Here are some of the issues the...

Here are some of the issues the council will consider Tuesday.

BALBOA PENINSULA PARKING STRUCTURE

A parking structure in the McFadden Square area on the peninsula,

proposed by Councilman Tod Ridgeway, will be discussed at the

council’s study session, which is held at 4 p.m., before the regular

meeting. Because parking is a huge problem in the area, Ridgeway has

been working for several months on the parking structure as a

possible solution.

The structure would provide 135 parking spaces at 23rd Street and

Balboa Boulevard, and it would cost about $4.6 million including

purchase of the land.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The council won’t make any decisions Tuesday, but if the project

goes forward it could be controversial, because the site is composed

of privately owned and developed parcels. The city could use eminent

domain to acquire the properties.

MARINAPARK AD HOC COMMITTEE

The council will vote on a slate of members chosen by Mayor Steve

Bromberg for an ad hoc committee that will explore the future use of

the Marinapark property. Bromberg, who plans to chair the committee,

suggested a list of 14 people including three council members, six

members of city commissions and five members of the public.

The committee’s work is likely to take some time, but public

interest should be high, based on the vehemence of residents’

opinions about a luxury hotel that were proposed for the property.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Bromberg will pull the item from the consent agenda to allow for

more discussion, and council members likely will approve the

committee in some form, though they could propose other members for

the committee.

MEDICAL

OFFICE PARKING

Any medical or dental offices to be developed in the city would

need to provide more parking than they’re now required to, if the

council approves a new standard.

Medical offices now must offer one parking space for every 250

square feet of office space. The proposal, recommended by the

Planning Commission, is to increase that to one parking space per 200

square feet.

For example, a 1,000-square-foot office would require four parking

spots under the existing rule; under the proposed rule, the same size

office would need five parking spots.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The city has grown through annexations such as the addition of

Newport Coast, so the council has tried to encourage medical

facilities to meet the demands of a larger population. Parking at

medical facilities can be a problem now, but space in the city is at

a premium, so it’s unclear whether the council will support a move

that potential medical office developers might find onerous.

-- Compiled by Alicia Robinson