ON THE AGENDA Here are a couple...

ON THE AGENDA

Here are a couple of items the Huntington Beach City Council will

consider on Monday:

MAIN STREET CLOSURE

City staff members will bring a plan to the City Council Monday

night with specifics of a plan to close Main Street that will include

design, timeline and costs.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The council already approved the temporary closure at its May

meeting. But closing Main Street is an idea city officials and

council members have been discussing for many years.

In 2001, representatives from the Police Department, Public Works

and the Community Services department met to discuss the idea, but

decided to put it on hold, due to budget constraints. Some downtown

business owners are fearful of the plan because it will remove street

parking.

The trial closure will occur during the off-season, so as not to

hurt summer business, unless influential merchants have swayed

council members.

PACIFIC CITY PLANS

The council will consider approval of the proposed Pacific City

project. Plans for the development, which would stretch along the

coast and be bordered by Atlanta Avenue, Huntington and First

streets, call for 516 homes, a luxury hotel, shops, restaurants and

offices.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The Planning Commission approved the project 6 to 1 at a special

meeting. But the Robert Mayer Corp., which owns the Hyatt Regency

Huntington Beach Resort & Spa and the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort

appealed the project, which sends it on to the council for

consideration.

Robert Mayer Corp. President Steve Bone has said the project lacks

the necessary on-site parking, and fails to adequately address

traffic impacts or bacteria from storm water runoff.

The council is likely to continue the project for further study of

the appeal.

COST ANALYSIS FEE STUDY

The council will consider a contract with Public Resources

Management Group for an updated cost allocation user fee study, which

would study the fees charged by the city in hopes of finding ways to

increase revenue to the city. The study would cost the city $100,000.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The city hiked fees last fall after a similar study. The city is

scheduled to do this study every 18 to 20 months, said Assistant City

Administrator Bill Workman. The council is expected to approve the

$100,000 study.