tributes to themselves

Speaking in Open Forum is pretty much a waste of time and energy as The Council ignores the speakers and their requests like they never happened and the City Attorney says those requests for information or responses are not technically, Freedom of Information requests, and therefore they are not obligated to respond. It really doesnt matter because they really dont respond much to FOI requests either. Requests made over ten weeks ago have received little and no response. Excuses about how busy they are with the budget, etc are offerred, but not really acceptable under the law. There is ALWAYS an excuse to NOT fully hear or respond to the residents. They stopped listening LONG ago to the residents and are now only focused on making their own legacies happen, no matter what the cost to the residents. Its an pricy, painful, and pathetic tribute to their own oversized egos. They should be ashamed, or at least embarrassed, to sell out the majority of residents in tough, recessionary times to the few dozen who will benefit handsomely at the taxpayers expense.