NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL PREVIEW
SENIOR HOUSING
Newport Beach’s affordable housing task force has concluded that
senior citizens have the most pressing need for assistance with housing.
The task force, which includes council members Jan Debay, Gary Adams and
Tod Ridgeway, also says it’s time for The Irvine Co. to develop
affordable housing required by the general plan’s housing element in
connection with the construction of 850 homes.
The task force chose Lower Bayview Landing as the site where an
affordable housing project could be developed without significant delay.
Zoning there currently would allow for 120 affordable housing units.
But city officials expect that number could be increased to allow the
company to fulfill its obligation for affordable housing, which the city
can set anywhere between 129 and 172 units.
What to expect: The City Council is expected to authorize Debay, the
task force’s chairwoman, to send a letter to The Irvine Co. indicating
that the city would encourage an affordable senior housing project at
Lower Bayview Landing.
SUMMER BREAK
Councilman Dennis O’Neil asked city officials to research the
possibility of a summer break at the Aug. 8 meeting. A summer break might
make it easier for the city to coordinate summer meetings and vacations
schedules. One option city officials suggest is to hold only one meeting
in July or August. This would give the council a break of four weeks. The
other option is to cancel meetings for one month. If the council had
skipped its August meetings this year, the break would have lasted six
weeks.
Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana and Tustin city
council members do not take summer breaks. Irvine and Laguna Beach hold
only one meeting in August and Fullerton skips one meeting in the summer.
Problems with a summer break include longer waiting times for
applicants and issues before they can appear before the council.
What to expect: The city manager has recommended trying out a summer
break in 2001 by skipping the second meeting in August. Should this
proposal cause problems, the council could always switch back to the old
system.
FYI
* WHO: Newport Beach City Council members
* WHAT: City Council meeting
* WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday
* WHERE: City Hall, 3300 Newport Blvd.
ON THE COUNCIL
John Noyes, mayor
Gary Adams
Jan Debay
Norma Glover
Dennis O’Neil
Tod Ridgeway
Tom Thomson
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