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Home My WebLink AboutConsideration of Appealing SCAG Determination N0774A/7D PafiPalt/F iR-iy iNDE-FrAurrEzy 11rpAo vEb s- l PFroesvA/e�n2 -N� City of Huntington Beach File #: 21-345 MEETING DATE: 4/19/2021 Submitted by Councilmember Erik Peterson - Consideration of Appealing SCAG Determination That the City Council direct the City Attorney to appeal SCAG's February 2021 RHNA determination of 13,386, including with authorization from City Council to initiate a lawsuit on behalf of the City in State Court. City of Huntington Beach Page 1 of 1 Printed on 4/14/2021 powerelio Leg.star-' Elm CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY COUNCIL MEETING — COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS REPORT TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: ERIK PETERSON, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE: APRIL 19, 2021 SUBJECT: APPEALING SCAG DETERMINATION On Monday, March 151h,the City Attorney brought to City Council in Closed Session a question about whether the City should appeal the February 16, 2021, SCAG determination of 13,368 RHNA to the City of Huntington Beach for its Sixth Planning Cycle. This matter was agendized for public notice. At that March 1S`h Closed Session the City Council took a pass on taking action and did not vote to authorize the City Attorney to continue to fight SCAG's 13,368 RHNA determination by filing a challenge in State Court. The City Council's "no action" on this opportunity to appeal is inconsistent with prior City Council direction, and inconsistent with the will of the Huntington Beach community. I am bringing this H Item to authorize and direct the City Attorney to continue appealing this determination, including initiating a lawsuit in State Court. This March 2021 RHNA determination for Huntington Beach came after many prior events in the SCAG RHNA timeline and after many opportunities that this City Council took to weigh in on the SCAG RHNA development. On November 7, 2019, SCAG voted 64-1 to adopt its new RHNA plan to approve a modified methodology for distributing a state-mandated 1.34 million housing units in the six-county region over an eight-year period — tripling the state's housing goal for the 2020's. This news generated a lot of community outcry and the City Council at that time directed Planning staff to return to Council every month with a SCAG RHNA update so that the developments could be closely monitored. Around the time of the SCAG news in 2019, most of the Council Members expressed their dismay at such a high RHNA determination, including making statements that "we need to fight this." At every open Council Meeting and Closed Session opportunity where challenging this RHNA determination (i.e., 13,386) was present, the City Council sided with challenging the determination and voted where necessary to direct staff and the City Attorney to fight SCAG, including pursuing appeals, which the City Attorney did. For some reason, when this March 15" opportunity was presented in a Closed Session, the City Council decided to take no action to appeal. This was not right; it was a missed opportunity, and was inconsistent with Council's repeated direction and the community's input over the past year. Since there is still time to appeal, and since I want to weigh in on this decision, I bring this H Item requesting that the City Council direct the City Attorney to appeal SCAG's February 2021 RHNA determination of 13,386, including initiating a lawsuit in State Court. RECOMMENDED ACTION That the City Council direct the City Attorney to appeal SCAG's February 2021 RHNA determination of 13,386, including with authorization from City Council to initiate a lawsuit on behalf of the City in State Court. 190 City Council/ ACTION AGENDA April 19, 2021 Public Financing Authority COUNCILMEMBER ITEMS 19. 21-345 Item submitted by Councilmember Erik Peterson Denied - Postponed Indefinitely Consideration of Appealing SCAG Determination Recommended Action: behalf of the City in StAtA CA 11`11 Motion to postpone item indefinitely approved 5-2(Peterson, Ortiz-No) 21-355 Item submitted by Mayor Carr Approved - Provide all operators with an extension until October 1, 2021, to comply with the City's updated Short-Term Rental (STR) Regulations Recommended Action: I recommend that the City Council vote to provide all operators in the City until October 1 2021 to obtain their necessary STR permit (amended to appoint Councilmembers Peterson and Kalmick to serve on STR Ad Hoc Committee: and, direct staff to temporarily delay enforcement of new, complex STR regulations for operators in Zones 1 and 2 and return to Council with a code amendment that extends enforcement of new regulations until October 1, 2021) Approved as amended 7-0 COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS (Not Agendized) Comments provided by: Posey, Delg/eize, Peterson, Kalmick. Ortiz (exited meeting at 9:36 PM), Moser, and Carr ADJOURNMENT-at 9:46 PM in recognition of the 781^ Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority is Monday. May 3, 2021. at 4 00 PM in the Civic Center Council Chambers 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach California INTERNET ACCESS TO CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AGENDA AND STAFF REPORT MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE PRIOR TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AT http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 1:43 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: HB City CVouncil From: Mrdi<mrdi2003@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday,April 15, 2021 1:42 PM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: HB City CVouncil Please fight the 13,300 increase in residential requirements. HB Homeowner SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION MmIklp I)dt: yliglate-1 Agende rom No., -VF l9l t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 6:12 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Item H From: berreprincess@aoLcom <berreprincess@aoLcom> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 6:11 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Item H Enough of the building here in Huntington Beach There is no room or need for it Do any of you ever know how many rentals and places are for sale at any time? There is more than enough Look it up and you will see that as of today, April 15. 2021 these places have more than enough rentals for people to rent Luce-20 unts Broadwalk by Windsor-24 units The Residences at Bella Terra-11 units The Breakwater Apartments-34 units Pacific Shores-13 units Ocean Breeze Villas-15 units Regency Palms-10 units Harbor Lights Resort Apartments-18 units Elan Huntington Beach-15 units Beach and Ocean-10 units The Residences at Pacific City-10 units and there are many more rentals than that as well Next the more you add the worse the traffic gets Do any of you EVER go around the Bella Terra areal Drive down Beach Blvd? These areas are hard to get around now as it is How can you think adding more places to live is a good idea?What about things like police, fire and schools') The more people you add here the more of those services will be needed in our city As well as take a look at what happened during the last year with COVID in the many cities that have packed in the people of their cities It took a toll on those places and showed that packing people in like sardines is a TERRIBLE thing when a pandemic hits Let's see the city fight the outrageous numbers given from SCAG because there is no place left to build here Anna SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Dab:�f/lGl/I.3r�2-1 Agenda U(n No.:#/q I ) -3�1�1 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 8:51 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject FW: 13,300 units??? Really??? -----Original Message----- From: Kathleen Brown<heykathybrown@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 8:22 AM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.counciI@ surf city-hb.org> Subject: 13,300 units??? Really??? This is an OUTRAGE!! PLEASE authorize Michael Gates to fight these housing numbers IMMEDIATELY!!! I will watch and remember who voted how on this, and I will spread that info with a TON of residents, come election time. TIA for your IMMEDIATE action!! Kathleen Brown Sent from my Whone SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Mm*V Deb: o I Agw de IIMn No.• # I q a 13yS Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 8:51 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Agenda #19 fight HDD protect HB residents -----Original Message----- From: Lily Jacinto <lilycabrera@icloud.com> Sent: Friday, April 16, 20218:04 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Agenda #19 fight HDD protect HB residents HB City Council Members, Please support Agenda Item #19 on the April 19th City Council meeting and unleash the City Attorney's Office to fight Sacramento on the forced zoning for 13,386 additional STACK& PACK HIGH DENSITY Apartments. HB residents expect you to act boldly and decisively to protect the residents of Huntington Beach. There already too much traffic congestion in our city. There's an abundance of apartment availability as we see lots of "for lease"and "for rent" throughout our community. Stop STACK& PACK HIGH DENSITY. Kind regards, HB Resident Lily Jacinto Sent from my Whone SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION MOW" DO: g11a I-W�-t Ap ndeIIIN0 19 (a�-�4s1 1 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 2:03 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: MyHB-#586900 City Council [44469] From: MyHB <reply@mycivicapps.com> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:48 PM To:Jun, Catherine<catherine.jun@surfcity-hb.org>; Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org>; Frakes, Sandie <Sa nd ie.Frakes@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: MyHB-#586900 City Council [444691 MyHB New Report Submitted -#586900 Status new Work Order #586900 Issue Type City Council Subtype All Council Members Notes You need to listen to the voters and fight against HDD. No more, the existing has not worked out well Open Dashboard Reporter Name Mark and Valerie Tonkovich Email SUPPLEMENTAL Marktonkoftmail.com COMMUNICATION Phone MeeMrtq Dab: 3 714-519-9555 l/ c, Report Submitted Agenda room �•� M `�I- 3'//'5) APR 15, 2021 -9:48 PM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please do not change subject line when responding. i Moore, Tania From: dano.hb@verizon.net Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 11:38 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: NO HIGH DENSITY NO MORE HI DENSITY APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN HUNTINGTON BEACH. DO YOUR JOB AND REPRESENT THE PEOPLE WHO PUT IN OFFICE. DAN KEMP SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION MOOV Di: 4q f ozl Apaces bm ft, 4 Iq (al-3L) 1 Moore, Tania From: Kathy Carrick <carrick92647@hotmail.com> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 4:44 PM To: CITY COUNCIL; supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org; Gates, Michael; Chi, Oliver Subject: Agenda Item #19 Ms. Mayor and City Council Members, Please register my strong support for item #19 on the agenda. The good people of Huntington Beach have been fighting this egregious ruling for years and we do not want to stop now. We are fully aware of the housing needs in our community and want to retain local control over future growth. There is absolutely no logical or rational reason that a community should not have control over their own planning and building issues. High Density Development is not right for HB. We do not have the necessary infrastructure to support the additional units the state is trying to mandate us to build. Additionally, it is a fact that current high density building has caused rental rates to skyrocket. This is not what we want for our community! I implore you to move forward in supporting your constituents in their efforts to appeal the SCAG determination. Thank you. Respectfully, Kathy Carrick 46 year HB resident SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Mes�rq Deft: qlqlxat Agenda awn No. Moore, Tania From: Richard Thiel <rthiel@socal.rr.com> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 11:04 AM To: CITY COUNCIL Cc: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Approve City Council Agenda Item x19 Attention Huntington Beach's City Council Members. For the Sake of the City of Huntington Beach and all of it's citizens, especially those of us that pay Property taxes. Stop the States plan to FORCE the City to build any more High Density Housing 1 Please Support Agenda Item #19 and fight for the citizens of Huntington Beach to protect our suburban beach community 2. The SCAG RHNA numbers are being forced on HB from a dirty, corrupt back-room deal and are not based on any factual growth or actual need. (Corrupt deal between LA & Riverside county") 3 Once the flood-gates of more High Density Development are open. there is NO GOING BACK and our suburban community will be permanently destroyed. This is our last and only chance to fight back... is this the legacy this city council wants99 4. The onslaught of further High Density will lead to further increase In rental rates which have already skyrocketed as a result of the current High Density projects. 5 HB does not have the infrastructure (power, water, emergency services) to support 13.386 additional apartment units. 6, Excellent information in these videos by Council Members Lyn Semeta and Jill Hardy Richard Thiel 20822 Hunter Lane, Huntington Beach. CA 92646 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Mntltq Deb: Agw+de Ibm No.:_"�_ I Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 1:39 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW. Support for YES on Agenda Item 19 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION From: M Dardis<mdardis@verizon.net> McWling Die. y!ig I" Sent:Sunday,April 18, 2021 11:03 AM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Ageride IMn W-f l o?I. 3451� Subject:Support for YES on Agenda Item 19 Honorable Mayor and Distinguished City Council Members: The rush to build apartments, condos, and other HDD does not consider the financial burden placed upon the HB Citizen taxpayers. Outside interests and Sacramento politicians want to dictate what they think is a solution that does not reflect what the HB Citizens want. Where is the transparency and justification for their demands. HB has a major infrastructure problem that needs to be corrected, but is now a non action item. How are we going to support 13,000 apartment units that are "intended" for low income residents. Everyone knows the initial low income residents will be squeezed out after the first year as there is no legal enforcement for this "Low Income Housing Development" that will serve 52,000 new residents and 26,000 cars. HB already suffers from HDD running wild as all you have to do is go down Edinger from Beach to Golden West. In fact, if you want to have a nice fish dinner at the Fish House, there is no place to park. So why bother to "come on down." COSTCO HB is a mess when it comes to parking, thus a loss of Sales Tax Revenue as many travel to COSTCO Fountain Valley where there is plenty of free parking and no congestion. 1 What is the occupancy of the Mall as now the builder owner wants to build dedicated apartments and professional services in the Burlington Coat Factory space. Loss of Sales Tax Revenue. Rubber stamping approval for "Low Income Development" is not the answer until we, the HB Citizen Taxpayers, see a mapping where these apartments/ HDD will be built and what neighborhoods will be exempt as that is a form of Discrimination. Thank you and Good Day Milt Dardis 22052 Capistrano Lane SEHB Ca 92646 z Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 141 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: MyHB-#588586 City Council [44535] From: MyHB <reply@mycivicapps.com> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 8:50 PM To: Jun, Catherine<catherine.jun@surfcity-hb.org>; Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org>; Frakes, Sandie <Sandie.Frakes@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: MyHB-#588586 City Council [445351 MyHB New Report Submitted - #588586 Status new Work Order #588586 Issue Type City Council Subtype All Council Members Notes Please vote YES on agenda item 019 and resist/fight SCAG against more HDD IN HB. I am a home owner and tax payer and DO NOT SUPPORT more HDD in Huntington Beach. Open Dashboard Reporter Name Michelle Capifoni Email michellecapifoniogmail.com SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Phone 714-606-1260 McMktp bete; yl Iq I��I Report Submitted I/ �/, APR 17, 2021 -8:49 PM �dl hmn N0.# I,' Lip I- 3q.5) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please do not change subject line when responding. 1 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 1:43 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: From: Taylor Haug<taylorhaug@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 4:43 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: 1 agree 100% with the statements below. Please support local control and initiate litigation. Regarding directing our City Attorney to initiate litigation with respect to the RHNA 'mandate': Councilmembers, if you have not done so already, as you prepare for the Council meeting of April 19th, please review the November 20, 2019 letter that you directed our City Attorney to draft addressed to HCD and SCAG and signed by our then Mayor, Mayor Pro Tern and City Attorney The letter shines the spotlight on the 1 Ith hour backroom shenanigans employed by the cities of Riverside and Los Angeles, and joined in by the city of San Bernardino, in connection with the November 7, 2019 Regional Council meeting,as a result of which our RHNA went from 3,612 units to a whopping 13,300(while the numbers for those three cities were reduced substantially)!! For us, that's an increase of some 370°/u!! Phraseology used in the letter included: • Illegal and blatantly unfair • This violates the law both procedurally and substantively •No proper or adequate notice • Legally unsupported methodology •Not clearly part of the advance agenda • Blatant disregard of controlling parliamentary rules •Our Mayor Pro Tem's request to speak was categorically denied • A blatant denial of our City to participate in the SCAG RHNA process • An illegal vote • The methodology for RENA determination has been flawed and wrought by political manipulation • Not based on objective, verifiable real-world empirical data •There is no rational [RHNA] methodology at all •The RHNAs are nothing more than arbitrary and capricious assignments • Imposed by a political majority from outside SUPPLEMENTAL • The RHNA formulas provide unbridled discretion • An apparent backroom deal COMMUNICATION • Los Angeles and Riverside orchestrated the I I th hour vote • Violations of substantive provisions of State law Meelrq Deft:_ q • The November 7th vote was in direct violation of State Housing law • Unconstitutional State mandates of SB 35, SB 166, SB 1333 and AB 10 Ap.nd.Pam No.: 41 t • Creates a situation where our City will automatically be in violation of State Housing law • Massive monetary damages to the City • A scheme of laws that are illegal. unconstitutional and cannot stand • Untenable. unworkable. impractical and unconstitutionally overreaching State Housing law • Demonstrates the punitive and destructive nature of the State's grand housing proliferation scheme • The City will sustain real appreciable damages • Substantively violates State Flousim_ law If you tndy represent the best interests ofthe residents ofour City. you should direct our City Attorney to file an appropriate action. Thank volt. Taylor Hautg, Taylor Haug 2 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 1:43 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW. Agenda Item #19 - Support RHNA litigation From: Gino J. Bruno <gbruno@socal.rr.com> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 3:19 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Cc: Chi, Oliver<oliver.chi@surfcity-hb.org>; Gates, Michael <Michael.Gates@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Agenda Item #19 - Support RHNA litigation Regarding directing our City Attorney to Initiate litigation with respect to the RHNA mandate Councilmembers, if you have not done so already. as you prepare for the Council meeting of April 19`°. please review the November 20. 2019 letter that you directed our City Attorney to draft addressed to HCD and SCAG and signed by our then Mayor. Mayor Pro Tern and City Attorney The letter shines the spotlight on the 111" hour backroom shenanigans employed by the cities of Riverside and Los Angeles. and joined in by the city of San Bernardino, in connection with the November 7, 2019 Regional Council meeting. as a result of which our RHNA went from 3,612 units to a whopping 13,300 (while the numbers for those three cities were reduced substantially)" For us, that s an Increase of some 370%tl Phraseology used in the letter included SUPPLEMENTAL • Illegal and blatantly unfair COMMUNICATION • This violates the law both procedurally and substantively • No proper or adequate notice Meebrq '—� /�� • Legally unsupported methodology • Not clearly part of the advance agenda Agenda Ibm No,r*qq 21 - 3;�YS) • Blatant disregard of controlling parliamentary rules • Our Mayor Pro Tem s request to speak was categorically denied • A blatant denial of our City to participate in the SCAG RHNA process • An illegal vote • The methodology for RHNA determination has been flawed and wrought by political manipulation • Not based on objective verifiable real-world empirical data • There is no rational [RHNA] methodology at all • The RHNAs are nothing more than arbitrary and capricious assignments • Imposed by a political majority from outside • The RHNA formulas provide unbridled discretion • An apparent backroom deal • Los Angeles and Riverside orchestrated the 11'" hour vote • Violations of substantive provisions of State law • The November T- vote was in direct violation of State Housing law • Unconstitutional State mandates of SB 35 SB 166. SB 1333 and AB 10 • Creates a situation where our City will automatically be in violation of State Housing law • Massive monetary damages to the City • A scheme of laws that are illegal. unconstitutional and cannot stand • Untenable. unworkable, impractical and unconstitutionally overreaching State Housing law • Demonstrates the punitive and destructive nature of the State's grand housing proliferation scheme • The City will sustain real appreciable damages • Substantively violates State Housing law If you truly represent the best interests of the residents of our City, you should direct our City Attorney to file an appropriate action. Thank you. Gino J. Bruno Huntington Beach 2 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 2:27 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Agenda item 19 - --Original Message----- From: BARBARA SHEPARD<nrdkmom@aol.com> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 9:01 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Agenda item 19 Please support this agenda item and defeat the underhanded schemes by SCAG. Sent from my iPhone SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meetlrq Dale: uI�q�'903I Apende ram No.: Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 2:32 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Monday Council Meeting, 4/19/21 -----Original Message----- From: Lynda Muir<lynda.f.muir@gmail.com> Sent: Friday,April 16,2021 11:37 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Monday Council Meeting, 4/19/21 Re: H Item The City Council must vote to authorize the City Attorney, Michael Gates, to take legal action against SCAG. Why has the council ignored this situation? Why is this council not representing Huntington Beach? Why are any of you, excluding Erik and Tito,on the City Council? It's time to handle REAL items regarding our city and not any of the'pet projects' BS items that keep coming up. Enough is enough. Handle item H! Lynda Muir 57 Year Huntington Beach Resident Sent from my iPhone SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION MeeMrlp Dais: Agenda lllem%,:�yk 13(/S) I Moore, Tania From: Gary Tarkington <garytarkington@msn.com> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 3:19 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Fwd: ACTION NEEDED! Tell HB City Council to STOP HIGH DENSITY & FIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone Get Outlook for Android From: Gary Tarkington <garytarkington(dmsn.com> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021. 3:15 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Re: ACTION NEEDED! Tell HB City Council to STOP HIGH DENSITY & FIGHT FOR OUR Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8. an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone Get Outlook for Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 11:36:12 AM Subject: ACTION NEEDED! Tell HB City Council to STOP HIGH DENSITY& FIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY Hi Friends. I need your help to show support for Agenda Item #19 on Monday's Council Agenda 19, 21-345 Submitted by Councilmember Erik Peterson Consideration of Appealing SCAG Determination That the City Council direct the City Attorney to appeal SCAG's February 2021 RHNA determination of 13,386, including with authorization from City Council to initiate a lawsuit on behalf of the City in State Court. HB is being FORCED by a corrupt back-room deal organized by SCAG (Southern Calif Area Government). an UNELECTED group of special interests and politcians to allow the building of 13.386 additional STACK & PACK HIGH DENSITY APARTMENT. This back-room deal was cut between Los Angeles and Riverside Counties with NO BASIS in fact or logic (see Lyn Semeta video below) Councilman Erik Peterson, who continues to fight for the community. needs this vote to unleash our ROCK STAR City Attorney, Michael Gates. to fight back! We have a solid case against SCAG and can win this fight....we need FOUR (4) council members to support this action" SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Please help with the following ►,,a@nn9 Data:_ y l�1 a-��I Agenda INm No.: Aq (,a 1. Sign and Share the petition at "Change.Org" (it is free, no need to make a donation) (Will need to copy and paste link into browser): https1lwww change.org/p/residents-of-huntington-beach-tell-hb-city-council-to-stop-high- density-and-fight-for-our-subu rban-beach- community?cs tk=Ahc9sOO9lmWxApePfWAAAXicyyvNyQEABF8BvA5nMLOVZe4b- 4EN7pNzag4%3D&utm campaign=7a682cl3fca742f892cf4a788579bfff&utm content=initial v 0 1 1&utm medium=email&utm source=petition signer receipt&utm term=cs 2. Email City Council: city.council(oDsurfcity-hb.org and supplementalcomm(absurfcity- hb.org Subject Support Agenda Item #19 Email Notes (use this info to share your own thoughts). 1 Please Support Agenda Item #19 and fight for the citizens of Huntington Beach to protect our suburban beach community. 2 The SCAG RHNA numbers are being forced on HB from a dirty. corrupt back-room deal and are not based on any factual growth or actual need. (Corrupt deal between LA & Riverside county!!) 3. Once the flood-gates of more High Density Development are open, there is NO GOING BACK and our suburban community will be permanently destroyed. This is our last and only chance to fight back....is this the legacy this city council wants?? 4 The onslaught of further High Density will lead to further increase in rental rates which have already skyrocketed as a result of the current High Density projects. 5 HB does not have the infrastructure (power. water. emergency services) to support 13,386 additional apartment units 6. Excellent information in these videos by Council Members Lyn Semeta and Jill Hardy: Lyn Semeta-SCAG Commentary November 18th 2019 - YouTube Jill Hardy-SCAG Commentary November 18th 2019 - YouTube 3. Call-in during the City Council Meeting on Monday, 4119, 6:00 pm to speak in favor or Agenda Item #19 Number to call in: (669) 900-6833 4. PLEASE SHARE AND ENCOURAGE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO BE HEARD BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!! Thank you to everyone who continues the fight to preserve our suburban beach community!! Can Swan 2 3 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 3:47 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Agenda #19 From:Gary Tarkington<garytarkington@msn.com> Sent:Sunday,April 18,20212:57 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Agenda#19 I am writing to ask you to please vote for agenda#19! We do not want and more importantly need more apartments here in Huntington Beach! It was/is being pushed by non elected people who should have no say in what happens here in Huntington Beach! Not only that but we don't have the infrastructure to withstand this outrageous building. I know that many people in Huntington Beach have no idea that this is being pushed on to us and most people who live here more than likely do not want this. Please allow our star city attorney Michael Gates to fight for our future in Huntington Beach. Thank you for your time and help. Ann Tarkington Huntington Beach 92646 Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone Get Outlook for Android SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION M@Wn Date: l{ 1cl ao31 Agenda Wn No.:*-10, 3 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 3:48 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Agenda item n 19 From: Linda Polkinghorne<lapolkinghorn@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday,April 18, 2021 3:38 PM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Agenda item p 19 Why oh why do you keep trying to cram more high density housing on us ??? We don't want it and we certainly don't need it. The ones you already got away with building are a mess. They do not provide enough parking....the " dog parks " are a joke. The one behind Costco has trash bins right under tenants windows....so gross. Let me ask as I always do and NEVER get an answer.....how do these buildings benefit our city. Someone please tell me....I'll be waiting. Please don't try and tell me they are low income housing cause we all know they aren't. This is a beach city not Los Angeles. STOP building these ugly buildings before you wreck the rest of the city. Once again SOMEONE TELL ME THE BENEFITS OF BUILDING MORE HIGH DENSITY HOUSING. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: q Iq (goal Agenda rem No.: l 1 Moore, Tania From: Ray Raines <rayraines@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 3:58 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Support for item #19 Mayor Carr, Councilmembers, My name is Ray Raines I have been a proud citizen of Huntington Beach for 56 years. I raised my children here and we were blessed enjoy a wonderful quality of life in this city. Unfortunately in the last few years our quality of life has suffered a significant decline with increasing crime, homelessness, pollution,traffic etc.The tyrannical mandate by SCAG to provide 13,386 units of high density development is illogical and unreasonable and must be challenged in court. I urge you to vote yes on item#19 and direct our city attorney to continue to legally challenge this draconian mandate. Your vote tonight will tell us citizens which of you are representing special interests and not that of our citizens. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Dalle: I A latent Apmde Ibm No.: kq r gi- t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 6:23 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Support for item #19 From: Ray Raines<rayraines@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 3:57 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Support for item #19 Mayor Carr, Councilmembers, my name is Ray Raines I have been a proud citizen of Huntington Beach for 56 years. I raised my children here and we were blessed enjoy a wonderful quality of life in this city. Unfortunately in the last few years our quality of life has suffered a significant decline with increasing crime, homelessness, pollution, traffic etc.The tyrannical mandate by SCAG to provide 13,386 units of high density development is illogical and unreasonable and must be challenged in court. I urge you to vote yes on item #19 and direct our city attorney to continue to legally challenge this draconian mandate. Your vote tonight will tell us citizens which of you are representing special interests and not that of our citizens. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION MwIlryyT Ap Me lbm No.* Moore, Tania From: Steven C. Shepherd, Architect <steve@shepherdarchitects.com> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 7:26 PM To: sup plementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org; CITY COUNCIL Subject: April 19th, 2021 - HB City Council Meeting - Agenda Item #19 - OPPOSED Hello Huntington Beach City Council — I strongly oppose Agenda Item #19, and I sincerely hope the "political theater" it was written to inspire is kept to a minimum. In my mind, this item doesn't deserve further debate. Our city council addressed the same topic just over a month ago, and I strongly urge the balance of the Council to see this item for what it is and move on. If Council Member Peterson wished to constructively engage on how best to meet our 6th Housing Cycle RHNA allotment challenges, I'm all ears. I welcome discussions and debates about all forms of housing, city land use, municipal zoning, and development standards. Each of these topics can and should be discussed with vision and nuance focused on shaping Huntington Beach to ensure our community's vibrant future. But that's not what this agenda item was ever about. Sadly, this is little more than a petty political temper tantrum and a public airing of a grievance. I can only hope that someday Council Member Peterson will become interested in expressing an affirmative vision with constructive intent instead of wasting everyone's time crafting cheap political stunts like this one. Sincerely, Steve Shepherd Huntington Beach, CA 92646 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION McWft Del,:_ Apende Ibm No IA (.01Zl-3q5, Moore, Tania From: Cheryl Martynec <camartynec@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 7:33 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Support Agenda Item a19 1 . Please Support Agenda Item #19 and fight for the citizens of Huntington Beach to protect our suburban beach community. 2. The SCAG RHNA numbers are being forced on HB from a dirty, corrupt back- room deal and are not based on any factual growth or actual need. (Corrupt deal between LA & Riverside county!!) 3. Once the flood-gates of more High Density Development are open, there is NO GOING BACK and our suburban community will be permanently destroyed. This is our last and only chance to fight back....is this the legacy this city council wants?? 4. The onslaught of further High Density will lead to further increase in rental rates which have already skyrocketed as a result of the current High Density projects. 5. HB does not have the infrastructure (power, water, emergency services) to support 13,386 additional apartment units. Sent from me iPad SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION MeWQ We: �I_q 12Q-9 Apnds ramNo t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 8:14 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Support u19 -----Original Message----- From: wrsaksal@gmaiLcom <wrsaksal@gmaiLcom> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 8:09 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Support a19 1 have been a Huntington Beach resident for 45 years and love this city. Please fight for the residents of Huntington Beach and support item 19 on the city council meeting Monday Bill Saksa 18082 Freshwater Circle Huntington Beach Sent from my iPhone SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION M"W&V Dete: )g 2O Ap nd♦hem No.• 1 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 8:14 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Agenda item 19 From:JAMES EWART<kiltedpilot@me.com> Sent:Sunday,April 18,20217:43 PM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Agenda item 19 I agree with these points below and add that it is already difficult to enjoy the city I've lived in most of my life. I was a graduate of Edison High School in 1985 and have loved my city enough to sacrifice much to afford to raise my family here. Both my sons attended Edison as well. The congestion makes it challenging to get down PCH or even enjoy our pier. Our infrastructure is not going to accommodate the multiple families living in the space one used to live within. PCH and Beach Blvd are not going to get any wider. We have previously spoken on this matter, and demand the city council be accountable to continue the fight to execute the will of the residents who live in Huntington Beach, and who want to preserve it's quality of life. What ever it takes to stop the subversion of the will of the people of HB by the State must be employed by our elected officials. You are accountable to no one else but us. Sincerely SUPPLEMENTAL James Ewart COMMUNICATION 20322 Wind Cave Ln HB Meeting Date:_g/(4lgoal Agenda Item No.:-*IG L ,3qS J 1. Please Support Agenda Item #19 and fight for the citizens of Huntington Beach to protect our suburban beach community. 2. The SCAG RHNA numbers are being forced on HB from a dirty, corrupt back- room deal and are not based on any factual growth or actual need. (Corrupt deal between LA & Riverside county!!) 3. Once the flood-gates of more High Density Development are open, there is NO GOING BACK and our suburban community will be permanently destroyed. This is our last and only chance to fight back....is this the legacy this city council wants?? 4. The onslaught of further High Density will lead to further increase in rental rates which have already skyrocketed as a result of the current High Density projects. t 5. HB does not have the infrastructure (power, water, emergency services) to support 13,386 additional apartment units. 6. Excellent information in these videos by Council Members Lyn Semeta and Jill Hardy: 2 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 8:15 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Support Agenda Item #19 From:Cheryl Martynec<camartynec@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday,April 18, 2021 7:32 PM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Support Agenda Item#19 1. Please Support Agenda Item #19 and fight for the citizens of Huntington Beach to protect our suburban beach community. 2. The SCAG RHNA numbers are being forced on HB from a dirty, corrupt back- room deal and are not based on any factual growth or actual need. (Corrupt deal between LA & Riverside county!!) 3. Once the flood-gates of more High Density Development are open, there is NO GOING BACK and our suburban community will be permanently destroyed. This is our last and only chance to fight back....is this the legacy this city council wants?? 4. The onslaught of further High Density will lead to further increase in rental rates which have already skyrocketed as a result of the current High Density projects. 5. HB does not have the infrastructure (power, water, emergency services) to support 13,386 additional apartment units. Sent from my Wad SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Mee*V tom: Agenda Mom No.- Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 8:16 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: FIGHT Sacramento!!! From: Dawn Crowley<older.than.dirt@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday,April 18, 2021 8:15 PM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: FIGHT Sacramento!!! Sacramento has NO business inserting itself into local zoning and housing decisions. FIGHT against centralized government mandates!!! Throw your support behind our city attorney. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION DW:-41� Ojq Ag.nde �i - tls t Moore, Tania From: Barbara Vuncanon <BVuncanon@memorialcare.org> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 3:38 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: NO to high density housing I am a long-term resident of Huntington Beach and believe our city is already too densely populated Please Support Agenda Item #19 and fight for the citizens of Huntington Beach to protect our suburban beach community The SCAG RHNA numbers are being forced on HB from a dirty. corrupt back-room deal and are not based on any factual growth or actual need (Corrupt deal between LA 6 Riverside county!!) Once the flood-gates of more High Density Development are open, there is NO GOING BACK and our suburban community will be permanently destroyed. This is our last and only chance to fight back....is this the legacy this city council wants?? The onslaught of further High Density will lead to further increase in rental rates which have already skyrocketed as a result of the current High Density projects Furthermore, HB does not have the infrastructure (power. water. emergency services) to support 13,386 additional apartment units Barbara Vuncanon bvuncanon@Amaii.com 9801 Saline Dr. Huntington Beach 92646 NOTICE: This email may contain CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for use by the specific individual(s) to which it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination or copying of this email or the information contained in it or attached to it is strictly prohibited. If this email contains Protected Health Information (PHI), such information may only be used or disclosed in accordance with applicable law; improper use or disclosure of PHI may result in penalties or other legal action against you. If you have received this email in error, please delete it and immediately notify the person named above by reply email. Thank you. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: Agenda Item No.: t/R 3yS) 1 Moore, Tania From: Cart Swan <cswanie@aol.com> Sent: Monday, April 19. 2021 8:13 AM To: CITY COUNCIL, supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Cc: Gates, Michael Subject: SUPPORT AGENDA ITEM 19 - APPEAL SCAG DETERMINATION Dear Mayor and Council Members. I am writing to urge your support of Agenda Item #19 As many of you know, this is an issue I have been following and battling for nearly a decade in order to preserve and protect a very precious and rare quality of life. HB is one of the few and last remaining "Suburban Beach Communities" and is a treasure that must be protected for the 200.000 residents who have invested their lives (some for multiple generations), in our community I wish to point out some critical elements to this decision. but first and foremost I must dispel a narrative that has been conjured up by those that will profit wildly (Building Association) from foisting massive HDD on our community. The illegal SCAG RHNA number of 13,386 WILL NOT. I repeat WILL NOT solve the so-called affordable housing issue While a very small number of the 13.386 will be designated Section 8 and low income housing.. which will result in a multi-year "wait list" for this housing. the residual effect of more HDD will catastrophically add to the problem already started by the existing HDD THE EXISTING HDD CAUSED A MASSIVE INCREASE IN RENTAL RATES that has already caused hardship to thousands of renters in HB I know this because I have walked countless neighborhoods and have spoken to both landlords and renters The landlords across HB enjoyed a large and rapid spike in their rates as soon as the inventory of HDD came on line at rates never experienced in HBI! The same story happened in L A . Santa Monica. Irvine. Anaheim and no doubt every city where HDD invaded the landscape Most important in this decision is the BASIS ON WHICH THIS NUMBER WAS INVENTED. For those that are new to council, it is imperative that you read the SCAG documents and listen to the comments by Mayor Lyn Semeta when it was uncovered that these numbers were issued in a fraudulent and illegal "backroom deal" struck between SCAG officials from Los Angeles and Riverside counties. Mayor Semeta Council Comments - Lyn Semeta-SCAG Commentary November 18th 2019 - YouTube "The public was cut out of the process" "The method FAILS TO FOLLOW THE LAW " I ask all of you, how can we NOT fight this egregious crime against our city??? I also ask that you take a few moments to listen to Council Member Jill Hardy's comments from this same meeting that takes a deep look at the numbers and rationale for this fraudulent process Jill Hardy-SCAG Commentary November 18th 2019 - YouTube "The fight is for logic, common sense and actual math." SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Councilmembers Hardy and Semeta are among the most honest and fair elected off cials in our history Maftv Date: 3i A«>d."am to.: #iq(a� 3vs) Please review the actual SCAG documents and communication trail. This is CRITICAL to understanding the illegal actions taken against our city: https://scag.ca.Qov/sites/main/files/file-attachments/huntingtonbeach- attachment03.pdV l604955383Etfbc(id=lwARl fevoPVSL70K9l Pve_1 nGwg3FcH iH23K21DFJ5wivNnQn9d ORHM7ZvyK4 I ask all of you on council a few simple questions: Is this the legacy you want for your time as an elected official of the city? Do you want to be remembered as the council who sold-out to SCAG and Special Interests? As the council who allowed he destruction of our suburban beach community? Or perhaps even worse, participated willingly in an illegal and/or fraudulent process to benefit the building industry? Again, in the words of Council Member Jill Hardy, "the numbers don't support this action........there is no logic.......the numbers are way too high to be realistic"...the numbers do not account for water use, electricity use, earthquake faults (infrastructure). PLEASE SUPPORT AGENDA ITEM 19 and fight for our Suburban Beach Community and the thousands of residents whose quality of life rests in your hands. Respectfully Cari Swan 2 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 8:55 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Housing From: Shirley Orlando<islandbazaar@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 8:49 AM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Housing What in the heck is going on with population density in H.B.? We sit at traffic lights two and three times. The gas stations have fender henders and near misses constantly. The density here is exploding, as more and more of these "luxury" Apartments go up. They are no more luxury than the old gray Soviet mass housing units. 1 heard the state is mandating these units. STOP them! 1 get it. They are trying to "spread the poverty". [ guess it's easier than spreading the wealth. Please...Stop them! Shirley Orlando, Citizen. HB Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Nea" Dale: UI� Agana.thm No.-# t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 8:55 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Agenda item 19 From:Craig Frampton<cframpton143@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday,April 19, 20218:29 AM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Agenda item 19 1 am writing to send my support for this item. This whole process was done very underhanded. The city of hb can not even begin to meet this demand. Including our infrastructure. We can't afford the additional fire and police officers as well. Additionally this will put huge demands on our already over taxed water supply and roads. Thank you Craig Frampton Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meetirq Deb:_1gboal Agenda Item No. l t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 9:03 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: High Density Housing...vote to sue -- stop this forced housing on Huntington Beach From: Sally Cohen<sallyacohen@verizon.net> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 8:54 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: High Density Housing... vote to sue--stop this forced housing on Huntington Beach Council Members. I do not support any more high density housing in Huntington Beach Please vote to allow the lawsuit to go forward so we can maintain our community and not turn it into an expensive urban cement area. Thank you. Sally Cohen 714 625-4405 (H) SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Date: ylrgl Agende rem No.• # 1 t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 9:18 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Item 19 From: Patricia McKenna <mpm9mck@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday,April 19, 20219:15 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Item 19 More high density housing will continue to change, and not in a good way, the feel of the city. Many of the residents have come to Huntington Beach in part because of the classic California beach town vibe. The town has already lost much of that feeling. Also, the State should not be able to infringe on a cities' right to make decisions for their city. Please do not give up our cities right to mold this town to what the majority of the residents want. Patricia McKenna SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Mea*V Dab: 44L i Agar de Ilan No.- 1 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 9:26 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Vote NO on suing the state over mandated housing numbers and instead build more affordable housing here! From: Shevawn Ramsey<mrswumbe@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 19,2021 9:26 AM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Vote NO on suing the state over mandated housing numbers and instead build more affordable housing here! Dear City Council Members; I've lived in Huntington Beach for 26 years and 1 am writing to ask you to vote no on Councilmember Erik Peterson's request that our city AGAIN sue over state mandated housing numbers. 1 totally agree with Eve Garrow who says "cities should get serious about meeting the needs of their low income community members and focus on that instead of on filing lawsuits and complaining that they're unfairly being tasked with actually meeting or perhaps even exceeding the needs of low income folks," We KNOW that lack of affordable housing is a huge part of the struggles of homeless people; builigning a na%igation center is insufficient when there is no place to navigate people to. I implore each of you to do what is right for the struggling among us. Your struly; Shevawrt Ramsey SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: / Agenda I%m No., #1 1- t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 9:32 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW. Please support Item #19 please fight for us From: Nancy Buchoz <nancybuchoz@yahoo.com> SUPPLEMENTAL Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 9:31 AM COMMUNICATION To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Cc: Chi, Oliver<oliver.chi@surfcity-hb.org> Mae" Da%:—q/�,;L/ Subject: Please support Item #19 please fight for us Dear Mayor and Council Members, AgendaramNo.- � l9 �a l -3 y5) I am writing to urge your support of Agenda Item #19 As many of you know. I have been outspoken about quality of life issues in SEHB. and I believe that this recent mandate regarding overbuilding from the State deserves to be challenged HB is one of the few and last remaining "Suburban Beach Communities' and is a treasure that must be protected for the 200,000 residents who have invested their lives (some for multiple generations), in our community. I wish to point out some critical elements to this decision, but first and foremost I must dispel a narrative that has been conjured up by those that will profit wildly (Building Association) from foisting massive HDD on our community The illegal SCAG RHNA number of 13,386 WILL NOT. I repeat WILL NOT solve the so-called affordable housing issue. While a very small number of the 13,386 will be designated Section 8 and low income housing.. which will result in a multi-year "wait list" for this housing, the residual effect of more HDD will catastrophically add to the problem already started by the existing HDD THE EXISTING HDD CAUSED A MASSIVE INCREASE IN RENTAL RATES that has already caused hardship to thousands of renters in HB The landlords across HB enjoyed a large and rapid spike in their rates as soon as the inventory of HDD came on line at rates never experienced in HB!! The same story happened in L A. Santa Monica. Irvine. Anaheim and no doubt every city where HDD invaded the landscape. Most important in this decision is the BASIS ON WHICH THIS NUMBER WAS INVENTED For those that are new to council. it is imperative that you read the SCAG documents and listen to the comments by Mayor Lyn Semeta when it was uncovered that these numbers were issued in a fraudulent and illegal "backroom deaf' struck between SCAG officials from Los Angeles and Riverside counties. Former Mayor Lyn Semeta Council Comments - Lyn Semeta-SCAG Commentary November 18th 2019 - YouTube "The public was cut out of the process" 'The method FAILS TO FOLLOW THE LAW " I ask all of you, how can we NOT fight this egregious crime against our city??? I also ask that you take a few moments to listen to former Mayor and Council Member Jill Hardy's comments from this same meeting that takes a deep look at the numbers and rationale for this fraudulent process. Jill Hardy-SCAG Commentary November 18th 2019 - YouTube "The fight is for logic, common sense and actual math." Councilmembers Hardy and Semeta are among the most honest and fair elected officials in our history. Please review the actual SCAG documents and communication trail. This is CRITICAL to understanding the illegal actions taken against our city: https://scag.ca.gov/sites/main/files/file-attachments/huntingtonbeach- attachment03.pdf?1604955383ftfbdid=lwARlfevoPV5L70K9lPve_1 nGwg3FcHiH23K21DFJ5wivNnQn9d ORHM7ZVVK4 I ask all of you to please come together and remember the reason you are in the public office position you are, to represent the people Huntington Beach. We have the opportunity to come together and create a unified position that will no doubt have a lasting effect of the community. In light of all the hateful and divisive acts we see of lately, lets take the opportunity to rally the team, use our strengths, ( our incredible City Attorney and his team) , and be the Huntington Beach we are. One that is strong, and resilient, and exercises fair and proper judgment when it comes to representing the citizens, and our quality of life. Our Governor, and the folks in LA and Riverside, along with the RHNA reps DO NOT KNOW what is best for HB. YOU DO. Please fight for us, fight for our city, for our quality of life. Again, in the words of Council Member Jill Hardy, "the numbers don't support this action........there is no logic.......the numbers are way too high to be realistic"...the numbers do not account for water use, electricity use, earthquake faults (infrastructure). PLEASE SUPPORT AGENDA ITEM 19 and fight for our Suburban Beach Community and the thousands of residents whose quality of life rests in your hands. Nancy Buchoz Tad Buchoz Natalie Buchoz Kendall Buchoz z Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 9:32 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Density Zoning From: Herb Seitz<herbseitz@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 9:30 AM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Density Zoning Dear H . B . City Council , My wife and I whole heartedly support Agenda Item #19 . Please charge the City Attorney ' s Office to fight Sacramento on the forced zoning for 13 , 386 additional STACK 6 PACK HIGH DENSITY Apartments . Respectfully , Herb and Patricia Seitz 21182 Miramar Lane Huntington Beach, CA 92646 714 5364056 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION ►4ev*V Dab: 1l j ql e'10 r �Qende room No.' f q 1 .Z i-L Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 10:25 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Support Agenda Item 19 From:Sherry Daniels<sherryd628@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 10:13 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council @surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Support Agenda Item 19 Dear Council Members, I urge you to support Agenda Item #19, and authorize our City Attorney to fight against Sacramento and SCAG. The SCAG housing numbers are based on a backroom deal against Huntington Beach, as well as a false narrative that our population is growing and we need more housing. This cannot be further from the truth. Our city population has stalled and as for our state, many Californians are moving out. There is no housing shortage and these 13,000+ additional units that we have been ordered to build will not solve any affordable housing issue. We don't have the space, nor the infrastructure to withstand these numbers. Several of you ran on PROMISES of "LOCAL CONTROL", "NO HDD" and "OPEN SPACES". Now is the time to make good on those promises, listen to your residents, not the outside special interests, and most importantly, FIGHT the crush of Sacramento and Newsom. Sincerely, Sherry Daniels SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meo*VDeb:_ gligimw 1 Aoende Ibm N'. q ► 3y5� t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 10:27 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: I support Agenda Item #19, City Council Meeting Apr 19,2021 From: Nick Mestanas<nmestanas@gmail.com> Sent: Monday,April 19, 2021 10:27 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: I support Agenda Item#19,City Council Meeting Apr 19,2021 1 support Agenda Item #19,Consideration of Appealing SCAG Determination. I strongly urge all Council Members to vote Yes to "That the City Council direct the City Attorney to appeal SCAG's February 2021 RHNA determination of 13,386, including with authorization from City Council to initiate a lawsuit on behalf of the City in State Court" Sincerely, Nicholas Mestanas HB Resident SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION M.. V oslr__ �1 q I2a�l Apra.NIM NIL;- 4S Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 10:29 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: No thank you on high density housing From: Barbara Vuncanon <BVuncanon@memorialcare.org> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 3:36 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: No thank you on high density housing I am a long-term resident of Huntington Beach and believe our city is already too densely populated Please Support Agenda Item #19 and fight for the citizens of Huntington Beach to protect our suburban beach community. The SCAG RHNA numbers are being forced on HB from a dirty, corrupt back-room deal and are not based on any factual growth or actual need. (Corrupt deal between LA & Riverside county") Once the flood-gates of more High Density Development are open, there is NO GOING BACK and our suburban community will be permanently destroyed This is our last and only chance to fight back. ..is this the legacy this city council wants?? The onslaught of further High Density will lead to further increase in rental rates which have already skyrocketed as a result of the current High Density projects. Furthermore. HB does not have the infrastructure (power, water, emergency services) to support 13,386 additional apartment units Barbara Vuncanon bvuncanon@gmail com 9801 Saline Drive Huntington Beach NOTICE: This email may contain CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for use by the specific individual(s) to which it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination or copying of this email or the information contained in it or attached to it is strictly prohibited. If this email contains Protected Health Information (PHI), such information may only be used or disclosed in accordance with applicable law; improper use or disclosure of PHI may result in penalties or other legal action against you. If you have received this email in error, please delete it and immediately notify the person named above by reply email. Thank you. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION ►rleebrtq Date: t f abal Agenda ham No.:_#I Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 10:38 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: REJECT: High Density Apartments From:Anne Burke<anneb@te2corp.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 10:33 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: REJECT: High Density Apartments As a 30 year resident of Huntington Beach and an American citizenthat believes in freedom, I respectfully request a city council to reject and fight SCAG on forcing our city to have to comply to somebody else's wishes. Please authorize Michael Gates to mount a defense against this horrific development. Thank you, Anne Burke Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Date:_ *��aa� Agenda Nam No. # t Moore, Tania From: Michelle Schomburg <bousky@earthlink.net> Sent Monday, April 19, 2021 10:38 AM To: CITY COUNCIL; supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject Support Agenda Item #19 Please support Agenda Item#19 There are so many reasons and no doubt you know why Item#19 is a good idea and I ask that you do not ignore the citizens of HB. This is our city. -- Michelle &Terry Schomburg 8711 Page Circle Huntington Beach,CA 92646 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meallirg oeM: q I jig 7d'I,1 ,mod,n,m Ho. lq 13 S t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 11:22 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Support for agenda item number 19 From:Sue Jervik<suejervik@pm.me> Sent: Monday,April 19, 2021 11:10 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Support for agenda item number 19 mai Ito:Citv.Council(&surfcity-hb.oru Dear Members of the Huntington Beach City Council, Please support agenda item 19 tonight and fight for our suburban beach community. We do not need an additional 13,386 high density housing units that will increase congestion and traffic and severely impact our quality of life in our community. Respectfully, Susan Jervik Huntington Beach Sent from ProtonMail mobile SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION vfaaeng Uete: agende Itam No.: # I ()I- 3y6l 1 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 11:22 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Item #19 From: Sherrie wolfe<sherriewolfe@earthlink.net> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 11:03 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Item #19 Dear all city council members I am writing to plead with you to support Item #19 for several reasons Our population does not support the stack and packs, the people of Huntington Beach do not need it or want the stack and packs they are not economically wise, and many other reasons Please stop being influenced and strong armed by the state and let the citizens that you are supposed to represent make these decisions for our community (Same goes for the Poseidon project by the way ) Support Erik Peterson so he can support us' Sincerely. Sherrie Wolfe SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meetlttp Deb:L4T 30,;�I Apertds fbm No.: lq a l- 3451 t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 11:22 AM To: Agenda Alerts subject: FW:Agenda item 19 -----Original Message----- From: Betty<bettyinhb@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday,April 19, 2021 10:59 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Agenda item 19 Dear Mayor and Council Members, I am writing to urge your support of Agenda Item#19. As many of you know, I have been outspoken about quality of life issues in SEHB, and I believe that this recent mandate regarding overbuilding from the State deserves to be challenged. HB is one of the few and last remaining"Suburban Beach Communities" and is a treasure that must be protected for the 200,000 residents who have invested their lives(some for multiple generations), in our community. I wish to point out some critical elements to this decision, but first and foremost I must dispel a narrative that has been conjured up by those that will profit wildly(Building Association)from foisting massive HDD on our community. The illegal SCAG RHNA number of 13,386 WILL NOT, I repeat WILL NOT solve the so-called affordable housing issue. While a very small number of the 13,386 will be designated Section 8 and low income housing....which will result in a multi-year "wait list" for this housing,the residual effect of more HDD will catastrophically add to the problem already started by the existing HDD. THE EXISTING HDD CAUSED A MASSIVE INCREASE IN RENTAL RATES that has already caused hardship to thousands of renters in HB. The landlords across HB enjoyed a large and rapid spike in their rates as soon as the inventory of HDD came on line at rates never experienced in HB!! The same story happened in L.A., Santa Monica, Irvine, Anaheim and no doubt every city where HDD invaded the landscape. Most important in this decision is the BASIS ON WHICH THIS NUMBER WAS INVENTED. For those that are new to council, it is imperative that you read the SCAG documents and listen to the comments by Mayor Lyn Semeta when it was uncovered that these numbers were issued in a fraudulent and illegal "backroom deal' struck between SCAG officials from Los Angeles and Riverside counties: Former Mayor Lyn Semeta Council Comments- Lyn Semeta-SCAG Commentary November 18th 2019-YouTube "The public was cut out of the process". "The method FAILS TO FOLLOW THE LAW." I ask all of you, how can we NOT fight this egregious crime against our city??? I also ask that you take a few moments to listen to former Mayor and Council Member Jill Hardy's comments from this same meeting that takes a deep look at the numbers and rationale for this frauduleSU oft MENTAL Jill Hardy-SCAG Commentary November 18th 2019-YouTube COMMUNICATION "The fight is for logic, common sense and actual math." Meetlrp Deb'— 1 Agenda flem No.•� Councilmembers Hardy and Semeta are among the most honest and fair elected officials in our history. Please review the actual SCAG documents and communication trail. This is CRITICAL to understanding the illegal actions taken against our city: https://scag.ca.gov/sites/ma in/files/file-attach men ts/hunti ngtonbeach- attachment03.pdf?160495S383&fbclid=lwAR lfevoPVSL70K9lPve_lnGwg3FcHj H23 K21 DFJ5wjvNnQn9dORH M7ZyyK4 ask all of you to please come together and remember the reason you are in the public office position you are, to represent the people Huntington Beach. We have the opportunity to come together and create a unified position that will no doubt have a lasting effect of the community. In light of all the hateful and divisive acts we see of lately, lets take the opportunity to rally the team, use our strengths, ( our incredible City Attorney and his team) , and be the Huntington Beach we are. One that is strong, and resilient, and exercises fair and proper judgment when it comes to representing the citizens, and our quality of life. Our Governor, and the folks in LA and Riverside, along with the RHNA reps DO NOT KNOW what is best for HB. YOU DO. Please fight for us, fight for our city, for our quality of life. Again, in the words of Council Member Jill Hardy, "the numbers don't support this action........there is no logic.......the numbers are way too high to be realistic"...the numbers do not account for water use, electricity use, earthquake faults (infrastructure). PLEASE SUPPORT AGENDA ITEM 19 and fight for our Suburban Beach Community and the thousands of residents whose quality of will be effected. Thank you Betty Flynn Sent from my iPhone 2 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 11:23 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: HBCC Meeting 4/19/21 Agenda Item 1921-345 From: Donna Dillon<donnadillon214@aol.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 10:47 AM To: Carr, Kim<Kim.Carr@surfcity-hb.org> Cc: Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: HBCC Meeting 4/19/21 Agenda Item 19 21-345 Honorable Mayor Carr, I urge you to support Council Member Peterson's recommendation, Agenda Item 19, 21-345: That the City Council direct the City Attorney to appeal SCAG's February 2021 RHNA determination of 13,386, including with authorization from City Council to initiate a lawsuit on behalf of the City in State Court. Please act decisively and expediently to support City Attorney Gates in this action. If we do not appeal, challenge, and reject the high RHNA determination NOW, Huntington Beach will be strapped with HOD on every open space and/or redevelopment plan in the city. Additionally,there is some evidence that future state and federal funds may be tied to achieving RHNA determination. If the exceedingly high determination of 13,386 housing units remains,the character of our town will be changed forever to a densely populated and over-built 28.33 square miles. Prior city council forums have established the precedent for challenging SCAG's methodology and 2021 RHNA determination for Huntington Beach. Please follow their lead. Thank you. Donna DiQon donnadillon214@aol.com 22102 Jonesport Ln Huntington Beach, CA 92646 "these way never a,night or a problem that coat de&z t uknrL, P or hope'" -Bernard Williams SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION A9erlda h m No: Icl (_�iy�� Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 11:23 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: HBCC Meeting 4/19/21 Agenda Item 19 21-345 From: Greg Dillon <gndillon@verizon.net> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 11:22 AM To: Carr, Kim <Kim.Carr@surfcity-hb.org>; Ortiz, Tito <Tito.Ortiz@surfcity-hb.org>; CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity- hb.org> Cc: Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: HBCC Meeting 4/19/21 Agenda Item 19 21-345 Honorable Mayor Carr. Mayor Pro Temp Ortiz, and Council Members. I urge you to support Council Member Peterson's recommendation. Agenda Item 19, 21-345 That the City Council direct the City Attorney to appeal SCAG's February 2021 RHNA determination of 13,386, including with authorization from City Council to initiate a lawsuit on behalf of the City in State Court. Please act decisively and expediently to support City Attorney Gates in this action If we do not appeal, challenge. and reject the high RHNA determination NOW Huntington Beach will be strapped with HDD on every open space and/or redevelopment plan in the city Additionally, there is some evidence that future state and federal funds may be tied to achieving RHNA determination If the exceedingly high determination of 13.386 housing units remains the character of our town will be changed forever to a densely populated and over-built 28 33 square miles Prior city council forums have established the precedent for challenging SCAG's methodology and 2021 RHNA determination for Huntington Beach Please follow their lead Thank you Gregory Dillon gn&lon(a)venzon net 22102 Jonesport Ln Huntington Beach. CA 92646 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: U4�1 o Agenda horn No.7 19 i t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 12:17 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: No More HDD - Agenda Item 19 From: Sue Porter<sue.porter@earthlink.net> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 11:47 AM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: No More HDD -Agenda Item 19 1 support Councilman Petersen's Agenda Item #19. Please—no more high density housing! Sue Porter 6522 Doral Dr. Huntington Beach 92648 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION meeIno Ul 149- r Agenda ram No.; "3y Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 12:18 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: City Council Meeting this week From: Ted Ross<tedross_0077@msn.com> Sent: Monday,April 19, 2021 11:42 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: City Council Meeting this week You must act boldly and decisively to protect the residents of Huntington Beach . vote YES on Agenda Item #19 . S':w Innn m- iPhollc____ ICI IL"„ SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Dare. Agenda than No: #I��)3 S) t Moore, Tania From: Quinn <quinnstahl@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 1:08 PM To: CITY COUNCIL Cc: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Item 19 support- oppose high density housing Hello, We are HB residents who strongly oppose high density developments so are supporting item 19. We would like our city attorney to fight the addition of new units on our behalf. HB is losing appeal to us as residents as well as friends who come to visit as we continue to make it more crowded& urbanized. Particularly during covid, people realized the value of less populated areas with more open space. Please hear us clearly that we do NOT support high density developments. If it comes down to money being withheld, we would prefer that our city does not take state funding& instead has the ability to choose how to maintain our quality of life. Kind regards, Quinn Stahl Sent from my iPhone SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Deft:_21� ?9 Agend.lhm Nm; # t Moore, Tania From: Mildred Perez <mildredp@kennedycommission.org> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 1:55 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org; CITY COUNCIL Cc: Cesar C Subject Public Comment Letter on Agenda Item 19 Attachments: Ltr_HB_RHNA Appeal 4.19.2021 (1).pdf Good Afternoon, Please see the attached comment letter on agenda Item 19 by The Kennedy Commission. Best regards, Mildred Perez Senior Project Manager The Kennedy Commission SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meet v Da%:_��i(9�3��/ Agwx*h wn No. # yS t April 19. 2021 NNN 1.eMltl\�OIMIISSg11"g 17701 Cowan Aw.Swtc 200 1nim CA 92614 949 250 0%9 Hon. Mayor Kim Carr Huntington Beach City Council Virtual Location Huntington Beach, CA RE: Item 19. Submitted by Councilmember Erik Peterson—Consideration of Appealing SCAG Determination Dear Mayor Carr and City Council Members: The Kennedy Commission (the Commission) is a broad based coalition of residents and community organizations that advocates for the production of homes affordable for families eaming less than $27,000 annually in Orange County. Formed in 2001,the Commission has been successful in partnering and working with Orange County jurisdictions to create effective housing and land-use policies that has led to the new construction of homes affordable to lower income working families. As the current planning period comes to an end,the 6th cycle RHNA numbers have been allocated to jurisdictions throughout the county.The City of Huntington Beach has been allocated 13,386 housing units, of which 5.848 are required to be lower-income units. In 2012 the City was allocated 1.353 units. We understand the City's position in evaluating RHNA, but we are asking that the City focus its efforts and resources in addressing the dire affordable housing needs that have been ignored in Huntington Beach. According to Huntington Beach's Housing Element, 60%of all lower-income owner households and 73%of all lower-income renter households in the City were overpaying(>30% income) for housing. The incidence of severe overpayment(>50%income on housing)overall was 17% for all owners and 21%percent for all renters. The last Housing Element also pointed out that the Oak View neighborhood in central Huntington Beach evidenced the highest levels of overcrowding, with 38% .1 The City has not addressed housing development in a balanced and equitable manner. To date, the City has built 97,or 18%, of the 533 low and very low-income units required.2 In comparison,the City exceeded its above moderate RHNA requirement by constructing 2,701 units or 472%of the above moderate RHNA requirement of 572 units. In addition to the current deficit in housing for lower-income households, the City will have to plan for the allocation of new units affordable to lower-income housing households(regardless of a potential change in an appeal). We urge the City of Huntington Beach to prioritize its efforts on meeting the sole remaining housing needs of low-income households and focus on the development of affordable housing opportunities for lower-income in the development of its Housing Element. C m of Huntington lkwh 21A J-2u_I Mousing Bement -Cm ul Huntington lkxh 201V Annual Prugrm Ncltrrl.:(121) Pase 2 of 2 The Commission looks forward to partnering with the City to increase housing opportunities for lower-income residents in Huntington Beach. Please keep us informed of any updates and meetings regarding strategies to increase affordable homes for lower-income households in the City. If you have any questions. please feel free to contact me at (949) 250-0909 or cesarc@kcnned\lcoiiiiiiission.org. kcnnedycommission.org. Sincerely. Cesar Covarrubias Hcecutive Director Moore, Tania From: Julie Tully <jsmiles2you@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 2:14 PM To: supplementaIcomm@sur[city-hb.org Subject: Support Agenda Item #19 Dear City Council, Please Support Agenda Item #19 and fight for the citizens of Huntington Beach to protect our suburban beach community, the community our residents know and love. The high density housing that has already been added to our city has made a huge impact. I can't imagine what adding more would do, especially since we don't have open land or the infrastructure to support high density housing. There is no turning back once it begins, so please fight back now so that our city is not destroyed. Again, Please SUPPORT Agenda Item #19. Thank you, Julie Tully Huntington Beach Resident t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 2:36 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Support, April 19, 2021 H Item, Appealing SCAG Determination From: Dan Jamieson<broker advocate@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday,April 19,2021 2:35 PM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.counciI@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Support,April 19,2021 H Item,Appealing SCAG Determination Re April 19, 2021 H Item, Appealing SCAG Determination April 19, 2021 Dear HB Council: I support the effort by councilmember Peterson to consider any and all legal appeals to SCAG's 13,000-plus RHNA determination for the latest cycle. 1 am unclear as to why the City is accepting what appears to be an outrageous number of planned new residential units, well in excess of what appears to be any reasonable estimate of population growth, and based on flawed theories that cities and regions with high housing costs can build themselves out of a limited supply/high cost situation. Reality has proven such theories to be false. Land costs and other economic factors make housing expensive in coastal California. Building more market rate housing(with some low-income units) does nothing to make housing for most lower-income folks more affordable. Significant public housing and/or rent control can control costs, but the RHNA process ignores these options. 1 remain puzzled why the City has not challenged the RHNA numbers. In November 2019. City manager Oliver Chi and other leaders expressed shock that Huntington Beach's proposed future housing allocation went from an estimated 3,600 as first recommended by SCAG staff, to more than 13,000 units under what City leaders then suggested was a last-minute backroom deal between the city of Riverside and Los Angeles. "The mayor of Riverside [and] the mayor of L.A., met, [and] they cut a deal, and ultimately that deal meant coastal communities [were] being negatively impacted," said HB city manager Oliver Chi during the Nov. 18, 2019 city council meeting. (htto://huntingtonbeach.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.phhp?view id=10&clip id=1603&meta id=257994) "We had a lot of politicking at the 1 Ith hour," he said. t The SCAG RHNA process this round was flawed, and possibly illegal. I urge the City to pursue any available appeals. Sincerely, Dan Jamieson Huntington Beach Sent from Mail for Windows 10 2 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 3:57 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Support agenda item #19 From: Candis Moffett <candismoffett@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 3:56 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Support agenda item P19 Dear Cite Council members. I am asking you as a long-time citizen of Huntington Beach. to please support agenda item 919. 1 am becoming eery alarmed at the amount of high density housing that is already springing up all over our fair city. We certainly do not need another 13,000 plus more units! Plcase do not allow LA and Riverside Counties to push their agendas on its. We do not have the space nor the infrastructure to continue to build more and more apartments. We are losing our wonderful suburban Conutlunity. Again, please support agenda item #19, and keep Our city from becoming part of the urban sprawl. Thank you. Candis Moffett t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 4:07 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Agenda Item 19 From: Pat Goodman<patgoodman@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 3:59 PM To:Carr, Kim <Kim.Carr@surfcity-hb.org>; Delgleize, Barbara<Barbara.Delgleize@surfcity-hb.org>; Peterson, Erik <Erik.Peterson @surfcity-hb.org>; Posey, Mike <Mike.Posey@surfcity-hb.org>;Ortiz,Tito<Tito.Ortiz@surfcity-hb.org>; Dan Kalmick <dan@dankalmick.com>; Moser, Natalie<Natalie.Moser@surfcity-hb.org> Cc: Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org>; Gates, Michael<Michael.Gates@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Agenda Item 19 Dear Mayor Carr and City Council, 1 attended the March 15 city council meeting via Zoom and heard the report from our City Attorney's office the results of the closed session meeting prior to that meeting regarding item #19 on tonight's agenda. The report indicated a unanimous vote of the 6 council members in attendance to not pursue an appeal with the State of California regarding the Housing Element - 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) . It seemed to me that the city council believed that we had exhausted the appeals process and to move on and accept the RHNA allocation assigned to the city. In pursuing a lawsuit with the State of California I would like to know the risk factors and likely outcomes of such an action. Tonight's agenda item #19 is an opportunity for city council members to explain and further clarify to residents the process that all California cities will go through this year to produce their 6th Planning Cycle Housing Element. We also need to understand the variables behind the specific numbers assigned to the city. We know that we do not have adequate housing to meet the needs of our residents. The lack of adequate housing leads to health issues, overcrowding in our neighborhoods, inadequate parking. We need to find creative solutions to meet the demand for housing and ways in which people can build wealth through home ownership. This process in planning for the next 8 years of housing needs is an opportunity for residents to weigh in with their needs and ideas for meeting this demand. Pat Goodman Huntington Beach, CA On Monday, May 18, 2020, 05,35.21 PM PDT, Pat Goodman <pataoodman(dlyahoo com>wrote: Dear Mayor Symeta and City Council Members, 1 Please make your decisions on essential and non-essential business openings based upon available science and data. We are clearly not at the point in this pandemic where we have 100% confidence in the testing and tracking of COVID-19 cases. I hope that Huntington Beach will rely on our county health officials for guidance necessary to make return to work and business openings. Nordstrom's and Target are apples and oranges in the world of retail. Last I looked Nordstrom's does not sell prescriptions groceries and household cleaning products. Please vote no on agenda item 20 and let our healh care professionals guide your decisions. Pat Goodman 2 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 4:07 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: California is overstepping in HB regarding City Planning -----Original Message----- From: Michelle Larsson<misunsetca@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021110 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: California is overstepping in HB regarding City Planning Ladies& Gentlemen of the council, Please take a stand AGAINST the State of California requiring over 13,000 new homes. the residents&taxpayers of HB should be able to form our own zoning. Infrastructure is already a major concern. We DO NOT NEED more density. Taxpayer, homeowner, resident &voter, The Larsson Family 17132 PCH HB 92649 (562)592-1858 t Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 4:08 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: HOUSING -----Original Message----- From: David Faulkner<davidcfaulkner123@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 3:07 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: HOUSING Sent from my Whone. NO MORE HIGH DENSITY HOUSING FOR HUNTINGTON BEACH DAVID C FAULKNER 1 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 4:09 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: We are not Miami. Support Agenda Item k19 From: Ann Palmer<714anniep@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 2:19 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: We are not Miami. Support Agenda Item #19 This is a request that includes a repeating refrain — apparently unheard by the majority of 1-113CC members to LIMIT development. particularly I-IDD. in Huntington B e ach. I implore you, as a resident, a parent and HB enthusiast to SUPPORT AGENDA ITEM 419. 1 have done a lot of research and have many stories and examples from Flong Kong to Mumbai to Playa Vista but this council seems to xvish to ignore those. So I ask you to reread a message from another resident who has taken the time to reiterate input from your constituents. not from developers, unions or state government. Please be honest with yourselves and others. I do not believe you think more HDD is a good direction for our city. Councilman Kalmick, you stated to me personally that you did NOT support HDD. You were opposed and stood against it. So please do so. While we all have thoughts to contribute, I point to a comprehensive communication to you all from Carl Swan. If you didn't read her email in its entirety, please see the content below. Dear Mayor and Council Members, 1 I am writing to urge your support of Agenda Item # 19. As many of you know, this is an issue I have been following and battling for nearly a decade in order to preserve and protect a very precious and rare quality of life. HB is one of the few and last remaining "Suburban Beach Communities" and is a treasure that must be protected for the 200,000 residents who have invested their lives (some for multiple generations), in our community. I wish to point out some critical elements to this decision, but first and foremost I must dispel a narrative that has been conjured up by those that will profit wildly (Building Association) from foisting massive HDD on our community. The illegal SCAG RHNA number of 13,386 WILL NOT, I repeat WILL NOT solve the so-called affordable housing issue. While a very small number of the 13,386 will be designated Section 8 and low income housing. . . .which will result in a multi-year "wait list" for this housing, the residual effect of more HDD will catastrophically add to the problem already started by the existing HDD. THE EXISTING HDD CAUSED 2 A MASSIVE INCREASE IN RENTAL RATES that has already caused hardship to thousands of renters in HB . I know this because I have walked countless neighborhoods and have spoken to both landlords and renters. The landlords across HB enjoyed a large and rapid spike in their rates as soon as the inventory of HDD came on line at rates never experienced in HB ! ! The same story happened in L.A., Santa Monica, Irvine, Anaheim and no doubt every city where HDD invaded the landscape. Most important in this decision is the BASIS ON WHICH THIS NUMBER WAS INVENTED. For those that are new to council, it is imperative that you read the SCAG documents and listen to the comments by Mayor Lyn Semeta when it was uncovered that these numbers were issued in a fraudulent and illegal "backroom deal " struck between SCAG officials from Los Angeles and Riverside counties : Mayor Semeta Council Comments - 3 Lyn Semeta-SLAG Commentary November 18th 2019 - YouTube "The public was cut out of the process" . "The method FAILS TO FOLLOW THE LAW. " I ask all of you, how can we NOT fight this egregious crime against our city??? I also ask that you take a few moments to listen to Council Member Jill Hardy's comments from this same meeting that takes a deep look at the numbers and rationale for this fraudulent process. Jill Hardy-SLAG Commentary November 18th 2019 - YouTube "The fight is for logic, common sense and actual math. " Councilmembers Hardy and Semeta are among the most honest and fair elected officials in our history. Please review the actual SCAG documents and communication trail. This is CRITICAL to 4 understanding the illegal actions taken against our city: https://sca .ca.gov/sites/main/files/file- attachments/huntingtonbeach- attachment03 .pdf? 1604955383&fbclid=IwAR 1 fevoP VSL70K9IPve_1nGw 3�iH23K2IDFJ5wivNnQn 9dORHM7ZyyK4 I ask all of you on council a few simple questions: Is this the legacy you want for your time as an elected official of the city? Do you want to be remembered as the council who sold-out to SCAG and Special Interests? As the council who allowed he destruction of our suburban beach community? Or perhaps even worse, participated willingly in an illegal and/or fraudulent process to benefit the building industry? Again, in the words of Council Member Jill Hardy, "the numbers don't support this action........there is no logic.... ...the numbers are way too high to be realistic". ..the numbers do not account for water use, electricity use, earthquake faults (infrastructure). 5 PLEASE SUPPORT AGENDA ITEM 19 and fight for our Suburban Beach Community and the thousands of residents whose quality of life rests in your hands. That situation has not changed and I am asking again that all Councilmembers support item # 19. Best regards, Ann Palmer HB resident 6 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 4:39 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Additional housing mandate -----Original Message----- From: Holly Hanes <hhaneslll@icloud.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 4:31 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Additional housing mandate City Council Members, Please allow our City Attorney, Michael Gates to pursue challenging the SCAG mandate of 13,368 housing units in HB. We simply do not have the room for these additional unity. I am a long time resident of HB and am disgusted with these mandates that come from Sacramento which take away the will of the people who live here and the Surf City beach vibe that drew most of us to purchase here in this lovely town. There are many many other areas of California that we could place this additional housing that the state deems necessary. Please vote YES on Agenda item 19 Which will allow our Attorney to fight this unfounded allocation of unnecessary housing in HB. He has been able to succeed in the past and I am confident he can succeed with this case. Please vote for the will of the residents. Holly Hanes Huntington Beach home owner Sent from my iPad 1 Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 5:11 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Item 19 -----Original Message----- From: Kevin <kcofhb@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 4:50 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Item 19 Hello, I am a HB resident who strongly opposes high density developments and therefore support item 19. 1 would like our city attorney to fight the addition of new units on our Cities behalf. The thought of continuing to live in HB is losing appeal to us as residents as well as friends who come to visit as we continue to make it more crowded & urbanized. Particularly during covid, people realized the value of less populated areas with more open space. Please hear me clearly, no high density developments. If it comes down to money being withheld, i would prefer that our city deny state funding & instead has the ability to choose how to maintain our quality of life. Thx, Kevin Wyman 8732 Princess Circle 92646 714-794-7193 1 Switzer, Donna Frorn: Dee Diane Wood <dwood9l l9@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 6:48 PM To: CITY COUNCIL; supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Cc: Leigh Ross; Lois Lacy; Laura Griffith;Janis White Subject: Support Agenda Item a19 - Pleeease! Dear Huntington Beach City Council -- We have just become aware of the need for us to communicate with you re: SCAG forcing Huntington Beach to take on significantly more high-density housing = 13,386 additional apartment units? Ridiculous! Our subdued beach community will be destroyed with this kind of high-density growth. We do NOT have the infrastructure to support this kind of growth... and we don't need this kind of growth. This is NOT the kind of legacy that our City Council wants -- PLEASE fight back! Thank you, Dee & Kurt Wood Huntington Beach Residents Dee Wood - Hunnngton Harbour. CA C cll r 714: ]_1-6596 .. Switzer, Donna From: Estanislau, Robin Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 10:02 PM To: Fikes, Cathy Cc: Switzer, Donna Subject: RE: MyHB-#590569 City Council [44626] Cathy, Please insert this response to the inquiry received below: Mr Tonkovich. The agenda coversheet informs the public that speakers are provided a 15-minute window to raise their hand during Public Comments Once the Mayor opens this portion of the meeting representatives in the IT department set a 15-minute timer and notify me when it expires of the last speaker to call PUBLIC COMMENTS: At 6 00 PM individuals wishing to attend the meeting to provide a comment on agendized or non- agendized items may enter Zoom Webinar ID 971 5413 0528 via computer device. or by phone at (669) 900-6833. The Webinar can be accessed here https ,/hurVngtonbeach zoom us/1/97154130528. Attendees utilizing computer devices to request to speak may select the "Raise Hand" feature in the Webinar Controls section Attendees entering the Webinar and requesting to speak by phone can enter •9 to enable the "Raise Hand" feature. followed by the '6 prompt that unmutes their handheld device microphone Once the Mayor opens Public Comments, speakers will be provided a 15-minute window to raise their hands, and will be prompted to speak when the City Clerk announces their name or the last three digits of their phone number Speakers are encouraged but not required to identify themselves by name Each person may have up to 3 minutes to speak, but the Mayor, at her discretion, may reduce the time allowance if warranted by the volume of calls The Public Comment process will only be active during designated portions of the agenda (Public Comments and/or Public Hearing) After a speaker concludes their comment. their microphone will be muted. but they may remain in Webinar attendance for the duration of the meeting I apologize that you were not able to provide your comment verbally, but this written opinion will be included in the record for Item#19 Robin Estanislau City Clerk From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 8:48 PM To: Agenda Alerts<AgendaAlerts@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: FW: MyHB-#590569 City Council [44626] From: MyHB<reply@mycivicapps.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 7:28 PM To:Jun, Catherine<catherine.iun@surfcity-hb.orp>; Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org>; Frakes, Sandie <Sandie.Frakes@surfcity-hb.orQ> Subject: MyHB-#590569 City Council [44626] MyHB New Report Submitted - #590569 1 Status new Work Order #590569 Issue Type City Council Subtype All Council Members Notes I called in per instructions on tv and was in line. I was cut off, not allowed to speak. I am for 19 and do not appreciate being able to express my families feeling Open Dashboard Reporter Name Mark Tonkovich Email Marktonko(d)gmail.com Phone 714.519.9555 Report Submitted APR 19, 2021 -7:27 PM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please do not change subject line when responding. 2