The following are the recommended topics from the agenda committee:
1. Presentation on City of Indio’s Finances as they relate to Measure S by Mike Cohen. The City’s Citizens Finance Advisory Commission meets at City Hall on Monday April 25, at 5:00pm. Our own Tom Hutson is Chairman and Mike Cohen is our neighborhood delegate on this Commission. They will be discussing the potential impact of a 12% City Departmental Fiscal Cut on our own neighborhood Fire Station! IMPORTANT STUFF!
2. How do you think the Federal Debt Limit problem should be addressed? Reference: WSJ, 4/5/11 Page A5 (“Geithner Seeks Higher Debt Ceiling”)
3. Should the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) be able to restrict a private company from relocating its manufacturing facilities within the U.S.? Reference: WSJ 4/21/11 Page A12-“The Death of Right to Work”, Reference WSJ 4/21/11 Page B2-“Boeing to Fight Order to Move 787”
4. Is enough being done by the FAA to overcome recent problems with air traffic incidents? Reference: LA Times, 4/20/11-“First Lady’s Jet Too Close”
At the January 12 meeting, the point was made: Gasoline is going up towards $5.00 per gallon. There's the suggestion that it may reach $6 at summer's end. Today on NPR Weekend Edition: What's Driving Gas Prices, From An Energy Insider. From CNN: Will gas prices trigger another recession?