Transparency
The Poway Alliance is committed to transparency with our City Council.
Here's a link to a closed session where they discussed LifeTime Fitness's request for a "minor modification" to The Farm in Poway Specific Plan. The City Development Services department presented this with the hope that then-Development Services Director
Bob Manis could approve the change in square footage from 6,000 to 30,000 feet as a minor modification.
The City Council discussed this in a closed meeting, violating the Brown Act, under the guise of pending litigation. Nothing of the sort was discussed, and someone at City Hall left the microphone on, recording the entire meeting. It's an hour long but reveals
the City Council's consideration of approving this change without a vote.
This raises questions about other modifications related to The Farm—home sizes, setbacks, etc. Many aspects of The Farm no longer resemble the original Specific Plan.
If you don't have time to listen to the tape, we've attached a transcript highlighting the key discussion points.
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