HomeMy WebLinkAbout4a_Additional Materials Received_Mosher_Draft Minutes of March 31, 2021November 17, 2021, HEUAC Agenda Comments
These comments on an item on the Newport Beach Housing Element Update Advisory Committee
agenda are submitted by: Jim Mosher ( jimmosher@yahoo.com ), 2210 Private Road, Newport Beach
92660 (949-548-6229)
Item IV.a. Minutes of March 31, 2021
The passages shown in italics below are from the draft minutes. Suggested corrections are
indicated in strikeout underline format.
Page 2, paragraph 2, last sentence: “On Page 16, Item 3, he questioned why the road and
track Road & Track property was deemed infeasible when the current zoning is for housing.”
Page 2, paragraph 6: “In response to Committee member Sandland’s question, Deputy
Community Development Director Jim Campbell explained that the draft would be submitted
and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) would review
the comments on the draft and how the City addressed the comments.”
Page 4, top of page: The paragraph beginning “Debra Allen stated…” should be separated by a
blank line from the preceding lines.
Page 6, last paragraph: “There is a decrease of units in the airport area and in increase in West
Newport Mesa, a smaller increase in Dover/Westcliff, and an increase in Newport Center. …
There is a 25 percent assumption in the airport area, a 30 percent assumption in West Newport,
40 percent in Dover/Westcliff, 25 percent in Newport Center, and 100 percent at the 22 acres of
Coyote Canyon.” [note: in past HEUAC documents “airport area” has been capitalized as
“Airport Area”.]
Page 9, paragraph 4: “Committee Member Stevens said she understood that after sites are
reviewed for suitability. They, they might not all still be in play, but that it was concerning to
send the document to HCD without caps.”
Page 10, paragraph 7, sentence 3: “Secondly, she questioned how many units the City will zone
for and use used Newport Center as an example.”
Page 10, last full paragraph, last sentence: “Those things will be discussed later in the process
and not with the Land Use Housing Element submittal.” [?]
Page 13, full paragraph 3, sentence 1: “In response to Committee Member Thrakulchavee’s
questions, Deputy Community Development Director Campbell said the density of the 880 Eight
80 Newport Beach apartments is closer to 50.”
Page 13, full “paragraph” 4: This appears to be two paragraphs that should be separated by a
blank line. Or else combined into one.
Page 13, last sentence: “With respect to Dover Shores and Westcliff Dover/Westcliff, he
pointed out that the population of 880 Eight 80 Newport Beach is 25 percent of the District …”
Page 14, first sentence: “The 880 Eight 80 Newport Beach project is already under parked and
he feared high density projects utilizing the low income 50 percent density bonus would
exacerbate parking and traffic problems in the area.”
Housing Element Update Advisory Committee - November 17, 2021 Item IV(a) - Additional Materials Received Draft Minutes of March 31 , 2021
Page 14, full paragraph 7, sentence 2: “The 880 Eight 80 Newport Beach project has police
and fire department presence weekly because it is populated at an income level that seems
problematic in that density.”
Housing Element Update Advisory Committee - November 17, 2021 Item IV(a) - Additional Materials Received Draft Minutes of March 31 , 2021