ON THE AGENDA Here are a few...

ON THE AGENDA

Here are a few of the items the council will discuss Monday.

EXTENSION REQUEST

The council will consider a request from Two Town Center for a

one-year extension on its master plan. The plan covers construction

of an 18-story office building, a five-level parking structure,

demolition of two existing structures and reconfiguration the surface

parking in the Two Town Center area of South Coast Plaza Town Center.

The master plan was approved in October 2002. The extension will

allow Two Town Center to have more time to get the necessary building

permits. If the company needs more time beyond Oct. 21, 2004, it will have to ask for another one-year extension.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Planning staff members recommend approving the extension.

“It’s a huge plan, and they’re trying to do things right,” Mayor

Gary Monahan said. “They’re not ready to go forward. We should allow

the master plan to be extended.”

CENTERLINE ALIGNMENT

The council will consider the proposed routes outlined in the

county’s environmental report for the CenterLine light rail system

and may select a second preferred route.

In 2002, the council unanimously endorsed an elevated alignment

along Bristol Street and Anton Boulevard. Since then, the Orange

County Transportation Authority has worked with city public services,

transportation services staff members and the major stakeholders in

the South Coast Metro area to determine the specific alignment and

best station locations to serve the local community.

In response to the concerns of major stakeholders, the county

proposed a new underground alignment that would use Sunflower Avenue

and Avenue of the Arts, with the underground portion on Avenue of the

Arts. City officials will consider approving this route as the second

preferred route.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Public and transportation services staff members recommend that

the council chose the underground Avenue of the Arts route as the

second locally preferred route.

“What we’re saying is, either alternative has the support of the

City Council,” Monahan said. “We’re working very diligently with [the

county] to mitigate either or both of them so at least one of them

will work.”

COMMUNITY OBJECTIVES

The council will receive the first quarter report for the 2003-04

fiscal year community objectives. The objectives are intended to

provide staff members with clear direction on the council’s

priorities. They also serve as well-defined blueprints that the

community can use to measure the city’s performance and progress.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Finance and administrative staff members recommend moving the

objective for incentives for owner-occupied housing on the Westside

and the objective for park development fees to the completed list.

This signifies that the objective has been incorporated into

“baseline service delivery levels.”