October 11, 2022
City Council Meeting
Public Comments
General Public
Comment
Jennifer Connally
From: Janice Brownfield <
Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2022 1:40 PM
To: City Council Public Comment
Subject: Public Comment Non-Agenda Item
As voters prepare to cast ballots for the November 8t' election, many of us want action on the local level to combat the adverse, often deadly, effects of climate change, which is contributing to more and longer heat waves. Extreme heat has been the greatest weather-related cause of death in the U.S. for the past 30 years -- more than hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding or extreme cold -- killing more than 700 people per year.
What can the Orange City Council do? The quickest and most efficient method to reduce increasingly hot weather and wildfires is to offer renewable energy to all residents and businesses, especially since solar panels are not an option for all buildings. The City would actually make money by receiving the profits currently kept by the public utility and could then invest them in our community. The City could also create an Environmental and Sustainability Committee to assist with programs to reduce consumption of water and energy, recycling and waste diversion and promoting sustainable energy practices.
In 2016, Senate Bill 1383 was signed into law to help us reduce harmful super pollutants with significant warming impacts on our climate. Organic waste in landfills emits 20% of the state's methane, which is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Organics like food scraps, yard trimmings, paper and cardboard currently make up 50% of what Californians dump in landfills.
As of January Ist of this year, SB 1383 requires all residents and businesses to recycle food and yard waste. Single-family residences have been provided with organic waste recycling bins by the City's contracted waste and recycling collection company.
We are 10 months into the year but it seems that about one-third of the City's residences are still without those mandatory Statewide services. About 29% of the residences are multi-family dwellings and even though SB 1383 requires units of five or more to also be provided with organic waste recycling services, it does not appear to have yet happened. An educational workshop for property managers has been rescheduled for the spring of next year at the Main Library Community Room. While waiting for organic waste bins where they live, residents of multi-family dwellings can contact local community gardens to find which ones accept food scraps for composting.
Jennifer Connally
From: AC755
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 12:04 PM
To: City Council Public Comment
Subject: City Council Public Comment
Dear City Council,
My name is Andrew Chan and I am currently a first year student at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. As I continue to educate myself on the harsh realities of climate change, I believe it is necessary to voice my concerns both as a resident of Orange County and as a future lawyer who will advocate for public good.
Today, I am asking the city of Orange to enforce Senate Bill 1383. Specifically, I ask the city to provide multifamily dwellings of five or more with organic waste recycling services because methane emissions from food scraps at landfills pose a more potent threat than carbon dioxide. Implementing such a change would facilitate the city's mission to reduce overall landfill organic waste by 75% by 2025. By providing residents with a method to properly dispose of their waste, the city will be making active strides toward the target goal.
Sincerely,
Andrew Chan
Items 3.5 & 8.3
Related to
Affordable Housing
Agreement with
Mercy Housing
California
United
Way
18012 Mitchell South 949.660.7600
Orange County United Way Irvine, CA 92614 UnitedWayOC.org October 11, 2022
TO:
Mayor and City Council Members,
City of Orange
300 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92866
RE: Support for Villa St. Joseph Development - Agenda Items 3.5 and 8.3 Orange County United Way (OCUW) writes today to express our support for the Villa St. Joseph development with Mercy Housing that is under consideration for funding support. This development will contribute 18 units of high-quality Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) to help end our county's homelessness crisis among seniors as part of their commitment to 50 units of affordable housing.
This development is meeting a crucial and growing need in our community for an extremely vulnerable population: seniors.
For the past two months, we have focused on raising awareness of senior homelessness through interviews with Dr. Dennis Culhane of the University of Pennsylvania, Kelly Bruno-Nelson of Cal- Optima's Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative, and Santa Bob of the Orange County Continuum of Care's Lived Experience Committee. These videos are available at youtube.com/c/UnitedToEndHomelessness.
In 2018, OCUW launched United to End Homelessness, a powerful collaboration among Orange County's top business, philanthropic, government, faith-based, and non-profit leaders committed to ending homelessness and ensuring housing and services are available for every individual who may need them. United to End Homelessness has been an influential voice in advocating for housing as the solution to end homelessness, and OCUW has always supported and maintained that affordable, stable housing is the building block to success.
Thank you for your support of the Villa St. Joseph development. We are grateful to you for your courage and willingness to improve the lives of those in-need in our community.
Sincerely,
Ju Parko
Susan B. Parks
President & CEO
WE FIGHT FOR THE EDUCATION, HEALTH, HOUSING AND
FINANCIAL STABILITY OF EVERY PERSON IN ORANGE COUNTY.
UNITED TO END
HOMELESSNESS SM
October 11, 2022
TO:
Mayor and City Council Members,
City of Orange
300 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92866
RE: Support for Villa St. Joseph Development - Agenda Items 3.5 and 8.3 Orange County United Way (OCUW) writes today to express our support for the Villa St. Joseph development with Mercy Housing that is under consideration for funding support. This development will contribute 18 units of high-quality Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) to help end our county's homelessness crisis among seniors as part of their commitment to 50 units of affordable housing.
This development is meeting a crucial and growing need in our community for an extremely vulnerable population: seniors.
For the past two months, we have focused on raising awareness of senior homelessness through interviews with Dr. Dennis Culhane of the University of Pennsylvania, Kelly Bruno-Nelson of Cal- Optima's Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative, and Santa Bob of the Orange County Continuum of Care's Lived Experience Committee. These videos are available at youtube.com/c/UnitedToEndHomelessness.
In 2018, OCUW launched United to End Homelessness, a powerful collaboration among Orange County's top business, philanthropic, government, faith-based, and non-profit leaders committed to ending homelessness and ensuring housing and services are available for every individual who may need them. United to End Homelessness has been an influential voice in advocating for housing as the solution to end homelessness, and OCUW has always supported and maintained that affordable, stable housing is the building block to success.
Thank you for your support of the Villa St. Joseph development. We are grateful to you for your courage and willingness to improve the lives of those in-need in our community.
Sincerely,
Lawrence R. Armstrong Becks Heyhoe
Chair, UZEH Leadership Council Executive Director, United to End Homelessness 18012 Mitchell South, Irvine, CA 92614 Empowered By
949-660-7600 United
[email protected] Way
UnitedToEndHomelessness.org
#EndomelessnessOC Orange County United Way
Item 6.3
Financial Status
Update for FY 2021-
22 and 2022-23
Jennifer Connally
From: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, October 7, 2022 5:05 PM
To: Pamela Coleman; Jennifer Connally
Subject: New eComment for City Council
New eComment for City Council
Jordan Prell submitted a new eComment.
Meeting: City Council
Item: 6.3. Financial status update for Fiscal Years 2021-2022 and 2022-23. eComment: Thank you for this report. A few comments/questions: 1. I would like to know the primary drivers and breakdown by department for the "unanticipated overtime costs" as mentioned in the report? 2. If the debt service overage due to the Edison streetlight acquisition was expected, why was it not included in the FY22 Final Budget? 3. Page 4 of the Staff Report states "the current estimated available fund balance at the end of FY 23 is $4.8 million." Where is this number in the table just below the sentence? Is it supposed to be the line that says "Estimated Available Fund Balance @ 6/30/23". The number for that line is in fact $4.4 million.
Which number is correct?
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