GOOD SHEPARD CEMETERY The council will hear...

GOOD SHEPARD CEMETERY

The council will hear an appeal from the Orange County Catholic

Diocese over a recent Planning Commission approval of the Good

Shepard Cemetery expansion.

Church officials want to build a three-story, 85,000-square-foot

mausoleum, a 10,000-square-foot maintenance facility and a series of

one-story garden crypts to run along the perimeter of the property.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The Planning Commission’s approval of the project included some

changes to the cemetery’s drainage system that Diocese officials say

will be very difficult to manage.

The Diocese and the planning staff are asking the council to

discard the draining requirements.

COASTAL TIMESHARES

Local hotel developer Robert Mayer Corporation is asking the City

Council to allow the company to sell timeshares at the Hyatt Regency

Huntington Beach Resort and Spa and the Hilton Waterfront Beach

Resort.

WHAT TO EXPECT

It’s unclear if the council will want to amend the city’s Downtown

Specific Plan to sell the timeshares, which have become a popular

marketing tool for hotels to book rooms during the off season months.

The timeshare proposal has already been approved by the Planning

Commission and given the green light from planning department staff.

FOURTH OF JULY

The council will be asked to spend $128,440 from a special fund

earmarked for Fourth of July celebration to cover several upfront

costs associated with hosting the holiday. About $51,000 will be

spent on overtime pay for city employees and police officers, and

another $70,000 will go toward outside contracts.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The city will recoup the money through a number of

revenue-generating measures. Parking at the beach and Pier Plaza will

be $20 during the Fourth of July celebration, while parking at the

Main Street Promenade structure will cost $12. City officials will

also sell viewing seats on the pier to raise money.