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Home My WebLink AboutSS3 - Aquatic Complex - CorrespondenceRecieved after Agenda Printed October 8, 2024 Agenda Item No. SS3 From: Garrett, Errica To: City Clerk"s Office Subject: FW: 10/8 meeting: Lower Castaways Pool Date: October 07, 2024 8:03:41 AM Attachments: imaae001.ona image002.pno imaae003.ona image004.pno Errica Garrett Administrative Assistant to the Mayor and City Council City Manager's Office Office: 949-644-3004 100 Civic Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 L:1 in From: Cara W <cara.weichman@gmail.com> Sent: October 07, 2024 8:00 AM To: Dept - City Council<CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: 10/8 meeting: Lower Castaways Pool [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Report phish using the Phish Alert Button above. Dear Newport Beach City Council, As the parent of a high school water polo player, I am excited to hear about the prospect of a public pool facility at the corner of Dover and Coast Highway on the vacant Lower Castaways property. Our home pool at Corona del Mar HS is highly impacted trying to meet the scheduling demands of recreational swimmers, swim lessons, club team practices, and high school aquatic sports. With many Olympic swimmers and water polo players coming from our hometown and childhood water safety a high priority due to our ocean proximity, a new public aquatics facility in Newport Beach offering our community expanded access for swim lessons, NBJG prep, and lap swimming as well as the potential to host tournaments/meets would be beneficial to the city and its residents. strongly encourage you to support the next steps to make this exciting project a reality. Sincerely, Cara Weichman From: City Clerk's Office Sent: October 14, 2024 7:25 AM To: Mulvey, Jennifer Subject: FW: new pool From: Garrett, Errica <egarrett@newportbeachca.gov> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 7:25:25 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Clerk's Office <CityClerk@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: FW: new pool Errica Garrett Administrative Assistant to the Mayor and City Council City Manager's Office Office: 949-644-3004 100 Civic Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 � In From: timrhone26@gmail.com <timrhone26@gmail.com> Sent: October 11, 2024 1:19 PM To: Dept - City Council<CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Cc: 'Rick Heinz' <rckhnz@gmail.com>;'Rudy' <Rudy@LACarGuy.com>;'Bill Kennedy' <wikestate@vahoo.com>; 'Greg Parker' <gparker@geneveportfolio.com> Subject: new pool [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Report phish using the Phish Alert Button above. Dear City Council Members A group of us attended the meeting regarding the pool proposal. We felt the idea was great, but not where you put it. It would be a far greater benefit to the city & our children to have the Aquarium In that location. The education of our children is VERY important. The possibility thinking that the Aquarium would create would be endless. They could then go to our beaches & practice 1" hand. Sincerely Tim Rhone From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: City Clerk's Office October 18, 2024 1:11 PM Mulvey, Jennifer FW: Lower Castaways Newport Aquarium PDF.pdf From: Garrett, Errica <egarrett(a)newportbeachca.gov> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2024 1:11:05 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Clerk's Office <CityClerk@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: FW: Lower Castaways Errica Garrett Administrative Assistant to the Mayor and City Council City Manager's Office Office: 949-644-3004 100 Civic Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 From: Richard Heinz <rckhnz@gmail.com> Sent: October 18, 2024 1:08 PM To: erik.haugli@latimes.com; lilly.nguyen@latimes.com Cc: Dept - City Council<CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov>; Harbor Commission <HarborCommission@newportbeachca.gov>; planningdept@newportbeachca.gov; Recreation <Recreation@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Lower Castaways [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Report phish using the Phish Alert Button above. Please see the enclosed letter regarding the Lower Castaways use. Rick Heinz Heinz Real Properties rckhnz(a)gmail.com Daily Pilot editorial section - Newport City Council/Harbor Commission/Planning dept. October 18, 2024 RE. Lower Castaways use: Regarding the article in the Daily Pilot reporting on the Newport City Council discussion of the possible uses for the bayside property at Pacific Coast Hwy. and Dover known as Lower Castaways; after further research into the matter, it is apparent that, by far, the best use for the property would be a community aquarium as proposed by Harbor Commissioners Svrcek and Yahn. While a pool may be used by certain swim teams and some individual swimmers, an aquarium would be a facility that could, and would, be available and used by ALL the citizens of Newport Beach. Cost. At a cost of 47 million and 2.5 million per year to maintain, the pool would be one of the most expensive projects per user in the history of the city. also understand the City Council has further approved a $500,000 immediate expenditure in order to advance the pool concept with very little exposure or input from the greater community. The aquarium has already stimulated considerable interest in the philanthropic community with legacy naming a distinct possibility thereby deferring a large part of the initial cost. Furthermore, an aquarium could be a financially self sustaining enterprise potentially saving the city the 2.5 million per year. A pool could be constructed much more inexpensively at another site, off the bay, such as at Mariners Park or any other city owned parkland. Education: Newport Beach schools could, and would, take the opportunity to field trip students to the aquarium. Kids of all ages would be able to learn about the aquatic life that abounds right in their own backyard, and how climate change is affecting the local coastal waters. In summary, the last city owned property ON THE BAY deserves a legacy use we can all be proud of and that will be a resource for ALL of the citizens of Newport Beach, not just a few. A swimming pool could be built much more effectively elsewhere. City Council, please consider a special meeting where ALL citizens of Newport Beach could openly review the pool concept, the aquarium, or any other option for the lower Castaway site. Richard Heinz - 50 year resident of Newport Beach rckhnz@gmail.com From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: City Clerk's Office October 18, 2024 1:11 PM Mulvey, Jennifer FW: Lower Castaways Newport Aquarium PDF.pdf From: Garrett, Errica <egarrett(a)newportbeachca.gov> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2024 1:11:05 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Clerk's Office <CityClerk@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: FW: Lower Castaways Errica Garrett Administrative Assistant to the Mayor and City Council City Manager's Office Office: 949-644-3004 100 Civic Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 From: Richard Heinz <rckhnz@gmail.com> Sent: October 18, 2024 1:08 PM To: erik.haugli@latimes.com; lilly.nguyen@latimes.com Cc: Dept - City Council<CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov>; Harbor Commission <HarborCommission@newportbeachca.gov>; planningdept@newportbeachca.gov; Recreation <Recreation@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Lower Castaways [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Report phish using the Phish Alert Button above. Please see the enclosed letter regarding the Lower Castaways use. Rick Heinz Heinz Real Properties rckhnz(a)gmail.com Daily Pilot editorial section - Newport City Council/Harbor Commission/Planning dept. October 18, 2024 RE. Lower Castaways use: Regarding the article in the Daily Pilot reporting on the Newport City Council discussion of the possible uses for the bayside property at Pacific Coast Hwy. and Dover known as Lower Castaways; after further research into the matter, it is apparent that, by far, the best use for the property would be a community aquarium as proposed by Harbor Commissioners Svrcek and Yahn. While a pool may be used by certain swim teams and some individual swimmers, an aquarium would be a facility that could, and would, be available and used by ALL the citizens of Newport Beach. Cost. At a cost of 47 million and 2.5 million per year to maintain, the pool would be one of the most expensive projects per user in the history of the city. also understand the City Council has further approved a $500,000 immediate expenditure in order to advance the pool concept with very little exposure or input from the greater community. The aquarium has already stimulated considerable interest in the philanthropic community with legacy naming a distinct possibility thereby deferring a large part of the initial cost. Furthermore, an aquarium could be a financially self sustaining enterprise potentially saving the city the 2.5 million per year. A pool could be constructed much more inexpensively at another site, off the bay, such as at Mariners Park or any other city owned parkland. Education: Newport Beach schools could, and would, take the opportunity to field trip students to the aquarium. Kids of all ages would be able to learn about the aquatic life that abounds right in their own backyard, and how climate change is affecting the local coastal waters. In summary, the last city owned property ON THE BAY deserves a legacy use we can all be proud of and that will be a resource for ALL of the citizens of Newport Beach, not just a few. A swimming pool could be built much more effectively elsewhere. City Council, please consider a special meeting where ALL citizens of Newport Beach could openly review the pool concept, the aquarium, or any other option for the lower Castaway site. Richard Heinz - 50 year resident of Newport Beach rckhnz@gmail.com From: City Clerk's Office Sent: October 23, 2024 11:16 AM To: Mulvey, Jennifer Subject: FW: New aquatics facility From: Garrett, Errica <egarrett@newportbeachca.gov> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 11:15:34 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Clerk's Office Subject: FW: New aquatics facility Errica Garrett Administrative Assistant to the Mayor and City Council City Manager's Office Office: 949-644-3004 100 Civic Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 -----Original Message ----- From: Coast Divers <coastdivers714@gmail.com> Sent: October 23, 2024 9:52 AM To: Dept - City Council<CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: New aquatics facility [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Report phish using the Phish Alert Button above. Good morning! My name is Kaeden Cogbill and I am the head coach with Coast Divers. I am also the head diving coach with Orange Coast College and Newport Harbor High School. We are a springboard and platform diving team currently practicing at OCC. I am emailing you today because I was recently made aware of the plans for the city of Newport Beach to build a new city pool. I wanted to have a chance to speak with someone about the importance, and potential fiscal impact of adding diving to this facility. I understand that adding more cost to an already expensive facility doesn't sound attractive, but I would be happy to discuss ways that we could help with that. Please let me know what the best way to meet with someone would be. Thank you all for your time! Kaeden Cogbill Head Coach, Coast Divers KW Commercial, Agent 714-747-5753 www.coastdivers.net <http://www.coastdivers.net> All Socials: @coastdivers <https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AlorK4zXl9gXGrCit- t2GnLfMQYEi4zxYpnRSCak231aSFVwemubmDfgPZppmgW LX8p2UXwOeDsi3Qo> From: City Clerk"s Office To: Mulvey, Jennifer Subject: FW: New aquatics facility Date: November 12, 2024 12:38:12 PM From: Garrett, Errica <egarrett@newportbeachca.gov> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 12:38:05 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Clerk's Office Subject: FW: New aquatics facility Errica Garrett Administrative Assistant to the Mayor and City Council City Manager's Office Office: 949-644-3004 100 Civic Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 -----Original Message ----- From: Coast Divers <coastdivers714@gmail.com> Sent: November 12, 2024 11:33 AM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Re: New aquatics facility [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Report phish using the Phish Alert Button above. Hello. Thank you again for reading my email. I would really appreciate a response! Kaeden Cogbill M.S. Psychology KW Commercial, Agent Head Coach, Coast Divers Diving Coach, Orange Coast College On Oct 23, 2024, at 9:51 AM, Coast Divers <coastdivers714@gmail.com> wrote: Good morning! My name is Kaeden Coghill and I am the head coach with Coast Divers. I am also the head diving coach with Orange Coast College and Newport Harbor High School. We are a springboard and platform diving team currently practicing at OCC. I am emailing you today because I was recently made aware of the plans for the city of Newport Beach to build a new city pool. I wanted to have a chance to speak with someone about the importance, and potential fiscal impact of adding diving to this facility. I understand that adding more cost to an already expensive facility doesn't sound attractive, but I would be happy to discuss ways that we could help with that. Please let me know what the best way to meet with someone would be. Thank you all for your time! Kaeden Coghill Head Coach, Coast Divers KW Commercial, Agent 714-747-5753 www.coastdivers.net <http://www.coastdivers.net> All Socials: @coastdivers <https:Hci3. googieusercontent. com/mail-si,g/AIorK4zXl9gXGrC it- t2GnLfMOYEj4zxYpnRSCak231 aSFVwemubmDfgPZ1212mgWLX8122UXwOeDsj30o>