UPDATE (10 March 2011): View Flanders Foundation PHOTO GALLERY,
HISTORY OF MISSION TRAIL NATURE PRESERVE, FLANDERS MANSION AND THE LESTER ROWNTREE GARDEN & REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS AND LEGAL CHALLENGES TO SALE OF PARKLAND
PHOTO GALLERY
The house and grounds
Inside the house
Views from the property
Mission Trail Nature Preserve/Park
ABSTRACT: Yesterday, the City Council met in Closed Session to discuss Existing Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(a) -Conference with legal counsel regarding The Flanders Foundation, a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation, Petitioner v. City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Respondents – Monterey County Superior Court Case No. M76728. The original NOTICE included the agenda item, Establish a process for the hiring of an interim city administrator and provide staff direction, in open session, but that item “is being rescheduled,” according to City Clerk Heidi Burch. The NOTICE OF SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING and City Council Cancelation Notice March 8 2011 are reproduced.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Special Meeting
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 -- 5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
East side of Monte Verde Street between Ocean and Seventh Avenues
Live video streaming available at:
www.ci.carmel.ca.us
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Pledge of Allegiance
IV. Adjourn to Closed Session
A. Existing Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(a) -Conference with legal counsel regarding The Flanders Foundation, a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation, Petitioner v. City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Respondents – Monterey County Superior Court Case No. M76728.
V. Reconvene in Open Session
VI. Orders of Council
A. Establish a process for the hiring of an interim city administrator and provide staff direction.
VII. Adjournment
The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea does not discriminate against persons with disabilities. Carmel-by-the-Sea City Hall is an accessible facility. The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea telecommunications device for the Deaf/Speech Impaired (T.D.D.) number is 1-800-735-2929.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at Carmel-by-the-Sea City Hall, on the east side of Monte Verde Street, between Ocean and 7th Avenues, during normal business hours.
CARMEL-BY-THE SEA CITY COUNCIL
Please be advised that the following item scheduled to be discussed in open session by the City Council tonight, Tuesday, March 8, 2011, is being rescheduled:
VI. Orders of Council
A. Establish a process for the hiring of an interim city administrator and provide staff direction.
Thank you,
Heidi Burch
City Clerk
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION: Existing Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(a) -Conference with legal counsel regarding The Flanders Foundation, a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation, Petitioner v. City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Respondents – Monterey County Superior Court Case No. M76728
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3 comments:
Personally, I would much rather have a wedding and reception or conference at the Flanders Mansion site overlooking Pt. Lobos and the beautiful Pacific Ocean than at Sunset Center. The cost of fixing up Flanders Mansion for weddings, etc. is miniscule compared to the expense of the Sunset Center remodel and the ongoing expense today. Why haven't the common sense heads in Carmel prevailed over the only the Sunset Center matters talking heads?
Actually, there is no view of Point Lobos or the Pacific Ocean from any of the windows inside the actual Flanders Mansion. You need to walk a good ways into the side yard area before you can even see either.
Anomymous betrays a myopic view of Flanders Mansion and a view typical of the sell Flanders Mansion crowd. When purchased by the city Flanders Mansion was part of the whole northern part of what became Mission Trail Nature Preserve when joined with the southern Doolittle parcel. The Flanders Mansion, its grounds and the surrounding park are all parkland and all views from everywhere are exceptional.
It is distressing to realize that our mayor was obviously unqualified to be a planning commission and once appointed a planning commissioner did not use that opportunity to learn basis planning concepts, such as the goal of good planning is the elimination of inholdings, not the creation of inholdings. Thus, the crusade to sell Flanders Mansion property is a political agenda of the mayor and has resulted in violations of laws.
We need a mayor and council who will respect our heritage and parkland and budget for the upkeep and public access of Flanders Mansion, which could be a real asset to the park, and also budget for Forest Theater and Scout House. A competent city administrator would have budgeted for these assets annually. We need a competent city administrator and new mayor who respects Carmel's heritage in words and actions.
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