HomeMy WebLinkAbout19 - Issues Requested by Council HeffernanCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. L9
December 14. 2004
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Office of the City Manager
Homer L. Bludau, City Manager, 949 - 644 -3000
hbludau .city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: REPORT ON INFORMATIONAL ISSUES REQUESTED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER HEFFERNAN
ISSUES:
1. What is the status of the Our Lady Queen of Angels expansion project, and when
is it expected to be heard before the Planning Commission?
2. When does staff anticipate there will be any installations of pavement - lighted
crosswalks and where might they be located?
3. What is the status of the median landscaping along Newport Coast Drive, near
Sage Hill High School?
4. What is the status of the proposed Lexus dealership, and when is it anticipated
that the purchase of property will take place?
5. When does the City Manager propose to have the Study Session on the Marina
Park site use?
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
DISCUSSION:
Background:
At the November 23, 2004 City Council meeting, Council Member Heffernan asked the
City Manager to provide updates on the issues listed above.
Report on Informational Issues
December 14, 2004
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1. Our Lady Queen of Angels — No application for this project has been submitted
yet. The project team is still looking at traffic /circulation mitigation measures.
Staff's best guess is the application will be submitted in January or February.
Staff will make a determination based on the Initial Study as to whether an EIR
will be required. If an EIR is required, this project will not come before the
Planning Commission for 8 -10 months.
2. Lighted Crosswalks — Several locations are being looked at for pavement - lighted
crosswalks. The PCH /Orchid location seems to have good potential. A
community meeting will be scheduled in January to obtain community input, with
the possibility of placing this project in the CIP budget for FY 05 -06.
Lighted crosswalks have been suggested at CdM High School and at Anderson
Elementary. The Anderson location was included in the Neighborhood Traffic
Management Program study; however, that study is awaiting the first Council Ad
Hoc Committee meeting, which is being scheduled for January. Installation for
these two locations is relatively expensive. These locations do not seem to fit the
greatest advantage provided by lighted crosswalks in that the pedestrian usage
is not a nighttime usage.
3. Newport Coast Drive Landscaping (near Sage Hill High School) — City staff, Merit
Property Management staff, and Newport Coast Advisory Committee members
met with The Irvine Company to review TIC's proposed landscaping plans and to
offer alternate suggestions. Merit's horticulturalist provided these suggestions to
the Irvine Company in writing a few weeks ago. It will be up to The Irvine
Company to accept/reject the suggestions. TIC intends to start the median
landscaping work soon after January 1St and conclude by mid -April or early May.
4. New Lexus Dealership — The Lexus Draft EIR was released for 45 -day public
review on November 29th. There will be a Planning Commission Study Session
on December 9th, and we're anticipating the Planning Commission public hearing
in April. Escrow is expected to close on the property in July, 2005.
5. Marina Park Study Session — The Council Study Session on Marina Park will
take place at the Study Session in January 11tH
Submitted by:
Homer L. Bludau
G r City Manager