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HomeMy WebLinkAboutH-8 - Access to the Oasis CenterG Z APR 1 At 1980 fay/ 'Mha ci i'y r:C,UNi" L. '•�.���@ F Q3i TO: CITY COUNCIL April 14, 1980 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM NO. H-8 FROM: Transportation Plan Citizens Advisory Committee SUBJECT: ACCESS TO THE OASIS CENTER ,.' The City Council referred a letter from Mr. & Mrs. M. L. Graham of Narcissus Avenue to the Committee for review and a report back. The Graham's expressed concern over traffic accessing the OASIS facility from 5th Avenue. The Committee discussed the current access with the Traffic Engineer. It was pointed out that not only would access off of Marguerite probably be more dangerous than the existing access, it would also require elimination of the garden area that exists northerly of the buildings. The Committee supports the existing access provisions and feels that no changes should be made at this time. 'i? A, 1M FOQ O. E. Schroeder Chairman RME:ma APR 14 1980 By the uiy COUNCIL ".J.TY ' �w;� FAT s- April 1, 1980 Newport City L'ouncil City Hall Newport Beach, Calif. Gentlemen: ! "3 i We, as Senior Citizens take great pride in the facilities of'.;�is:` and consequently are most zealous about the care of them. Subse- quently, we were most shocked and concerned to find that the City Fathers had rented out our Auditorium for two days to people who proved to be semewhat irresponsible, for the place was left in terrible condition. Trash was left everywhere, dishes broken, punch spilled over things, prints & smudges on the wall, dishwasher was left with water in it, the sink full of dirty rags, spray on it hose broken,(the Microwave Oven was left on --three days before this was discovered,)bus boxes were taken, the Refrigerator left dirty and the toilet stopped up; However what also concerned us, the Members of the Dance Class®was that our $800 Sound System had disappeared during this melees For- tunately this has since been returned, for which we are most grateful. If the City is to rent our hall, should they not have Senior Citizens on duty to protect our things? It would seem that out of the rental, we should have paid Seniors on duty to maintain the safeguard of our property thatthis does not occur in the futuref We protest this happening & ask that ;future occurences be given more thought as to the responsibility of those entering into the situation. Please give this your utmost consideration. S&ncerely yours, / Z , � --) _- Friends of ASiSf INC. P.O. Box 829 Corona del Mar, CA 92625` March 31, 1930 Mr^. Peter Kremer, President THE IRVINE COMPANY 550 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, Calif. 92660 Dear Mr. 1 -,4- er: After I retired from Avco Financifl Services, I was elected President of Fri' nds of Oasis, Itnc., the support group for the Newport Beach senior Center at the corner of Fifth .and Marguerite, Corona del Mar. Enclosed is a parlphlet we produced describing'this center aril our role in it. Included in the property acquired by the city for Oasis is an undeveloped tract directly across from the present Oasis center. It covers approximately 2.6 acres, and is currently planned for additional parking and a passive park. But it is on the northwest corner of Fifth and Marguerite, requiring our members to cross a busy street, if and when t°le tract is ever improved. The thought occurred to us that this property might be more attractive to the Irvine Company than some of the Irvine Company land adjacent to Oasis -- particularly undeveloped acreage imme.-iiately to the east of our center. What if the Irvine Company offered to swap la-0 it owns east of the center for the land Oasis owns,on the northwest corner of r-fifth and Marguerite. Perhaps the Irvine Company might add an acr5, or two. If Oasis had this additional land, it could expand its parking lot, now highly inadequate, and also could bu411 another structure for an Adult Care Center, for headquarters of an Outreach prog-.i-i, and for other badly needed social services -- all thanks to the Irvine Company. I feel confident we could raise sufficient funds for such a building, or could apply f-)-- another HUD block grant. I have discussed this informally with some of your executives, and while all of us agree there are many benefits ierent in this concept, we do not recognize any severe negatives. My executive c "mittee and I would be pleased to explore this in more detail with you. Sincerely, FRIENDS OF OASIS, INC. es P. Fe ton President JPF/bd Enc.