08-24-1989 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting ZBOA

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Enforcement Officers Decision", and it 1S now my 'Jnderstanding that the approval for the permit I"as qranted by the "Committee" consisting of Mr. Bob Herrera, Mr. John Joernes, and yourself, but can find no justification for my being denied access to the files containing the documents relating to the permit applications. Nor can I comprehend Ms. Sanders initial refusal to allow me to appeal to the Board. Either Ms. Sanders must be a new employee lacking the training to handle such request, in which case she should not be expounding legal opinions, or she must have some reason for willfully Gisregarding my rights in the process to present my arguments before the Board utilizing the necessary documentation contained within the.files in her possession which was denied nle. Both of these scenarios are of great concern to me. In the first case, had I not been aware of my rights as an aggrieved party under the La Porte Ordinance 1501, 11-604 to appeal to the Board, and had accepted Ms. Sanders position that I did not have the right to appeal, than I would have unjustly been denied my right to be heard and lost a very important opportunity to correct this malfeasance. As offens i ve as th i s may be, it pa 1 es in compar i sons to our alternate option in which we are forced to accept a willful ~ wanton act on the part of an employee of the City to intentionally deny to the many opponents of this permit the opportunity to adequately rebut the approved permit. Upon my specific inquiry regarding the letter sent by 'the La Porte Fire Marshall recommending the denial of the Couch permit, Ms. Sanders, without looking into the file, informed me that she did not have the letter, even though she agreed that it should be a part of the file. She continued her explanation by stating that the letter in question was, to her knowledge, still in the possession of Mr. Bob Herrera, and for me to obtain a copy I must receive approval from you. The herein described acts, coupled with the series of events over the past few months demonstrate a continued disregard for the other residents of "H' Street and an indecorous bias for Mr. R. Blackwell, his son and their business associate. If for any reason the enclosed form provided us by the city is unacceptable by the city for its intended purpose, that being to appeal the approved permit to the Board, please accept this letter in lieu of a standard city form. Also, by this letter, I demand to have access to all pertinent information regarding the series of permit applications filed by David and/or Debbie Couch, their representatives or agents pertaining to the west half of La Porte Outlot 487, that being the lot on which the Couchs reside and the lot identified as the site of the accessory building which lS the subject of the permit applications. This demand includes, but is not 1 i m i t e d to, all i n f 0 1- mat ion s u t, m i t t e d b Y t rH? CD u c h s, all investigative and research information ootainen by the City, all ancillary information of which the city is aware, and any and all information which may be used by the city in defense of its actions re~arding s~cn permit applicati~Gs. 2