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File #: 22-076 MEETING DATE: 2/1/2022
Re-scope of Huntington and Talbert Channels Effort
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HUNTINGTON AND TALBERT
CHANNELS UPDATE
PRESENTED BY: SEAN CRUMBY
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
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OVERVIEW I �
o Potential to open banks of the Funding
Huntington and Talbert Channels to the o $200,000 FY 2021 /22 Capital
public Improvement Program Local
o Presently used as Maintenance Access Funds
Roads by the Orange County Flood o $300,000 American Rescue Plan
Control District (OCFCD) Act
o Potential to connect neighborhood
destinations
SURVEY !!=
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o Retained KOA Consulting July 2020 ($45,000 contract)
o Released December 13, 2021
o Open-ended online survey
o Did not include proposal for a project
Feedback received through online surveys, e-mails, and on social media
leads staff to reconsider the concept to a more narrow scope beyond
residential neighborhoods.
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Next Steps
o Close survey and halt development of Trails to the Sea concept
o Close contract with Outreach/Transportation firm (KOA Consulting)
o Redirect efforts with remaining budget toward mobility improvements
(improved sidewalks and bicycle lanes) on parallel arterial streets
• Newland Street
• Magnolia Street
• Bushard Street
RESIDENT FEEDBACK !!=
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Feedback on Survey
o Survey is biased toward promoting the project
o Survey is deceptive
o Survey hides impact to adjacent properties
o Survey did not start with direct mailers to adjacent properties
o Concern that false surveys will be submitted by advocates
Feedback on Trails to the Sea concept
o Privacy compromised for adjacent properties
o Security concerns
o Noise & trash
o Environmental concerns about Wetlands
o Crossings at arterials
Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent Friday, January 28, 2022 12:26 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject FW: Trails to the Sea Little Things
From: Becky Weinthal<beckyweinthal@gmail.com>
Sent:Thursday,January 27, 2022 11:14 AM
To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org>
Subject:Trails to the Sea Little Things
Most of life is a series of little things. Today I was putting our cats in the backyard for their breakfast and a white service
truck went by on the canal road. They were frightened and immediately they hid. The truck was about 15 from their dish
as it rumbled past. I could clearly see the driver and he could certainly see me.Now I need to find them, put away their
food from the ants...and hope they eat later.
Trails to the Sea would be a dreadful series of big and little things. Be honest,you wouldn't want it 15' from your back
door. Stop this project.
Regards, Becky Weinthal
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Sent: Friday, January 28, 2022 1:29 PM
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From: tayandlefty,(a,verizon.net 4gend8 Item No.: 3,1,2Z
Date: January 27, 2022 at 8:55:57 PM PST
To: "Bolton, Rhonda" <Rhonda.Bolton a,surfcity-hb.orc>
Subject: Proposed "Trail' Project on the Counh of Orange Owned Talbert Flood Control
Channel
Reply-To: tapandleftygverizon.net
Dear Councilmember Bolton,
I have received information about a proposed project under consideration by the City of Huntington
Beach. It's name I am not certain, but is something like Trails to the Sea...
I am writing to you, our elected City Councilmember, to tell you of my extreme opposition to this proposed
project and requesting that you vote to STOP this proposed project from moving forward in any way
I have been a Huntington Beach resident for approx 45 years, and have lived in a location adjacent to the
Talbert Flood Control Channel for the same number of years
To hear that someone has proposed opening up this County of Orange owned property to the public is
absurd
There are too many reasons why this is an absurd idea to indicate here. so I will just identify a few
1 Negative impact and harm to the Flood Control Channel ecosystems and the Huntington Beach
Wetlands ecosystems if a "Trail" is created along the Flood Control Channel The "Public" would
introduce trash and harmful runoff to these ecosystems if they were opened for access
2 Negative impact to local neighborhoods and local schools due to "open" access to the Flood Control
Channel. Transient. 'unhoused" persons. as well as others. would travel and "populate" these trails.
bringing unsafe conditions to schools (Eader Elementary. Edison High School and Sowers Middle School
to name a few) and very likely an increase in crime to local neighborhoods adjacent to the Flood Control
Channel.
3 Safety and Liability If a "Trail" were created along the Flood Control Channel there would be great
risk to the "Public" (i a someone (a child?) falling into the Channel - as dumb as that sounds ) and
extreme liability to some entity (or entities) (for example The County of Orange Flood Control
District? The City of Huntington Beach? Others?) Any and all with "deep pockets" would be named in
lawsuits
Councilmember Bolton I ask that you use your brain's powerful reasoning skills and also your common
sense to STOP this proposed project from moving forward
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The money that would be spent on this proposed project should be directed to better causes and needs
within the City.
Sincerely,
Todd Powley
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From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2022 1:53 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Talbert Bike Trail proposal
From: Mike Stovall <stov1800go1d@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2022 10:22 AM
To: Crumby, Sean <sean.crumby@surfcity-hb.org>; Stachelski, Bob<bstachelski@surfcity-hb.org>; Nguyen, John
<John.Nguyen@surfcity-hb.org>; CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org>
Subject: Re: Talbert Bike Trail proposal
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On Jan 3, 2022, at 2:42 PM, Mike Stovall <stov I800Iroldr yahoo.com> wrote:
To Whom It May
Concern,
I have lived at my current residence for over 40 years, I backup to the Talbert channel at Indianapolis. I picked this
location for many reasons, l" Privacy, beautiful sunsets and seeing all the wildlife that uses the channel has a Flyway
to the Huntington Beach wetlands. With that said two of our bedrooms are just 14' from the channel wall and
Family room 5' from channel wall. We with our children and grandchildren enjoy hours of privacy in our pool. I'm
not alone as at less 85 other homeowners on this channel have pools with private backyards. So, by even considering
this proposal you have taken the most important reason for buying at this location away (PRIVACY)!!!!
I received the information of this proposal from my neighbor(not from the cite where it should have come from)
about your plan to turn this service road into a bike path who knows what it will become,only 5' from the back of
our homes. When I went through the proper channels to do our remodel, we had many hoops to jump through. We
had informed all neighbors within 300' around us about our project and on the other side of this channel,we paid
additional fees, as well as giving a date and time for all public hearing so if anyone was opposed to this,they had
their opportunity to be heard.None of this has been done, which bring this up, why?? Big SS Has ANYONE
thought of how this will impact our neighborhoods? I think not.
Given our homeless problem here in our city this will just encourage more homeless encampments, more criminal
activity and will allow anyone to stand and peer into our private backyards Penal Code 647. We were robbed and
lost thousands of dollars in valuables before this channel was widened and the service road was put in. This idea
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now will make the access and getaway much easier. My guess is there isn't one person that are kicking this hair
brain idea around that actually lives on the channel? Again. I think not!
1 have many concerns:
The cost of this project?
The environmental impact, on over 90 species of waterfowl. Pollution flowing into the wetlands and our ocean.
The Fiscal impact, to keep paths safe, clean.The adding of stop lights at ever crossing.
The liability, which will fall on our city.
How will this impact out Police and Fire departments when called for the homeless. Penal Code 647 People staring
into our backyards Peeping Toms etc.
1 think our tax moneys would be better used by fixing our roads. It is embarrassing that you have let them get this
bad. Example Adams between Lake and Main, and there are many more as you know.
Mike
Stovall 203
81 Mooncrest
Cr. Huntington
Beach. Ca 92646
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Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2022 2:05 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Trail to the sea project
From: Lee Anderson <Anderson@softblend.com>
Sent:Tuesday, January 25, 2022 2:32 PM
To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org>
Subject:Trail to the sea project
Hi,
I would like to voice my opposition to the conversion of the access road behind my home for the reasons that I am sure
you have heard from others.
There should be some other good uses for the money.
Thank you for your attention,
Lee Anderson
20391 Mooncrest Cir
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
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Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2022 1:43 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: The Path Proposal
From: Gary Tarkington <garvtarkinatonComsn.com>
Sent: Monday,January 24, 2022 8:56 AM
To:CITY COUNCIL<citv.coundI(@suricity-hb.org>
Subject:The Path Proposal
Importance: High
Rather than focusing on the downsides to the residents in the area, which is a rather small finite group. I
encourage you and everyone to focus on the paths already in existence, and the huge costs of this proposed
project in terms of environmental feasibility, creating a path and then all the maintenance and security costs. If
the city council members see what a liability it would actually be, they'll gladly ditch it. If it's about trying to
secure their favoritism for the residents of the area, they may cling to the concept. Tell them some (much more
worthy) uses of the money they'll save by not moving forward with the project. (Bad enough they already
wasted money on it at all.)
Huntington Beach City Council,
This is in regards to the proposed 'path"you have proposed. This is an awful idea on many levels. For right
now 1 will concentrate on a very specific one. This is the outlandish cost of such an undertaking. There is
environmental feasibility, the creation ofa path and it's cost, AND the upkeep/patrolling. This could be a huge
LIBALITYfor Huntington Beach!
This is a horrible idea on so many levels and should be discarded now.
Thank you.
Ann Tarkington
Huntington Beach
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Switzer, Donna
From: KC Fockler <kcsurfhb@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2022 7:08 PM
To: Delgleize, Barbara; Carr, Kim: Peterson, Erik; Bolton, Rhonda: Posey, Mike; Moser,
Natalie; Kalmick, Dan
Cc: Joyce, Sean: Dills. Ken, supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org; CITY COUNCIL
Subject: Open Public Comment- Item 8
Dear Mayor Delgleize and Council-members,
I noticed that the Survey for the Trails to the Sea project is on hold. Well let me say that I believe this is NOT a viable
right of way for people seeking trails or walkways to in which to recreate.
Not only are they an attractive nuisance for teens and such (who wouldn't want to dare some to go swimming there),
but the trail location is abuts homes up and down the trail. Most of the trails would be above the backyards of the
connecting homeowner's property, thus allowing people easy access to look "DOWN" on the people who are trying to
relax in their own backyards. NO PRIVACY AT ALL.
And crime. Many of the homes have chain linked fences so they can enjoy the views they purchased. Some have block
walls. To insure privacy, is the city going to build walls for anyone who wants one?The chain link fences offer up easy
access to people's backyards so that those who want to perpetrate a crime can easily do so. Why open up this flood-gate
of an idea?
This idea, which on the surface sounds like fun to many, has too many obstacles to overcome, not to mention getting
the approval from O.C. Flood Control and the County of Orange who operate the channels. The idea of attractive
nuisance, lost views, decrease in property values, crime, privacy, fighting the county and building block walls seems to
be to much to overcome. So please do not proceed with this "Travesty" to the Sea.
Thank you everyone for your time.
Sincerely,
KC Fockler
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From: Steven C Shepherd Architect <steve@shepherdarchitects.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 9:38 AM
To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org
Cc: Crumby, Sean
Subject: AGENDA ITEM #8 - RE-SCOPING OF CHANNEL PROJECT
Attachments: 220131 - ACTIVE TRANSIT FOR SEHB - DIAGRAMS.pdf
SAFE PED/BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE IS NEEDED
I was an early supporter of the concept put forth by the HB Trails to the Sea project. Providing a new protected multi-use
path running roughly through the middle of our community would have helped to provide safer routes to schools, parks,
and our coastline for thousands of residents.
I have engaged with my neighbors who oppose the HB Trails to the Sea project, and I understand and empathize with
their concerns. However, acknowledging these concerns does not diminish the needs this project sought to address.
In southeast Huntington Beach there is a distinct and undeniable need for better pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.
In our small corner of Huntington Beach, an area of less than S square miles, our community has 11 K-12 schools, two
major Little League complexes, countless public parks, and a large senior living community with more than 2,000
residents. In addition, our little corner of HB provides a primary point of access to our local beaches and wetlands for HB
residents and tourists alike.
Why do I mention these specific statistics? Because all these residents, the school children, the seniors, the Little League
baseball players, the beachgoers, and the wetlands bird watchers all primarily walk or bike through our community.The
local school children and seniors living in southeast Huntington Beach alone number well over 10,000 residents.
Clearly, southeast Huntington Beach and the entire HB community desperately need safe pedestrian and bicycle
infrastructure. So, if we are to end the HB Trails to the Sea project and redirect our efforts, so be it. However, we must
then commit to implementing alternatives that provide equal access and safety for pedestrians and cyclists in our public
rights-of-way.
In redirecting our efforts, we must resolve to never forget the need we initially sought to address.
Steve Shepherd
Huntington Beach 92646
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Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:55 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Proposed "Trail" Project on the County of Orange Owned Talbert Flood Control
Channel
From: tapandlefty(a,verizon.net SUPPLEMENTAL
Date: January 27. 2022 at 8:55:57 PM PST COMMUNICATION
To: "Bolton, Rhonda" <Rhonda.Bolt_rm asurlcity-hh.org,> J /I /2Z
Subject: Proposed "Trail' Project on the ('ounty of Orange OwnVAOU16M Flood C.oIItro1 Channel
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Agenda Item No.:
Dear Councilmember Bolton
I have received information about a proposed project under consideration by the City of Huntington
Beach It's name I am not certain, but is something like Trails to the Sea
I am writing to you our elected City Councilmember, to tell you of my extreme opposition to this proposed
project and requesting that you vote to STOP this proposed project from moving forward in any way
I have been a Huntington Beach resident for approx 45 years and have lived in a location adjacent to the
Talbert Flood Control Channel for the same number of years
To hear that someone has proposed opening up this County of Orange owned property to the public is
absurd
There are too many reasons why this is an absurd idea to indicate here so I will just identify a few
1 Negative impact and harm to the Flood Control Channel ecosystems and the Huntington Beach
Wetlands ecosystems if a "Trail" is created along the Flood Control Channel The "Public" would
introduce trash and harmful runoff to these ecosystems if they were opened for access
2 Negative impact to local neighborhoods and local schools due to "open" access to the Flood Control
Channel Transient. "unhoused" persons as well as others, would travel and "populate" these trails.
bringing unsafe conditions to schools (Eader Elementary Edison High School and Sowers Middle School
to name a few) and very likely an increase in crime to local neighborhoods adjacent to the Flood Control
Channel
3 Safety and Liability If a "Trail' were created along the Flood Control Channel there would be great
risk to the "Public" (i e someone (a child?) falling into the Channel - as dumb as that sounds ) and
extreme liability to some entity (or entities) (for example The County of Orange Flood Control
District? The City of Huntington Beach? Others?) Any and all with "deep pockets" would be named in
lawsuits
Councilmember Bolton I ask that you use your brain's powerful reasoning skills and also your common
sense to STOP this proposed project from moving forward.
The money that would be spent on this proposed project should be directed to better causes and needs
within the City
Sincerely.
t
Todd Powley
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Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:56 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Trails by the sea
From: hbcitizen@yahoo.com<hbcitizen@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday,January 31, 2022 7:21 PM
To: bobminhb@yahoo.com; kirkseydavid@netscape.net; Frakes, Sandie <Sandie.Frakes@surfcity-hb.org>; Stachelski,
Bob<bstachelski@surfcity-hb.org>; Nguyen,John<John.Nguyen @surfcity-hb.org>; Carr, Kim <Kim.Carr@surfcity-
hb.org>; Delgleize, Barbara<Barbara.Delgleize@surfcity-hb.org>; Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org>;Jun, Catherine
<catherine.jun@surfciity-hb.org>; Kalmick, Dan<Dan.Kalmick@surfcity-hb.org>; Moser, Natalie
<Natalie.Moser@surfcity-hb.org>; Peterson, Erik<Erik.Peterson@surfcity-hb.org>; Posey, Mike<Mike.Posey@surfcity-
hb.org>;Crumby,Sean<sean.crumby@surfcity-hb.org>
Subject:Trails by the sea
To whom this concerns
The Trails by the Sea project is of great concern for many neighbors.
We have heard that the project is changing, rerouting or that the project might be coming to an end.
If this is true, then a great many citizen's in HB will be relieved. The continued viability of the wetlands and the
safety of the seniors, the kids and the general residences surrounding the vicinity, has been our common goal.
Our continued concern is about future ambitions in regards to these channels and service roads.
My own neighborhood worked diligently for many years on the 19th street bridge project, and at the end,
successfully had the bridge removed from the master plan (for good).
We would all like to see something similar in regards to the storm water channels and access roads.
While we do understand these roads and channels are owned by the county, and only the county can rezone, we
hope the council (and all those in NB involved with the trail project) will remove these areas from further
consideration in regards to any future public use. Certainly the county wouldn't want the liability of having the
general public next to the storm channels anyway.
>Access for service roads and emergency vehicles only
>Not open for public use
>Channel gates to remain locked at all times
>Maintain all buffers around the wetlands for habitat and species survival
This way (5 years down the line)we don't find ourselves back here again, trying to protect the wetlands and the
surrounding community.
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From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:59 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Talbert Flood Channel
Attachments: IMG 5670.PNG
From: PamHam <samikaji@aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2022 8:31 AM
To: Nguyen, John <John.Nguyen@surfcity-hb.org>; Delgleize, Barbara <Barbara.Delgleize@surfcity-hb.org>; Crumby,
Sean <sean.crumby@surfcity-hb.org>; CITY COUNCIL <city.council@surfcity-hb.org>
Subject: Talbert Flood Channel
Subject Talbert Flood Channel
Look at this photo! If this were your home, ask yourself, would you want public access here? 10 feet from your dining
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Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:54 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: Trails to the Sea reply to resident inquiry
From: Bob Mark<bobminhb@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2022 9:15 PM
To: Joyce, Sean <Sean.Jovice@surfcity-hb.org>
Cc: Crumby,Sean <sean.crumby@surfcity-hb.org>; Delgleize, Barbara <Barbara.Delgleize@surfcity-hb.org>; Carr, Kim
<Kim.Carr@surfcity-hb.org>; Moser, Natalie<Natalie.Moser@surfcity-hb.org>; Peterson, Erik<Erik.Peterson@surfo -
hb.org>; Bolton, Rhonda <Rhonda.Bolton@surfcity-hb.org>; Posey, Mike<Mike.Posev@surfcity-hb.org>; Kalmick, Dan
<Dan,Kalm ick@surfcity-hb.org>
Subject:Trails to the Sea
Dear Mr. Joyce,
My name is Bob Mark I have been organizing a large group of homeowners along the Talbert and
Huntington Beach channels. We also have people in our group who do not live along the channels
We are all against the Trails to the Sea project for many reasons Our most pressing concerns are for
the Wetlands. Cost of the project. and the probability of crime to homes along the channels
I attended the SEHB meeting on Tuesday At that meeting. Sean Crumby said that the project would
not include any roads along the Talbert channel. This is good news to all of us However. Sean did
not mention the Huntington Beach channel or the Wetlands
It appears that the project has been handed over to the city managers office (according to the agenda
for the Feb 1st meeting). Agenda Item #8 says "Re-scope of Huntington and Talbert Channels
Effort". I assume that this refers to the Trails to the Sea project.
We don't exactly know what "Rescope" means. If it means revising the project, we have some
concerns.
We would like to be assured that there will be no use of any of the roads along either the Talbert or
HB channels, or any roads that run along the Wetlands. These three items have been the focus of our
opposition to the project.
We are anxious to hear the new Rescope information at the Feb 1 st meeting
We all sincerely hope that these three items will be honored in the new proposal.
Regards.
Bob Mark SUPPLEMENTAL
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Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:56 AM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: Agenda Item # 18 22-074 The rates we pick for our Misleading CCA Fraud.
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2022 2:42 PM
To: Agenda Alerts<AgendaAlerts@surfcity-hb.org>
Subject: FW: Agenda Item # 18 22-074 The rates we pick for our Misleading CCA Fraud.
From: larry mcneely<Imwater@yahoo.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2022 1:42 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org>
Subject: Agenda Item # 18 22-074 The rates we pick for our Misleading CCA Fraud.
Michael Posey came before our city council and claimed that by our joining the CCA our community would receive energy
discounts of up to 9% Our City even paid $25,000 to a consultant to verity this'7 Can we ask for a refund? Now that we
can see their plan there will be NO DISCOUNTS what we will get is a Price Increase Regardless of what plan this
council chooses we will receive the same energy mix as all the surrounding cities and who will pay less Our State passed
SB43 that formed a choice for a mix of green energy tiers and is currently available without the extra cost of this
overlapping CCA fraud, which only adds costs of overhead and staff between the supplier and the end-user As
Technology exists today we cannot separate what power or portion of that power is delivered to our community. There are
no Magic filters that can separate the power on our energy grid to allow us 100% or any portion of power beyond the
States Mandates of what portion SCE is required to provide We are currently using all the green energy being produced
And then there will be the Fantasy that by our city going 100% or any portion of green energy it will inspire the
advancement of Green Energy) The Only Thing that inspires Investments and Expansions is Profits and as this
technology is improved and cheaper storage advances have improved the price of this energy source will go down Lies
and Misinformation will never drive our green energy goals I am a firm believer in the advancements of Carbon-Free
Power but I will not be Deceived or Lied To by those who will only profit off these Fake CCA claims
While I understand this council will ignore these realities. and will likely vote to continue this Fraud because they were
Duped by Michael Posey with the discounts, and will continue this Fraud and Deception for their Green Energy Political
Goals. The Truth will always overcome the Lies and Deceptions and your votes will only prove your ignorance while we
pay more for the same power mix
Oh and what happened to what Barbara Delgleize claimed that at the next city council meeting she would introduce an
H-Item to dissolve the 'Trails to the Ocean' initiative because of all the negative input by the people who live on these
channels'?
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Switzer, Donna
From: Lisa Swanson <lisainlb@ymail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 12:24 PM
To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org
Subject: Feb 1 mtg agenda items 18 and 8
Dear Mayor and City Council Representatives, thank you for your service to our community and the
opportunity to comment on the above listed agenda items. I am 12yr resident of Southeast Huntington Beach
and a proud environmental activist and bike rider.
Your decision this evening on Agenda Item 18 will probably be the most critical action that you take this
year to address air pollution and climate change. Choosing a 100%renewable energy default is one of the
quickest, easiest, and most effective ways that a city can reduce emissions and fight the climate crisis.
Huntington Beach took a bold step in joining the Orange County Power Authority, and now we need to support
the OCPA in its mission to source renewable energy at cost effective rates. Save our planet and save money;
what a great opportunity! And the beauty of community choice energy is everyone can make their personal
choice so that no one will be forced to support a 100% renewable energy portfolio.
Regarding Agenda Item 8,1 am very disappointed with the decision to not open the Talbert Channel as a
pedestrian and bike path. In my opinion, this would have been a major improvement in my neighborhood
greatly improving the quality of life of our residents. I appreciate the City's commitment to improve pedestrian
and bike safety and look forward to working with you on alternatives to the Talbert Channel project. Any
improvements to street bike lanes will need to be combined with increased traffic enforcement to reduce the
rampant speeding and running of red lights that has been getting worse every year along Hamilton Ave and
cross streets leading into SE Huntington.
Thanks again for your time and commitment.
Regards,
Lisa Swanson
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