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Home My WebLink About19 - Transit Services for the Balboa Peninsula Shuttle/Trolley Project - CorrespondenceReceived After Agenda Printed April 11, 2017 Item No. 19 From: NoReply@newportbeachca.gov Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2017 6:29 PM To: Brown, Leilani Subject: Balboa Trolley Message submitted from the <Newport Beach, CA> website. Site Visitor Name: Mike Martin Site Visitor Email: Balboarx2004@yahoo.com City Council Presentation — Balboa Trolley To Mayor Muldoon, Councilmembers, and City Clerk, . I'm Mike Martin, a 35 year business owner of Balboa Pharmacy on the Balboa peninsula and a 29 year resident of Corona del Mar. I want to thank you and your staff for the efforts you've put into improving Balboa for the residents and businesses. The downtown area looks great due to the streetscape and building enhancements you have supported. I also want to thank you for proposing a summer trolley for the peninsula. This will be a big plus for both the residents and businesses because it will decrease the amount of traffic and the related impacts of people driving around looking for a place to park. If visitors can.park at the entrance to the peninsula, there will be fewer cars circulating around the beach and parking in the residential neighborhoods. Right now, I dread driving onto the peninsula in the summer due to the gridlock, and I look forward to this parking alternative for me and my employees. - The important thing will be to communicate the availability of the trolley and pick-up/drop-off locations to visitors. Once beach visitors are aware of this service I think they will want to take advantage of its benefits. - A good example is the successful Laguna Beach trolley. For the past few years whenever my family and I attend the summer festivals in Laguna Beach we drive to a specified parking lot outside the downtown and take the trolley into town. It's a great way to park quickly and conveniently, and avoid the time, hassle and higher cost of parking downtown. - Thank you, again, for improving our community and please vote to approve this win-win alternative to heavy traffic and parking problems faced by frustrated residents, summer visitors and business owners. Thank You, Mike Martin Owner, Balboa Pharmacy Received After Agenda Printed April 11, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 1:03 PM To: City Clerk's Office Subject: FW: Stop wasting our tax $ on this bus!! Categories: Jennifer For the record. -----Original Message ----- From: Caroline Razo-Morgan (mailto:razos3@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 12:45 PM To: Dept - City Council<CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Stop wasting our tax $ on this bus!! Stop bending taxpayers over your barrel to fund your hair brained (aka idiot) schemes! NO BUS!! We want the DownTowner.... which has served us so well and is an EXISTING good business that residents and tourists use and love. Your decisions seem to only support your crony friends which we all know support you in return in a variety if ways (aka CORRUPTION). We see exactly what is going on and won't forget when the election rolls around again. And I will continue to spread the word about your shenanigans on FB. Thank you to Ashley Jacobs for pointing out the clear reasons why this is nothing but another NBCC ripoff scheme. Caroline Morgan 949-735-2090 1 Received After Agenda Printed April 11, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Maureen Cotton <mcotton@integrated8a.com> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 10:08 PM To: City Clerk's Office; Dept - City Council Subject: Agenda 11 April 2017, Item 19 - Support of Balboa Trolley - Letter from CNBCA Attachments: CNBCA_Item 19 -Balboa Trolley Letter_4-11-17.pdf Dear Mayor, City Councilmembers, and City Clerk, Attached please a letter from the Central Newport Beach Community Association (CNBCA) regarding our STRONG support of Item 19 — Approval of Service Agreement for the Balboa Trolley. Implementation of a Peninsula trolley to Balboa has been a long -sought aid to traffic, parking, and circulation problems on the Peninsula during summer weekends. CNBCA (a.k.a. Pier -to -Pier), represents roughly half of the 8,200+ residents located on the Balboa Peninsula. We act as an advocate for policies that our general membership feels are important to their lives and to the quality of life on the Balboa Peninsula. The proposed trolley holds promise for providing some long-awaited, off-site parking as well as the ability for visitors and locals alike to move along the Peninsula by motor vehicle. This will alleviate demand on the Peninsula's streets and the Oceanfront Walk (a.k.a. the Boardwalk) as well as increase use of local small businesses. Sincerely, Maureen Cotton Maureen Cotton President, CNBCA Tel: 949-675-9934 Fax: 949-675-9935 Cell: 714-981-4926 Central Newport Beach Community Association PO Box 884 • Newport Beach, CA • 92661-0884 www.CentralNewport.0rg Date: April 10, 2017 To: Mayor Muldoon, Members of the City Council From: Central Newport Beach Community Association (CNBCA) Subject: Support for Balboa Trolley - Agenda of April 11, 2017, Item 19 The Central Newport Beach Community Association (CNBCA) strongly supports Item 19 – Approval of Service Agreement for the Balboa Trolley. Implementation of a Peninsula trolley to Balboa has been a long -sought aid to traffic, parking, and circulation problems on the Peninsula during summer weekends. It is a complement to existing services such as the "Downtowner", Uber, Lyft, the OCTA bus line, and taxi services. CNBCA (a.k.a. Pier -to -Pier), represents roughly half of the 8,200+ residents located on the Balboa Peninsula, and has hundreds of active members. We act as an advocate for policies that our general membership feels are important to their lives and to the quality of life on the Balboa Peninsula. The proposed trolley holds promise for providing some long-awaited, off-site parking as well as the ability for visitors and locals alike to move along the Peninsula by motor vehicle. This will alleviate demand on the Peninsula's streets and the Oceanfront Walk (a.k.a. the Boardwalk) as well as increase use of local small businesses. Many locals and visitors do not visit businesses that are farther than a casual walk from their location, because: • There is limited parking near the business; • Fear of losing a parking space; • Riding or walking on the Boardwalk is too intimidating given the current use of electric bicycles, motorized bicycles, etc.; and/or • The trip is too inconvenient. Regular trolley service, combined with the planned app, should aid in alleviating these fears/concerns. Visitors who get a space in the new parking at Hoag will consider themselves very lucky and can visit anywhere along the trolley route with the assurance that they can return to their car later in the day/evening. Additionally, people who find a Peninsula parking spot—that is not convenient to where they are going—can still park and get a ride on the trolley—thus reducing cruising for a spot at the most popular areas. Again, CNBCA strongly supports Item 19 – Approval of Service Agreement for the Balboa Trolley! Sincerely, 16 441�/ J00 C. Central Newport Beach Community Association Maureen Cotton, President Received After Agenda Printed April 11; 2017 Item No. 19 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 9:58 AM To: City Clerk's Office Subject: FW: Balboa Village Trolley For the record. From: Naturally Newport -[mai Ito: natural lynewport@me.coi Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 9:43 AM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Balboa Village Trolley Hello, I think it would be a great idea to have the old style trolley JW here in the Balboa Village. It sort of represents the old Red car that was in place many years ago. As a business owner I hear quite a bit about parking. There complaining there's not enough parking or the meters don't have enough time in them. Thank you for my consideration. Michelle Naturally Newport Sent from my Whone I Received After Agenda Printed April 11, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 10:37 AM To: City Clerk's Office Subject: Trolley Item For the record -----Original Message ----- From: Randy Wire [mailto:randy.wire@dkbrands.us] Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 10:15 PM To: Dept -City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Stop The Bus The bus is a bad idea, just let people take Uber's and the Downtowner! 1 Received After Agenda Printed April 11, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 10:31 AM To: City Clerk's Office Subject: Trolley Item For the record From: Nicholas Rigali [mailto:rigalimail@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 5:42 PM To: Dept -City Council.<CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: No Bus My husband and I are against the bus, as we are happy with the free services of the Downtowner. Please vote no. Thank you, Danielle and Nick Rigali 23 Pavona, Newport Coast I Received After Agenda Printed April 11, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Sinacori, Mike Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 4:18 PM To: Nancy Cumming Cc: Brown, Leilani; Wisneski, Brenda Subject: Re: Proposed trolleys Ms. Cumming, Thank you for your email. We have others make the same points. L&IV > On Apr 11, 2017, at 4:15 PM, Nancy Cumming <nnbalboa@pacbell.net> wrote: > Hi Mike, > I'm a resident of Balboa Peninsula Point (near the Wedge). I'm unable to attend the City Council meeting tonight but wanted to make my voice heard somehow. > Most of my neighbors and i do not think the trolleys or buses are a good idea at all. There is already way too much traffic congestion, parking at Hoag is hard, bus ridership is minimal now and the Downtowner free taxi service fits the bill much better. > I hope that others speak up and that this proposal does not go through. > Thank you for taking the time to read this. > Sincerely, > Nancy Cumming > 448 Seville Ave, Balboa. (For 20 years) > Sent from my iPhone 1