Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, June 5, 2023 11:50 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Opposition To Agenda Item #27: Decertification of Beach Edinger Corridor Specific Plan EIR
From: Douglas Von Dollen <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 5, 2023 11:39 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Subject: Opposition To Agenda Item #27: Decertification of Beach Edinger Corridor Specific Plan EIR Smarter people than me will likely comment on whether a City Council can decertify a 13 year-old program EIR which has been tiered from several times, including in reaction to a major lawsuit that ultimately cost the city $3.5 million.
My concern is the size of the special file in which staff seem to be keeping Councilman McKeon's increasingly novel attempts to affect building policies in Huntington Beach.
This file seems to contain:
1. The "Request To Update and Develop Objective Standards For Development" introduced on 1/18.
2. The "Request To Review Group Home Regulations and Recommend Amendments and Improvements As Needed" introduced on 2/7.
3. The "Request To Commence A Development Impact Fund (DIF) Study" also introduced on 2/7.
4. The "Request For A One-Stop Shop Update" introduced on 4/4.
5. The "Request For A Fiscal and Operations Update On the City's Middle Income Housing Program" introduced on 5/16.
To this thick file we now add the BECSP Environmental Impact Report review request.
Should citizens expect action on any of these requests? If not, why? And why do more keep coming? Is there a particularly wobbly desk at City Hall that has finally achieved structural integrity thanks to this folder? If so, maybe it's time to take a break from these requests and to get back to matters with a tangible
SUPPLEMENTAL
COMMUNICATION
Meeting Date:. 6/6/23
Agenda lm No: 27/23-497)