Moore, Tania
From: Ann Palmer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 1:16 AM
To: [email protected]
Cc: SUPPLEMENTAL
CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF)
Subject: (Mostly) Support Agenda Item #27 and Agenda Item fOAMUNICATION Meeting Date: 8/12023
All:
This is to communicate a level of support for Agenda Item #27; however, A eat are 0. 30(23-(064) questions related or tangential to the proposals. That is followed with an observation about Agenda Item #3.
It is always good to evaluate impact and efficiencies in our local government and pursuant to unanimously passing a balanced Budget fir HB, it is critical. So streamlining and consolidating committees, boards and commissions that employ staff hours and city resources is a good step.
Thoughts regarding specific actions;
• Human Relations Committee - Functions of this committee should be primarily handled by the city's Human Relations Department. For special community interests or gatherings, members of this group can still firm an informal citizens action group, volunteer for city events and organize outside activities. The particular Bauer educational/writing competition would actually be more appropriate for Youth Citizen Leaders committee or the Library to coordinate. Or they can form a not-for-profit and do this good work independently. Their voices will still be heard through the normal communication channels for the city council snd staff. • Jet Noise Commission - This commission was formed long after it should have been created as a Jet Noise and Air Pollution commission. Yes, it has been ineffectual so serves no purpose. But did you know a big contributor to the revamping of air traffic routes here stemmed from a study fielded and funded by Newport Beach? We haven't noticed the change as drastically because after months of it air traffic basically died during the shutdown and still has not completely recovered. But it's the increased pollution that will affect us and future generations. Articles from National Geographic and Science mag tell that sad story. So CC member will be assigned and act as needed and/or Intergovernmental Relations Committee will handle when necessary? OK but IMO, our city representatives should be on the job to know BEFORE we get the results if others plans. Do we have updates in the SNA and LAX expansions? Did we ever truly consider a glide path study that the Pilots' Association told us they would consider? Your community supports you but we need to be kept informed of those things that affect our city.
• Mobile Home Advisory Board — There is no issue with this group for which the city has means to take action. Their voices can be heard as independent citizens or they can form independent associations • Urban Design Study responsibilities are proposed to be moved to the Downtown and Beachfront Ad Hoc Committee which may include OCH takeover. Did the Urban Design Study include only downtown? It would seem that nearly every HDD development acriss HB lacked any design and certainly strayed from the promise of setbacks, open space and anything remotely attractive. The community first heard about launching a PCH takeover during the previous administration and I believe it was summarily rejected. The vision apparently is to beautify PCH for incoming tourists (?) which would be nice but is it a priority for new budget allocation? And I guarantee that more tourists heading to our hotels and downtown areas are traversing our boulevard corridors.
Have you driven down Beach, Goldenwest or Warner from the freeway? If we have beautification dollars to spend, out then there. And if the Coastal Commission is amenable perhaps the hotels could fund some beautification efforts along PCH. In the meantime, that's an unwise maintenance expenditure for which we have no city budget.
Regarding Agenda Item #3, the appointment of a CC member to serve as voting delegate (& another as alternate) for the League of California Cities, it is understood that this is SOP and good for our cities. For this exercise, for SCAG and for the efforts of the Intergovernmental Relations Committee I believe there are elevated awareness opportunities and Notes/ Cautions/Warnings to proactively evaluate.
Once again, thank you for the opportunity to comment on the items in this vey full agenda for 08.01.23.
Respectfully,
Ann Palmer
30+ year resident
Huntington Beach 92648
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