4 responses to findings and recommendations
F3
Gangs make their turf known by tagging objects with gang symbols. Disputes over “ownership” of turf can result in “rumbles”, events where people can be hurt or killed.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
, the City has an appeal procedure whereby applicants dissatisfied with any administrative or policy decision may request a hearing by the City Council. B. The City direct the Department to produce for applicants a comprehensive handout furnishing information relevant to the permit process and the appeal process. The City post this information on the City's web site with applications and application updates. The City also post an application log and update application status regularly. (Finding 4) Response - The recommendation to produce a comprehensive handout relevant to the permit process a...
F4
There are many kinds of gangs that can attract students. Schools discourage the use of identifying gang graffiti, clothing or body signals.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
, the Department is preparing brochures explaining all permitting processes administered by the Department. These will be completed by December 31, 2002 and will be posted on the City's website shortly thereafter. The Department does not have adequate staff resources to post and maintain information on the City's website which needs to be updated on a daily or weekly basis. Information about the status of applications is readily available to applicants by phone or at the Department's public counter. C. The Department with the City Council produce a policies and procedures compendium for the De...
F6
The faculties of Willits High School and Baechtel Grove Middle School do not reflect the racial distribution of the students.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
, detailed job descriptions are available for all Community Development Department employees. The Department's function is to apply and interpret the City's Municipal Codes and ordinances pertaining to land use and development. The extent to which discretion is used in applying and interpreting Codes depends entirely on the content and structure of those Codes. The Land Use & Development Code update process (see
F8
The Grand Jury found that school administrators are dedicated to providing the best educational opportunities possible to the students. They have many programs to help students who need help beyond classroom instruction. Peer counseling is one example of their “outreach” programs.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
). 8. The lack of water and high cost of real estate have constrained the development of adequate affordable and low-income housing in the City. Secondary constraints include the scarcity of redevelopment funds, land-use controls, building codes, local permit processing, various special fees and environmental/site condition studies, and limitations on density. Response - Agree. In addition to the factors listed in Finding 8, macroeconomic factors are a major contributor to the lack of affordable housing. Limitations on the availability of capital to finance land and infrastructure development ...
