HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-01-2024_Open Session_Item 20_Johnson, Rikke VanCity Council Agenda Item #20
September 6, 2023
Good evening. Rikke Van Johnson, Ward 6. Over a
decade ago, Mr. City Manager you presented the City
Council with a plan to avoid bankruptcy. However, the
Council did not have the political will to take advantage of
your advice. It did not matter that you had been in
leadership for over three decades as a thriving executive,
that you turned challenging cities around where
eventually they would prosper because of your
management and wisdom. None of that mattered. Well,
by not listening to your advice, we know how that turned
out. Now this evening or you have postponed it until
another day, you have presented San Bernardino with a
plan to move the city strategically forward. Hopefully, the
political will present tonight or that evening, will support
your advice born over many years of successful
experience. I surely would hate to see another ‘Ground
Hog Day.’ Thank you.
(2 minutes 10 seconds speaking time)