For those who want to comment on the Coast Hotel slamdunk before it's rammed through in Special Sessions on the 18th and 19th, the City Council meeting on Tuesday the 11th has one agenda item. It deals with adjusting the fees for staff dealing with environmental impact reports on the Hotel on the consent agenda (item #10).

Mayor Rotkin is clearly following in Kennedy's footsteps displacing and diluting public comment. There's no evening session on Tuesday January 11th. Oral communications has been moved from the start of the evening session to the end of the afternoon session at a time uncertain. The Santa Cruz Coast Hotel project, instead of being considered at the normal rate (say at the Tuesday evening session, and then two weeks later) will be fast-tracked in two days on the 18th and the 19th at Special Sessions.

For more discussion on the Hotel Boondoggle tune in to Bathrobespierre's Broadsides Sunday 9:30 AM- 1 PM and particularly Thursday January 13th 6-8 PM.

Go on line to see the full City Council agenda at www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/ .