EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT
BROOKE DOI
SHEA HOMES
1st VICE PRESIDENT
MEGAN ELTRINGHAM
THE NEW HOME COMPANY
TREASURER
DAVE MELLO
LANDSEA HOMES
SECRETARY
JOE OFTILE
WARMINGTON RESIDENTIAL
TRADE CONTRACTOR VP
ALAN BOUDREAU
BOUDREAU PIPELINE
ASSOCIATE MEMBER VP
MARK HIMMELSTEIN
NEWMEYER & DILLION, LLP
MEMBER AT LARGE
PETER VANEK
INTREGAL COMMUNITIES
MEMBER AT LARGE
SEAN MATSLER
COX, CASTLE, & NICHOLSON LLP
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
ERIC NELSON
T RUMARK HOMES
SR. VICE PRESIDENT, OC CHAPTER
ADAM WOOD
BIAOC
BUILDING INDUSTRY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC.
ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER
17192 MURPHY AVE #14445, IRVINE, CA 92623
949-553-9500 I BIAOC.COM
July 8, 2024
May
or Van Der Mark
City of Huntington Beach
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
De
ar Mayor and Council,
On
behalf of the Building Industry Association of Southern California - Orange County Chapter (BIA/OC), I am very concerned the proposed Charter Amendment you are considering reduces local control.
In short, this proposal shifts a City Council approval process onto the General Public. It does not alter , excuse or in any way prevent state mandates from being enforced against the city. Thus, if the State requires a compliant Housing Element, en forcement actions will be brought against th e city regardless of who is responsible for approving the Housing Element.
At t
he very minimum, we need a Study Session with an actual Land Use attorney to review the future impacts this measure will, and will not, have on city operations.
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration.
Sincerely,
Adam Wood
Sr. Vice President
BIA/SC – Orange County Chapter
7/8/2024
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