tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post9185134931157059361..comments2023-07-15T17:23:38.658-07:00Comments on The Carmel-by-the-Sea WATCHDOG!: 'MINUTES' for Four Noteworthy 2 November 2010 City Council Agenda ItemsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post-9784853642014342042010-11-20T17:50:05.689-08:002010-11-20T17:50:05.689-08:00Also at this meeting was a unanimous decision abou...Also at this meeting was a unanimous decision about median "holiday" lighting. Symbolic, but nonetheless important, is the signal the council is sending with the change in median “holiday” lighting to Thanksgiving through mid-March. The median holiday lighting is supposed to be for the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas and for the residents, not primarily to promote shopping in the business district. Now the mayor and the council have unanimously gone along with the chamber of commerce to violate the essence of what Carmel is supposed to be, primarily a residential village where businesses are subordinate to residential concerns. By the way, these lights contribute to the kitschy reputation of Carmel, in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post-41229993465821781232010-11-09T15:51:13.200-08:002010-11-09T15:51:13.200-08:00It was disturbing to listen to City Attorney Don F...It was disturbing to listen to City Attorney Don Freeman talk about the possibility of adding adminsitrative leave for the city administrator to the anti- harassment policy when he is accused of wrongdoing. His first reaction was to say we want to be careful because it is "paid" administrative leave when the allegations have not been proven. Welcome to the 21st century, Don. Working for the city, you are supposed to give the benefit of the doubt to the alleged victim. Administrative leave is called for in order to make certain an impartial, fair and complete investigation can be conducted. After listening to Don, I am pretty convinced if faced with a similar situation in the future, the city attorney and mayor would not do anything different that they did in the Jane Miller case which means pretty much not responding and ignoring it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post-64282551226817711602010-11-09T15:39:52.907-08:002010-11-09T15:39:52.907-08:00Former mayoral candidate Adam Moniz queried the co...Former mayoral candidate Adam Moniz queried the council "what currently happens to a person who violates the City’s existing policy." No response.<br /><br />Adam also asked council members to tell the audience members what their positions are relative to the Miller-Guillen matter. No responses. <br /><br />Adam gets it. Not even Jason acknowledged Adam's questions. This council does not get it. Even Jason seems to use the coping mechanisms of disassociation and compartmentalization. The problem is these coping mechanisms are inappropriate for dealing with the Jane Miller-Rich Guillen matter. Everyone on this council comes across as so detached and just not wanting to be bothered by it. As if it were all just one inconvenience. Maybe they will become inconvenient next time they are on the ballot and they are all voted out of office for the good of Carmel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post-28005433065484681112010-11-08T19:34:01.192-08:002010-11-08T19:34:01.192-08:00What was meant by "crimping Guillen's sty...What was meant by "crimping Guillen's style" is it will be impossible for Rich to abide by any harassment policy. It is so ingrained in him to ignore the rules. Remember, Jane Miller said everyone took part in sexual harassment training except Guillen.<br /><br />He sees himself as above it all. And the city council expects this perpetrator to uphold the harassment policy and be the person employees report to? Come on!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post-27865664512019927942010-11-08T10:08:39.473-08:002010-11-08T10:08:39.473-08:00A cynic would say if the revised, revised harassme...A cynic would say if the revised, revised harassment prevention policy was specifically “crafted with Guillen in mind,” then the first revised version placing more power with the mayor was inexplicable. <br /><br />It is a ethical bridge too far to believe the revised, revised harassment prevention policy “is definitely going to crimp Guillen’s management style” when there is a ten-year record of Guillen being aided and abetted by Mayor Sue McCloud and all council members during that period circling the wagons around the mayor and her man.VillageinForesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231408431330723527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post-58402780803979278912010-11-07T19:42:15.032-08:002010-11-07T19:42:15.032-08:00It is obvious that the proposed revised harassment...It is obvious that the proposed revised harassment policy pointedly addresses all of Guillen's violations of the current policy that was brought out in the Miller case. The document has definitely been crafted with Guillen in mind.<br /><br />You cannot see on the video stream Guillen's reactions to the discussion of the policy. But, if you had been present at the meeting, you would have seen him rolling his eyes at the council's discussion of it. He certainly seemed somewhat miffed at the subject. Apparently he doesn't think he did anything wrong.<br /><br />The revised harassment policy is definitely going to crimp Guillen's management style if he is going to abide by it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com