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Comments from the public microphone It was rewarding to see the success of the Mission Viejo Foundation at the last council meeting. It is important that the foundation be successful for the benefits it may provide to our city and the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. I have questions for a staff member, and I would like Mr. Bornstein to answer. As a former vice president and trust officer in banking, I sincerely appreciate what Mr. Bornstein does as chief financial officer for our city. There has been one distribution of $188,625 of seed money to the foundation in 2005, and a future appropriation for 2006 is pending. To my knowledge, no financial statements have been rendered to date to the city from the foundation. Since tax money is involved, as chief financial officer, Mr. Bornstein has one solid recourse, and that is to require financial statements prior to funding the appropriation for 2006. Please provide the information to each council member on this dais and to the public. Secondly, as a matter of public record, as a taxpayer for 35 years in Mission Viejo, I'm sure you'd agree with me that grants from the city of Mission Viejo are not automatic birthrights. We want the foundation to succeed and, as such, I request that after statements are rendered that the second appropriation be placed on the consent calendar and thoroughly discussed by this council. Coverage of the funding levels of the foundation and its success and questions of disbursements and salaries must be addressed by this council on this dais. The success of the foundation and the confidence of the public are at stake. James Edward Woodin |
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