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NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL PREVIEW

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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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