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Coto de Caza, California is a census-designated place and guard-gated private community in the unincorporated Trabuco Canyon area of Orange County, California. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 13,057 Coto de Caza - City Info |Coto de Caza - County Info |Coto de Caza - Yahoo Info |Coto de Caza Real Estate Trends | Coto de Caza Profile | Coto de Caza News | Coto de Caza - 1983 Movie | Coto de Caza Directory | Coto de Caza Philharmonic | OC Board of Supervisors | Coto De Caza - Plan Review | Coto de Caza - Photos | Coto de Caza Census- 2000 | Coto de Caza Speed Bumps | Join CZ Yahoo Discussion Forum Maps and aerial photos
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Chasing Red Herrings, Chasing Votes, Chasing Pork and Supervisor Wilson’s Trojan Horse. January 11, 2006 The Orange County Board of Supervisors continued the debate on the fate of Ordinance 6-4-200 of the Codified Ordinances of the County of Orange, California, and assembled at the Civic Center in Santa Ana California January 10, 2006. A repeal of the ordinance Supervisor Wilson called arcane, would allow the Sheriff to patrol unincorporated areas of Orange County California, with “no financial impact”, according to supervisor Wilson – that is, a free lunch - coupled with the non-neutral word arcane, constituents of course know what is coming next! Current
California law, dictates that whether the ordinance is repealed or not, in order
to provide these communities with pro-active traffic control, the California
Highway Patrol and the Sheriff’s office would need to provide a coordinated
service, as the CHP is the state agency responsible for traffic accident
investigation, and data collection and the only ones authorized to provide
pro-active traffic control, whereas the Sheriff would provide non-proactive
services. Meaning that the Sheriff
is not allowed to cite for DUI, speeding, etc.
In Coto de Caza, CA for instance, from 2002-2005 the Primary Collision
Factors By Percentage as reported by the CHP are as follows: 35% Private
property location (other than driver) 28%
Signs, lane changes, unsafe turns, center lane, etc. 22% DUI 13% Speeding Vice Chairman
Chris Norby was more interested in getting a piece of the pie from
Sacramento. He argued that since
the CHP got paid for pro-active traffic control in unincorporated areas, perhaps
the county could get that money instead, if the county provides similar
services. Supervisor Wilson argued that a repeal of the arcane ordinance would then be the first step in a process whereby the Sheriff would provide certain services to private communities. These same communities would then be compelled to covert to CSDs and eventually be gobbled up by neighboring cities, thus killing a few birds with one stone: Get votes from the communities clamoring for additional patrol services by repealing the ordinance, delivering a Trojan Horse to private communities, or islands as the supervisors might say, who would then logically have to convert to CSDs, and then the county would get the money that it would otherwise go to the state! In a private session, Supervisor Wilson conceded that
under any CSD/City scenario,
pro-active traffic enforcement would not only create additional overhead for the
otherwise private communities, but also that it would be very expensive. When a
politician says it is expensive, trust us, it is expensive! When the Sheriff’s office says additional services have no
financial impact, hang on to your wallet! “I
understand the Sheriff is ready to help the CHP in traffic enforcement.
All that is needed is repeal of an outdated county ordinance that
prohibits the Sheriff from initiating traffic enforcement in the unincorporated
areas”, Ladera Ranch Transportation Club Traffic President, said Chuck Gibson,
a Ladera Ranch resident and a strong supporter of Supervisor Wilson’s
position” Supervisor
James Silva displayed an excellent connection with his constituents when he
argues that residents of private areas live there for a reason:
Isolate themselves from the populous, and he claimed emphatically that
“Midway will never convert to a city”! Finally,
chairman Bill Campbell provided the balance stating his three concerns:
With regards
to the private community of Coto de Caza, Cotobuzz has argued for years that the The
issue is not about money, The
issue is not about traffic patrol by either the CHP or the Sheriff.
The
issue is not about best procurement practices, but
the issue is about is about corporate culture and priorities. Having
been raised in a farm (in Los Angeles, CA), we soon were taught to put in an
honest day’s work for a day’s pay, not to lie, not to cheat, to respect
authority, to only say “yes” when we mean it and by all means, walk the
talk. So,
if the Coto de Caza board of directors fires the CHP for pro-active traffic
patrol, without a suitable alternative, and even while accident rates are
doubling year by year, when the crime
and vandalism within Coto are going up, the board chooses to pursue a
red herring in the form of personal agendas, such as supporting Supervisor
Wilson’s Trojan Horse in the form of a CSD movement, then calls the CHP
extortionists in a public forum, what can we expect from the Coto de Caza
teenagers who regularly use neighborhood streets as their private autobahn? If
Coto de Caza residents are to walk the talk, and this is the talk they get from
their elected leaders, what would
be a most appropriate tag line for this community?
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