ON THE AGENDA Here are some of...
ON THE AGENDA
Here are some of the issues the council will consider today:
APPOINTMENT OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
The council will continue the selection process it started on
April 21, when it narrowed the field of hopefuls to replace former
Mayor Karen Robinson from 26 to two. While Eric Bever and Mike
Scheafer are the remaining candidates, the council is not obligated
to choose between them. If it can’t break a deadlock, the council can
reconsider previous applicants, said City Manager Allan Roeder.
Whoever is appointed will be immediately sworn in and then the full
council will chose a mayor -- if they succeed in choosing a
colleague.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Anything might go. “I haven’t the foggiest idea [what will
happen],” said Councilman Gary Monahan. “Honestly, I don’t know
what’s going to happen.”
REHEARING OF 1901 NEWPORT CONDOS
Councilman Allan Mansoor and the Costa Mesa Citizens for
Responsible Growth both appealed the City Council’s approval of a
161-unit development at 1901 Newport Blvd., mainly based on concerns
about the project’s density.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The majority of the council does not seem prone to change its
mind.
“I think it’s a great project,” Monahan said. “I’m 100%
comfortable with the [environmental report]. I’m looking forward to
the condos being built.”
WESTSIDE BLUFFS REZONING UPDATE
The goal of the project is to transition the mainly industrial
land-use pattern south of West 18th Street and west of Monrovia
Avenue to a residential neighborhood. The council has made it a
community objective to analyze the rezoning.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Staff has two concerns with the project -- since only one firm
responded to a bid for the work, there’s no opportunity to compare
the proposal with others based on things like cost. Also, the bid
price exceeded staff’s original cost estimates of $100,000 to
$150,000 by about $10,000 to $15,000, depending on including one
optional task.
“That’s pretty interesting because there was only one response,”
Monahan said. “I think there’s going to be some questions. I think we
need to move on the study... I think it’s something of high interest
in the community and needs to be studied.”
-- Deirdre Newman
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