OCTA
July 16, 2024
Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals
with Disabilities Grant Funding
Public Hearing
2 Costa Mesa Senior Center Taxi Program
• Grant Summary
• May 28, 2024, the Orange County Transportation Authority approved $8.5 million for the 2024 Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program.
• On June 27, 2024, Staff submitted the grant application requesting $285,000 in supplemental grant funding.
• On July 12, 2024, Staff resubmitted the grant application increasing the request to $297,000.
• If approved, Grant funds will be available over an 18-month period beginning in January 2025.
• As stipulated by the grant, the City has to hold a Public Hearing notifying local non- profits that provide transportation in the area of this potential grant award to ensure that services are not duplicated and/or to coordinate services. 3 Costa Mesa Senior Center Taxi Program
• Established in 2011
• Free door-to-door driving service to city residents ages 60 or older Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Medical Rides provided throughout most of Orange County • Non-Medical Rides within Costa Mesa only
• Usage has grown over the last 3 years: MEDICAL NON-MEDICAL YEAR RIDES % INCREASE RIDES % INCREASE
2023 6,763 92% 6,005 58%
2022 3,528 22% 3,799 51%
2021 2,891 Baseline 2,518 Baseline
4 Costa Mesa Senior Center Taxi Program
5 Costa Mesa Senior Center Taxi Program
• Today’s hearing satisfies the grant requirement of a public hearing • Questions
ORANGE COUNTY POWER
AUTHORITY (OCPA)
FEASIBILITY STUDY
City Council Meeting
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
2 Staff recommends the City Council authorize
the City Manager and City Attorney to issue a
non-disclosure agreement to release City of
Costa Mesa load data from Southern
California Edison (SCE) to the Orange County
Power Authority (OCPA) to conduct a
feasibility study to determine whether joining
OCPA is mutually beneficial.
Recommendations
3 Background
• 2002: AB 117 allowed local governments to form Community Choice Energy (CCE) programs.
• Early 2020: The City of Irvine provides funds to help start up the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA), a CCE.
• Late 2020: The City of Costa Mesa considers joining the OCPA. • 2022: OCPA begins providing power to commercial customers in Huntington Beach, Buena Park, and Fullerton. OCPA later provides power to residential customers.
4 Analysis: Feasibility Study
• To determine whether joining OCPA is mutually beneficial, OCPA recommends:
1. Non-disclosure agreement: Authorizing an NDA between the City of Costa Mesa and the OCPA to release the City’s load data from Southern California Edison (SCE) to conduct a feasibility study.
2. Acquisition of load data: At no cost to the City, OCPA facilitates obtaining SCE load data, which takes about 12 weeks.
3. OCPA analysis: After the 12 weeks, OCPA conducts an internal load data analysis and produces the feasibility study. This process takes about 6 weeks.
4. Presentation to the City Council: OCPA presents its findings and City Council can evaluate joining the joint powers authority for the community’s benefit.
Welcome to a new way
to power your
community.
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Bringing choice and competition to the energy market
Competitive energy costs
Local control over power, programs, and rates
Local economic development, job creation, training
Local reinvestment and designing programs that respond
specifically to local need
Putting more renewable energy onto the grid at a faster rate than for-profit utilities
6 Orange County Power Authority
Benefits of Community Energy
7 Costs 3% less than SCE's
generation rate
100% Renewable ChoiceSmart ChoiceBasic Choice
+$.01/kWh
More than Basic Choice
+$.015/kWh
More than Basic Choice
Tiered Renewable Energy Options
You control your carbon footprint
Typical Residential Customer – 425 kWh/month
8 *For SCE, this is the SCE generation charge less the amount paid by OCPA in customer surcharges. For OCPA, this is OCPA’s generation rate effective February 2024. **The comparison between OCPA Smart Choice and 100% Renewable Choice is made in relation to the SCE Default Rate Option, which provides approx. 33% renewable energy.
Public Input Hearings (in-person and virtual)
Efficient call center to resolve customer inquiries
Explainer video campaign geo-targeted to Costa
Mesa zip codes (available in 8 languages)
Power Content Label (certifying renewable)
Direct constituent engagement by OCPA
9 Communications and Public Outreach
July 16, 2024
City Council
Jamboree Housing at Costa Mesa Senior Center
(695 W. 19th Street)
Option to Lease Agreement
2 BACKGROUND
• July 2020: Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Jamboree Housing Corporation (JHC)
• 2020 through 2022: COVID-19 Emergency Declaration and Management; JHC and City staff continue to meet to discuss proposed project
• February 2024: City Council screens Urban Master Plan revised plans and revised project renderings
• May 2024: Urban Master Plan application submitted
• July 2024: Option to Lease Agreement proposed for City Council approval
3 PROPOSAL
• 70 units (69 affordable
senior + 1 manager’s
unit)
• Four-story building
• Parking shared
between the Senior
Center and proposed
senior housing
4 OPTION TO LEASE
• Jamboree Housing competing for Project Based Vouchers (PBVs) from County of Orange
• Demonstration of site control critical for PBV application • Timing crucial as PBV funding cycle ongoing; delay could impact project development
5 TIMELINE
Q3 2024: Award Project Based Vouchers
Q2 2025: Apply for first round of California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC)
Q1 2026: Start of Construction
Q1 2028: End of Construction
Q3 2028: 100% Leased Up
July 16, 2024
City Council
Jamboree Housing at Costa Mesa Senior Center
(695 W. 19th Street)
Option to Lease Agreement
Ketchum-Libolt Park
Expansion Project
Background Information
• Ketchum-Libolt Park is located at 2150
Maple Street, Costa Mesa.
• The park was constructed in August
2005 as a tribute to fallen Costa Mesa
Police officers James “Dave” Ketchum
and John “Mike” Libolt whose lives
were lost in a helicopter crash on
March 10, 1987.
• Its area is less than a half-acre,
approximately 0.34 acre, but despite
its small size, it currently includes a
playground, seating area and benches,
turf, and a concrete pad used by the
City’s mobile recreation van.
HISTORY AND PARK
AMENITIES
• Funds received through state Assemblymember
Cottie Petrie-Norris in the amount of $1.2 million
for Ketchum-Libolt Park upgrades and recreation
amenities.
• Other funding sources include $1 million from
the Capital Improvement Fund (CIP) and
approximately $250,000 from the Prop 68 Per
Capita Grant.
• Altogether, approximately $2.5 million allocated
for the Ketchum-Libolt Park upgrades.
FUNDING SOURCES
• City contracted in 2023 with Pat West,
LLC and City Fabrick to conduct
several community outreach meetings
for major park upgrades.
• Preliminary park design options and
renderings were discussed with the
Parks and Community Services (PACS)
Commission on August 10, 2023.
• City staff conducted a comprehensive
Request for Proposals (RFP) in which
the City Council awarded Architerra on
January 16, 2024 as the consultant to
provide design services for the
Ketchum-Libolt Park upgrades project.
PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND
CONSULTANT SELECTION
Community Outreach &
Engagement
Ketchum-Libolt Park Improvement Project
• Initial Community Engagement
• May/June 2023 – 3 pop-up events
• Pat West LLC
• City Fabrick
• Survey Feedback
• Better visibility and lighting
• More grass
• Functional space for families to
gather
• Swings and climbers
• Larger play structure
• More shade
Ketchum-Libolt Park Improvement Project
• May 8, 2024 – Community
Workshop
• Outreach and Engagement
• Project Website
• Neighborhood Canvassing
• Community Partners
• Social Media
• E-notifications & Newsletters
• Local School
• Nearby Businesses
• Park Posting
• Survey
Conceptual Park Options
Option 2 – Coastal Theme
-Playground away from corner
- Turf at Corner
-Shaded Picnic at Playground & Turf
Option 1 – Eagle Theme
-Playground near corner
- Turf away from corner
-Shaded Picnic at Playground
Community Voting – Park Layouts
Layout Option 1 – 8 Votes at Meeting
6 Votes Online
Layout Option 2 – 28 Votes at Meeting
6 Votes Online
Community Voting - Theming
Nature and Garden – 4 / 0
Oceans and Beaches – 8 / 4
Police and First Responders – 28 / 0
Whimsical or Other - 31 / 0
Community Voting – Playground Components
Slides – 20 / 5
Movement - 16 / 2
Spinners – 15 / 0
Swings - 13 / 6
Net Play - 9 / 2
Sensory Walls – 6 / 1
Climbers - 4 / 2
Crawlers and Tubes - 3 / 0
Butterfly Garden - 19 / 2
Integrated Shade – 18 / 5
Animals and Insects - 14 / 1
Nature Play - 16 / 1
Educational & Music Panels – 9 / 1
Integrated Slope Play– 7 / 4
Whimsical Play- 5 / 3
Art Activity Wall- 4 / 1
Materials
Conceptual Plan
Conceptual Plan
Conceptual Plan
• The Ketchum-Libolt Park
project upgrades have been in
the making for many years
and is finally coming to
fruition.
• Both the City and the
Community look forward to
the park’s new renovation.
• Ketchum-Libolt Park will
continue being the integral
part of the community serving
nearby residents with an
abundance of recreational
amenities.
IN CONCLUSION . . .
Questions?