Hi Hal-
Unfortunately, I was not elected to the council when this process began, however, I take great interest in, and share the
responsibility for, the result.
The meeting to which you refer was not being reported completely, in my view.
At that meeting, respresentatives of the project,
Embassy Suites and the design team were there to explain what they are doing to
attempt to bring the design into compliance with that which the council
approved before my taking office.
It is my opinion that no one on the council is letting them off the hook. I,
personally, blasted these representatives and that, too, was reported in the
newspaper, but not in your brief coverage here.
In any case, the purpose of the meeting you mention was in part for the purpose
of the Embassy Suites team to explain how they would move forward to fix the
problem. The problem is both visual/cosmetic and a safety issue as well.
Clearly all council members want both addressed and that is the goal. However,
when the design team spoke at the meeting, they got an earful from the council
and left understanding what is desired by the people of
It remains to be seen what they come up with, and that is the bigger question.
If the complaint is that at that update meeting the council did not unsheath clevers and chop the
design team's heads off, then, yes, you are correct. However, I am not sure
what that would accomplish.
Embassy Suites fully understands the problem and the concern and has asked for
the opportunity to attempt to comply. I believe we need to allow them to do so.
After that, we'll see where we are.
Thank you as always, Hal, for bringing issues of importance to the fore.
Sending you my best regards,
J
From: halweber@earthlink.net
Subject: Embassy Suites
Helicopter Landing Pad
According to WEEK IN REVIEW in the
August 23rd Glendale News-Press, "The Redevelopment Agency on Tuesday
(8-19-08) asked the developer of the nearly completed Embassy Suites hotel to
fix what many on the city panel viewed as a design flaw near the structure's
helicopter-landing pad."
In NOTABLE QUOTABLES of that same
Is "asking" the
developer to fix the problem ALL that any member of the current
Redevelopment Agency and City Council intends to do about this problem?
At the present time the Embassy
Suites Hotel is the ugliest
high rise building in the city of
If this is not corrected, I
hope plaques are installed in BOTH the Embassy Suites Hotel and in
Glendale City Hall stating, "Embassy Suites Hotel Helicopter Landing Pad
Compliments of Glendale Mayor John Drayman and City Council Members Ara Najarian, Frank Quintero,
Dave Weaver and Bob Yousefian".
Hal Weber
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