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Sent: October 04, 2025 2:00 PM
To: City Clerk's Office
Subject: Bayview Heights Safety-10.04.25
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Dear City Clerk,
We will be out of town for the meeting, unfortunately.
About the only thing we will input is we are absolutely against speed bumps! Other alternatives are welcomed.
Best Regards,
Joseph & Shella Salvo
20352 SW Cypress Street
Newport Beach, CA 92660
October 14, 2025
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From: home
To: City Clerk"s Office
Subject: STREET CLOSURE STUPIDY
Date: October 05, 2025 11:54:02 AM
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We have a major problem with this Santa Ana Heights / Newport Beach homeowners community
that are living here. In regards to all these homes in here we have only three entrance and exists.
I live on Orchard street right off Birch St and I own two and three houses down from the stop light.
When backing out of the drive it is like Russian roulette the question is with the high volume and intensity cars continually flying by will I get hit by the vehicle doing thirty miles or hour or the one that floors it when the see the yellow light doing sixty? Mark my words it's only a matter of time! I have contacted the city before pleading for help. My son and his wife and one year old daughter and three year old son live next to me
and so concerned
and fearful.We have even tried backing the cars in so we may have a chance to see the speeding cars
flying through to pick up their kids at the Montessori school when they are running late or picking up after hours along with all the other people speeding that I have on video tape .
It is nothing short of insanity to even complainant the foolish idea of taking a huge problem and amplifying it by reducing a already hideous situation by contemplation by 33% ingress and egress. You already have a short distance and a four way stop there allowing people in that area to enter their homes safely and now you even have the audacity to
contemplate running all the people on that side of the community to go through Orchard and Birch
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If you decide to put me in dangers way I will have a legal engineer proving my case in the court system if you decide to proceed with this ignorance that effects me and my family and grand kids and are safety and well being or lack off Accidents pending! Being informed Can you please confirm for me that this is being acknowledge by the proper
authorities of the city Newport Beach Officially!
Sincerely David Northcraft
10/4/2025
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From: Tina Rodriguez
To: City Clerk"s Office
Subject: Re: proposals to close Spruce St
Date: October 07, 2025 9:47:18 PM
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Hello,
My name in Tina Rodriguez and I occupy the house on the corner of Spruce and Zenith, my father is the owner of the property. Initially I was open to the idea of closing the street, but upon hearing the proposed ideas, my mind has changed. It’s a waste of money and time for something completely unnecessary. We don’t need speed bumps in the neighborhood, nor a traffic circle. It just isn’t that busy. The vehicles that come through here are people who live here and it’s quiet for the most part. In fact, I think it would cause more trouble as vehicles (residents and others) will be forced to enter from Birch or Irvine Ave., less access points.
Please consider this a vote to not do any proposed changes to the neighborhood. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Tina Rodriguez
2412 Zenith Ave.
Newport Beach, Ca 92660
(714)795-1331
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From: City Clerk's Office
Sent: October 09, 2025 12:20 PM
To: Mulvey, Jennifer
Subject: FW: Bayview Heights Traffic Calming and Public Safety
From: LAURA BROWN <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2025 12:19:27 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Clerk's Office <[email protected]>
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Hi,
My name is Laura Brown and I live at 2365 Mesa Dr, Newport Beach. I own my home and have lived there for 24 years. I was planning to attend the meeting on Oct. 14th but something has come up.I was told I could send my opinion to you since I wouldn't be able to voice it at the meeting.
I am absolutely OPPOSED to closing the street at Bristol and Spruce.I can't see any positive to the closure. My two biggest concerns are...
1. Traffic on Mesa Dr is already a lot. People speed down the street that often has horseback riders, walkers and bicycles most of which are heading down to the Back Bay trails Closing off at Spruce means drivers only have two ways to get into our neighborhood.
This will then increase the noise and safety for at least those of us on Mesa Dr and certainly the safety of those enjoying our wonderful neighborhood going down Mesa and the connecting streets..Now have families that have moved onto our street and connecting streets that have small children. I guess people for the closure are concerned for the children up there. I would then ask about the children the closure would affect rerouting all the traffic.
2. I am concerned that if Spruce is closed off that leaves only two ways to get in and out of our neighborhood. If something should happen on Birch we are trapped.
3. Out of pure convenience, having Spruce open on Bristol often makes it easier to get to my home.
I guess I wonder why this is an issue now. I think speed bumps are certainly a way to slow people down. As much as they are a bit annoying, I do think it prevents the fast cars from going so fast.
Unfortunately, in the past I don't believe that people living on my side of the neighborhood were aware of petitions, etc. It seemed as if maybe we were "conveniently" overlooked. In speaking with my neighbors there isn't a one that is in favor of this closure.
Now I can just hope the city will make the right decision that is good for the ENTIRE neighborhood.
Thank you.
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From: Linda Giedt
To: City Clerk"s Office
Subject: Oct 14th Bayview Heights Study Session Input
Date: October 08, 2025 9:56:32 PM
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I live in Bayview Heights. I am against closing Spruce at Bristol by any means. I think it is a safety issue for our neighborhood. Any accident, road work or other temporary closure on the remaining access points both on Birch could have a serious impact on the entire neighborhood. Additionally, closing Spruce at Bristol will cause a major traffic shift in the neighborhood. Mesa Dr is already a major street in our neighborhood and it does not need more traffic, especially with horses using Mesa to get to the back bay. Orchard, Mesa and Azure would see a sharp increase in traffic volume causing a disruption to those who live on those streets. Multiple traffic studies do not indicate an abnormal amount of traffic in our neighborhood, therefore, let's not install a hammerhead cul de sac at Zenith closing off an access point that will change the traffic patterns and hamper access to our neighborhood.
A
traffic circle or gateway median at Zenith might work as long as it does not shift traffic patterns to other streets or close off Spruce at Bristol.
Linda Giedt
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