Switzer, Donna
From: KC Fockler <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2022 7:08 PM
To: Delgleize, Barbara; Carr, Kim; Peterson, Erik; Bolton, Rhonda; Posey, Mike; Moser, Natalie; Kalmick, Dan
Cc: Joyce, Sean; Dills, Ken; [email protected]; CITY COUNCIL Subject: Open Public Comment- Item 8
Dear Mayor Delgleize and Council-members,
I noticed that the Survey for the Trails to the Sea project is on hold. Well let me say that I believe this is NOT a viable right of way for people seeking trails or walkways to in which to recreate.
Not only are they an attractive nuisance for teens and such (who wouldn't want to dare some to go swimming there), but the trail location is abuts homes up and down the trail. Most of the trails would be above the backyards of the connecting homeowner's property, thus allowing people easy access to look "DOWN" on the people who are trying to relax in their own backyards. NO PRIVACY AT ALL.
And crime. Many of the homes have chain linked fences so they can enjoy the views they purchased. Some have block walls. To insure privacy, is the city going to build walls for anyone who wants one? The chain link fences offer up easy access to people's backyards so that those who want to perpetrate a crime can easily do so. Why open up this flood-gate This idea, which on the surface sounds like fun to many, has too many obstacles to overcome, not to mention getting the approval from O.C. Flood Control and the County of Orange who operate the channels. The idea of attractive nuisance, lost views, decrease in property values, crime, privacy, fighting the county and building block walls seems to be to much to overcome. So please do not proceed with this "Travesty" to the Sea.
Thank you everyone for your time.
Sincerely,
KC Fockler
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Meeting Date.. 2/1/22
Agenda lam No: 8(22-076).
1 Switzer, Donna
From: Steven C Shepherd Architect < [email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 9:38 AM
To: [email protected]
Cc: Crumby, Sean
Subject: AGENDA ITEM #8 - RE-SCOPING OF CHANNEL PROJECT Attachments: 220131 - ACTIVE TRANSIT FOR SEHB - DIAGRAMS.pdf
SAFE PED/BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE IS NEEDED
I was an early supporter of the concept put forth by the HB Trails to the Sea project. Providing a new protected multi-use path running roughly through the middle of our community would have helped to provide safer routes to schools, parks, and our coastline for thousands of residents.
I have engaged with my neighbors who oppose the HB Trails to the Sea project, and I understand and empathize with their concerns. However, acknowledging these concerns does not diminish the needs this project sought to address.
In southeast Huntington Beach there is a distinct and undeniable need for better pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.
In our small corner of Huntington Beach, an area of less than 5 square miles, our community has 11 K-12 schools, two major Little League complexes, countless public parks, and a large senior living community with more than 2,000 residents. In addition, our little corner of HB provides a primary point of access to our local beaches and wetlands for HB residents and tourists alike.
Why do I mention these specific statistics? Because all these residents, the school children, the seniors, the Little League baseball players, the beachgoers, and the wetlands bird watchers all primarily walk or bike through our community. The local school children and seniors living in southeast Huntington Beach alone number well over 10,000 residents.
Clearly, southeast Huntington Beach and the entire HB community desperately need safe pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. So, if we are to end the HB Trails to the Sea project and redirect our efforts, so be it. However, we must then commit to implementing alternatives that provide equal access and safety for pedestrians and cyclists in our public rights-of-way.
In redirecting our efforts, we must resolve to never forget the need we initially sought to address.
Steve Shepherd
Huntington Beach 92646
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Meeting Date: 2/1/22
Agenda Item No.: 8(22- 076)
1 SUMMARY
THE PROPOSED "TRAILS TO
THE SEA/SCHOOLS" (TTTSS)
AS SHOWN WOULD:
A) RUN DIRECTLY ADJACENT
TO 200 SFR PROPERTIES
YORKTOWN
B) PROVIDE DIRECT OR SEMI-
DIRECT ACCESS TO
- 5 PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOLS
- 1 PRIVATE K-8 SCHOOL
- 1 LITTLE LEAGUE COMPLEX
- 1 PUBLIC LIBRARY
- 3 PUBLIC PARKS
C) COULD ALSO PROVIDE
SECONDARY ACCESS (W/
ADDITIONAL STREET
Huntington IMPROVEMENTS) TO
- 4 PUBLIC K-6 SCHOOLS
Beach
- 1 PRIVATE K-8 SCHOOL
- 1 LITTLE LEAGUE COMPLEX
- 1 SENIORS LIVING COMPLEX
MAP LEGEND
PROPOSED TRAILS
TO THE SEA/SCHOOLS
EXISTING SENIOR
CITIZEN COMPLEX
EXISTING SCHOOL OR
PARK
SFR BACKING UP TO
••••
TRAILS
EXISTING STREET
ARTERIAL UPGRADES
SEHB - ARTERIAL STREETS OVERVIEW
A Scale: N.T.S.
SOUTHEAST HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
TALBERT
MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMARY
OKA
ELEMENTARY THE PROPOSED "TRAILS TO
THE SEA/SCHOOLS" (TTTSS)
AS SHOWN WOULD:
NEWLAND
ELEMENTARY A) RUN DIRECTLY ADJACENT
TO 200 SFR PROPERTIES
YORKTOWN
WARLOW PARK
B) PROVIDE DIRECT OR SEMI-
(LITTLE LEAGUE)
DIRECT ACCESS TO
HAWES - 5 PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOLS
MOFFET
ELEMENTARY - 1 PRIVATE K-8 SCHOOL
ELEMENTARY
- 1 LITTLE LEAGUE COMPLEX
ST SIMON & JUDE LEBARD PARK
- 1 PUBLIC LIBRARY
K-8 (LITTLE LEAGUE)
- 3 PUBLIC PARKS
SOWERS C) COULD ALSO PROVIDE
MIDDLE SCHOOL
PETERSON
ELEMENTARY ADDITIONAL STREET
Huntington IMPROVEMENTS) TO
HUNTINGTON
Beach CHRISTIAN K-8 - 4 PUBLIC K-6 SCHOOLS
- 1 PRIVATE K-8 SCHOOL
LANDMARK - 1 LITTLE LEAGUE COMPLEX
AYSO 56
SENIORS LIVING YOUTH SOCCER - 1 SENIORS LIVING COMPLEX
MAP LEGEND
EADER PROPOSED TRAILS
ELEMENTARY -
TO THE SEA/SCHOOLS
EXISTING SENIOR
CITIZEN COMPLEX
EDISON EXISTING SCHOOL OR
COMMUNITY PARK PARK
SFR BACKING UP TO
EDISON ••-.
TRAILS
HIGH SCHOOL
EXISTING STREET
ARTERIAL UPGRADES
SEHB - SCHOOLS/PARKS/SENIOR LIVING
B
SOUTHEAST HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA Scale: N.T.S.
TALBERT
SUMMARY
MIDDLE SCHOOL
OKA
ELEMENTARY THE PROPOSED "TRAILS TO
NEVORA THE SEA/SCHOOLS" (TTSS)
AS SHOWN WOULD:
NEWLAND
A) RUN DIRECTLY ADJACENT
ELEMENTARY
TO 200 SFR PROPERTIES
YORKTOWN
WARLOW PARK
B) PROVIDE DIRECT OR SEMI-
(LITTLE LEAGUE) ADAMS
DIRECT ACCESS TO
HAWES - 5 PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOLS
MOFFET
ELEMENTARY - 1 PRIVATE K-8 SCHOOL
ELEMENTARY
- 1 LITTLE LEAGUE COMPLEX
ST SIMON & JUDE LEBARD PARK
- 1 PUBLIC LIBRARY
K-8 (LITTLE LEAGUE)
ANGUIS - 3 PUBLIC PARKS
SOWERS C) COULD ALSO PROVIDE
MIDDLE SCHOOL SECONDARY ACES W/
PETERSON
ADDITIONAL STREET
ELEMENTARY
Huntington IMPROVEMENTS) TO
HUNTINGTON
CHRISTIAN K-8 - 4 PUBLIC K-6 SCHOOLS
Beach ATLANTA
- 1 PRIVATE K-8 SCHOOL
LANDMARK - 1 LITTLE LEAGUE COMPLEX
AYSO 56
SENIORS LIVING YOUTH SOCCER - 1 SENIORS LIVING COMPLEX
MAP LEGEND
PROPOSED TRAILS
EADER -
ELEMENTARY TO THE SEA/SCHOOLS
EXISTING SENIOR
CITIZEN COMPLEX
EXISTING SCHOOL OR
EDISON
PARK
COMMUNITY PARK
SFR BACKING UP TO
EDISON TRAILS
HIGH SCHOOL
EXISTING STREET
ARTERIAL UPGRADES
SEHB - ACCESS VIA TRAILS TO THE SEA
C
SOUTHEAST HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA Scale: N.T.S.
TALBERT
MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMARY
OKA
ELEMENTARY THE PROPOSED "TRAILS TO
THE SEA/SCHOOLS" (TTTSS)
AS SHOWN WOULD:
NEWLAND
A) RUN DIRECTLY ADJACENT
ELEMENTARY
TO 200 SFR PROPERTIES
YORKTOWN
WARLOW PARK B) PROVIDE DIRECT OR SEMI-
(LITTLE LEAGUE)
DIRECT ACCESS TO
HAWES - 5 PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOLS
MOFFET
ELEMENTARY - 1 PRIVATE K-8 SCHOOL
ELEMENTARY
- 1 LITTLE LEAGUE COMPLEX
ST SIMON & JUDE LEBARD PARK
(LITTLE LEAGUE) - 1 PUBLIC LIBRARY
K-8
- 3 PUBLIC PARKS
SOWERS C) COULD ALSO PROVIDE
MIDDLE SCHOOL SECONDA/
PETERSON
ADDITIONAL STREET
ELEMENTARY
Huntington IMPROVEMENTS) TO
HUNTINGTON
CHRISTIAN K-8 - 4 PUBLIC K-6 SCHOOLS
Beach
- 1 PRIVATE K-8 SCHOOL
- 1 LITTLE LEAGUE COMPLEX
LANDMARK AYSO 56
SENIORS LIVING YOUTH SOCCER - AYSO YOUTH SOCCER
- 1 SENIORS LIVING COMPLEX
MAP LEGEND
PROPOSED TRAILS
EADER -
ELEMENTARY TO THE SEA/SCHOOLS
EXISTING SENIOR
EDISON
CITIZEN COMPLEX
COMMUNITY PARK
EXISTING SCHOOL OR
PARK
SFR BACKING UP TO
EDISON TRAILS
HIGH SCHOOL
EXISTING STREET
ARTERIAL UPGRADES
SEHB - ACCESS VIA ARTERIAL UPGRADES
D Scale: N.T.S.
SOUTHEAST HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:55 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Proposed "Trail" Project on the County of Orange Owned Talbert Flood Control Channel
From: [email protected] SUPPLEMENTAL
Date: January 27, 2022 at 8:55:57 PM PST COMMUNICATION
To: "Bolton, Rhonda" <Rhonda. [email protected]> 2/122 Subject: Proposed "Trail" Project on the County of Orange Owned Talbert Flood Control Channel Reply-To: [email protected]
Agenda lam No: 8(22-0760).
Dear Councilmember Bolton,
I have received information about a proposed project under consideration by the City of Huntington Beach. It's name I am not certain, but is something like Trails to the Sea...
I am writing to you, our elected City Councilmember, to tell you of my extreme opposition to this proposed project and requesting that you vote to STOP this proposed project from moving forward in any way.
I have been a Huntington Beach resident for approx. 45 years, and have lived in a location adjacent to the Talbert Flood Control Channel for the same number of years.
To hear that someone has proposed opening up this County of Orange owned property to the public is absurd
There are too many reasons why this is an absurd idea to indicate here, so I will just identify a few:
1. Negative impact and harm to the Flood Control Channel ecosystems and the Huntington Beach Wetlands ecosystems if a "Trail" is created along the Flood Control Channel. The "Public" would introduce trash and harmful runoff to these ecosystems if they were opened for access.
2. Negative impact to local neighborhoods and local schools due to "open" access to the Flood Control Channel. Transient, "unhoused" persons, as well as others, would travel and "populate" these trails, bringing unsafe conditions to schools (Eader Elementary, Edison High School and Sowers Middle School to name a few and very likely an increase in crime to local neighborhoods adjacent to the Flood Control
3. Safety and Liability. If a "Trail" were created along the Flood Control Channel there would be great risk to the "Public" (i.e. someone (a child?) falling into the Channel - as dumb as that sounds...), anc extreme liability to some entity (or entities) (for example: The County of Orange Flood Control District? The City of Huntington Beach? Others?) Any and all with "deep pockets" would be named in Councilmember Bolton I ask that you use your brain's powerful reasoning skills and also your common sense to STOP this proposed project from moving forward.
The money that would be spent on this proposed project should be directed to better causes and needs within the City.
Sincerely,
1 Todd Powley
Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:56 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Trails by the sea
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2022 7:21 PM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]; Frakes, Sandie <[email protected]>; Stachelski, Bob <[email protected]>; Nguyen, John <John. [email protected]>; Carr, Kim <Kim.Carr@surfcity- hb.org>; Delgleize, Barbara <Barbara. Delgleize @surfcity-hb.org>; Fikes, Cathy <[email protected]>; Jun, Catherine <[email protected]>; Kalmick, Dan <[email protected]>; Moser, Natalie <[email protected]>; Peterson, Erik <[email protected]>; Posey, Mike ‹Mike. Posey@surfcity- hb.org>; Crumby, Sean <[email protected]>
Subject: Trails by the sea
To whom this concerns
The Trails by the Sea project is of great concern for many neighbors.
We have heard that the project is changing, rerouting or that the project might be coming to an end.
If this is true, then a great many citizen's in HB will be relieved. The continued viability of the wetlands and the safety of the seniors, the kids and the general residences surrounding the vicinity, has been our common goal.
Our continued concern is about future ambitions in regards to these channels and service roads.
My own neighborhood worked diligently for many years on the 19th street bridge project, and at the end, successfully had the bridge removed from the master plan (for good).
We would all like to see something similar in regards to the storm water channels and access roads.
While we do understand these roads and channels are owned by the county, and only the county can rezone, we hope the council (and all those in HB involved with the trail project) will remove these areas from further consideration in regards to any future public use. Certainly the county wouldn't want the liability of having the general public next to the storm channels anyway.
›Access for service roads and emergency vehicles only
>Not open for public use
>Channel gates to remain locked at all times
>Maintain all buffers around the wetlands for habitat and species survival This way (5 years down the line) we don't find ourselves back here again, trying to protect the wetlands and the surrounding community.
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Thank you. I appreciate your time.
Heather Lantow COMMUNICATION
2/1/22
Meeting Date:_
8(22-076)
1 Agenda Item No.:
Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:59 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Talbert Flood Channel
Attachments: IMG_5670.PNG
From: PamHam <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2022 8:31 AM
To: Nguyen, John <[email protected]>; Delgleize, Barbara <[email protected]>; Crumby, Sean <[email protected]>; CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]> Subject: Talbert Flood Channel
Subject: Talbert Flood Channel
Look at this photo! If this were your home, ask yourself, would you want public access here? 10 feet from your dining room windows? How about lights, with the Master Bedroom upstairs, looking down on the mess!
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Agenda Item No.:.. 8(22-076)
1 Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:54 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: Trails to the Sea reply to resident inquiry
From: Bob Mark < [email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 20229:15 PM
To: Joyce, Sean <[email protected]>
Cc: Crumby, Sean <[email protected]>; Delgleize, Barbara < Barbara. Delgleize @surfcity-hb.org>; Carr, Kim <[email protected]>; Moser, Natalie <[email protected]>; Peterson, Erik <Erik.Peterson@surfcity- hb.org>; Bolton, Rhonda <[email protected]>; Posey, Mike <Mike. [email protected]>; Kalmick, Dan <[email protected]>
Subject: Trails to the Sea
Dear Mr. Joyce,
My name is Bob Mark. I have been organizing a large group of homeowners along the Talbert and Huntington Beach channels. We also have people in our group who do not live along the channels.
We are all against the Trails to the Sea project for many reasons. Our most pressing concerns are for the Wetlands, Cost of the project, and the probability of crime to homes along the channels.
I attended the SEHB meeting on Tuesday. At that meeting, Sean Crumby said that the project would not include any roads along the Talbert channel. This is good news to all of us. However, Sean did not mention the Huntington Beach channel or the Wetlands.
It appears that the project has been handed over to the city managers office (according to the agenda for the Feb 1st meeting). Agenda Item #8 says "Re-scope of Huntington and Talbert Channels Effort". I assume that this refers to the Trails to the Sea project.
We don't exactly know what "Rescope" means. If it means revising the project, we have some concerns.
We would like to be assured that there will be no use of any of the roads along either the Talbert or HB channels, or any roads that run along the Wetlands. These three items have been the focus of our opposition to the project.
We are anxious to hear the new Rescope information at the Feb 1st meeting.
We all sincerely hope that these three items will be honored in the new proposal.
Regards, SUPPLEMENTAL
Bob Mark
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1 Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:56 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: Agenda Item # 18 22-074 The rates we pick for our Misleading CCA Fraud.
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2022 2:42 PM
To: Agenda Alerts <[email protected]>
Subject: FW: Agenda Item # 18 22-074 The rates we pick for our Misleading CCA Fraud.
From: larry mcneely < [email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2022 1:42 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <city.council @surfcity-hb.org>
Subject: Agenda Item # 18 22-074 The rates we pick for our Misleading CCA Fraud.
Michael Posey came before our city council and claimed that by our joining the CCA our community would receive energy discounts of up to 9%. Our City even paid $25,000 to a consultant to verify this? Can we ask for a refund? Now that we can see their plan there will be NO DISCOUNTS, what we will get is a Price Increase. Regardless of what plan this council chooses we will receive the same energy mix as all the surrounding cities and who will pay less. Our State passed SB43 that formed a choice for a mix of green energy tiers and is currently available without the extra cost of this overlapping CCA fraud, which only adds costs of overhead and staff between the supplier and the end-user. As Technology exists today we cannot separate what power or portion of that power is delivered to our community. There are no Magic filters that can separate the power on our energy grid to allow us 100% or any portion of power beyond the States Mandates of what portion SCE is required to provide. We are currently using all the green energy being produced And then there will be the Fantasy that by our city going 100% or any portion of green energy it will inspire the advancement of Green Energy? The Only Thing that inspires Investments and Expansions is Profits, and as this technology is improved and cheaper storage advances have improved the price of this energy source will go down. Lies and Misinformation will never drive our green energy goals. I am a firm believer in the advancements of Carbon-Free Power but I will not be Deceived or Lied To by those who will only profit off these Fake CCA claims.
While I understand this council will ignore these realities, and will likely vote to continue this Fraud because they were Duped by Michael Posey with the discounts, and will continue this Fraud and Deception for their Green Energy Political Goals, The Truth will always overcome the Lies and Deceptions and your votes will only prove your ignorance, while we pay more for the same power mix.
Oh, and what happened to what Barbara Delgleize claimed that at the next city council meeting she would introduce an H-Item to dissolve the 'Trails to the Ocean' initiative, because of all the negative input by the people who live on these channels?
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Agenda Item No.: 8(22-076)
1 Switzer, Donna
From: Lisa Swanson < [email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 12:24 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Feb 1 mtg agenda items 18 and 8
Dear Mayor and City Council Representatives, thank you for your service to our community and the opportunity to comment on the above listed agenda items. I am 12yr resident of Southeast Huntington Beach and a proud environmental activist and bike rider.
Your decision this evening on Agenda Item 18 will probably be the most critical action that you take this year to address air pollution and climate change. Choosing a 100% renewable energy default is one of the quickest, easiest, and most effective ways that a city can reduce emissions and fight the climate crisis.
Huntington Beach took a bold step in joining the Orange County Power Authority, and now we need to support the OCPA in its mission to source renewable energy at cost effective rates. Save our planet and save money; what a great opportunity! And the beauty of community choice energy is everyone can make their personal choice so that no one will be forced to support a 100% renewable energy portfolio.
Regarding Agenda Item 8, I am very disappointed with the decision to not open the Talbert Channel as a pedestrian and bike path. In my opinion, this would have been a major improvement in my neighborhood greatly improving the quality of life of our residents. I appreciate the City's commitment to improve pedestrian and bike safety and look forward to working with you on alternatives to the Talbert Channel project. Any improvements to street bike lanes will need to be combined with increased traffic enforcement to reduce the rampant speeding and running of red lights that has been getting worse every year along Hamilton Ave and cross streets leading into SE Huntington.
Thanks again for your time and commitment.
Regards,
Lisa Swanson
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