LAST MINUTE AGENDA INFORMATION
08/07/2024 Regular City Council Meeting
(Agenda Related Writings/Documents provided to a majority of the City Council after distribution of the Agenda Packet for the August 07, 2024, meeting.) ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
a) Public Comment from Lenora &
John Porcella.
b) Public Comment from
Geraldeen Wood-Hermann.
10.a RC COMMERCIAL HOLDINGS, LLC
(OWNER); REGULAR COASTAL PERMIT (CP24-0003), CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP-24- 0002), AND CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
PER SECTION 15301 CLASS 1 FOR LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT AT 951 SEACOAST DRIVE.
USE-24-0029 (0600-20).
a) Correspondence from Win
Heiskala
11.a WAKELAND HOUSING AND DEV. CO.;
RESOLUTION FOR PERMIT TIME EXTENSION(CP22-0013/CUP-22-0013/DRC-22-0025/SPR-22-0026) & CEQA EXEMPTION 15332 FOR 50 AFFORDABLE
SENIOR UNITS & NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AT 455
PALM AVENUE (APN 625-230-23-00). USE-22-0095.
(0600-20)
a) Correction to Resolution
number.
b) Correspondence from Lenora &
John Porcella.
c) Correspondence from Yvonne
Vasquez.
d) Correspondence from Kim
Frink.
e) Correspondence from Winifred
Rose Heiskala.
f) Correspondence from Karen
Arciaga.
g) Correspondence from Nancy
Stone.
h) Correspondence x 2 from
Theresa Reel.
i) Correspondence from Val
Antonescu.
j) Correspondence from Samara
Grosse.
k) Correspondence from Ilian
Sandoval.
l) Correspondence from Heather
Alvarez Sandoval.
m)Correspondence from Lyle
Pavuk.
n) Correspondence from Rosa
Sandoval.
o) Correspondence from Sam
Curlee.
p) Correspondence from Cheryl
Porter.
q) Correspondence from Amber
Reece.
r) Correspondence from Jayne
Mahan.
s) Correspondence from Mike
Doyle.
t) Correspondence from Ryan
Webb.
u) Correspondence from Drew.
v) Correspondence from Kevin
Stuart.
w) Correspondence from Jarrod
Caswell.
x) Correspondence from Carol
Haney.
y) Correspondence from Inka B.
z) Correspondence from Betty and
Richard Sorensen.
aa) Correspondence from Randy
Bennett.
bb) Correspondence from Bm
Karms.
cc) Correspondence from Fallon
Raeffer.
dd) Correspondence from Debra
Benson.
ee) Correspondence from Ryan
Raeffer.
ff) Correspondence from Margery
Erbe.
gg) Correspondence from CL.
hh) Correspondence from Beverly
Bowler.
ii) Correspondence from Julie
Pendergraft.
jj) Correspondence from Lauren
Allen.
kk) Correspondence from Erica
Nuntz.
ll) Correspondence from Butch
Tillman.
mm) Correspondence from
Margie Ramos.
nn) Correspondence from Karen
Clay.
oo) Correspondence from Jaime
Sanchez.
pp) Correspondence from Jose
Griffin-Atil.
11.b ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2024-058
APPROVING THE IMPERIAL BEACH COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE PLAN (0220-70)
a. Correspondence from Sandra
Brillhart.
11.c MAR VISTA HIGH SCHOOL AQUATIC FACILITY
SWIM PROGRAM DISCUSSION AND RATIFICATION
OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SWEETWATER
UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (0930-15 &1010-
20)
a) Correspondence from Kim
Frink.
b) Gary Brown
From: Geraldeen Wood-Hermann
To: Public Comments
Subject: Public Comment for City Council Meeting on 8/7/24 Date: Monday, August 5, 2024 12:41:25 PM
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Hello
Mayor Aguirre and
City Council members
My husband and I
Gerri & Bill Hermann have been
living at for 1 1/2 years now !
Just before living at Sussex Gardens we lived aboard
our sailboat
s/v Stagger Wing at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort marina for 30 YEARS!!!! Just like Sussex Gardens new management came in and singled out 10 boats which one was our boat We were perfect renters paid our rent on time never late!!! Our folder didn’t have one
compliant against us or we never complain against anyone there!! We had ONLY 30 days to leave
Fortunately a wonderful friend and member from our church St James Lutheran Church which I am a gratefully & blessed member informed and helped us find a vacant apartment at
Sussex Gardens
We found the complex to be a tight knit community just like the people on our dock at Loews Coronado Bay Resort marina
However as you know Sussex Gardens was purchased by
bean counters investors and they are in the process of renovating our complex in a speedy manner which they said would take up to 2 to 7 years
You know when they are finally finished our rents will double or triple Things are getting
OUT OF CONTROL
We are in need of LEGAL
PROTECTION for ALL RENTERS
Thank You for your time
Mr & Mrs Bill Hermann
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Date: 08/07/2024 Public Comments
Attachment 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-058059
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A TIME EXTENSION FOR REGULAR COASTAL PERMIT (CP22-0013), DESIGN REVIEW CASE (DRC-22-0025), SITE PLAN REVIEW (SPR-22-0026), CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP-22-0013), AND A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES 15332 (IN-FILL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 50 UNIT AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER PROJECT AT 455 PALM AVENUE (APN 625-230-23-00) USE22-0095.
DEVELOPER: WAKELAND HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT CO.
WHEREAS, on November 16, 2022, the City Council of the City of Imperial Beach adopted Resolution 2022-98 approving an application for Regular Coastal Permit (CP-22-0013), Conditional Use Permit (CUP-22-0013), Design Review Case (DRC-22-0025), Site Plan Review (SPR-22-0026), and Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15332 (In-fill Development) proposing to demolish the existing buildings and construct a new 50-unit affordable senior housing and neighborhood center project at 455 Palm Ave (APN 625-230-23- 00) in the R-1500 (High Density Residential) Zone and R-1-6000 (Single Family Residential) Zone; and
WHEREAS, on November 1, 2023, the City Council of the City of Imperial Beach adopted Resolution 2023-04 approving a six-month time extension for a Regular Coastal Permit (CP-22-0013), Conditional Use Permit (CUP-22-0013), Design Review Case (DRC-22-0025), Site Plan Review (SPR-22-0026), and Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15332 (In-fill Development) proposing to demolish the existing buildings and construct a new 50-unit affordable senior housing and neighborhood center project at 455 Palm Ave (APN 625- 230-23-00) in the R-1500 (High Density Residential) Zone and R-1-6000 (Single Family Residential) Zone; and
WHEREAS, the project design was previously found to be compatible with the community and consistent with Policy D-8 (Project Design) of the Design Element of the General Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council previously found that the project is in compliance with the Land Use and Housing Elements of the General Plan; and, WHEREAS, approvals of the entitlements are still subject to the applicant and owners of the Property entering into affordable housing agreement with the City pursuant to Chapter 19.65 of the Imperial Beach Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously found that the project complies with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality (CEQA) as the project is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects); and WHEREAS, on August 7, 2024 the City Council of the City of Imperial Beach held a public meeting to consider the merits of approving or denying a six-month time extension for a previously approved application; and
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Resolution No. 2024-058059
WHEREAS, the applicant states that the project has been delayed due to unforeseeable circumstances; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that there is sufficient cause to grant a time extension for this project and there have been no changes to the zoning code or change in circumstances where the previously approved permits, conditions, and site plan would conflict with development regulations; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Imperial Beach as follows:
1. That the foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. That a six (6) month time extension for Regular Coastal Permit (CP-22-0013), Conditional Use Permit (CUP-22-0013), Design Review Case (DRC-22-0025), Site Plan Review (SPR-22-0026), and Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) (collectively referred to as “Permits”) is approved for the demolition of the existing structures and the construction of a new 50-unit affordable senior housing and neighborhood center project at 455 Palm Avenue (APN 625-230-23-00) in the R-1500 (High Density Residential) Zone and R-1-6000 (Single Family Residential) Zone ) and is valid for six months from the effective date following final action by the City Council (10 working days following final action) and shall expire at the end of business on December 6, 2024 unless vested with substantial construction pursuant to an approved building permit. Approvals of the Regular Coastal Permit (CP-22-0013), Conditional Use Permit (CUP-22-0013), Design Review Case (DRC-22-0025), Site Plan Review (SPR-22-0026), and Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15332 (In-fill Development) shall run coterminous.
3. That Applicant must comply with all state, federal and local laws with respect to residency requirements.
4. The Applicant shall comply with the tenant selection procedures in the Affordable Housing Agreement.
5. That Applicant’s obligation in condition #80 in Resolution No. 2022-98 to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City for Development Approvals applies to this time extension for the Permits.
6. All conditions of approval for the Permits contained in Resolution No. 2022-98 continue to apply.
7. Appeal Process under the California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP): The time within which judicial review of a City Council decision must be sought is governed by Section 1094.6 of the CCP. A right to appeal a City Council decision is governed by CCP Section 1094.5 and Chapter 1.18 of the Imperial Beach Municipal Code.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Imperial Beach at its meeting held on the 7
th day of August 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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Date: 08-07-2024 Item No. 11a
Resolution No. 2024-058059
PALOMA AGUIRRE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JACQUELINE M. KELLY, MMC
CITY CLERK
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Date: 08/07/2024 Item No. 11.a
From: Kim Frink
To: Public Comments
Subject: Comments for August 7, 2024 meeting
Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024 12:14:39 PM
Please accept my comments for Agenda Items 11a and 11c for the August 7th City Council meeting.
11a - I would like to express my support for this project. A major contributor to homelessness, is a lack of affordable housing and it's important that all communities find ways to address this issue. The Wakeland housing project will provide needed affordable housing for seniors and replace a dilapidated, run down group of buildings with a beautiful new development. I understand that some neighbors are concerned about changing the character of the neighborhood, but I think this development is a positive addition, and the fact that there are offices there, an onsite manager, and background checks of residents, should reduce the chance of any problems.
11c - I would like to share that I am grateful that City residents have access to the Mar Vista Pool. I've been taking a water exercise class on Sunday mornings and the instructor is excellent. There are 8-10 of us participating each week and the class offers a great way to exercise for those of us with physical limitations. There are lots of people using the pool including young kids taking swim lessons, and adults doing laps, and I hope that the City will continue to offer programs at the pool in 2025 and beyond.
Kim Rivero Frink
Imperial Beach Resident
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Date: 08-07-2024 Item No. 11a
-----Original Message-----
From: KAREN ARCIAGA < >
Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2024 11:02 AM
To: Paloma Aguirre <[email protected]> Subject: Friends of IBNC meeting Wednesday Aug.7
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I am unable to attend the meeting in person on Wednesday Aug 7 but wanted to state that I am a member of the Friends of IBNC . I volunteer at the food pantry and see the overwhelming need for food for seniors, homeless , and now even more families. I believe this center will be a great hub for our community to meet, it will provide a one stop shop for resources ( medical , housing, food etc ) information and continue the very successful and much appreciated shower blessings program. I am excited for this new building and the positive impact it will bring to IB. Thank you.
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goal for the 50 Affordable Senior Units & Neighborhood Center at 455 Palm Avenue to be built. As Imperial Beach has become a highly desirable beach community, many seniors live on a fixed income and those who rent are being forced to make unacceptable decisions between rent and paying for food or medicine. This project is crucial to enable local seniors who may not be able to continue to pay increasing rents that eventually could exceed their monthly income and potentially leave them homeless or have to move out of the city where they may have lived for decades. The separate Neighborhood Center building which will contain offices and management services that are critical to the senior affordable housing development on the same campus and to continue the services such as the Pantry, Showers of Blessings program and other services and referrals that will be a lifeline to the residents of the senior affordable housing and other vulnerable citizens of our community.
I am writing to ask you to please adopt Resolution No. 2024-058 as I am unable to be at the August 7 City Council meeting in person due to a prior commitment.
Please contact me if you have any questions. or would like further information. Thank you for your support of this Resolution to ensure critical senior affordable housing and support services for our community become a reality for our classic city of which I am proud to be a resident and support.
Respectfully,
Nancy Stone
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gated, this will not be. St. James has ample parking, that’s also a no. So let’s go ahead and just not compare apple to oranges. The safety concerns far outweigh the supposed good this will be bringing to Imperial Beach. Quite the opposite actually, this development will create a huge concern for our quality of life and will greatly negatively impact out town.
It is your due diligence as our elected officials to follow your mission statement: “To maintain and enhance Imperial Beach as ‘Classic Southern California’; a beach oriented community with a safe, small town, family atmosphere, rich in natural and cultural resources”. This is a huge, radical, unsafe change that has been thrust upon us and needs to be more carefully considered and properly communicated out to all the residents of Imperial Beach. Keep us safe, keep our children safe.
Considerations for agenda items that should be discussed in more detail:
1. Proper lighting surrounding all schools including but not limited to residential streets. Well lit areas are proven to deter crimes and criminal behavior.
2. Length from curb parking, we should be able to properly see oncoming traffic and execute turns safely but this is not possible if cars are permitted to park too close to a corner obstructing our line of vision.
3. Safety concerns regarding the large group of hooligans coming in on the bus from other areas and participating in theft, fights, stabbings and gang related activity.
4. Lack of police presence in Imperial Beach, fully funded police station staffed by Imperial Beach Sheriffs.
Please think on this letter, we are asking for your careful consideration and hoping that you can see what really is best for our community and our children. Thank you for your time. – Samara Grosse
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Date: 08/07/2024 Item No. 11.a
From: Heather Sandoval
To: Public Comments
Subject: Agenda Item 11A
Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 3:08:48 PM
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To whom it may concern,
I support agenda item 11A; the completion of the Imperial Beach Neighborhood Center Affordable Housing Project.
Heather Alvarez Sandoval
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Date: 08/07/2024 Item No. 11.a
From: Rosa Sandoval
To: Public Comments
Subject: Agenda Item 11A
Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 3:12:24 PM
I support agenda item 11A; the completion of the Imperial Beach Neighborhood Center Affordable Housing Project.
Our community needs this project to grow and thrive.
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Date: 08/07/2024 Item No. 11.a
From: Michael Doyle
To: Public Comments
Subject: Agenda Item 11a wakeland housing
Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 8:10:23 PM
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To whom it may concern,
I absolutely do not want this housing project approved.
I live near the middle school and the high school. I see young children walking around this area all hours of the day. This would put our children and our elderly at risk.
Our small beach neighborhood is not the place for drug
addicted transients to be roaming around. If this is
approved then the City should be prepared to hire and
pay more sheriffs to patrol this small city.
Respectfully,
Mike Doyle
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Date: 08/07/2024 Item No. 11.a
From: Kevin Stuart
To: Public Comments
Subject: I oppose
Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:42:59 PM
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I oppose of the 455 Palm Ave. project without the community input.
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Date: 08/07/2024 Item No. 11.a
From: Jose' Griffin-Atil
Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:57 AM
Subject: IB Neighborhood Center Project
Attention: Mayor Aguirre & City of Imperial Beach Councilmembers The Imperial Beach Neighborhood Center has fully supported the community of Imperial Beach since our Nonprofit Organization was created in July 2018 focusing on marginalized individuals (seniors, low-income families & housing challenged individuals) experiencing food insecurity and homelessness.
By building the 50 Affordable Senior Units, IB Neighborhood Center continues its legacy of making our community a better place.
The IB Neighborhood Center Project also adds 50 housing units to the 1,329 Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) housing units recommended for the City of Imperial Beach 2021-2029 RHNA Housing Growth Need as assessed by San Diego County Association of Governments (SANDAG).
I am asking for your support in approving:
11.a WAKELAND HOUSING AND DEV. CO.; RESOLUTION FOR PERMIT TIME EXTENSION (CP-22- 0013/CUP-22-0013/DRC-22-0025/SPR-22-0026) & CEQA EXEMPTION 15332 FOR 50 AFFORDABLE SENIOR UNITS & NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AT 455 PALM AVENUE (APN 625-230-23-00). USE-22- 0095. (0600-20)
Thank you for your consideration.
Jose' Griffin-Atil
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From: Sandra Brillhart
To: Public Comments
Subject: AGENDA ITEM 11b - SUPPORT
Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:53:45 PM
I encourage you to approve the Imperial Beach Community Resiliency Plan. The strategies identified in the plan are appropriate and will be effective in helping us better prepare for, manage, and recover from the undeniable impacts of our changing environment. The projects in the Plan protect our ecosystems, safeguard our communities, and will provide new opportunities for people to enjoy our beautiful natural resources. I commend the City for the work done thus far and for already appropriating funds for more data collection and technical analyses necessary to implement the projects in the plan.
Respectfully,
Sandy Brillhart
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Date: 08/07/2024 Item No. 11.b
From: Kim Frink
To: Public Comments
Subject: Comments for August 7, 2024 meeting
Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024 12:14:39 PM
Please accept my comments for Agenda Items 11a and 11c for the August 7th City Council meeting.
11a - I would like to express my support for this project. A major contributor to homelessness, is a lack of affordable housing and it's important that all communities find ways to address this issue. The Wakeland housing project will provide needed affordable housing for seniors and replace a dilapidated, run down group of buildings with a beautiful new development. I understand that some neighbors are concerned about changing the character of the neighborhood, but I think this development is a positive addition, and the fact that there are offices there, an onsite manager, and background checks of residents, should reduce the chance of any problems.
11c - I would like to share that I am grateful that City residents have access to the Mar Vista Pool. I've been taking a water exercise class on Sunday mornings and the instructor is excellent. There are 8-10 of us participating each week and the class offers a great way to exercise for those of us with physical limitations. There are lots of people using the pool including young kids taking swim lessons, and adults doing laps, and I hope that the City will continue to offer programs at the pool in 2025 and beyond.
Kim Rivero Frink
Imperial Beach Resident
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Date: 08-07-2024 Item No. 11c
From: Gary Brown
To: Public Comments
Subject: Item 11c Mar Vista High School Aquatic Facility Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:49:35 AM
Dear City Council:
I WAS WRONG to urge you to enter into the current agreement with Mar Vista High School for public use of the swimming pool.
I realize now that the costs per unique swimmer are exorbitant. For example the second year estimated costs are approximately $430,000. If the number of unique swimmers increases to 350, about 100 more than have participated, the average annual cost per unique swimmer would be $1,229. Even if the number of unique swimmers doubled to 500, the average annual cost per swimmer would be $860. Compare that to $600 for an annual pass at Coronado High School that would allow swimming every day of the year except a few holidays and perhaps 2 weeks of maintenance time.
I also believe $400,000 might be better spent on other large efforts facing the city such as Sheriff's costs, Fire Department equipment replacements, street and facilities maintenance, and hardening the city's infrastructure against the rising ocean. The funds could also be used to maintain competitive salaries and benefits to retain the excellent work force the City currently has.
Therefore I urge you to either phase out the program or choose option 3 presented in the staff report.
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Date: 08/07/2024 Item No. 11.b