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July 21,2006
Hon. Mayor Padilla
City of Chula Vista
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910
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Dear Mayor Padilla
I am writing today to notify you and the City of my resignation from the Growth
Oversight Management Committee effectively immediately. I sincerely regret that I
cannot finish the term but the time commitment and the conditions of the Committee are
not conducive to meaningful public participation. I must also say that I have been very
frustrated by how the Committee operates. I have been involved in many such public
advisory committees and know that they can operate in a manner respectful and
inclusionary of the diversity views from all Commissioners and the public input. This
one did not.
As the environmental representative on the Committee my comments were often
disregarded and I witnessed the disregard that the many on the Committee in general had
for public members who attempted to raised valid environmental comments.
As you consider future appointments, I urge you to seek to appoint consensus builders to
these committees. It is my experience that if community members feel they are being
given fair consideration they will be motivated to be involved. This is the kind of public
participation environment that I urge the City to foster in its Advisory Committees. I
would also urge that all public Committee Chairs be given training on how to facilitate an
inclusive meeting.
Thank you for the confidence that you have placed in me. I would look forward to
serving on another City Committee in the future under different conditions.
Sincerely,
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Maria Moya
222 E. Oneida Street
Chula Vista, CA 91911
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