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City of Huntington Beach
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Debbie Cook
Mayor Pro Tempore
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Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:
Debbie Cook, Mayor Pro Tempore
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DATE:
December 3, 2001
SUBJECT:
"H" ITEM FOR DECEMBER 3, 2001 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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RELOCATION OF DOG PARK
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The revised hours that Council adopted for Dog Park have not satisfied either the Dog Park users
or the residents on Lakepoint Lane. Staff has indicated they plan to bring a proposal to Council to
have Council consider relocation of Dog Park to the former gun range site when the remediation
cleanup of that site is complete. Given the approval process, the potential lengthy litigation, and
the ultimate condition of this site after cleanup, it could be years before the Council can consider
this site for the Dog Park.
In conversations I have had with staff, there is an alternative site within the master plan of
Huntington Central Park that could be a potential site for Dog Park relocation. Staff has informed
me that the process to consider this site would include amending the Huntington Central Park Use
Master Plan through a public hearing at the Community Services Commission meeting, review by
the Planning Department, and finally, City Council approval.
The Dog Park Foundation has given staff a letter stating that they would pay the entire cost for the
relocation. Consequently, I believe Council should give staff direction to begin this process
immediately so a solution that would provide extended hours for Dog Park users and relocation
away from a residential neighborhood can be accomplished before Daylight Savings time returns
next Spring. Since this process requires more than four hours of staff time, it requires City Council
action.
MOTION:
1. Direct staff to include in the agreement with the Dog Park Foundation, a provision directing the
Foundation to pay for the entire cost of the relocation of Dog Park;
2. Direct staff to process an amendment to the Huntington Central Park Master Plan for a public
hearing at the Community Services Commission meeting;
3. Direct staff to submit the project for Planning Department review; and
4. Direct staff to return to Council no later than March 2002 for Council approval to relocate Dog
Park.
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c: Connie Brockway, City Clerk
Ray Silver, City Administrator
William Workman, Assistant City Administrator
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