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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-08-1985 - AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PARKS, BEACHES AND RECREATION COMMISSION • REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1985 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. AGENDA I. PROCEDURAL MATTERS 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes - Meeting of December 4, 1984 4. Adoption of Agenda II. ACTION ITEMS 5. Corona del Mar Community Center Building (Architects will make a verbal presentation; preliminary plan attached.) 6. Request to move City owned temporary building to old • lawn bowling green at 15th and Balboa. (Request attached.) 7. Continuing review of Recreation and Open Space Element of the General Plan. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS IV. DISCUSSION_ITEMS 8. Beach Restrooms at Balboa Pier (Preliminary plans to be reviewed.) 9. Use of School Facilities 10. Park and Street Tree Division (Report attached.) 11. Recreation Division (Report attached.) 12. OASIS VI. SPECIAL, URGENT OR LAST MINUTE ITEMS VII. ADJOURNMENT • Motion Secondec Ayes- Motion Secondec Ayes Motion Secondec Ayes Nay Abstain Item No. 3 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH n Parks, Beaches. & 'Recreation Commission •o -A, k December 4, 1984 . // y��m� City Council Chambers 7 p.m. INDEX Ex- Officio Member Present: Ronald A. Whitley, Director Staff Present: Jack Brooks, Park & Street Tree Supt. -Tom Line, Recreation Supt. Dottie Flohr, Secretary I. PROCEDURAL MATTERS Item #1 Call to Order The meeting of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission was called to order at 7:05 P.M. Item #2 Roll Call Roll call was taken. Commissioners Capretz, Cohen, de Boom, Hopkins, King, Springer and Wolfe were present. Item #3 Approval of Minutes x Chair Cohen amended the minutes of the November 6, 1984 x meeting-on Item #6, Westbay Park Proposal, to include the x x x x x statement that the•Natural History Foundation did not want the temporary building. Motion was made by de Boom and seconded by Springer to approve the amended minutes. Unanimous. Item #4 Adoption of x Agenda x The agenda was adopted as presented with Item #9 preceding x x x x x Item #5 on the agenda. II. ACTION ITEMS Item #5 - Review and - Recommendation on the Open Space and Review and Recommenda• Recreation Element of the General Plan x x x x : x' x x tion on the Open Space and Recrea• tion Elemei Ron Whitley reviewed the procedure /process implementing the Open Space and Recreation Element and pointed out the Commission's recommendations to the Planning Commission will be included in their two public hearings on this subject. He said that staff is very pleased with the Plan in general. He added that one matter to be considered is that there is a good feeling in this community that existing facilities should be utilized to the maximum and that the total system with regard to need is evaluated every 'year. The Plan is an idea of where we need to go. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Parks, Beaches. & Recreation Commission o �4_ :2 Page 2 x City Council Chambers 7 p.m. INDEX Mr..Whitley announced that Sandy Genis from the Planning Department and Susan Card from the Planning Center (con- sultant) were present to answer any questions. Ms. Card and Ms. Genis addressed the Commission'and answered questions and clarified certain items for the Commission. Mr. Ed Amyes, Vice President of Dover Shores Homeowners Association, 311 Morningstar Lane, addressed the Commission concerning North Star Beach. Mr. Amyes reported that their Board of Directors asked him to present their views.' which ✓ are the result of popular vote. They request the Aquatics Center proposed for North Star Beach first be developed and the impact of-traffic, children, noise, etc., be ascertained before further development of the area is ' determined. In other words, request is made to defer further development until the proposed plan is implemented in order to see i•f the projections are accurate. I l Ron Whitley reported that since this is an area which is l not utilized, further development would not take place without community involvement. Mr. Dave Dmohowski from The Irvine Company addressed the Commission concerning the Park Dedication Ordinance. He gave a presentation on behalf of The Irvine Company and said he would be giving a similar presentation to the Planning Commission. He will send copies of his presenta- tion to the Commission. Following discussion, the below listed changes and correc- tions were recommended: 1. Program 1.1.5, Page 30, should refer to the Open Space District as Open Space Zoning District. 2. Program 1.3.1, Page 31, should read "Adopt and implement the recommendations of the Parks, Beaches and Recrea- tion Marinapark Study Committee." 3. Under heading 6, Recreation and Open Space Plan Service Area 1 - West Newport, Item 9, located on Page 43, would better be identified as "West Newport Park." (�) 4. Service Area 2 - Balboa Peninsula, Marinapark, Page 43, should refer to the Marinapark study group as the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission Marinapark Study Group. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH arks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Page 3 City Council Chambers 7 p.m. INDEX 5. -Service Area 11 - Harbor View, Item 5, located on Page 46, should be referred to as "Jasmine Creek Open Space." 6. Intensification Projects, Number 1 - North Star Beach, located on Page 47, should read "The beach is proposed to be upgraded in quality. Existing sensitive resources should be taken into consideration in any site improve- ment effort. Development of an Aquatic Center should be permitted on this site,consistent with the expressed desires of the Newport Beach electorate as voting in November of 1982." 7. Item 2, located on Page 47, should be referred to as "Santa Ana River Park" for identification and clarifica- tion purposes. 8. Item 4 - Peninsula Park should read "Alternate recrea- tional, uses or reconfiguration of the sports field area at this park is proposed for further study. Options are installing updated field improvements changing to a different recreational use." 9. Item 6 - Grant Howald CYC - OASIS, located on Page 47, should be reworded to read "Total area should be consistent with current development and master plan studies now being done for this public area." Chair Cohen motioned these changes and corrections be recommended for consideration to the Planning Commission. Seconde6 by de Boom. Motion passes. The balance of the report will be reviewed at the January 8, 1985 meeting. Item #6 - Capital Improvement Proposals for FY 1985 -86 Capital Improvemenl Motion x Ron Whitley reported the proposed list for capital improve- Proposals Seconded x ments has been prioritized by the subcommittee and more Ayes x x x x x projects can be added if deemed necessary. Discussion of each item followed and the proposed-capital improvements list was prioritized as follows: 1. West Newport P.E. Right of Way 2. CYC, Second Phase 3. Little Corona Study I 4. Park,Facility Improvement Fund 5. Theatre Arts Center 6, Restroom Refurbishment at OASIS North Wing 7. Irvine Terrace Park 8. Cliff Drive Park - Design 9. San Joaquin Hills Road Traffic Median Motion Seconded Ayes S CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH .10 Parks, Beaches. & Recreation Commission � 2� Page 4 �� City Council Chambers 7 p.m. INDEX King motioned this listing be adopted. Seconded by Capretz. Unanimous. I Item #7 - Landscape /Maintenance Agreement, Newport Center Landscape/ Maintenance x x Ron Whitley reviewed the past dual landscape /maintenance responsibilities between The Irvine Company and the City of Agreement x x x x x Newport Beach at Newport Center. The City's areas of re- sponsibility have been performed at a Sesser level of service and employees from both The Irvine Company and the City have been working in the same areas. Since Newport Center is an area of.hi.gh visibility, it was decided that a new agreement identifying the respective landscape/ maintenance responsibilities was definitely. needed. Mr. Whitley said he felt that having the City Council enter into this agreement would be a benefit to the City and improve the situation with The Irvine Company. A copy of the agreement and maps showing the existing and proposed situation with The Irvine Company were provided to the Commission. Jack Brooks pointed out that since the Sycamore trees are diseased and'many have been lost, Palms would be more desirable with The Irvine Company's landscape plans and would also reduce the City's maintenance costs. The Irvine Company will pay for the new trees and if any die after one year, there will be a 50 -50 split of replacement costs. Mr. Dave Dmohowski from The Irvine Company addressed the Commission and explained the basic concept along with outlining the responsibilities of the agreement. The draft agreement will be sent to the City Attorney before it goes to Council. King motioned the draft be adopted as presented. Seconded by Wolfe. Unanimous. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. IV. DISCUSSION ITEMS Item #8 - Renovation of Lincoln School Athletic Field Renovation of Lincoln Ron Whitley referred to Bruce Harrington's letter dated School November 12, 1984 and pointed out that both Taylor Grant Athletic and Bruce Harrington were instrumental in getting the City to refurbish Andersen and Buffalo'Hills. Mr. Whitley said Field CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH arks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Page 5 City Council Chambers 7 p.m. INDEX this item is before the Commission so they are aware of the proposed concepts and the status at this time. Lincoln field is in a good location and is well used,'however, it does need some renovation. It should be kept in mind that this property could be sold when the lease expires, therefor a, it would be premature to add it to the capital improvements list at this time. A brief discussion followed concerning various methods of financing renovation of the field. Item #9 - Board Surfing Regulations Board Surfing Ron Whitley reported that at the November 6 Commission Regulations meeting a request was made to review and analyze.the City's surfing policies. Mr. Whitley explained that the existing system has been in effect for a long time and has worked relatively well. He also poihted out that the body surfing area between 40th and 44th Streets was established by the Commission and works very well. Mr. Whitley commended the Marine Department for the fine job they do regulating surfing and announced that Ken Jacobson from that Department was present to answer any questions. Mr. Jacobson addressed the Commission and reported that surfing ordinances are revised to meet the public demand. Their main goal is getting the best usage from the beach and they believe this is being accomplished. At the present time they do not recommend any changes since there are no facts or statistics to warrant changes. He.pointed out the public is now educated as to the surfing .regulations which alleviates most problems. Additionally, the use of the Police Department's new ATCs has.provided better enforcement. Following Mr. Jacobson's comments, Mr. Mhitley pointed out it took about two years to educate the surfers, which they do respect and which is the key to regulation. Since there are no specific problems, staff feels it is,not - necessary to make any changes. Item #10 - Development of Back Bay Developmerr of Back Ba Ron Whitley said he feels the parties involved in the implementation of an overal -1 plan for the Back Bay should have a meeting. Chair Rae Cohen volunteered to represent the City of Newport Beach and, this information will be 1 ) transmitted to Ron Yeo in response to his letter dated ' November•19, 1984. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission o • Page 6 y� City Council Chambers 7 p.m. INDEX Item #11 - Joint Meeting with City Council - December 10, Joint Meeting 1984 with City In addition to the items set forth for the joint meeting Council with Council, Commissioner Capretz will discuss Marinapark. V. INFORMATION REPORTS Item #12 - Recreation Division Recreation Division Tom Line reported the winter brochure will be mailed December 6, with mail -in registration commencing December 20 He also reported that the sign at the Theatre Arts Center has been installed. Mr. Line explained the Rent -A -Santa program and gave the, reasons for cancelling the open gym basketball program at Harbor High School on Sunday mornings. Commissioner Wolfe asked;that the open gym basketball program be included on the January 8, 1985 agenda. Item #13 - Park and Street Tree Division Park and Street Tree None. Division VI. SPECIAL, URGENT OR LAST MINUTE ITEMS Commissioner Springer gave a report on OASIS. She explained the grant proposal for apartments which has been proposed for senior citizens. OASIS is also trying to rebuild their lunch program which has slackened off. Ron Whitley reported there was an article on an OASIS group in the Los Angeles Times which is not affiliated with the City's OASIS. Since this could present a problem, it was decided the Friends of OASIS should respond. VII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission adjourned at 11:15 P.M. Dottie Flohr, Secretary o z E ti a _w W� U J I Item No. 6 Newport Beach Nautical Museum • P.O. Box 3022 Newport Beach, California, 92663 December 5, 1984 Mr. Ronald Whitley Parks, Beaches & Recreation Director 3300 Newport Boulevard P.O. BOX 1768 Newport Beach, California, 92658 -8915 Dear Mr, Whitley: The Nautical Museum is very enthusiastic about the possibility that you would consider the use of the Tea House as a multi purpose buildingto be moved to the city park, area at 15th Street on the peninsula. The Nautical Museum Foundation is a non - profit corporation and plans to raise money to fund a permanent building in Newport Beach •for the public benefit. We have looked forward to a site in tht future development of the Marina Park. If the City would allow a three year interim use of the Tea House at the 15th Street location,, the museum would intend to pay for the moving and installation costs. We would like to meet with you to discuss the possibility of this plan. q incerely Pete Barrett, Chairman Site Location Sub - Committee Newport Beach Nautical Museum PB:ey A NON- PROFIT, TAX EXEMPT CORPORATION CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH • Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission DATE: January 10, 1985 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission SUBJECT: REVIEW OF THE OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN In addition to the previously transmitted recommendations that resulted from our meeting of December 4, 1984 on the referenced subject, listed below are recommendations from our meeting of January 8, 1985. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 1. General Implementation Recommendations, Page 2 a. Strongly urge that the Park Dedication Ordinance be pursued as prescribed. • b. Building Excise Tax should be increased to provide a funding'source for future park development. This tax has not been increased for a number of years and the proposed increase is not inconsistent with inflation factors since the last fiscal amendment. 2. -General Phasing Priorities, Page 24 It is recommended to more clearly identify the proposed projects in a numerical priority listing. And,, although necessary to have a phasing priority plan, it is felt by the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission that the priority plan is more properly established by the availability of park sites through approved residential developments and the capability of construction funds available through the budget process. Although our comments have been succinct, the Commission has spent a considerable amount of time reviewing the Plan as presented. In addition, the Commission has had the opportunity to provide input to the development of the Plan as participants in the City Council Ad Hoc Committee established to review the progress of the Plan. With consideration to our past recommendations and those presented in this communica- tion, the Parks, Beaches and Recreation, Commission feels that the proposed Recreation and Open Space Element will provide a document that will be beneficial to residents of this community in the future. • Rae Cohen , Chair Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission .0 •� -3- FIRST PHASE PRIORITIES Priority Project Group First Year Goals Banning Neighborhood Park Ia Acquire, complete design. North Ford Community Park Ib Continue negotiations. PCH Mini Park Ic Design, pursue state funding. Mouth of Big Canyon Id Complete ownership transfer. Lincoln School Ie Initiate and complete negotiations, Design. IIa Eastbluff Remnant IIb Draft and adopt District Regulations. IIc IId Bayview Mini Park IIe Initiate funding request. San Diego Creek IIf Draft and adopt District regulations. Buck Gully IIg Draft and adopt District regulations. Semeniuk Slough III Attempt to conclude participation in litigation or negotiated settlement. • Marinapark III Initiate negotiations with property owners. Intensification Projects Westbay Park 1 Continue negotiations with Natural History Foundation. North Star Beach 2 Initiate 'design. Peninsula Park 3 Initiate Study Program Projects Circulation Element 1 Adopt revision. Land Use Element 2 Adopt revision. Park Dedication Ordinance 3 Adopt revised Ordinance. r1 lJ GENERAL PHASING PRIORITIES • Priority Project Group Comments Banning Neighborhood Park Ia Strong community need, accessible site. North Ford Community Park Ib Community need funds are available - opportunity to capitalize on develop- ment project. PCH Mini Park City owned parcel, accessible community need. Mouth of Big Canyon Id Ownership transfer is in progress. Lincoln School Ie Community need, School District is offering site for lease - City must respond quickly or lose options. PCH Mini Park If Community need, access is available, may be contingent on development. Oasis Expansion IIa Contingent on mid range development project. Eastbluff Remnant IIb Involves establishment of City zoning district and change of zone. Marguerite View Park IIc Contingent upon mid range development project. • Marguerite Open Space IId Contingent upon mid range development project. Bayview Mini Park IIe Lengthy process obtaining SB 821 funds. San Diego Creek IIf Involves establishment of City zoning district and change of zone. Buck Gully IIg Involves establishment of City zoning district and change of zone. Banning Community Park III Is contingent upon far term develop- ment project. Banning View Park III Is contingent upon far term develop- ment project. ESA -OS III Is contingent upon far term develop- ment project. Semeniuk Slough III Priority may advance if City prevails - in litigation thus becoming a City parcel. Otherwise is contingent on far term development project. CalTrans West III Is contingent on View Park far term development project. CalTrans East III Is contingent on View Park far term. • development project. Marinapark III City owned,'but extensive process is involved in concluding leases and moving residents. • -2- Priority Project Group Comments Castaways III Contingent on far term development project. Westbay View III Contingent on far term development project. ESA -OS III Contingent on far term development project. Intensification Projects Irvine Terrace Park 1 Project in progress. Circulation Element 1 Concurrent with Element adoption. Use Element 1 Concurrent with Element adoption. Westbay Park 2 City owned parcel- access available. Park Dedication Ordinance 2 First City project after E1'ement adoption - due to press of pending projects. North Star Beach 3 Existing beach access available - Community need. Bikeways Committee 3 Council direction to committee at . time of annual report. Peninsula Park 4 Begin study now to assess options. Grant Howald CYC -Oasis 5 Contingent on mid range development project. West Newport Park 6 Hold for 3 adjoining developments. • O. q �t k .K I t THE IRVINE COMPANY r.v. QUA '1 Newport Beach, Californla 92660.0015 (714) 720.2000 December 5, 1984 Planning Commission City of Newport Beach 3300 Newport Boulevard Newport Beach, California SUBJECT: Draft Recreation And Open Space Element Chairman Winburn and Commission Members: We appreciate the opportunity to share our thoughts with you on the draft Open Space and Recreation Element of the General Plan. Based on our preliminary review of the plan documents, our comments on the policy areas of greatest concern to our company are presented below. Park Dedication Ordinance /In Lieu Fees (Page 48 of Plan The draft plan recommends amending the ordinance to increase the City's park standard from the current 3.0 acres per 1000 population • to 5.0 acres per 1000 population. The City's exisiting ordinance (3 acres per 1000) was recently amended to be consistent with State law. The draft plan does not demonstrate that the City meets the criteria imposed by State law for the suggested higher standard of 5 acres per 1000. Including beaches and public trust lands in the computation of existing neighborhood park land is not consistent with the intent of State law. Regarding the proposal to assess in -lieu fees based on a project - specific appraisal, as opposed to the current median value in -lieu fee, additional information should be provided as to methodology and valuation assumptions (highest and best use or other approach). The understandable intent here is to increase park fee revenues to the City. This could, however, result in disincentives to providing housing opportunities in close proximity to employment centers, where property values (and resulting in -lieu fees) would be expected to be higher than in other locations in the City. Moreover, it is our view that in -lieu fees must be based on the needs generated by a project rather than on the value of a consistent with the mandates of the Subdivi project in order to be Quimby Act. sion Map Act and the The legality of using in -lieu fees for maintenance purposes needs to be examined. We support a waiver or reduction of in -lieu fees for affordable hous- ing units which seems to us consistent with the intent of the Housing Element. i rl Planning Commission City of Newport Beach December 5, 1984 • Pace 2 The Park Credits for View Parks The draft plan increases the importance, in terms of City policy, of view parks as a recreation amenity. We strongly support amendments to the Park Dedication Ordinance which would,allow view parks to receive credit in meeting the developer's overall park requirements. Also, consideration should be given to allowing park credits (or other development incentives) for preservation of significant public view areas designated on private property. Likewise, bluff set -back areas which are intended for public use, such as trails or passive recreation, should be granted credit toward meet- ing a development project's overall park requirement (e.g. Castaways). Open Space Conservancy Previous drafts of the Open Space and Recreation Element discussed a possible "Open Space Conservancy" approach to maintaining open space lands and environmentally sensitive lands. No discussion of this proposal occurs in the current draft. We strongly support the Pity's pursuing establishment of 'a conservancy- 0 type approach to the acquisition and maintenance of open space and environmentally sensitive areas. We would offer our assistance in exploring this concept further. Cost Impacts on Private Development We believe a fuller, more explicit, documents regarding the allocation draft plan. explanation needs to appear in the of costs and benefits implied by the The proposed increase in building excise tax and the use of excise tax funds for maintenance raises the question of consistency with Proposition 13 and the Subdivision Map Act. These issues should be evaluated prior to formal adoption by the City. Open Space Overlay The proposal to designate privately owned land for open space purposes raises some fundamental concerns on the part of our company as a property owner. We believe the owner of any land restricted for the benefit of the general public should be given some form of compen- sation (e.g. park,credit) under the "taking clause" of the U.S. Constitution and the Subivision Map Act. As an example, the Buck Gully area under our ownership is proposed to be preserved as open space with provisions for a public bike trail. Since it has • "}Planning Commission City of Newport Beach December 5, 1984 • Paga 3 potential for becoming a major open space link with Corona del Mar and Spyglass Hill, the opportunity of installing trail head facilities with bike and jogging trails needs to be explored. It is our position that,park credit equal to the value of the trail right -of -way and /or areas supporting park facilities should be granted, and that a public agency should assume maintenance respon- sibility and liability for the total area encumbered by the Open Space Overlay Zone. Scenic Areas /View Protection (Policy 2.5, Page 35 of Plan) The identification and regulation of scenic areas and views is a subjective, highly complex legal and technical matter. We believe greater attention needs to be devoted to defining what constitutes a view and to developing criteria for sight lines and coastal views. The view areas listed on page 35 should be mapped for clarification. Site Specific Comments • Castaways (Service Area 3, Page 44 of Plan) -- The designation of 10 acres for a linear view park in addition to areas reserved for • bluff setbacks significantly impairs our company's ability to develop and utilize this property. We request that park credit be given for bluff setback areas that are intended for public use, and that the view park facility, including useable bluff setbacks, not exceed a total of 10 acres. The proposal for a bluff top public road raises numerous urban design and technical issues. This proposal should not be adopted without further study. Our company cannot support a bluff top road at this time, • Westbay View Park (Service Area 4, Page 44 of Plan) -- Usable por- tion of the bluff setback area should be incorporated into the view park area and be granted park credit. • Westbay Environmentally Sensitive Area (Service Area 4, Page 44 of Plan) -- The Open Space Overaay Zone should not be applied without the property owner's consent and without an understanding between the City and property owner as to maintenance and liability issues with respect to public use. • PCH Mini Park (Service Area 5, Page 44 of Plan) -- The proposed boat launch facility is a private commercial recreational use and should not be designated as a public park unless the City intends to acquire, own and operate this type of facility. We oppose this designation. o Eastbluff Remnant (Service Area 7, Page 45 of Plan) -- We believe • portions of this site are not environmentally sensitive and should be considered for residential development. Development can be designed to protect sensitive portions of the site such as bluffs. ° ` Planning Commission City of Newport Beach December 5, 1984 • Page 4 o Bayview Mini Park (Service Area 9, Page 45 of Plan) -- As a method of implementing the proposed mini park, both the plan and imple- mentation documents should consider dedication and improvement of this facility in conjunction with tourist commercial development of the remainder of the site, such as restaurant and visitor - serving commercial use. o Newporter North,View Park (Service Area 9, Page 45 of Plan) -- Useable portions of bluff setbacks should be given park credit. The proposal to include a bluff top road and parking similar to Ocean Avenue needs to be evaluated in terms of land planning impacts and bluff stability prior to adoption. Our company cannot support the proposed road at this time. o Newport Village Neighborhood Park (Service Area 9, Page'45 of Plan) -- We believe the needs analysis fails to justify a major neighborhood park facility in Newport Center due to the urban character of that area. Recreational needs are adequately served by existing private and public facilities. o OASIS Expansion (Service Area 11, Page 46 of Plan) -- We agree that expansion north of the OASIS site is appropriate. However,the acreage involved is 1.06 acres not 2.0 acres as listed. This 1.06 acre area • is sufficient to meet park requirements for the adjacent Fifth Avenue parcel development and allows space for significant expansion of the OASIS facility if desired. o Buck Gully (Service Area 11, Page 46 Of Plan) -- The statement that public facilities are not recommended here conflicts with the desig- nation of bike trails proposed for this site. The Open Space Over- lay Zone should not be imposed without the property owner's consent and without resolving issues of maintenance and liability for the total site, and park credit for trail right -of -way and trail head facilities. The Buck Gully area is the subject of a General Plan Amendment in- volving possible transfer of development rights to nearby parcels, which will come before the Planning Commission in early 1985. No action to amend the General Plan for Buck Gully should be taken' prior to conclusion of these hearings by the Planning Commission and City Council. o Marguerite View Park (Service Area 11, Page 46 of Plan) -- .5 acres rather than 1.0 acres as listed is required to meet park requirements for proposed development. o Environmental Characteristics (Exhibit 5 of Technical Supplement) -- This exhibit, intended to identify sensitive areas and other environ- • mental characteristics, is overly broad in its designation of land areas. A footnote should be added that clarifies that precise delineation of sensitive areas has not been undertaken or documented at this point. 4 Planning Commission City of Newport Beach December 5, 1984 • Page 5 In conclusion, the draft Open Space and Recreation Element represents a major revision to City park and open space policy and significantly affects our company's property in Newport Beach. Consequently we are concerned that adequate time be allocated for public testimony, discussion, and deliberation by the Planning Commission. To this end, we request that additional public hearing time (possibly a separate adjourned meeting) be scheduled prior to final Planning Commission action. We hope these comments will assist the Commission in its review of the draft documents. Thank you for the opportunity to respond. Sincerely, � Brad Olson Vice President Community Development . BO:lk • • Item No. 10 PARK AND STREET TREE DIVISION DECEMBER, 1984 PROGRESS REPORT Our Park Crews performed the following tasks in addition to normal maintenance during the month of December: Relandscaped areas at San Joaquin Hills Park and Bowling Greens. Constructed retaining wall at CYC area. Relandscaped areas and put in wood chips at Eastbluff Park. Repaired roof at OASIS Multi- purpose Room. Sandbagged Cliff Drive Park to prevent erosion. Our Street Tree Division performed the following: Trimmed 370 trees. Removed 12 trees. • Root pruned 24 trees. n U I Completed 6 Work Requests. Areas being trimmed are Balboa Peninsula and Westcliff. • 0 • l° RECREATION DIVISION DECEMBER, 1984 PROGRESS REPORT Senior Citizens Item No. 11 All activities and classes at OASIS are going quite well. Fall classes will end the week of December 17 and winter classes will begin January 9 with a Spanish conversation class. Other classes that will be included in the winter program at OASIS are: Life Planning, Calligraphy, Lip Reading, Physical Training, Explore the World, Psychology of Adjustment, Lardscape'Painting, Creative Writing, Singing with Sarah, Ballet, and Beginning Bridge. All of these classes are scheduled Monday through Friday at the OASIS .Center. Group W Cable has completed the 48 filming segments of activities, personalities, and human services. The actual showing of the OASIS on Group W Cable took place on December 18 and 21. More shows will January. Events completed in December included: 1. Volunteer office party 2. Christmas party 3. Toys for Tots 4. Fund Raising Party 5. Health Lectures ial Activities and Classes classes, activities be shown in December is certainly a special activities month. The Rent -A -Santa program is up significantly from last year. Currently there are 53 reservations for our Santa Claus program this Christmas. This year 3 different Santas are spreading Christmas Cheer to residents, businesses and private parties in Newport Beach. Increases in the program can be expected again next year. Fall classes have finally come to an end. Revenue is up approximately $4500 from last year. Winter registration for all classes began December 20 and expectations are for an excellent turnout. Exercise classes should be a high priority for most people, especially after the Christmas and New Year holidays. The Corona del Mar Viking Holiday 5K, which the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Department co- sponsored with Corona del Mar High School, was a great success. Although the final registration number was down from expectations, the race ran smoothly and showed a nice profit for the Corona del Mar High School Girls Athletic Fund. Weather seems to have been the main cause for the less than expected showing. After all the T- shirts are sold, total profit should reach about $1900. The possibility exists that this Run could become an annual event. -2- Programs Most of the sailing, aquatics and tennis programs are inactive during December. Fall classes have finished and the Division is getting ready for winter registration. Expectations are high this winter for a good tennis and sailing registration period. Financial figures for the fall program are forthcoming in future reports. Mini brochures and flyers have been sent out to schools and businesses in Newport Beach for the purpose of advertising our winter aquatics program. In- cluded in the flyers is information on our winter ski trips to Mammoth, which are certainly one of the City's better recreational excursions. Facilities December was not a good month for several multi- purpose facilities in the City. Leaks have developed at the Theatre Arts Center, CYC and the OASIS Center. Both OASIS and the Theatre Arts Center will need work done on their roofs, while electrical work is again scheduled for TAC. As soon as roofs are repaired our facilities should be in good shape. Youth and Adult Sports Poor weather is causing a lot of problems with the adult softball leagues. Games are rained out each week, stretching the finishing date of the leagues later and later. Bad weather conditions are also ruining many of the adult softball fields, rendering them unplayable. • Twenty four teams have registered for our winter basketball league. League games will begin January 7, 1985 for all, teams. The City's Cross Country Meet was held Saturday, December 15, at Eastbluff Park. The top two finishers in each Division of boys and girls will advance to the Orange County Meet on January 5 i Irvine. The 1985 Rose Parade excursion will obviously take place January 1, 1985. The excursion has been expanded from one bus to two buses. Both buses have been sold out for many weeks. Ninety people will leave from Mariners Park at 7:00 A.M. for Pasadena and the famed Rose Parade. Tom Line •