From: Mama Dog
To: Clerk; Public Comment
Subject: 2025.07.29 Agenda – Public Comment Item 5.5
Date: Monday, July 28, 2025 7:55:02 PM
Attachments: 2025.07.29 Item 5.5_Significant Exposure to Litigation.docx 2025.06.17 Item 11.4.docx
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Sent via email to: [email protected]; [email protected] The Ralph M. Brown Act – § 54950 POLICY DECLARATION, paragraph two. “The people of this State do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know.
The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created.”
On June 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM I submitted via email my 832 word comment, along with historical data, crime statistics and photos to the City Clerk for the 6PM City Council meeting. All the materials submitted were never made public as it should have been per § 54950 of The Brown Act. The materials were given to help provide the council with information for discussion and make an informed decision on item 11.4 Yet – still, my 832 word written comment for agenda item 11.4 continues to be omitted from the public’s viewing.
This continues to be a violation of §54950, §54957.5(a), § 54957.5(b) of the Brown Act.
There needs to be accountability for these violations just as there needs to be accountability on item 6.1 that was discussed at the June 17th meeting that was not on the agenda. The City Clerk did right in her job by bringing to the Mayor’s attention that additional proclamation was not on the agenda but the Mayor chose to proceed.
This is not a game, this is serious and requires remedy. This Blatant disregard for this governing body’s duties are exposing you for potential litigations.
Attached is the June 17, 2025 written comment. I am also pasting it within the body of this email written comment as it pertains to the item 5.5 Anticipated Litigation Thank you.
2025.06.17 Item 11.4 - Discussion Regarding RS-2 Zoning “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”
Item 5.5
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 DRIVETHROUGH 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.
2025.07.29 Agenda – Public Comment Item 5.5
Sent via email to: [email protected]; [email protected] The Ralph M. Brown Act – § 54950 POLICY DECLARATION, paragraph two. “The people of this State do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created.” On June 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM I submitted via email my 832 word comment, along with historical data, crime statistics and photos to the City Clerk for the 6PM City Council meeting. All the materials submitted were never made public as it should have been per § 54950 of The Brown Act. The materials were given to help provide the council with information for discussion and make an informed decision on item 11.4
Yet – still, my 832 word written comment for agenda item 11.4 continues to be omitted from the public’s viewing.
This continues to be a violation of §54950, §54957.5(a), § 54957.5(b) of the Brown Act.
There needs to be accountability for these violations just as there needs to be accountability on item 6.1 that was discussed at the June 17th meeting that was not on the agenda. The City Clerk did right in her job by bringing to the Mayor’s attention that additional proclamation was not on the agenda but the Mayor chose to proceed.
This is not a game, this is serious and requires remedy. This Blatant disregard for this governing body’s duties are exposing you for potential litigations.
Attached is the June 17, 2025 written comment. I am also pasting it within the body of this email written comment as it pertains to the item 5.5 Anticipated Litigation Thank you.
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.