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Study Session and Regular Meeting
May 11, 2021
May 25, 2021
Agenda Item No. 1
expanding existing facilities and infrastructure versus building new facilities and infrastructure
for new units. He related that water and sewer connections for ADUs are simpler because they
are basically extensions to existing services.
Council Member Blom stated the City of Orange's fee was about $14,000 for a residential unit,
suggested that, if the City is going to spend $100,000 for a fee study, it should include
everything, and stated the Mariners' Mile project could pay about $500,000 in impact fees. He
supported a study of impact fees, including a fee on single-family houses.
Mayor Avery concurred with Council Member Blom's and Council Member O'Neill's comments.
Jim Mosher referred to Implementation Plan Program 30.2A, expressed concern about the cost
of the study, and stated an evaluation of the fair share traffic impact fee is overdue.
Council Member O'Neill proposed omitting library and recreation fees from the study, which
would save $26,000.
With Mayor Pro Tem Muldoon and Council Members 'll and Dixon voting 'yes,"
and Council Member Duffield temporarily absent, th 3-3 straw vote to study
fees for police, fire, water, sewer, and affoing with all potential
development listed in Item 4. - r
With Mayor Avery and Council Members er, and Dixon voting 'yes," and
Council Member Duffield temporarily ab a was a 4-2 straw vote to study all
areas.
III. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Jim Mosher discussed the City's authori WJIMe a trash recycling fee, stated that the recycling
company should pay its users rather t for processing waste since they receive revenue from
the recycled items, and question e e solid waste working group knew that the Costa Mesa
Sanitary District's staff was rec at the District deny CR&R's cost increases and discussed
their fees with the District.
Hoiyin Ip shared a stal Commission representative's comments during an Ocean
Protection Council web d that at some point the City will need a permit from the Coastal
Commission for the tra eel, and advised that the Ocean Protection Council is willing to assist with
the implementation of rdinances that areis based on the-reusablese and reduction of sin le use
plastics.
City Attorney Harp reported the City Council would adjourn to Closed Session to discuss the
item listed in the Closed Session agenda and read the title.
Mayor Pro Tem Muldoon recused himself from Closed Session due to potential business
interest conflicts.
Council Member Blom recused himself from Closed Session due to real property interest
conflicts.
IV. CLOSED SESSION - Council Chambers Conference Room
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Government Code § 54956.9) (d)(2), (e)(1): 1 Matter
V. RECESSED - 5:11 p.m.
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