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October 19, 1998
Honorable Mayor And Common Council
City Of San Bernardino
300 N. "D" Street
San Bernardino, California 92418
Your Honor:
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Last September 8, 1998 I respectfully requested that your staff be required to report (by October)
on the street rehabilitation projects performed since March 1998. Both "slurry- seal" projects and
major rehabilitation (Mill Street) projects could be summarized, and a cost per mile could be
established. At a previous meeting, Mr. Hayes, director of Building and Planning services
reported an average cost of $20,000 per mile.
Once again, I must insist that the public be given an opportunity to present alternatives. I don't
disagree that cost must be a controlling priority, however, I have (what I believe to be) "edge -of-
technology" information that the Council has not considered. Of course, staff may be offering the
best information that they have, but I have found their research to be lacking. I wish to establish
our investment potential in order to optimize our investment in our sadly deteriorating
infrastructure.
Again, I ask respectfully in order for you to respond respectfully. Others have attempted to slow
Council actions in an effort to reveal the business being conducted. I urge you to understand that
the business you conduct today, and every Council agenda day, is the citizen's business. It is only
your business as you have each been individually designated by your constituency to conduct it at
their request (vote). Please, give the people the information I am requesting respectfully. Any
further delay may result in a TRO or other action to further delay or differ a response.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert J. Neves, Principal Consultant
Barrier -free Consulting
2348 Sterling Avenue, Suite 439
San Bernardino., California 92404
e -mail: barrier @eee.org
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Prayer Mission Christian Outreach Ministry
October 19, 1998
Pastor Vernon G. Shaw
1525 North D Street suite # 13 &14
San Bernardino Ca. 92405
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Prayer Mission is a nonprofit organization set up to help disadvantage people in our community.
Distribution of food, clothing and toiletries is distributed weekly. Unfortunately Prayer Mission
financial resources are quite limited, due to this we are unable to help everyone who comes to
Prayer Mission. We are not able to meet the needs of the disadvantaged in San Bernardino which
is a deep desire of Prayer Mission; we are submitting this proposal to the city for financial
assistance.
Prayer Mission has a concern for the improvement of quality housing in the San Bernardino area.
We have a qualified General Contractor and skilled labors who also share the city's concern. We
are inspired to develop programs which train residents in various vocation and skills. Our plan is
to train people, reduce unemployment, restore the value of family in the area in which we live.
People will become potential home owners, tax paying citizens and contributor to the cause
which concern us all. Prayer Mission has found that more trained and skilled workers are in great
need in our community.
Frank Brown Construction
3058 Lincoln Drive
Contractor Lic. # 337909
Training will be open to the public and the skills will be as followed: masonry, concrete
& room additions, sandblasting, color- coating, drywall, plastering, painting, carpentry,
landscaping, plumbing, and general repairs. Prayer Mission is submitting this proposal to the city
to obtain the funds needed to assist the city in it's quest for improvement. We are asking the city
for three million dollars with a three -yeas long term grant to assist the city of San Bernardino.
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