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BURNS,MARLPNE Item No. 3d
Back Bay Landing
From: Murillo,,Jaime
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 201310:31 AM PA2011 -216
To: Burns, Marlene
Subject: FW: Bayside Village Marina, LLC. - Support for the Application
From: Philip Bettencourt fmailto:philig(c ) bettencourtolans.coml
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 10:23 AM
To: Bradley Hillgren; Fred Amen; Jay Myers; Kory Kramer; Ray Lawler; Larry Tucker; Brown, Tim
Cc: Murillo, Jaime; P. Bettencourt ; Wisneski, Brenda; Brandt, Kim
Subject: Bayside Village Marina, LLC. - Support for the Application
Mr. Chairman, Commissioners and staff, I am writing as a long -time Newport Beach planning
professional to support the staff analysis and proposed conditions, including the recommenced
certification of the DEIR as final and complete for this imaginative coastal reuse plan:
• As a former member of the 2006 General Plan Advisory Committee as well as the City's
former Economic Development Committee I share the staff's reasoning and good
judgment about this master plan proposal.
• The project would be consistent with the intent of the General Plan designation by
allowing for redevelopment of an under - utilized bayfront site with coastal dependent (i.e.
dry stack boat storage, marine service, and marina parking) and coastal related visitor
serving commercial (i.e, restaurants, retail and marina office) and recreational uses (i.e.
boat rental, kayak and paddleboat launch facilities and public trail and viewpoints).
• The proposed mixed -use residential development with development limitations just makes
good sense from our experience as planning representatives here for Kevin Weeda of
CWI Development for both his award winning Cannery Lofts project (Carefully evaluated
by this commission) as well as South Brea Lofts.
• I have no business relationship with the project principals or consultant team. The
property owner's representative R. Gordon Craig and I are former sail boat owners
together, however, and are still avid boating enthusiasts. (We sure do miss our Little
Balboa Island south bayfront dock this time of year especially).
Support of the staff recommendations following public comment and Commissioner
refinements is, in my professional judgment, the right thing to do.
Good holidays to all.
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Philip & Meredith Bettencourt
Real Estate Development Planning
14 Corporate Plaza, S. 120
Newport Beach, Ca. 92660
949 - 720 -0970
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