CITY OF COSTA MESA - REGULAR STUDY SESSION
JULY 12, 2022 - 5:00 PM - MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER - The Study Session meeting was called to order by Mayor Stephens at 5:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Stephens led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Chavez, Council Member Gameros, Council Member Harlan, Council Member Reynolds, Mayor Pro Tem Marr (Arrived 5:04 p.m.), and Mayor Stephens.
Absent: Council Member Harper
STUDY SESSION ITEM:
HOUSING IN COSTA MESA STUDY SESSION AND UPDATE
Presentation by Ms. Le, Economic and Development Services Director.
Public Comments:
Byron de Arakal, spoke on housing constraints due to Measure Y.
Speaker, spoke in support of additional housing and Accessory Dwelling Units.
Adam Wood, Building industry Association, spoke on the need for additional housing.
Jennifer Ward, Orange County Business Council, spoke on the need for additional housing.
David Martinez, spoke on the need for additional housing, and in support of amending Measure Y.
Marc Vukcevich, spoke on the need for affordable housing, repealing Measure Y, and including all city corridors.
Larry Haynes, spoke on the need for additional housing, and in support of the Ad Hoc Committees recommendations.
Speaker, spoke on the need for additional housing.
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John Hanna, spoke on the need for additional housing.
Dianne Russell, spoke in support of repealing Measure Y and the need for additional housing.
Kathy Esfahani, spoke on meeting the communities' affordable housing needs, exempting from Measure Y any opportunity housing locations that would meet the affordable housing needs of the community, and spoke on the need for an inclusionary housing ordinance.
Anna Rollins, spoke on the need for additional housing and in support of housing to live and work locally.
Sandy Genis, spoke on transparency and not changing Measure Y.
Cynthia McDonald, spoke on transparency, workforce housing, an inclusionary housing ordinance, and in support of not changing Measure Y.
Cassius Rutherford, spoke on transparency, exclusionary zoning, and in support of adding a Measure on the Ballot.
Aaron Klemm, spoke on the need for affordable housing.
Russell Toler, spoke on the need for affordable housing and changing parking mandates.
The City Council directed staff to bring back a ballot measure for discussion at the July 19, 2022 City Council meeting, reflective of the Ad Hoc's and community's recommendations to amend the City's General Plan, zoning, specific plans or overlay plans located in specific areas of the City.
ADJOURNMENT - The Mayor adjourned the Study Session at 7:01 p.m.
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Minutes adopted on this 6th day of September, 2022.
John Stephens, Mayor
ATTEST:
brenda Seen
Brenda Greed, City Clerk
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