed to make the payments on their loan they had. We were trying to sell them, but in this market, they would have to be sold for a loss. We are going to be re-opening these stations within the next 3 months. They are boarded up because we didnt want anything else stolen from these gas stations as one of the stations was stripped by the owners literally days before we foreclosed on them. The other gas station was a proposed project that never get the ok from the city and cal-trans as the corner that it was on bordered both State Route 98 & HIghway 111. We had access problems in addition to non-support from residents from the near-by area. The corner is zoned commercial, it could eventually turn into another car lot if sold or leased to the right people who don't need access of 98&111.

451,

I did fail to mention anything about Fire Safety, as it is easily over looked here in Calexico. One other main focus of my Campaign that hasn't been brought to the forefront yet, is my enthusiasm for the movement forward of a trauma center here in Calexico. We have yet to complete a feasibility study to see if this project is even a possibility, there has to be a border city somewhere in the USA that we could use as a model that has an urgent trauma center availiable. It's always just always been "NO". I would strongly push forward for the possibility of a Hospital here in Calexico. The first step would be a feasibility study to see if it is availiable. I do have some other thoughts and opinons to your questions regarding possible fires in the victorias' and call volumes to both police and fire, yet I would like to confirm my thoughts before I make a statement that could be false. so a "to be continued....." is issued to you.

My main focus would be recreation for the youth of Calexico, so in an area like this one where I'm not familiar entirely, please bear with me.

Michael C. Mayne

451PC · Posted: 05 Apr 2008 07:26 PM Post subject:

Mr. Mayne,

I agree that there needs to be emphasis on our youth and seniors. I my self am a father of three. But their safety is also very important, if my child is walking to school he or she should be safe on the streets. Also I should feel safe that they will be taken care of if something medical or traumatic was to happen to them. I have alot to thank to the Calexico Police, once they saved my daughters life as she was shocking on a bead that she had been playing with. They are mobile and get places faster, our fire department is the best but we need to provide them with the personnel and equipment to do the job. Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions, I don't see anyone else who is running for council doing it.

elchrist · Posted: 07 Apr 2008 08:37 AM Post subject:

chuco boy · Boot Camp Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 340 Votes: 4

The Imperial Valley Press reported that Westmount Properties owned by Steve Hyman owes the city of Calexico a lot of money.

What is your position on this?
Do you think Mr. Hyman has a lot of influence at city hall?

whitebread · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 60

Chuco,

I'm not sure I understand what "position" you are referring to. Please clarify, what do you want me to take my position on? whether or not he owes the city money is not a question, it is a fact. All developers run up costs when they are in the planning stages of developments of this size. I wouldn't be worried about Steve Hyman not paying the City of Calexico.

I've stressed before the importance of growth within Calexico. When someone holds the key to the majority of Residential development planned for the next 10 years, I do think there is some influence within city hall.

The city does need to take action against CM Ranch for its costs that are more than likely going to go unpaid, since there are plans to move that project to the county and not move forward again with the city of Calexico. This I find is more of an issue in regards to fees and money owed to the city of Calexico on Westmounts behalf, because in order for Hyman to continue to move forward, there will be a threshold that will be need to be met before continuing forth. This threshold will be the payment of fee's to planning and developing services in Calexico.

chuco boy · Boot Camp Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 340 Votes: 4

My direct questions-

If you were elected- how would you collect the $ 1,000,000 that Westmount owes the city? If some little guy owes city hall money for a small water bill, he gets disconnected. Do we treat Hyman differently?

whitebread · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 60

Chuco,

I would ask for a hold on the project until all unpaid balances are taken care of. The project would not commence forward until that time. That's the only logical way to receive payment. Lawsuit, liens and other items of that matter would just instill bad blood between the city and the developer.
The reason why these fee's are allowed to go unpaid for a while is due to the fact, that $1,000,000 is not chump change, its a fairly large amount of money to stick into a project that hasn't even received approval yet. But also the fact of the matter is that, most of that money, if not all of that money that is owed to the City of Calexico is not even going to stay in Calexico's pocket too long. On developments of this size, city staff is insufficient in preparing all the proper documentation in a timely matter for a correct assessment of the project on a whole. So the city goes out and hires a consulting firm to do this for them. The majority of fees that are accured are to be paid to this consulting firm, no calexico time or money is being wasted when these bills remain unpaid. Hyman's projects are soo large I can almost guarantee he had to do an EIR for each of them, and those don't run Santo Tomas cheap.

Michael C. Mayne

whitebread · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 60

My fellow Calecia.com members,

Is there anyone that you can think of in your mind that I would need to speak to? Anybody influential? I need to see if I can get some meetings set up with the mover's and shaker's here in Calexico to really get my name out there. I need as much support as I can get to get myself recognized as a candidate. Please anyone would help,
Thanks,
Michael C. Mayne