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Begin forwarded message:
> From: michael demoss
> Date: September 20, 2026 at 1:19:09 PM PDT
> To: Menlo Park City Council , Betsy Nash , Drew Combs , Jennifer Wise , cttaylor@menlopark.gov, jdschmidt@menlopark.gov
> Cc: michael demoss
> Subject: 2nd Request: Please respond
>
>
> Dear Council members:
> I am asking AGAIN for a response to my previous request for a written response to this letter:
>
> Dear Mayor Nash and Council Members,
> IF you decide to go forward with declaring our parking lots as "Surplus Land", I want to explain why it is a MISTAKE to do so.
>
> It has Nothing to do with state mandated low cost housing.
> It is based on Law and Common Sense Logic.
>
> First:
>
> It appears you have a track record of mistakes, especially in real estate matters, perhaps because of your acknowledged inexperience in complex real estate dealings.
> For example:
> 1) The Meta Village housing Failure.
> 2) The Sunset Willow Builders Remedy Failure
> 3) The Violation of the Documented and Promised vested rights as follows: "51% vote of adjoining property owners is required to alter the parking lots". (See Feb 18, 2010 Shute Law Firm letter)
> 4) Your disregard of the Parking Lots "Cloud on the title", in favor of the surrounding stores/real estate owners.
> 5) Failure to respect the demand from over 135 downtown business owners; who signed a petition in opposition to your plans to disrupt their parking lots.
>
> Second:
>
> These failures have resulted in:
> A) Multiple costly Lawsuits against the city.
> B) A Ballot Measure to stop a "Rouge" Council.
> C) Disregard of your assigned "Priority": Downtown Vitality.
> D) City Financial Deficits.
>
> Third:
> (And most important)
>
> If you go forward with a plan to declare the parking lots as "Surplus Land", be prepared for another "Lawsuit"
> The property owners and others will, out of necessity, file a "Restraining Order" (Cease and Desist) to stop such action.
>
> And, why would a Judge sign a Restraining Order against you?
> Because:
> Until the Ballot Measure AND all the Lawsuit(s) are resolved in FAVOR of the city:
>
> IF you vote on the issue of "Surplus Land", YOU would be acting prematurely, without authority, necessitating a Cease and Desist order of the court.
>
> Finally:
>
> Please abandon this parking lots project.
>
> If you disagree with this analysis, please notify me, in writing, explaining what your reasons are.
> Thank you,
> Michael C. DeMoss
> Resident
> Commercial Real Estate Attorney
> Former Judge,
> Former Finance and Audit commission member and Audit Subcommittee Chairman.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
