ENTRY NODE SIGNAGE 7-0 The City Council...

ENTRY NODE SIGNAGE 7-0

The City Council approved a plan to hire a consultant to conduct a

design contest for possible welcome signs at key entry points in the

city.

Keith Bohr introduced the ordinance, arguing the city had a lack

of signage at the critical arteries. He said a plan to create the

signs had been in the works for more than 10 years.

WHAT IT MEANS

The city will hire a consultant to recruit design students for the

project. While the design parameters are not yet available, several

City Council members have indicated the signs should include the

city’s logo and references to Huntington Beach’s sister cities.

The city has identified 13 streets that could use the signage:

Bolsa Chica Street at Rancho Road; Brookhurst Street at Garfield

Avenue; Goldenwest Street at Bolsa Avenue; Adams Avenue at the Santa

Ana River; Beach Boulevard at Edinger Avenue; Pacific Coast Highway

at the Santa Ana River; Magnolia Street at Warner Avenue; Pacific

Coast Highway and Warner Avenue; Hamilton Avenue at the Santa Ana

River and yet to be determined locations on Springdale and Edwards

streets.

EMPTY LOT REPAIR 6-1

The City Council opted to pay for half of an engineering study to

determine what can be done to repair an almost mile-long empty lot

owned by the city. A local homeowners group will pick up the other

half of the tab.

The lot, which runs along Edinger Avenue from Saybrook Lane to

Countess Drive, is compromised mainly of dirt and becomes heavily

saturated during the winter, making it muddy and prone to off-road

driving. Bordered to the north by a flood-control channel and a naval

weapons base, the lot is often under-maintained, nearby residents

said, and unsightly.

Debbie Cook voted against splitting the bill with the homeowners,

arguing that the study was not accounted for in the city’s current

budget and that this project shouldn’t take importance over the many

other needed improvements in the city. She also said the project

might not be an effective use of staff time.

WHAT IT MEANS

The city will pay half of the $8,000 bill for the engineering

study, while the Sea Isle Garden Club will contribute the other half.

Once the engineering study is complete, the city will consider

partnering with the homeowners group to improve the property.

TALBERT LAKE

The City Council voted to accept a $2.3-million pollution control

grant from the state. City Engineers plan to divert between three and

five million gallons per day of urban runoff from the Wintersburg

Channel through pre-treatment devices into a 15-acre area in Central

Park for full treatment.

WHAT IT MEANS

Upon accepting the money, the city must apply and secure a 20%

matching grant, which is currently being pursued from the Southern

California Wetlands Recovery Project.

City staff is currently working with state officials to hammer out

the final terms of the grant, including the project’s completion

date.