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Closed Session and Regular Meeting
March 24, 2020
MISCELLANEOUS
13. Budget Amendment to Accept a Check from the California State Library for Literacy
Services (CLLS) and Appropriate Funds to the Library's FY 2019-20 Maintenance and
Operation Budget [100-2020]
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action
will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and
b) Accept a ch eck in the amount of $23 ,874 from the California State Library for Literacy Services
(CLLS) and approve Budget Amendment No. 20-038 to increase expenditures by the same
amount in the Literacy account.
14. 2019 General Plan Progress Report and Housing Element Report (PA2007-195) [100-2020]
a) Find the preparation, review a nd s ubmission of the 2019 General Plan Progress Report not
subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as the actions are not a project as
defined by Section 15378(b)(2) of the Public Resources Code;
b) Review and comment on the 2019 General Plan Progress Re port, including the Housing Element
Annual Progress Report; and
c) Authorize the Community Developme nt Director to submit the 2019 General Plan Progress
Report to the California Office of Planning and Research and the s ubmittal of the Housing
Element A nnual Progress R eport to the State Departm ent of Hous ing and Community
Development.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Avery, seconded by Council Member Muldoon, to approve the
Consent Calendar; and noting the recusal by Council Member Muldoon on Ite m 8 , and the amendments
to Item 1.
The motion carried unanimously.
XV. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR -None
XVI. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Charles Klobe urged Council not to follow Costa Mesa's policy regarding public participation and
requested that Council continue any public h earings relative to developments or a llow the public to
phone in with comments.
Mayor O'Neill reported the City is not yet in a position to hold public meetings virtually and encou raged
the public to send Council information abo ut what works at meetings . Council Member Dixon noted
Mr. Klohe h as expertise in this field and has offere d his services to the City at no cost.
XVII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
15. Appeal of Planning Commission Approval for The Garden Office and Parking Structure
Proposed at 215 Riverside Avenue: Coastal Development Permit No. CD2019-023 and
Conditional Use Permit No. UP2019-003 (PA2019-023) [100-2020]
Motion by Mayor O'Neill, seconded by Council Member Dixon, to continu e the item to the
April 14 , 2020 City Co uncil meeting.
The motion carried unanimously.
16. Approval of the Fee Study Update [100-2020]
Jim Mosher called attention to the cost recovery table and believed that the City doe s not have a
uniform policy regarding fees ch arged for appeals.
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