From: David Garcia
To: Public Comment
Subject: Animal Control
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 8:30:30 AM
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Animal Control wants me to catch all these cats by an uncertain Tuesday or Thursday in a few weeks, with no actual help or even a solid plan from them.
On top of that, I have to deal with the guy threatening to assault anyone who tries to stop him from feeding the cat colony he created.
What a joke of a city!
David Garcia Ozua
General Comment
From: [email protected] on behalf of eSCRIBE.Admin To: Tonya Hussain
Subject: Public Comment Received
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 2:29:41 PM
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User Mary has enter the following comment(s):
Re: Shorts term rentals. Could you please tell me what the ordinance is that you are trying to bring back?
for Staff Report to Consider Potential Municipal Code Language Related to Short-Term Rentals. in Regular City Council Meeting 6/17/2025 6:00:00 PM Please log into eSCRIBE to review the submitted comment(s).
Item 11.1
From: [email protected] on behalf of eSCRIBE.Admin To: Tonya Hussain
Subject: Public Comment Received
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:58:11 AM
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User Ted Godshalk has enter the following comment(s):
Talk at the last Budget meeting revolved around "open, unfilled, budgeted, frozen and new" staff positions. In both Adopted Budgets for 2024 and 2025 there has been a position in the Planning Dept. (on p. 50) called "Community Health and Environmental Planner." We call this the Environmental Justice Officer. To delete this officer and to ALSO SHUT DOWN promised funding for the Amortization Program clearly sends the message that this Council is not concerned with toxics and health in District 1.
for Consideration of a Resolution Adopting a Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 in Regular City Council Meeting 6/17/2025 6:00:00 PM
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Item 11.3
From: Ashley Morrison
To: Public Comment
Subject: Public Comment for Agenda Item 11.4 at Tonight’s Regular City Council Meeting Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 8:36:37 AM
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
I’d like to thank my community for squeaking about what matters us. I’d like to thank Ms.
Polanco for her letter which has led to tonight’s agenda item 11.4.
Mayor Morrison once referred to those of us who care deeply about this land as Ms. Polanco’s ‘followers’. While I do appreciate her voice on this matter, the only thing I’m following is my own heart’s desire to keep my neighborhood intact. A neighborhood in which my ancestors made their home. My Great Grandmother Knudsen had her home on the lot at Sweetwater and Orange Street. It is my belief that the absolute best way to preserve my neighborhood is by keeping it residential. So, while this item is written as a discussion, I want to express my strong desire for the discussion to lead to decision - the decision FOR the restoration of the lot to its original RS-2 zoning designation. Get your grease out and give us a dab.
Thank You.
Ashley Morrison
Item 11.4
From: [email protected] on behalf of eSCRIBE.Admin To: Tonya Hussain
Subject: Public Comment Received
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 8:21:20 AM
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User Ashley Morrison has enter the following comment(s):
The squeaky wheel gets the grease. I'd like to thank my community for squeaking about what matters to us. While this item is written as a discussion, I want to express my strong desire for the discussion to lead to decision - the decision FOR the restoration of the lot to its original RS-2 zoning designation. Get your grease out and give us a dab. for Discussion Regarding RS-2 Residential Zoning in Regular City Council Meeting 6/17/2025 6:00:00 PM
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From: Doyle Morrison
To: Clerk
Subject: City Council Meeting 6.17.25 - Comment 11.4
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 6:52:18 AM
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Good Morning,
Please submit the attached comment for item 11.4 on the 6/17/25 City Council meeting.
Thank you,
Doyle Morrison
6/17/2025
National City Council
The Sweetwater and Orange Zoning & Land use change from RS-2 to MXD-2 & from LowMedium Density to Major Mixed use was done with false information. Staff had said that the change to MXD-2 & Major Mixed use was consistent with the surrounding area and the Major mixed use corridor throughout the City. But in reality, the 5 lots Are surrounded By residential along the west side on Olive street, along the North side on Olive/Orange streets, and along the east side by the apartments with only a small driveway into the west end of 7-11 is consistent with MDX-2 use.
A more detailed look at Sweetwater Rd. shows a different surrounding area that is primarily residential with Approximately 1380’ from Olive Street to Valley Rd. This consists of 820’ residential (59%) and 560’ of nonresidential (41%).
A more detailed look at Orange St. shows the surrounding area primarily residential with Approximately 1264’ from Sweetwater to 32nd St. and back. This consists of 1232’ of residential (97%) and 32’ of nonresidential (3%)
A more detailed Look at Olive Street shows a different surrounding area that is primarily residential with Approximately 840’ from Sweetwater Rd. to 32nd St. and back. This consists of 790’ of residential (94%) and 50’ of nonresidential (6%).
A more detailed look at Cypress St. shows the Surrounding area primarily residential with Approximately 1772’ from Sweetwater Rd. to 32nd St. and back. This consists of 1252’ of Residential (71%) and 520’ of nonresidential (29%)
As you can see the numbers are consistent as primarily residential. These Sweetwater and Orange properties were residential RS-2 in a residential neighborhood. You have the power to change them back to residential RS-2 and Low-Medium Density use. This change will help the City move closer to the general plan requirements of more residential housing. This property owner has demolished residential properties and has done nothing with this property for over 40 years.
Please act and change the zoning and use back to RS-2 and Low-Medium density.
And let’s get houses back on these properties.
From: R MJ
To: Clerk
Subject: Please restore Lincoln Acres
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 5:52:34 PM
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To whom it may concern,
I would l;ke to request that National City restore the Sweetwater Road and Orange St. areas to the original RS-2 residential zoning. I would try to come tonight to request al;ong with others but I'm the sole caregiver to a dementia father.
Thank you, R M Jackson (Lincoln Acres resident)
From: alej A
To: Clerk
Subject: zoning in Lincoln acres
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 2:25:13 PM
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I am emailing in regards to the zoning on sweetwater road by the 805.
I am against the zoning for another business at the property. there is enough traffic on sweetwater and we don't need another development at this time thanks
brandsoys
Item 11.4
Item 11.4 - Discussion Regarding RS-2 Zoning
2025.06.17
“911 what is your emergency? I am calling from Lincoln Acres and there are four individuals who appear to be under the influence yelling in each other’s face and shoving each other in the middle of the street. They are at their vehicles, and I am afraid they will be driving while under the influence”
This call was made after I was awakened out of a sound sleep on June 13th at 2:12AM, my call, followed my son’s 2:10AM call to 911 for the same disturbance in front of our neighbor’s home.
I observed these four individuals displaying dangerous and unpredictable violent behavior, who I bet were patrons from the NC Sports Lounge because they appeared to be under the influence, drunk and disorderly returning to their two vehicles parked in the residential neighborhood on Orange St. I also witnessed one of the individuals urinating on my neighbor’s shrubs that lines their fence surrounding their beautiful, manicured yard.
Our residential neighborhood is abused and used as overflow parking by the businesses of 7-11, Super 8 Hotel and especially the NC Sports Lounge since it is just a short walk, just up the street from the corner lots at Sweetwater Rd. & Orange Street as well as 32nd Street and Cypress Street.
The June 3, 2019 PUBLIC HEARING – CONSIDERATION OF A CERTIFICATION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE ANNEXATION OF 2311 AND 2305 SWEETWATER ROAD; GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE FOR THE REZONING OF SAID PROPERTIES, IN ADDITION TO 3320, 3330, 3336 ORANGE STREET, IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT A 5,500 COMMERCIAL CENTER; AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE-THROUGH BUSINESS when Principal Planner, Martin Reeder presented Case File No.: 2017-13 GPA, ZC, CUP, IS – the Environmental Review was listed as a “Negative Declaration” and staff recommended it be approved. The Negative Declaration was completely false and detrimental to the existing neighborhood community that had been there for many decades when the maps were recorded on June 17, 1909 and homes built dating back to the 1930’s and older.
This residential neighborhood is negatively impacted by the MXD-2 spot zoning of businesses.
Attached are the crime statistics from National City Police Department. (Please refer to data of all adjacent commercial business: 7-11, Super 8 Motel [previously owned by Muroaka Enterprises Inc. the same owners of the vacant lots at Sweetwater Rd. and Orange St.], TJ Birrieria, and NC Sports Lounge. This residential neighborhood is constantly having to deal with disruptions as stated above in the 911 call. This neighborhood community gets littered with USED CONDOMS that are discarded on our curbs, VOMIT splattered on our sidewalks, the trash and litter that obstruct the grates of the storm drains. This neighborhood community is in very close proximity to the Sweetwater River where watershed flows to the Sweetwater River.
Please use your power to do the right thing, and restore 2311 AND 2305 SWEETWATER ROAD and 3320, 3330, 3336 ORANGE STREET to the original RS-2 residential zoning and the relevant National City General Plan to what it has always been, Low-Medium Density Residential as per the zoning and General Plan laws before June 2019.
It will be hurtful to the neighborhood community to have anything else on those lots other than housing. Four houses stood there before, they can stand there once again. Bring back the character to those properties by rezoning them back to RS-2 Residential. I have attached historical data of the properties as well as aerial photos showing where those four homes stood prior to their demolition only to be left vacant for close to 40 years.
National City needs housing. Why not provide new housing opportunities in an already established neighborhood of single-family residences. The Cypress Glen housing development built 40 new homes for ownership: (6) on Sabine Way, (6) on Gretchen Way, (4) on Jacob Ct., (8) on Sabine Ct., (4) on Carly Ct., (3) on Eloise Ct., (7) on Stacey Ct., (1) Stacey Way, (1) Cypress Ct.
These homes range from 3 bedrooms / 3 baths that are livable size of 1,400-1,600+ square feet.
Nice starter homes.
By rezoning those lots back to RS-2 Residential, National City would also be reducing public nuisances’ establishments that often attract and attribute to the increase of crime and violence that often require the services of local law enforcement and emergency services. Again, refer to the crime data sheets.
There is also the idea of affordable assisted living housing for Senior Citizens, such as the little cottages like those of Fredrika Manor that could still offer independent living that is close to public transportation.
The City Council has the power to make a positive impact on a housing shortage. Focus on the People, focus on building up community by providing opportunities for home ownership, focus on not destroying the character of an already established residential neighborhood community.
Put People First and People will remember the good you did for their residential neighborhood community.
Thank you.
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY EAST OF 805 NORTH SWEETWATER RD TO VALLEY RD - Year 2025 RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY EAST OF 805 NORTH SWEETWATER RD TO VALLEY RD 2025 Former Neighbor's
Name Property Address APN Date Sold Bed/Bath Sq Ft. Date Demolished Demolish Permitted
Date
Annexed
Year Vacant
&
Abandoned
**Annual
Reg +
Monitor
Fee per yr
TOTAL
Revenues
Loss
Grandma Knudson's
House 3336 Orange St 563-252-14 Oct-85 2/1 772 1988-89
PRA
Pending
PRA
Pending 36 yrs $4,474.00 $161,064.00
Grandma Knudson's
Rental House 3330 Orange St 563-252-13 Oct-85 1/1 360 1988-89* PRA
Pending
PRA
Pending 36 yrs $4,474.00 $161,064.00
Henry's House 3320 Orange St 563-252-12 8/1/1985 1/1 651 11/9/16 (last
visible Google
Earth)-8/14/17 10/31/16
PRA
Pending 9 yrs $4,474.00 $40,266.00
Benny & Nancy
(Renter's with two
boys) 2311 Sweetwater Rd. 563-252-2300 6/15/1984 2/1 892 12/31/2003 (last
visible Google
Earth)-2004 11/18/03 02/14/20 5 yrs (anx) $4,474.00 $22,370.00 H.G. Morrison Ceptic
(Quanset Hut Office) 2325 Sweetwater Rd^ Oct-85
8/27/05 (last
visible Google
Earth) 9/5/2005
No
Recond
found
PRA
Pending
Mr. Mackey's House
(Renter: Nicholas
Ortiz-Blass) 2305 Sweetwater Rd. 563-252-28 1/19/2017 3/1 1487 Last visible
tennant 8/1/2021
Standing-vacant
since 9/8/2021 N/A 02/14/20 5 yrs (anx) $4,474.00 $22,370.00 $407,134.00
* Photos hard to see but both properties sold at the same time so safe to say both would have been demolished at the same time ^This was located East of property 2311 Sweetwater Rd, behind the two APN: 563-252-14 & 563-252-13 of 3336 & 3330 Orange St. ** Using model of Escondido Adopted Fee Schedule from Director Carlos Aguirre Presentation
PROPERTY DATA HISTORY
Property Name Property Address APN Date Sold Bed/Bath Sq Ft. Date Demolished Demolish Permitted
Date
Annexed
Date Rezoned
Mixed Use
SDG&E
Disconnect
Date
SWA
Disconnect
Date
Sewer
Disconnect
Date
Year Vacant
&
Abandoned
Annual
Reg +
Monitor
Fee per yr
TOTAL
Grandma Knudson 3336 Orange St 563-252-14 Oct-85 2/1 772 1988-89 36 yrs $4,474.00 $161,064.00 Rental House 3330 Orange St 563-252-13 Oct-85 1/1 360 1988-89* 36 yrs $4,474.00 $161,064.00 Henry's House 3320 Orange St 563-252-12 8/1/1985 1/1 651 11/9/16-8/14/17 10/31/16 9 yrs $4,474.00 $40,266.00 Benny & Nancy House 2311 Sweetwater Rd. 563-252-2300 6/15/1984 2/1 892 2003-2004 11/18/03 02/14/20 5 yrs (anx) $4,474.00 $22,370.00 H.G. Morrison Ceptic
(Quanset Hut Office) 2325 Sweetwater Rd^ Oct-85 09/05/05 Mackey's House 2305 Sweetwater Rd. 563-252-28 1/19/2017 3/1 1487 Standing-vacant
since 9/8/2021 02/14/20 5 yrs (anx) $4,474.00 $22,370.00 $407,134.00
* Photos hard to see but both properties sold at the same time so safe to say both would be demolished at the same time ^This was located East of property 2311 Sweetwater Rd, behind the two APN: 563-252-14 & 563-252-13 of 3336 & 3330 Orange St.