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09/12/2023ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 The meeting of September 12, 2023 was called to order at 3:02 p.m. in the Council Chamber of Anaheim City Hall, located at 200 S. Anaheim Boulevard. The meeting notice, agenda, and related material were duly posted on September 7, 2023. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Ashleigh E. Aitken and Council Members Jose Diaz, Carlos A. Leon, Norma Campos Kurtz, Stephen Faessel, and Natalie Meeks. Mayor Pro Tern Natalie Rubalcava joined during Closed Session. STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Jim Vanderpool, City Attorney Robert Fabela, and City Clerk Theresa Bass ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO CLOSED SESSION: None PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: Sandy Lozeau commented on Item No. 3 requesting City Council support for approval and finalization of the proposed AFSCME labor agreement, noting the bargaining unit has negotiated in good faith. The agreement is pending finalization of four items and she expressed support for completing the agreement and forwarding for the bargaining unit's ratification and future participation in the City's Strategic Planning process. City Clerk Theresa Bass noted that no electronic public comments were received on the Closed Session agenda. CLOSED SESSION: At 3:06 p.m., Mayor Aitken recessed to Closed Session for consideration of the following: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Section 54957 (b) (1) of the California Government Code) Title: City Attorney 2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Subdivision (a) of Section 54957.6 of the California Government Code) Agency Designated Representative: Gretchen R. Beatty, Acting Human Resources Director Name of Employee Organizations: City Attorney 3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Subdivision (a) of Section 54957.6 of the California Government Code) Agency Designated Representative: Gretchen Beatty, Acting Human Resources Director Name of Employee Organizations: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 2002, General Management Unit; AFSCME, Local 2002, Professional/Technical Management Unit; and AFSCME, Local 2002, Confidential Unit 4. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Subdivision (a) of Section 54957.6 of the California Government Code) Agency Designated Representative: Gretchen Beatty, Acting Human Resources Director City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 2 of 26 Name of Employee Organization: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 47 Part -Time Customer Service Employees 5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation — authorization to file amicus curiae brief pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of California Government Code Section 54956.9: One potential case At 5:13 p.m., Mayor Aitken reconvened the Anaheim City Council. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Ashleigh E. Aitken and Council Members Natalie Rubalcava, Jose Diaz, Carlos A. Leon, Norma Campos Kurtz, Stephen Faessel, and Natalie Meeks. INVOCATION: Pastor Moi Navarro, Sandals Church FLAG SALUTE: Council Member Stephen Faessel ACCEPTANCE OF OTHER RECOGNITIONS (To be presented at a later date): Recognizing September 15 — October 15, 2023, as Hispanic Heritage Month Recognizing September 17- 23, 2023, as Constitution Week At 5:17 p.m., Mayor Aitken called to order the Anaheim Housing Authority (in joint session with the City Council). ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA: None PUBLIC COMMENTS fall agenda items, except ,public hearing): Prior to receipt of public comments, City Clerk Theresa Bass provided an outline of procedures for public comments, notice of translation services, and a brief decorum. City Clerk Bass reported that a total of three (3) public comments were received electronically prior to 3:30 p.m. related to City Council agenda items and matters within the jurisdiction of the Anaheim City Council. [A final total of four (4) public comments were received electronically, distributed to the City Council, and made part of the official records]. — See Appendix. Paul Hyek commented on Item No. 10 expressing interest in becoming a lobbyist. Mark Richard Daniels commented on Item No. 10 stating that transparency is needed in the City now more than ever. Bob Donelson commented on Item No. 10 stating there has to be modifications to the ordinance but it also requires enforcement as well as prohibitions against gifts. Keith Mataya commented on Item No. 11 stating he represents Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, that he is in support of Anaheim Community Foundation, and that more mentors are needed. Carol Latham commented on Item No. 11 stating more mentors are needed to complete her organization's mission. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 3 of 26 Jeanine Robbins commented on Item No. 10 stating that residents are the ones who are paying for the City's corrupt actions and requested certain City Council Members to resign. Mike Robbins commented on Item No. 10 requesting the City move forward with agift ban and to establish an ethics committee. Brent Finlay commented on Item No. 11 providing support for the Community Foundation and the work they do in the community. Jordan Barrera commented on Item No. 11 representing Higher Ground Youth and Family Services as well as for the work of the Anaheim Community Foundation. Vern Nelson commented on Item No. 10 stating the lobbyist ordinance is not enforced and it is the responsibility of Council Members and staff to report when they meet with a lobbyist. Victoria Michaels commented on Item Nos. 10 and 11 and requested enhanced provisions in the lobbyist ordinance. Kenneth Batiste commented on Item No. 10 stating that complete transparency is the only concept that will solve the ongoing corruption, as it will expose financial incentives for votes. Phil Aguilar expressed support for upcoming fentanyl use prevention events. Michael Fiore expressed support for upcoming fentanyl use prevention events. Gloria S. Ma'ae commented regarding the deficiencies and errors in the JL Group report and requested any further actions should be delayed until the State auditor completes their report. Len Beckman expressed concerns with State and Federal overreach into City's operations, particularly as related to climate regulations. Denise Barnes expressed concern that the use if mobile devices by prior public officials were not properly investigated as well as the use of cell phones during public meetings by City officials. Bryan Kaye expressed support for suicide awareness and prevention and expressed concern with inappropriate allegations of criminal activity made toward him. Wes Jones provided background on Measure E which provided proceeds to youth groups in Anaheim. He referenced Council Member Faessel's actions for Measure E and the Angels Stadium lease negotiations. Pam Donelson requested that the Council Members do their jobs with integrity and transparency. Cynthia Ward expressed disappointment with Council Member Faessel's actions relating to the corruption investigation. She requested answers regarding alleged misconduct during the Angels Stadium negotiations and called for integrity and constituent representation in government. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 4 of 26 COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS: Council Member Leon shared that the Tech Scholar Program application process has opened for eligible college -bound Anaheim juniors and seniors. The scholarship will help empower students as they prepare for the next step of their education. They will be receiving either a laptop or tablet as well as free wireless internet access. The application is available at htt;Ds://www.anaheim.net/6454/Tech-Scholar and will be open through September 29, 2023. He invited everyone to the Senior Appreciation Resource Fair at Modjeska Park on September 23rd from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Games, health screenings, COVID-19 vaccines, and flu vaccines will be available to the public. He noted that the City Manager's Office will be working with Abrazar, Inc. for transportation services [Council Member Leon repeated his comments in Spanish]. He highlighted the Business Assistance Community Meeting in District 2 and thanked the Economic Development Department for bringing business owners from across District 2 together to speak about City resources, and to discuss issues like public safety and homelessness that are affecting some businesses to see how we can collaborate and work together. He thanked the Cozza Family at Mama Cozza's as well as all the departments that were there for all their efforts. Lastly, he thanked Anaheim Fire and Rescue, Station 2, for the opportunity to attend the September 11th remembrance ceremony. He thanked Mark Lowry from Community Action Partnership of Orange County and all the volunteers who helped organize food boxes. Council Member Kurtz highlighted and shared photographs of La Casa Garcia a family -owned business in District 4. She also highlighted Del Taco located at Harbor Blvd. and Chapman Ave. and noted the restaurant was also a family -owned business in District 4. Del Taco was opened by Richard Thompson in 1977. She shared that Mr. Thompson recently passed away and requested that the meeting adjourn in his memory. Council Member Faessel requested adjourning the City Council meeting in memory of Maria T. Cao, mother of Father Bill Cao at St. Anthony Mary Claret. Council Member Diaz announced the next District 1 and District 2 Neighborhood Services District Community Meeting will be on October 5, 2023 at 7 p.m. at the Brookhurst Community Center. He highlighted and shared photographs of iPHO, a new Vietnamese restaurant at 221 S. Magnolia Avenue. He stated that they serve authentic and affordable Vietnamese food. Council Member Diaz encouraged everyone to support local businesses. Mayor Aitken displayed photographs and thanked United Across Borders for their amazing work in the community and their donations of food boxes, diapers, and senior needs. She stated they are new in the community and thanked them for making an appointment and meeting with her. While at Sunbliss Cafe in Anaheim Hills, she ran into Officer Heffner and thanked him for all he does in the community. She invited everyone to visit Sunbliss Cafe, a family -owned business in District 6. Mayor Aitken was invited to the U.S. Conference of Mayors and thanked San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria for hosting the conference. She stated the conference panel discussions regarding what cities in California as well as across the nation are doing to address homelessness, mental health, and gun violence were informative. Mayor Aitken thanked the Governor's Office and Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday for funding the California Youth Job Corp, a program which provides paid internships to young people working in the community to tackle local issues. They visited the Magnolia Agriscience Community Center, and they received a tour of the farm. They were welcomed by the Magnolia High School band and highlighted the experience. Several non -profits were also able to meet with Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday during a roundtable discussion to discuss some of the needs in Anaheim. Mayor Aitken was invited to attend the Patriot Day celebration at Nohl Canyon Elementary School. She highlighted seeing the students observe Patriot Day honoring veterans and first responders. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 5 of 26 CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE: City Manager Vanderpool noted City staff conducted a District 2 Business Assistance Community Meeting on August 30, 2023. Business stakeholders were provided an overview of business resources, an opportunity to meet various City departments that provide business services, and the opportunity to speak with District 2 Council Member Carlos Leon. He thanked all City departments who had booths and representatives at the meeting. Similar meetings will be held in all other City Council districts in the coming months. He encouraged the public to join the fun at the Anaheim Public Libraries and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. From September 151h to October 151h residents can enjoy special story times, cooking demonstrations, crafts, movies, games, and more. Visit the Library website at www.anaheim.nqt/hisj:;anicherita:-.,ie for more details. City Manager Vanderpool displayed a photograph and shared that in celebration of National Drive Electric Week, Anaheim Public Utilities will be hosting a Community Resource Fair and EV Test Drive on Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Imperial Elementary School. Residents are invited to test drive a variety of electric vehicles and learn about ways to save money on their utility bills, engage with City departments, and enjoy family -friendly activities. Please visit htt;:s://www.anaheim.net/6462/Communit -Resource-Fair-EV-Test-Drive to get more information and to register for this free event. At 6:34 P.M., Mayor Aitken recessed the Anaheim City Council to address the Anaheim Housing Authority agenda and reconvened at 6:37 p.m. CONSENT CALENDAR: At 6:37 p.m., the Consent Calendar was considered with Council Member Kurtz pulling Item No. 5 for separate consideration. MOTION: Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava moved to waive reading of all ordinances and resolutions and adopt the balance of the consent calendar as presented, in accordance with reports, certifications, and recommendations furnished each City Council Member, seconded by Council Member Meeks. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Aitken and Council Members Rubalcava, Diaz, Leon, Kurtz, Faessel, and Meeks); NOES — 0. Motion carried. B105 3. Receive and file minutes of the Public Utilities Board meeting of July 26, 2023 and the Senior Citizen Commission meetings of July 15, 2021, September 16, 2021, November 18, 2021, January 20, 2022, March 17, 2022, and May 19, 2022. D116 4. Approve recognitions recognizing the 60th Anniversary of Cortina's Italian Market and Eatery; Hope House for providing valuable mental health and addiction treatment services; Cambria Hotel employee Gerardo Cejas for his life saving efforts on July 10, 2023; Anaheim Artist William Camargo for being featured in a recent issue of The New Yorker magazine; City of Anaheim's 2023 Employee VIPs; and recognizing September 2023 as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 6 of 26 D180 6. Accept the bid from Preferred Aerial & Crane Technology, Inc., in the amount of $29,890 plus a 20% contingency, to perform crane and hoist inspections and certifications on an as -needed basis for a one year period, with four one-year optional renewals; and authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute the renewal options in accordance with Bid #9712. AGR-14287 7. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Industrial Pro Power Services, in the amount of $594,687, for the E.V. Charger Installation Project (2 Locations: 233 E. Center Street and 1150 N. Kraemer Boulevard); authorize and direct the Director of Public Works to execute the contract and related documents and to take the necessary actions implement and administer the contract; determine that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Class 1, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. 8. Approve a License Agreement with Golf Fore Life Skills, dba The First Tee of Orange County, AGR-14288 to provide educational programs at the Dad Miller Golf Course for a five year term, with five one-year optional renewals, which may be terminated at any time by either party by giving a 60-day written notice; and authorize the Director of Community Services, or designee, to execute the agreement and to take the necessary actions to implement and administer the agreement. AGR-14289 9. Approve agreement with Locality Media, Inc., dba First Due, in a total contract amount not to exceed $594,058 plus a not -to -exceed 10% contingency in the amount of $59,405, to provide a fire records management system for a term of three years, with two one-year optional renewals; and authorize the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute the agreement and future amendments to the agreement, subject to the Office of the City Attorney making non - substantive changes. BUSINESS CALENDAR: 5. Accept the bids from Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc. and Landscape West D180 Management Services, Inc., in a combined amount of $1,028,520 plus a 15% contingency, to provide landscape maintenance services to the west and southwest area parks for a one year period, with four one-year optional renewals; and authorize the Purchasing Agent to exercise the renewal options in accordance with Bid# 9706. DISCUSSION: Council Member Kurtz inquired as to the definition of what the City considered the west and southwest parts of the City. Director of Community Services Sjany Larson -Cash explained that the "west and southwest" parts of the City cross over a few different districts and include in the west Brookhurst, Hansen, John Marshall, and Maxwell parks, and in the southwest Barton, Ross, Chaparral, Circle, Palm Lane, and Ponderosa parks. MOTION: Council Member Kurtz moved to accept the bids from Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc. and Landscape West Management Services, Inc., in a combined amount of $1,028,520 plus a 15% contingency, to provide landscape maintenance services to the west and southwest area parks for a one year period, with four one-year optional renewals; and authorize the Purchasing Agent to City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 7 of 26 exercise the renewal options in accordance with Bid# 9706, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Aitken and Council Members Rubalcava, Diaz, Leon, Kurtz, Faessel, and Meeks); NOES — 0. Motion carried. D112 10. Discuss and provide direction to staff on (1) potential modifications to the lobbyist provisions of the Anaheim's Sunshine Ordinance, and (2) the publication of Council and City Manager calendars. City Attorney Fabela reported that at their August 29, 2023 meeting, the City Council approved a priority list of reforms stemming from the recommendations in the JL Group investigative report and a calendar of when these items were to be brought forward for City Council discussion and action. The City's lobbying policy was calendared for this meeting, as well as a discussion of the possibility of bringing back a policy to publish the calendars of the City Council and the City Manager's Office. He introduced Chief Assistant City Attorney Kristin Pelletier and Craig Steele from Richard Watson and Gershon. City Attorney Fabela provided a background of Mr. Steele's professional experience including representing public agencies for over 30 years and his tenure as City Attorney for two cities. Mr. Steele specializes in public ethics, transparency, elections, and advocacy law and also served as a law clerk for the then -newly formed city of Los Angeles Ethics Commission. He frequently advises public agency clients on the rules regarding advocacy and lobbying and has written on those and other topics for Western Cities magazine, and the California Special Districts Association magazine. Chief Assistant City Attorney Kristen Pelletier briefly summarized the City's current lobbying ordinance, noting it contained multiple provisions, only one of which was the lobbyist provisions. She noted it also addressed the process of Public Records Act requests and transparency on construction projects. She explained lobbyist are required to register if engaged in any lobbying activity in the City within 15 days of such activities and file quarterly reports describing lobbying activity including reporting who the lobbyist met or spoke with, description of the project, and list of clients. She added the City Clerk files an annual report that summarizes all of the lobbying activity based on those reports. Chief Assistant City Attorney Pelletier noted the penalty for inadvertent violations is a fine. In 2022, the ordinance was amended to provide that if somebody knowingly and willingly violates its provisions, including by not registering or not filing their report, or if a lobbyist has money pass through accounts of people who are not registered lobbyists in order to lobby Council Members or high-level decision -makers, it would be a criminal penalty. Chief Assistant City Attorney Pelletier further reported as to the definition of lobbyist included in the current ordinance. She stated lobbying, as defined, is any activity designed to influence city administrative, or other actions. A lobbyist, as defined, is an individual who is paid $500 or more a month to influence governmental action. She noted standard exemptions in the current version of the ordinance. City Attorney Fabela reported that the City Council requested staff to compare other cities or cities throughout California that enacted lobbyist ordinances, many do not and are not required to be in any particular city's municipal code. Staff was asked to look at the Sacramento, Oakland and San Diego lobbyist ordinances as a way to start the discussion. City Attorney Fabela noted key takeaways of these other cities are types of lobbyists, that go beyond what Anaheim defines as a lobbyist, and that other cities have attempted to regulate. All cities reviewed, including Anaheim, do regulate contract lobbyists, which are lobbyists that work either independently, or at a firm that is paid to advocate some legislative or administrative action on behalf of a third party. Some cities regulate in-house lobbyists, which are individuals who work in-house at a company, whose primary responsibilities are to reach out to governments and advocate for some sort of legislative or administrative change. Some cities regulate expenditure lobbyists, which is a specific specialized type of lobbyist as defined those who pay a certain amount of money per year to communicate with the public to contact their Council person to advocate for certain change. Additionally, some cities prevent anyone who qualifies City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 8 of 26 as a lobbyist from engaging in certain activities and Anaheim currently does not have these prohibitions. Prohibited actions include attempting to deceive city officials or employees, causing government action for creating future lobbyist business, and representing that they control votes and making gifts of certain amounts to City Council Members. City Attorney Fabela concluded his report by stating the City has more stringent enforcement actions due to the changes that were made last year. It further criminalizes knowing and willful violations of certain actions taken or certain actions required under the City's municipal code. He added every other ordinance reviewed also makes it a misdemeanor to generally violate the ordinances. He explained there was a provision in another city's ordinance where the city attorney is given the authority to seek injunctive relief against lobbyists to enjoin violations. He noted at least two of the cities reviewed had ethics commissions that have some ability to investigate, and administratively enforce certain provisions. He mentioned those provisions do not exist in Anaheim's current ordinance. Other differences include fees, the definition of lobbyists, and monetary thresholds. DISCUSSION: In response to Council Member Diaz, Mr. Steele provided information on how other cities established an ethics commission. City Attorney Fabela added the City Council has the right to establish Commissions without a Charter amendment, however, a Charter amendment could be placed before the voters to establish such specific commissions, and if adopted, could only be changed by a vote of the electorate. Council Member Diaz expressed there may be an inherent conflict of interest if the Council Members appointed individuals to a commission or other oversight body. Council Member Leon stated his interest was to explore creating systems, processes, structures, ordinances, and accountability measures, that allow for the public to have a better understanding of who has access to Council Members and high-level City staff decision -makers. In response to an inquiry from Council Member Leon, City Clerk Bass reported within the last reporting calendar year, three lobbying firms were assessed the late filing fee ($50.00) for not meeting the filing deadline. City Clerk Bass compared the City's late fee to the fees set by the cities of Sacramento and San Diego. The City currently has 12 firms active with 19 lobbyists currently registered. City Clerk Bass provided the City's website Anaheim.net/lobbyist to view information on those who were previously active, but no longer have a client with the City, lobbyist quarterly reports, and annual reports. In response to the inquiry from Council Member Leon, Chief Assistant City Attorney Pelletier reported that in-house employees were originally exempted from reporting under the current lobbying ordinance to start the program incrementally and then build necessary elements into the ordinance, as needed over time. In response to an inquiry from Council Member Leon, Mr. Steele reported that the City may want to establish the level of employee which would be required to report meetings and other interactions with external parties and entities to ensure that the reporting requirement was not needlessly interfering with regular and normal day-to-day- administration of City business transactions. In response to Council Member Leon, Chief Assistant City Attorney Pelletier confirmed that Commissions which serve in a quasi-adjudicatory capacity, disclosure of ex-parte communications is appropriate and required. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 9 of 26 In response to Council Member Meeks' inquiry concerning the exemptions from the lobbyist ordinance for certain professions, Mr. Steele, City Attorney Fabela, and Chief Assistant City Attorney Pellitier stated that pursuant to a California Supreme Court case and California State law, cities are prohibited from regulating the activities of certain professions that are regulated by the State of California, such as attorneys, architects and engineers. However, if any individuals who are in those professions are acting in the capacity of a lobbyist, then they would have to register under the City's lobbying ordinance. Council Member Meeks stated one of her objectives is to avoid drafting a policy that would prevent anyone from exercising their rights to talk to the Council and petition their government. She supported making Council Member calendars available for public transparency. Council Member Kurtz requested further exploration of the various types of lobbyists that should be included in an enhanced ordinance, including business, in-house, organization, and non-profit organizations and ensuring that any enhancements do not restrict the ongoing business of the City. She also requested consistency and uniformity with the way that Council Members make their calendars public. In response to Council Member Faessel, City Attorney Fabela stated that the updated lobbying ordinance would be more thorough, including definitions for the various types of lobbyists and lobbying activities. Council Member Faessel suggested an online form or document for the purpose of ease of reporting. Mr. Steele stated that consistency is important so that City Council Members agree with what is to be disclosed, what information is in the disclosure, and when it is going to happen. Mayor Aitken suggested categorizing the definition of a lobbyist, enforcement for violations, and reviewing technical items related to fees. She suggested expanding the definition to include organizational lobbyists and applicability to unions. Mr. Steele cautioned against any enhancements to the existing lobbying ordinance which would impact an individual's rights to speak or petition their government and further cautioned against enacting provisions that would appear to be of political or discriminatory reasons rather than constitutional reasons. Mr. Steele affirmed that more robust definitions of lobbying activities could assist the City in addressing certain concerns regarding which entities would have to report. City Attorney Fabela provided details concerning exemptions from lobbying reporting requirements in the sample ordinances presented from other agencies, concerning meetings with labor unions or engaging in collective bargaining processes regarding terms of a future Memorandum of Understanding; they do not amount to lobbying activity. He noted other types of interactions with labor unions, such as those that seek to influence City policy, would not be exempted. Mayor Aitken expressed a need for an enforcement mechanism with regard to the lobbying ordinance, including empowering the City Attorney's Office, to address failure to report. Chief Assistant City Attorney Pelletier stated a distinction is drawn in the current lobbying ordinance, in part because the City cannot impose criminal penalties without intent, and suggested there needs to be a review and investigatory arm, and also consideration of increasing the daily fines, with a cap. Mayor Aitken expressed that there was a sense of frustration mentioned at previous meetings over the lack of enforcement or prosecutorial mechanisms for violations of the lobbying ordinance. City Attorney Fabela confirmed that staff can explore various mechanisms, including methods by which City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 10 of 26 the City Attorney's Office, or some future Ethics Commission, or similar entity which has investigatory or auditing functions related to potential violations of the lobbying ordinance. In response to Mayor Aitken, City Clerk Theresa Bass confirmed the current lobbyist registration fee of $100 is one-time only. She confirmed once lobbyists register their only obligations are their quarterly reports. Mayor Aitken suggested an annual registration fee for lobbyists and exploration of an annual rate that would encourage compliance and enforcement of the ordinance provisions. Council Member Meeks discussed the various forms of interactions she has as a regular part of her duties as an elected official and suggested that some form of "checks and balances" should be instituted, to ensure that lobbyists and elected and appointed officials are reporting similar information. Chief Assistant City Attorney Pelletier confirmed that significant guidance would have to be involved, in addition to respecting the deliberative process provisions, in developing standardized reporting forms, as opposed to posting calendars after the fact. Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava suggested increasing penalties for noncompliance and supported a proposed annual registration fee, not to deter registration, but to act as a reminder of the reporting requirements. She suggested adding definitions of lobbying activities and lobbyists to the proposed ordinance amendment, to cover circumstances and entities such as, but not limited to, owners of consulting firms and labor unions. Council Member Leon suggested broadening the definitions within the current lobbying ordinance to include anyone with a financial vested interest in a decision, regardless of the category of lobbyist, must register and report. City Attorney Fabela noted that a requirement to have anybody with a financial interest in any legislative action register as a lobbyist may be overly broad and unprecedented and may raise First Amendment concerns. The current Levine Act requires a Council Member to recuse themselves from decision -making if they have received campaign contributions above $250 from those with business before the City Council. He confirmed Council Member Leon; 's input reflected an interest in broadening the lobbying ordinance to include definitions or requirements for the various types of lobbyists, including organization or in-house lobbyists. Council Member Leon suggested that existing State and Federal laws concerning reporting of lobbying activities formulate the basic structure of any new enhanced requirements of the lobbying ordinance, the creation of an easy -to -use form and format for reporting, as well as extending reporting requirements to City Department Directors and other such appointed officials involved in the high-level business of the City. Council Member Diaz strongly suggested that careful consideration be taken before any new provisions are implemented to ensure that the City and City staff are not unnecessarily restricted or fearful in performing or in the conduct of its ongoing business. Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava requested the addition of a training component to ensure that lobbyists understand the purpose and requirements of the lobbying ordinance, similar to the state -mandated ethics training requirements. Mayor Aitken concurred that the process for reporting meetings and publishing calendars should be uniform and consistent for elected and appointed officials to ensure trust and transparency. Mayor Aitken supported a system that encourages compliance, also noting that most lobbyists are aware of how to fill out reporting forms and filings. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 11 of 26 With regard to reporting lobbyists and potentially other types of meetings and publishing calendars of elected and appointed officials, Council Member Leon suggested the process be made simple, transparent, and easy to understand by members of the public. Council Member Meeks concurred with Council Member Leon's comments. Mr. Steele and Chief Assistant City Attorney Pelletier confirmed that it was important for the City to include some thresholds with regard to the definition of lobbyists and lobbying activities to ensure that there was transparency and uniformity with regard to reporting and other provisions. In response to Mayor Aitken, Mr. Steele estimated the state threshold of 20-25%. Council Member Meeks, Council Member Kurtz, Mayor Aitken, and Council Member Leon requested additional clarification concerning the various types of interactions that regularly occur with elected and appointed officials, City staff, and external entities as part of the recurring work of the City and normal interactions with the business community and residents, to more accurately include definitions that would not restrict the City in the deliberative process, normal business interactions, and other regular administrative work, while also strengthening public transparency and trust as related to lobbying activities. In response to Council Member Leon, Chief Assistant City Attorney Pelletier advised establishing a threshold to allow certainty of qualifications as an in-house lobbyist. Council Member Faessel wanted to ensure that any new provisions do not infringe on rights regarding the deliberative process, which could potentially tie the City's hands with regard to the ongoing business transactions required of the agency as a whole. Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava expressed support for robust definitions of the various types of lobbying, lobbyists, and types of meetings and interactions that could potentially be included in the proposed lobbyist ordinance amendment, including best practices for determining percentage thresholds, elected and appointed officials who conduct meetings with external agencies and entities, and to review how interactions and meeting with labor entities may need to be included. City Attorney Fabela stated that City staff could distill the input received during this discussion from Council Members, research and analyze best practices and instruments from other agencies, and bring an initial draft back to the City Council for review and consideration, given there may be suggestions to revise or edit the draft once presented. He requested some flexibility with return of the proposed draft document if not ready to be presented at the next City Council meeting. Mr. Steele clarified if an individual spends more than 30% of their job duties lobbying city officials at any agency, they would be required to report lobbyist activities. Mr. Steele recommended a robust definition to distinguish legislative action compared to administrative action. City Attorney Fabela suggested staff research other ordinances and propose a policy to the City Council. He did note the City Council may not have a consensus on the proposed policies, however, they may provide corrections and additional input. He requested additional time to prepare a proposed policy. In response to Mayor Aitken's request for input, Council Member Kurtz and Leon expressed support for an annual registration fee for lobbyists. Council Member Kurtz also expressed support for increasing the $50 fine amount. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 12 of 26 Council Member Diaz expressed concerns regarding a proposed annual registration fee, noting it will not necessarily ensure compliance with any new lobbyist requirements and fees should be instituted to cover only the costs of providing government service. Council Member Kurtz suggested the annual fee could cover the costs incurred by City staff, including the City Clerk for services related to the lobbyist reporting requirements. Mayor Aitken requested the City Clerk to develop options concerning an annual registration fee for lobbyists, potentially to recover costs related to keeping up with internal requirements related to the current lobbying ordinance and any future enhancements. She requested the City Attorney move forward with research and provide options concerning the feedback received from the City Council on various methods for enforcement. City Attorney Fabela confirmed staff would research and provide options concerning methods and enforcement mechanisms that could be included to ensure compliance with any new reporting requirements, tailored to the needs of the City. Mayor Aitken inquired if the City Council agreed with directing the City Manager's Office to develop a uniform methodology for the posting of City Council Member calendar and meeting information, pursuant to the input provided during this discussion. In response to Council Member Leon, City Manager Vanderpool stated the City is committed to transparency and the City's "transparency" portal is prominently displayed on the City's website, and could accommodate the posting of calendars or any other related information, if so desired. Council Member Leon suggested ensuring the public is aware of any new transparency and reporting requirements and sources, perhaps utilizing the City's social media and other media outlets, including the website. Council Member Kurtz requested training and education as to how the reporting requirements would work and how to utilize any methods instituted for same. Assistant City Manager Greg Garcia confirmed staff did look at some examples and best practices of cities that publish calendars and work with the City staff and the City Council for the best method and timelines. Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava was in favor of a penalty provision on City Council Members who do not accurately report their meetings under any new approved requirements, with reporting retroactive to the date the Council Member took their oath of office. In response to Mayor Aitken, City Attorney Fabela stated that the mechanism for the publishing of calendars could take the form of a policy and the enhancements to the existing lobbying ordinance would require an ordinance amendment. In response to Council Member Diaz, City Attorney Fabela stated that there should be some consideration as to how far reaching the policy for disclosure should be, inclusive of consideration of whether it should apply to meetings with constituents or internal staff. Assistant City Manager Garcia stated he reviewed ordinances that require reporting meetings with constituents, however, none with exemptions that allow the withholding of names. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 13 of 26 City Attorney Fabela confirmed that the rights to petition government and remain anonymous within the scope of the law should be protected and there could be some conflict between full disclosure and First Amendment rights. He also requested City Council input on whether the proposed enhancement of the lobbying ordinance should go beyond just disclosure and include proposals for prohibited activities. In response to an inquiry from Mayor Aitken, City Clerk Bass confirmed the disclosure of campaign contributions is part of the reporting element required for lobbyists in each quarterly report. Chief Assistant Attorney Pelletier advised the City Council can require the disclosure of campaign contributions as a prohibition in place of a reporting requirement. Council Member Meeks noted it may be difficult for her to go all the way back to when she first took her oath of office to provide records that conform with a proposed new reporting format concerning meetings, as she may not have recorded the information in the format that will be required in the future. Council Member Meeks suggested r for the new reporting requirement to have a start date in the future once a policy or ordinance amendment is approved for uniformity purposes. Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava requested information defining gifts from lobbyists, as well as information on best practices from other agencies concerning gifts. Council Member Faessel suggested banning gifts from any individual. Council Member Diaz emphasized that the City Council Members should not accept gifts. Council Member Leon suggested ensuring definitions of "gifts" were part of future discussions as related to a gift ban or as related to the proposed upgrades to the existing lobbying ordinance. City Attorney Fabela affirmed that staff will proceed with development of proposed enhancements to the existing lobbying ordinance focusing on reporting requirements and regulation of lobbyists at this time. Mayor Aitken confirmed the City Council will consider items related to a gift ban as part of the upcoming scheduled discussion concerning campaign finance reform. Informational item with direction provided to staff. No formal action taken by Council. D150 11. Receive a presentation on the Anaheim Community Foundation [Informational Item]. Director of Community Services Sjany Larson -Cash introduced Janis Heckel, Executive Director of the Anaheim Community Foundation (Foundation) who provided an update on the Foundation's current initiatives, recent accomplishments, and future plans. Ms. Heckel reported the Foundation is governed by an all -volunteer Board of Directors. The Foundation has a full-time Executive Director, a part-time Program Specialist, and several contractors that support operations. The Foundation is the community's center for collaboration and philanthropy focused on the current and emerging needs facing Anaheim residents and facilitates community research to identify the most critical needs utilizing surveys and data from numerous sources. The Foundation's Helping Hands Grant Program provides monetary awards each year to local nonprofit organizations to support the critical needs of youth, families, senior citizens, and veterans. The Foundation also partners with the Community Services Department to provide enrichment scholarships to low-income youth to participate in fee - based enrichment programs such as summer day camps, sports opportunities, and singing and dancing. The Foundation partners with Anaheim City staff to provide resources through the emergency fund to qualify residents for assistance with rent, utility bills, and other critical living City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 14 of 26 expenses. The Foundation's partnerships support the Anaheim mobile family resource centers that are bringing vital resources into neighborhoods. The Foundation can meet its mission through the generosity of numerous businesses and individuals who choose it for their charitable gifts. This includes many City employees who participate in the payroll deduction program. Another important role the Foundation provides is as a fiscal sponsor for over 60 community programs and events. Its nonprofit status allows it to receive charitable donations directed to the specific activity. The Foundation provides fiscal sponsorship for numerous City programs that are not fully supported through the approved budget, including Concerts in the Park and the Cops for Kids program. The Anaheim Community Foundation's mission is to build community through people partnerships and pride and in its almost 40 years, that mission has not changed. DISCUSSION: Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava noted the Foundation is a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is audited annually. She requested additional information on how the Foundation is connected to the City, its total operating budget, the percentage of its budget that goes to administrative fees, how it determines which nonprofits to lend funding support, and their process and mechanism for granting gifts. Ms. Heckel responded that more recently, the Board transitioned from having City staff support operational functions in order to realize the fundraising and other benefits of having their own independent organization. The three-year transition plan provided for the hiring of their own staff and completely separate finances. Their current annual operational budget is approximately $300,000. Director Larson -Cash added the Foundation was initially formed to provide a nonprofit ability to raise funds to support programs offered by the Community Services Department. In response to Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava, Ms. Heckel explained approximately three months ago, the Foundation initiated its first administrative fee policy, and they collect 1.5%. The Foundation conducts a full annual audit and a public process is conducted to publicize funding opportunities, encourage applications, and review by their grant committee. California State University, Fullerton faculty assist with the development of grant award criteria and evaluation of applications. The recommendations for funding must be approved by the full membership of the Board of Directors. Council Members Leon, Kurtz, and Meeks thanked the Foundation for all the work they perform across the City. Council Member Faessel was acknowledged as a member of the Foundation Board. In response to Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava, Ms. Heckel stated the Foundation gives priority to organizations that serve Anaheim, and the Foundation requests information from the organization concerning the percentage of residents in every program considered for funding support. Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava stated the Foundation should be commended for not going outside of their expertise and focusing on giving back, not on operations. She inquired as to how much revenue was generated from the State of the City Event. Ms. Heckel responded thanking the City for the opportunity to host events such as State of the City, noting that the hosting responsibilities rotate. The event made $71,000, $10,000 of which has been allocated to the emergency fund, and the remainder to use to support various community events. Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava inquired whether the Foundation would help to operate or oversee Store One and whether serving as a fiscal agenda would take away from the objectives of the Foundation, as it appears to be operational in nature. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 15 of 26 Ms. Heckel responded the Foundation would not operate Store One, but rather serve as a fiscal sponsor. In the past, the Foundation served as an incubator for small organizations and explained the use of the Foundation to host businesses until they could sustain themselves and form their own nonprofit organization. As a fiscal agent, the new business could utilize the Foundation's nonprofit status to facilitate fundraising and provide donors with tax deduction benefits. She explained the application process and various levels of fiscal agent support for organizations who are in their initial formation stages. Informational item with no formal action taken by Council. PUBLIC HEARING: C220 12. CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, CLASS 1, CLASS 2, AND CLASS 3 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NO.2021-00218 OWNER: Calvary Baptist Church of Anaheim, 2780 E. Wagner Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92806 APPLICANT: Enrique Diaz, Red Hook Capital Partners, LLC, 2120 E. Grand Avenue, Suite #135, El Segundo, CA 90245 PROJECT LOCATION: The approximately 1.93-acre property is located at 2780 E. Wagner Ave., at the intersection of Rio Vista Street. REQUEST: The applicant requests approval of a conditional use permit to establish an Educational Institutions -General use (public charter school) with up to 480 students between Transitional Kindergarten to 8th Grade at an existing church and pre-school site. The Project includes the remodel of existing buildings for classroom and school administration use, the construction of a new 5,633 square foot two-story classroom building, and various ancillary site modifications and landscaping improvements. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The City Council will consider whether the proposed action is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities); Section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction); and Section 15303, Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures). ACTION TAKEN BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION: Approved a Conditional Use Permit to allow an Educational Institutions -General Use consisting of a Transitional Kindergarten through 8th Grade public charter school and making certain findings in connection therewith (PC2023-021) with a revision to Condition No. 31 regarding parking, circulation, and drop-off and pick-up operations. VOTE: 5-2 (Chairperson Kring and Commissioners Henninger, Lieberman, Walker, and Castro voted yes; Commissioners Tran-Martin and Perez voted no). (Planning Commission meeting of July 17, 2023) Appealed by: Cecilia Flores. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM approving a conditional use permit to allow an Educational Institutions - General use consisting of a transitional kindergarten through 8th grade public charter school and making certain findings in connection therewith [includes determination the proposed action is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities); Section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction); and Section 15303, Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures); Development Application No. 2021-00218; 2780 E. Wagner Avenue]. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 16 of 26 At 8:44 p.m., Council Member Faessel recused himself due to a conflict of real property interest as his residence is between 500 and 1,000 feet of the subject property and left the dais for the discussion and deliberation on this item. This information was affirmed by City Attorney Fabela. Council Member Leon disclosed he met with the applicant and appellant regarding this matter. Council Member Kurtz disclosed she met with the applicant and appellant regarding this matter. Council Member Meeks disclosed she met with the applicant and appellant regarding this matter. Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava disclosed she met with the appellant regarding this matter. Mayor Aitken disclosed she met with the applicant and appellant regarding this matter. Director of Planning and Building Ted White presented the item stating this is a request for approval of a conditional use permit for a charter school with up to 480 students ranging from transitional kindergarten to eighth grade at an existing church and preschool site. This request was approved by the Planning Commission in July with a 5-2 vote and appealed by Cecilia Flores, a nearby resident. The nearly two -acre property, located at 2780 East Wagner, is in the Transitional Zone and designated for Low Density Residential land uses by the General Plan. Director White noted the current site operations include religious assembly for The Cove Church within the 4,800 square foot sanctuary building and a pre-school. The project includes the remodeling of existing buildings for classroom and school administration use, the construction of a new 5,600 square foot two story classroom building and various ancillary site modifications and landscape improvements, including the playground. The school anticipates enrollment to be phased in over a five-year period and would operate Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with just evening custodial, as needed, up to 11 p.m. Educational instruction would be from 8:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Fridays. He reported that staggered student drop-off managed by the faculty by assigned drop-off times would begin at 7:30 a.m. Staggered pickup begins at 3:00 p.m. and runs for 30 minutes past the end of the school day. Approximately 25% of the students are anticipated to attend an after -school program, with staggered pickup times until 6:00 p.m. The school would have up to 40 employees comprised of 24 full-time and 16 part-time employees. Director White further reported the item was appealed by Cecilia Flores who provided several reasons for the basis of the appeal. First, the appellant stated that the project will unnecessarily increase resident exposure to air pollution. He detailed the staff's response that the on -site drop-off and pickup of students will occur primarily during two short timeframes of 30 to 45 minutes in the morning and afternoon. Based on the vehicle miles traveled analysis and the traffic impact analysis prepared for the project, the greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle trips are presumed to have a less than significant impact and not cause a significant increase in air pollution in the vicinity of the project. The short-term periods of vehicles circulating on site would not cause any significant increase in air pollution in the project vicinity. Director White reported the appellant also stated that the project would increase traffic congestion due to parents using nearby neighborhoods for students at drop-off and pickup and that the absence of marked crosswalks would increase safety hazards for children and drivers. The applicant prepared parking and on -site circulation plans which outline the parking drop-off pickup and circulation procedures to be implemented by the school. There would be on -site queuing capacity for approximately 31 cars leading to the pickup area with a separate exit circulation lane to leave the property. During drop-off, 6 to 10 staff members would be assisting students and traffic flow including assisting students while exiting their vehicles, keeping the onsite circulation of cars flowing and City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 17 of 26 monitoring for any potential violations of the pickup and drop-off rules. Pickup or drop-off would not be permitted on Wagner Avenue, Rio Vista Street or nearby residential streets. School staff would monitor vehicles along East Wagner Avenue to observe and note any violations to the submitted parking and circulation plans. During pickup two staff members would assist and greet parents, acquire the student's grade and name, alert teachers as to which student is ready for pickup, and send the students to their vehicle at the pickup area. All parents would be required to participate in mandatory training for pickup and drop-off procedures and routine updates would be provided to families if adjustments are necessary. Director White presented design features recommended to help with ingress and egress to the site. He noted the appellant stated that the project would increase noise levels above the 60-decibel level for residential properties and questioned the validity of the noise study prepared for the project. He explained the noise study was prepared to evaluate future noise levels on the site resulting from outdoor student activities as compared to the existing conditions based on the noise modeling for the proposed use. The noise assessment concluded that the noise levels at the adjacent residential properties are expected to be less than 60 decibels and do comply with the City municipal code standards without requiring any modifications to the proposed design. A supplemental letter by the noise consultant prepared in response to the appeal indicated that the assumptions for the noise study were conservative and the expected actual noise levels would be lower than the calculated noise levels. He further noted that the appellant also stated that the project's traffic and parking would impact access to the adjacent Rio Vista trail. Staff does not anticipate conflicts between public users entering the trail system and school attendees entering or exiting the school site. All parking drop-off and pickup will be contained on the school site and therefore would not impact parking for members of the public using the trails. Director White explained the Municipal Code requires that the City Council must show that all the other required findings, as presented, can be made in considering and approving a conditional use permit. The Planning Commission determined that these findings could be made and approved the project as designed, along with conditions of approval. The conditions of approval include requirements for follow-up reports on the parking and circulation plan to be submitted to the City every six months after the beginning of each school year until the maximum 480 student capacity has been reached in order to ensure that the plan is working properly. If it is determined by the City Traffic Engineer that additional requirements and/or measures are needed, then the city can impose such measures and requirements to be implemented by the school at their cost. Staff recommended that the City Council uphold the decision of the Planning Commission approving the project. Seeing no inquiries by the City Council, Mayor Aitken opened the public hearing. City Clerk Bass stated the appellant, Cecilia Flores would be presenting with three different individuals and would have twenty minutes to present to the City Council and their presentations will include a PowerPoint Presentation and a video. Megan Herbert, representing the appellant, stated she was a resident near the proposed school site. She noted the presentation would cite their concerns related to safety, traffic, parking and noise impacts of the proposed project on the adjacent neighborhood. She noted concerned residents are not against the charter school, but opposed to this particular location. A video was displayed featuring an accident at the subject site, which has a long history of traffic incidents. She expressed concerns regarding misrepresentations over the number of cars visiting the site provided by the traffic analysis. She stated there will actually be a significant net increase of 724 vehicles. This will be compounded by regular traffic impacts on the neighborhood, generating gridlock. Ms. Herbert referenced the applicant's charter school location in Santa Ana and provided examples of traffic congestion at the City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 18 of 26 site. The Anaheim General Plan should be given precedence in that it requires new developments to be carefully integrated with our existing community infrastructure, which is zoned as low density residential. She expressed concerns regarding the queuing of cars which will ingress and egress through the site, especially as it relates to lack of supervision over encroachment of traffic into the adjacent neighborhood. James Peterson, representing the appellant, stated he was a resident near the proposed school site and that his home backs up directly to the subject property. His biggest concern is the traffic impacts, especially the queuing system as well as a potential increase in traffic accidents. He noted parents may not comply with the rules established for queuing, and the school may not be able to control that behavior. Additionally, the lighting and noise impacts of a school disproportionately impact those homes that back up to the site. Idling of cars presents additional negative pollution impacts. The residents request the proposed school mitigate impacts by increasing the height of adjacent walls. If the project is approved, he strongly recommends a stoplight and crosswalk diagonally from the corner of where Wagner meets Rio Vista. He has nothing against the school itself but is opposed to this location for that use. Jason Watts, representing the applicant, stated the applicant's intent is to bring another integral asset for Anaheim residents and families. The mission and vision of Scholarship Prep is not only to provide a rigorous and university inspired education to all students, but to seamlessly fit in and fit into and enhance the existing fabric of the community. He referenced the success of the other school properties in surrounding cities, including their ability to mitigate traffic, noise, and safety concerns. He provided historical information on the community outreach and notification that was completed in Anaheim as related to the proposed school use and their implementation of various mitigation strategies to address concerns. They are also prepared to make additional changes to procedures and protocols to further reduce the impact to our neighbors if need be. Joseph Smith, California Coastal Works, representing the applicant, noted he had been assisting the applicant with this entitlement application. He expressed his appreciation to City staff and the Planning Commission for their extensive work. The applicant has been working to mitigate all traffic concerns and a transparent and open process was conducted with outreach and all notification requirements for public meetings. He provided historical information on the outreach activities that were conducted. The Planning Commission imposed a condition that required a traffic management plan review for the site every six months. They have made several attempts to contact the appellant and other residents. The applicant has addressed all concerns during the Planning Commission process that were raised by the appellant and the City and an extensive traffic management plan with all public improvements was completed. The condition of approval has been agreed to with regard to no queuing being allowed on East Wagner Avenue and the proposed project includes 44% more parking than is required. He cited the explanations by staff to address concerns made by the appellant. He referenced 36 outreach activities conducted by the applicant to address concerns made by the residents and the appellant. Mr. Smith noted the site was selected for on -site queuing and differs from the site located in Santa Ana. He provided background on the previous zoning designation for the site and mentioned previously approved Conditional Use Permits to permit the site for religious assembly with approvals for up to 615 attendees and approximately 30 students. He shared that the proposed use for the site would reduce the volume of individuals at the site. It would be limited to use during weekdays and unlike a high school, the students would not be driving to school. He addressed concerns regarding existing conditions on Wagner Avenue and concluded with addressing concerns regarding wall height and parking. Pastor Chris Warner, the applicant, identified himself as the pastor of the current church which owns the property. He noted they cannot meet the resource requirements to continue to maintain the City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 19 of 26 property and make necessary upgrades. It was a unanimous and emotional decision to sell the property and the organization completely supports the proposal from Scholarship Prep. The organization will be able to make necessary improvements to the property and have his full support. He noted a deep desire to have their students grow academically and holistically and they support their mission and values. He acknowledged residents' concerns regarding noise complaints and assured the applicant would address any complaints. He provided a history of the church's relationship with the Anaheim Police Department and the community. Pastor Warner highlighted his support for the scholarship prep school and the positive growth they can provide to the community. He encouraged the Council to support the Planning Commission's approval of the subject project. Mr. Smith thanked the City Council for their consideration of the project and the appellant's presentations. City Clerk Theresa Bass noted seven (7) public comments were received within the noticed area. Speakers within the noticed area are given ten (10) minutes to address the City Council. Mayor Aitken requested the Council's feedback to limit the allotted time for public comments within the noticed area to five minutes in the interest of receiving all public feedback. The City Council supported the five minute public comment period for noticed individuals. City Clerk Bass noted addresses provided on the speaker cards are cross-referenced with the notice list provided by the Planning and Building Department. Council Member Leon requested clarification on the noticed area. Director White clarified the noticed area is 500 feet surrounding the subject property. Ariana Guevara stated her church utilizes the subject property and would have preferred an opportunity to purchase the property first. Neal Ritter expressed concerns that the proposed school use will increase traffic congestion in the adjacent neighborhood. John Baltazar stated his preference to have the subject site remain for church use, citing concerns about traffic and safety if the site was used for a school. He provided history on the current church's mission and history at the site. Javier Jesse Rodriguez expressed opposition to the proposed school use, citing concerns regarding traffic, parking, noise, and safety in the adjacent neighborhood. He expressed support to have the property remain for church use. Janette (translation: Spanish) expressed support for the proposed school use, citing concerns with the quality of the schools in her immediate area and that there should be more school options available. City Clerk Bass noted the remaining speakers reside outside of the noticed area and will be given three (3) minutes to speak. Jaron Fried, Assistant Superintendent for the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD), expressed the District's opposition to the proposed charter school, citing the high quality of the public school programs and services already provided, and noting that this project will drain resources from the public schools. He cited specific examples of projects in district schools including athletics and City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 20 of 26 arts. He referenced a City Council resolution supporting AUHSD initiatives and Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava's support for mental health programs. Dr. Chris Downing, Superintendent of the Anaheim Elementary School District, expressed the District's opposition to the proposed charter school, citing previous Planning Commission denials of the proposed school use, and concerns regarding traffic, parking, noise, and safety in the adjacent neighborhood. He cited concerns over the staff -to -student ratio Annemarie Randle-Trejo, Trustee of the Anaheim Union High School District, expressed opposition to the proposed school use in agreement with the previous speaker's comments, and that the subject school representatives did not consult the local school district in their plans. She referenced four elementary schools and two junior high schools located within the subject property. She cited the ongoing impacts of declining enrollment in local school districts. Bryan Vazquez stated his church utilizes the subject property and would have preferred an opportunity to purchase the property first. He expressed opposition to the proposed school use citing negative impacts to the adjacent neighborhood. Jonathan Parker, student at Scholarship Prep, expressed support for the proposed school use. G. Price stated an individual utilized by the developer outside of the parameters of the lobbyist ordinance, attended community meetings held by the appellant, and that the individual attempted to squash the concerns of local homeowners. M. Price expressed opposition to the proposed project, citing negative traffic and other public safety impacts to the adjacent neighborhood. He questioned the ability of emergency vehicles to respond to the proposed design of the queuing system. Marc Herbert expressed concern that the petition submitted by residents in opposition to the project and noted it was not included in the record. He mentioned the lack of video recordings for Planning Commission meetings and the lack of independent analysis of the project. Vern Nelson expressed concern about alleged violations by the applicant's representative. He cited an example of lobbyist activity's influence on a previous development. He expressed opposition to the proposed school use, citing the negative impacts on the adjacent neighborhood. Gloria Zapata expressed opposition to the proposed school use, citing that proper environmental analysis was not conducted. She mentioned negative impacts to the adjacent neighborhood including noise complaints and pollution. She expressed support for continued church use for the property. Lucila Vazquez provided a background on the church organization that utilizes the subject property. She stated her church utilizes the subject property and would prefer that it remain for church use. Hermilo Vazquez (translation: Spanish) introduced himself as the pastor of the church using the facility. He mentioned the importance of faith and noted the organization can purchase the property. Daniel Vazquez stated his church utilizes the subject property and would prefer that it remain a church, citing the negative impacts of a school use on the adjacent neighborhood and community. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 21 of 26 Dennise Allotey, Administrator at Scholarship Prep, expressed support for the proposed school use, and the school's intent to be a resource and cultivate the community partnerships for their newest campus. Emely Vasquez stated her church utilizes the subject property and would prefer that it remain a church use. She cited the positive impacts of having the church remain in the area. Aileen Vazquez stated her church utilizes the subject property and would prefer that it remain for church use, citing the negative impacts of a school use on the adjacent neighborhood and community. Kimberly Perez stated her church utilizes the subject property and would prefer that it remain for church use, citing the negative impacts of a school use on the adjacent neighborhood and community. She recounter her experience attending charter schools and the traffic associated with charter schools. Jennifer Lenton expressed support for the proposed school use, noting her child is a current student. She stated the school will work continuously to address any potential impacts to the surrounding community and is committed to working in partnership. Jennifer Calixto stated her church utilizes the subject property and would prefer that it remain a church use, citing the negative impacts of a school use on the adjacent neighborhood and community. Isabella Calixto stated her church utilizes the subject property and would prefer that it remain a church use, citing the negative impacts of a school use on the adjacent neighborhood and community. Sendith Marchan stated her church utilizes the subject property and would have preferred an opportunity for the church to purchase the property first. She provided examples of the positive impacts the church has on the community. Kenneth Batiste expressed opposition to the proposed school use, citing its impacts on the local public schools and negative impacts on the adjacent neighborhood. He recognized both Anaheim school district's efforts and mentioned students receive quality education. He mentioned charter schools do not offer dual language programs, unlike both Anaheim school districts. Genesis Arias attends church at the subject property and expressed opposition to the proposed school use, citing the negative traffic, impacts on the adjacent neighborhood, and cited the positive impacts the church has on the community. Santiago Arias attends church at the subject property and expressed support for continuing church use at the property, citing its positive impacts on the community. Amanda Perez stated her church utilizes the subject property and expressed support for continuing church use at the property, citing its positive impacts on the community. Artemio Lazaro (translation: Spanish) expressed support for continuing church use at the property, citing its positive impacts on the community. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 22 of 26 Guadalupe Vazquez (translation: Spanish) expressed support for continuing church use at the property, provided background on the church's history, and citied its positive impacts on the community. Alexandru Savulov expressed concern with the traffic analysis conducted for the proposed school use, as it was completed by a company hired by the applicant. He stated the report appears to have significant errors which will negatively impact the adjacent neighborhood. Nathan Cambray stated he attends church at the subject property and expressed support for continuing church use, citing its positive impact on the community. Diego Vazquez (translation: Spanish) attends church at the subject property and expressed support for continuing church use, citing its positive impact on the community and on his life. Andrew Crowe, employee at Scholarship Prep, expressed support for the proposed school use, citing the purpose of the item is to determine whether the Conditional Use Permit should be approved, not to whom the current owner of the subject property decides to sell the property. He reported members of the congregation who lease the space have not contacted Scholarship Prep. He stated Scholarship Prep is a county -wide charter school organization serving the needs of homeless and foster youth, and that they are a high -performing school. Anthony Vazquez expressed support for continuing church use at the property, citing its positive impacts on the community. Erika Arellano expressed support for continuing church use at the property, citing its positive impacts on the community. She mentioned the organization contacted the owner and attended meetings to address the organization's lease agreement. Frank Vazquez expressed support for continuing church use at the property, citing its positive impacts on the community. City Clerk Bass reported that a total of twenty (20) public comments were received electronically related to Public Hearing Item No. 12. [A final total of twenty-three (23) public comments were received electronically, distributed to the City Council, and made part of the official records]. — See Appendix. Mayor Aitken invited the applicant to provide closing comments. Jason Watts, representing the applicant, stated the current site's owners are not providing necessary improvements to the subject site and that the traffic and safety concerns existing now will remain. Mr. Watts reported notice was provided to both school districts in May 2021 and February 2023 that a school use may be forthcoming. A meeting with the superintendent was held to discuss the differences between the current application and those that were previously denied. He clarified he question before the Council is not public versus private charter school, nor about the property sale which is a private property transaction. He requested the City Council consider the Planning Commission's decision to determine the project's approval. Joseph Smith, representing the applicant, spoke to the proposed queuing process which facilitates the expediency of the pickup and drop off. He clarified the valet process during pickup and dropoff which requires staff to facilitate the process. He noted the goal is to get students in and out as fast as possible, as safe as possible. Due to their unique program and how they serve homeless and foster City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 23 of 26 youth, they have a countywide charter. Mr. Smith explained a countywide charter is one school with multiple physical sites which is allowable and codified in law. He added they are sensitive to the needs of the various churches which utilize the facility and have a two-year lease back with the current owner for a smooth transition for all churches to find new locations. Pastor Chris Warner, applicant, clarified that his church is selling the property to Scholarship Prep, and it was a gross misrepresentation by public speaker's that other churches were denied the opportunity to purchase the property. The property went into escrow two years ago and current renters were provided with information at the appropriate juncture. The current church appreciates the two-year lease and the opportunity for the property to receive the appropriate repairs and upgrades that are needed. He is fully supportive of Scholarship Prep's proposed charter school at the subject site. Mayor Aitken invited the appellant to provide closing comments. Cecilia Flores, appellant, spoke in opposition to the conditional use permit approved by the Planning Commission, stating that concerns of the residents were not discussed at the subject meetings. The project will have negative impacts on the adjacent residents and neighborhood, including significant negative impacts on traffic, parking, noise, and home values. The school is inappropriately close to adjacent homes and has not been appropriately mitigated. She strongly supports the denial of the Planning Commission's recommendation to approve the project. Megan Herbert, representing the appellant, expressed concerns with the six-month evaluation condition of approval and that residents should be prioritized over developers. She is also in opposition to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption that was granted for this project, stating that a proper environmental impact study should be conducted. She also expressed concern regarding the ability for public safety services to reach the site and neighborhood given the singular ingress and egress pathway. Seeing no further comments, Mayor Aiken closed the public hearing. DISCUSSION: Council Member Diaz inquired if the school was willing to build or repair the wall at the subject site. Mr. Watts reported the current six foot wall is sufficient in preventing noise impacts. Director White confirmed that an eight -foot wall would be allowed by the City's Code. Mr. Watts confirmed that they would be able to accommodate an eight -foot wall. Council Member Diaz expressed support for the subject site and the use for a charter school use, noting this agenda item was not regarding the purchase of the property, but rather the appeal of a Conditional Use Permit approved by the Planning Commission. He stated he was not impacted by school traffic although he resides near a school, and believes the impacts have been appropriately mitigated through the conditions of approval process. MOTION: Council Member Diaz moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM approving a conditional use permit to allow an Educational Institutions -General use consisting of a transitional kindergarten through 8` grade public charter school and making certain findings in connection therewith [includes determination the proposed action is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities); Section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction); and Section 15303, Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures); Development Application No. 2021- 00218; 2780 E. Wagner Avenue). City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 24 of 26 DISCUSSION: Council Member Meeks acknowledged this is not a school versus church issue, but rather a review of the application before them. She expressed concern with the impacts of the idling cars and inquired if the traffic study included that aspect. She also inquired concerning the relocation of the proposed playground. Director White clarified that the study found that the limited duration of idling would not have a significant impact. He also noted that turning the area west of a building into part of the playground area would not be allowable. He recommended staff could add to the conditions of approval, if requested by the Council. Council Member Meeks expressed concerns about parents complying with traffic requirements and the queuing potentially negatively impacting the ability of public safety vehicles to access the site and neighborhood. Director White responded that the Fire Department participated in the review process for the application and did not raise concerns due to the limited time of the queuing. Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava inquired as to how frequently the property is used. Director White responded it is used one day a week and some weeknight operations as well. The maximum number of students would be 480. Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava expressed concern with the traffic impacts, the CEQA exemption considering the increase in vehicles, and parking availability. Council Member Kurtz expressed concerns about the ability to prevent queuing onto Wagner Avenue, which would create more traffic impacts. She mentioned she visited the location and noted current speeding and other safety issues. She stated she could not support the project for those reasons. Council Member Leon thanked all who came out to speak and participate in this discussion. He stated that this is not a charter school versus church issue. He reported the item is for consideration of an application for a Conditional Use Permit. Traffic Engineer Rafael Cobain confirmed that the speed limit in the area of Wagner Avenue and Rio Vista is 45 miles per hour (mph) and for Rio Vista Street the limit is 35 mph. Council Member Leon stated he was not in support of upholding the Planning Commission's decision due to the traffic impacts and safety concerns. Council Member Diaz expressed support for the project, citing that the applicant and Planning Commission completed due diligence. MOTION: Council Member Diaz moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM approving a conditional use permit to allow an Educational Institutions -General use consisting of a transitional kindergarten through 81 grade public charter school and making certain findings in connection therewith [includes determination the proposed action is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities); Section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction); and Section 15303, Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures); Development Application No. 2021- 00218; 2780 E. Wagner Avenue]. DISCUSSION: Mayor Aitken thanked all who participated in the proceedings and both the school and the church provide services to the community which are appreciated. She clarified the matter at hand is the consideration of the appeal of the Planning Commission's decision. She noted use in the subject area will be changing from a church to a school and expressed concerns about the resulting impacts given the more intense use that a school brings. She expressed concerns regarding the increase in negative traffic, noise, and safety impacts on the neighborhood and that she would not be able to uphold the Planning Commission's decision at this time. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 25 of 26 MOTION: Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava moved to deny the Conditional Use Permit for Development Application No. 2021-00218, located at 2780 E. Wagner Avenue, seconded by Council Member Kurtz. DISCUSSION: Director White clarified the action before Council was for approval of the project and advised that new findings should be established to deny the Conditional Use Permit. Council Member Meeks acknowledged the school is reputable and does not have concerns other than the increased impacts the new use will have on the neighborhood. Director White affirmed the findings necessary for denying the Planning Commission's approval, and noted that they would be incorporated into the Resolution language, if approved by the City Council. He stated that the findings necessary to support the granting of a conditional use permit cannot be made because the size and shape of the property are inadequate to support the proposed 480 student school in a manner that would not adversely affect the surrounding neighborhood. The property is inadequate in size to provide adequate queuing and on -site vehicular circulation to accommodate pickup and drop-off in a manner that does not affect the adjoining streets and adjoining residential properties. The vehicle queuing is located too close to the adjacent residential property lines. The property lacks adequate emergency vehicle circulation during pickup and drop-off times and proposed conditions aren't feasible and do not adequately address potential negative effects from the project including noise as proposed, because of these concerns, the project as proposed will be detrimental to the health and safety of the citizens of the City of Anaheim. Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava requested if the concerns regarding the CEQA exemption could be included. City Attorney Fabela clarified if the project is being denied clarification regarding the CEQA exemption is not required. In response to Council Member Kurtz, City Attorney Fabela clarified a yes vote would be to deny the project based on the findings as read into the record by Director White. MOTION: Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 2023-079 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM) denying a Conditional Use Permit to allow an Educational Institutions -General Use consisting of a transitional kindergarten through 81h grade public charter school and making certain findings in connection therewith (Development Application No. 2021-00218; 2780 E. Wagner Avenue), seconded by Council Member Kurtz. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 5 (Mayor Aitken and Council Members Rubalcava, Leon, Kurtz, and Meeks); NOES — 1 (Council Member Diaz); ABSENT (Recusal) — 1 (Council Member Faessel). Motion carried. REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS: None Council Member Faessel returned to the dais at 12:13 a.m. COUNCIL AGENDA SETTING: Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava requested a Workers' Compensation overview. Council Member Leon noted that the City Council received potential lobbying violations from one of the speakers. City Council Minutes of September 12, 2023 Page 26 of 26 City Attorney Fabela provided advice regarding the public comment periods and reopening public comments. Mayor Aitken invited the speaker to address the City Council. PUBLIC COMMENTS (non -agenda items): Marc Herbert commented inquiring why the City budget for homeless services was excluded for the final three years of the five-year proposed budget. He inquired about the proposed Platinum Triangle fire station and whether the City has a noise policy. ADJOURNMENT: At 12:20 a.m., Mayor Aitken adjourned the City Council meeting in memory of Richard Thompson and Maria T. Cao. Respectfully submitted, Theres Bass, CIVIC City Clerk Susana Barrios From: Paresh Shah Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2023 3:48 PM To: Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: NO TO CHARTER PERP SCHOOL Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. This is Paresh Shah, Me and my family live by The Cove Church and we are against the Project DE2021-00218 PREP CHARTER SCHOOL. NO CHARTER SCHOOL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD! Thankyou Susana Barrios From: David Nunn Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 3:21 PM To: aaiken@anaheim.net; Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] No charter school Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Please do the right thing and don't approve the charter school in a residential area. There are already four school within a half mile of the 2780 east Wagner area! Remember we are in America!! We have a right to live free. We will peaceably assemble. Thanks and don't=this up. David Nunn Sent frorn my Galaxy Susana Barrios From: Alex S Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2023 3:46 PM To: aaiken@anaheim.net; Thomas Gorham; Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] Prep Charter School DEV2021 - 00218 - STOP! Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Dear Mayor Aiken, Mr. Gorham, and All! In the beginning I didn't realize the enormous damage your institution and the city council is about to be making a decision upon. But after reviewing the material available on the city's website, specifically here, I just got aware about the scale, intensity and temporal horizon, this project's destruction of a neighborhood's quality of life are and will be. The PRIVATE BUSINESS you're about to consider for approval to become reality under the pretense to be a "Prep School" will disrupt the peace in this neighborhood and open the floodgates for a deluge of unruly and impatient parent drivers which - as paying customers of this business - will behave accordingly, as we've seen at other ACTUAL schools in this greater neighborhood on Sunkist, Wagner, S. East St and so on. The queues are going around all corners, there's no one to direct traffic, there's a traffic congestion whenever students are being picked up due to STOP signs and heavily loaded intersections. I read the project summary and was appalled by its sarcasm in particular the circulation plan and the "projected" statistics about how many vehicles are going to visit the site. The plan of this PRIVATE BUSINESS is to grow its customership to about 500 in a short period of time (remember, people live here on decade scales) and "predicts" 250 cars will visit the site. But what it fails to report is the total of visits will be 500 (AM and PM together), and a mere 31 cars fit in the queue inside the premises of this PRIVATE BUSINESS. Knowing what I know about PRIVATE BUSINESS, its main goal will be to increase revenue and profits for their investors. As such, the following critically serious issues in regard to the peace in this neighborhood are real: -The plan stipulates 10 personnel tasked with directing the traffic. This is NOT profitable and I cannot ever believe this will be implemented. This is rather a big lie that the PRIVATE BUSINESS is promising in the "plan" to get the facilities built and then they'll just do whatever they want. Hiring 10 resources to cover drop-off / pick-up is unprofitable and risky, and the actual BUSINESS plan and investment would have never been approved by the investors. - The circulation plan stipulates - vaguely on purpose - that there will be personnel monitoring adjacent streets, but there's only mention of the Wagner/Marjan intersection. What about the unruly parents that will use the Rio Vista / Lizbeth and the Rio Vista / Ames intersections to flood the streets while waiting for their offspring to come out? We've seen this kind of parents waiting in their vehicles for the students at the nearby Gunn School, the queue is actually around the corner on Wagner and it stretches for at least 200 yards. What will stop unruly driving parents from flooding the S. Marjan, Lizbeth, Ames streets while waiting? Certainly not the non-existent PRIVATE BUSINESS' employees "directing" traffic. - Unruly drivers can only be put in their place by uniformed police officers. They will disregard anything else. I don't think that the City of Anaheim can afford to allocate Law Enforcement resources to regulate traffic and unlawful parking and use of residential areas for PRIVATE BUSINESS matters. No civilians be them employees of the school or else will be able to dissuade and remove these drivers from the adjacent streets and this will become the new usual and normal. Please understand that this is a peaceful RESIDENTIAL AREA and no PRIVATE BUSINESS must be allowed to takeover it. There are enough BUSINESS ZONES that can be used for that, this here is not one of them. In time this PRIVATE BUSINESS will become a real sore on the map and approving parts of your institution and council and parties involved in the studies will have to BEAR RESPONSIBILITY AND SUPPORT THE CONSEQUENCES, including being removed from office, voted out of it and maybe even being subjected to judicial investigation if anything (like the bogus statistics in the "plan") is to be discovered being falsehoods. For the sake of peace and quiet in this serene neighborhood of tax -paying hard -workers, please consider rejecting this project. I will ask to be listened to in the upcoming hearing on Tuesday, Sep 12 2023, I'm currently not affiliated with Mrs. Flores' efforts, but I will offer my services for I'm deeply concerned after I realized this is not an actual School, but a "FOR PROFIT PRIVATE BUSINESS" with all what implies. I just became passionate about this, and since I'm approaching my retirement, I may consider it's time to take on new responsibilities including maybe running for office. What better place to start than this beautiful city of ours. My long time project management skills are a perfect match and passion has always yielded results for my goals. Let that be something that will be very constructive for the future. Thanks/Best regards! Alex Savulov Susana Barrios From: Maria Cecilia Kass Sent: Friday, September 8, 2023 1:51 PM To: Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] VOTE NO on DE2021-00218 Prep Charter School Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. We refuse for this project in our neighborhood , on the address 2780 East Wagner Avenue , Anaheim CA 92806. This project would be very bad for traffic, noise, parking ,this would increase crime, we already have so many homeless and robberies in this neighborhood . Thank you for your time. Sincerely Maria C. Kass Susana Barrios From: Marilyn Tintorer Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2023 10:41 PM To: Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] Project DE2021-00218 Prep Charter School Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. This is to let you know that we are against the charter school. The location cannot handle the school traffic, especially on a "dead end" street. The school traffic could be much MORE than it is/was a church. It also could be dangerous for kids when cars go down the hill to make a turn from Wagner to Rio Vista. Marilyn and Ernie Tintorer Sent from my iPad Susana Barrios From: Alex S Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2023 4:15 PM To: Public Comment; atken@anaheim.net; Thomas Gorham; Ashleigh Aitken Cc: Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Prep Charter School DEV2021 - 00218 - STOP! Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Hello All! The previous message was potentially sent to the wrong mayor's email address. Therefore I'm resending. One more addendum: On the project page here, I found the Project Summary, Circulation Plan and Noise Report, but NO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY and the impact of this future PRIVATE BUSINESS with 500 car arrivals each day, plus students and employees will have on the adjacent protected nature area which includes: - wild flora specific to Southern California - wild fauna, especially birds including: * a pair of Bald Eagles, a protected species under federal, state and probably city laws (last sighted by me Sun. 9/3, eating a fish in one of those dry trees) * the Great North American Pelican, protected under various federal and state laws * Wild Geese * Cormorans * Wild Ducks * Osprey * Black Humming Birds * Swallows * various fish species * various mammals * various reptiles I demand clarity here and what precise study has been performed to cover this. This won't go unaddressed, and the project must be put on hold until all the points here are clarified. Thank you! Alex Savulov On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 3:46 PM Alex S wrote: Dear Mayor Aiken, Mr. Gorham, and All! 1 In the beginning I didn't realize the enormous damage your institution and the city council is about to be making a decision upon. But after reviewing the material available on the city's website, specifically here, I just got aware about the scale, intensity and temporal horizon, this project's destruction of a neighborhood's quality of life are and will be. The PRIVATE BUSINESS you're about to consider for approval to become reality under the pretense to be a "Prep School" will disrupt the peace in this neighborhood and open the floodgates for a deluge of unruly and impatient parent drivers which - as paying customers of this business - will behave accordingly, as we've seen at other ACTUAL schools in this greater neighborhood on Sunkist, Wagner, S. East St and so on. The queues are going around all corners, there's no one to direct traffic, there's a traffic congestion whenever students are being picked up due to STOP signs and heavily loaded intersections. I read the project summary and was appalled by its sarcasm in particular the circulation plan and the "projected" statistics about how many vehicles are going to visit the site. The plan of this PRIVATE BUSINESS is to grow its customership to about 500 in a short period of time (remember, people live here on decade scales) and "predicts" 250 cars will visit the site. But what it fails to report is the total of visits will be 500 (AM and PM together), and a mere 31 cars fit in the queue inside the premises of this PRIVATE BUSINESS. Knowing what I know about PRIVATE BUSINESS, its main goal will be to increase revenue and profits for their investors. As such, the following critically serious issues in regard to the peace in this neighborhood are real: -The plan stipulates 10 personnel tasked with directing the traffic. This is NOT profitable and I cannot ever believe this will be implemented. This is rather a big lie that the PRIVATE BUSINESS is promising in the "plan" to get the facilities built and then they'll just do whatever they want. Hiring 10 resources to cover drop-off / pick-up is unprofitable and risky, and the actual BUSINESS plan and investment would have never been approved by the investors. - The circulation plan stipulates - vaguely on purpose - that there will be personnel monitoring adjacent streets, but there's only mention of the Wagner/Marjan intersection. What about the unruly parents that will use the Rio Vista / Lizbeth and the Rio Vista / Ames intersections to flood the streets while waiting for their offspring to come out? We've seen this kind of parents waiting in their vehicles for the students at the nearby Gunn School, the queue is actually around the corner on Wagner and it stretches for at least 200 yards. What will stop unruly driving parents from flooding the S. Marjan, Lizbeth, Ames streets while waiting? Certainly not the non-existent PRIVATE BUSINESS' employees "directing" traffic. - Unruly drivers can only be put in their place by uniformed police officers. They will disregard anything else. I don't think that the City of Anaheim can afford to allocate Law Enforcement resources to regulate traffic and unlawful parking and use of residential areas for PRIVATE BUSINESS matters. No civilians be them employees of the school or else will be able to dissuade and remove these drivers from the adjacent streets and this will become the new usual and normal. Please understand that this is a peaceful RESIDENTIALAREA and no PRIVATE BUSINESS must be allowed to take over it. There are enough BUSINESS ZONES that can be used for that, this here is not one of them. In time this PRIVATE BUSINESS will become a real sore on the map and approving parts of your institution and council and parties involved in the studies will have to BEAR RESPONSIBILITY AND SUPPORT THE CONSEQUENCES, including being removed from office, voted out of it and maybe even being subjected to judicial investigation if anything (like the bogus statistics in the "plan") is to be discovered being falsehoods. For the sake of peace and quiet in this serene neighborhood of tax -paying hard -workers, please consider rejecting this project. I will ask to be listened to in the upcoming hearing on Tuesday, Sep 12 2023, I'm currently not affiliated with Mrs. Flores' efforts, but I will offer my services for I'm deeply concerned after I realized this is not an actual School, but a "FOR PROFIT PRIVATE BUSINESS" with all what implies. I just became passionate about this, and since I'm approaching my retirement, I may consider it's time to take on new responsibilities including maybe running for office. What better place to start than this beautiful city of ours. My long time project management skills are a perfect match and passion has always yielded results for my goals. Let that be something that will be very constructive for the future. Thanks/Best regards! Alex Savulov Susana Barrios From: Maria Cecilia Kass Sent: Friday, September 8, 2023 2:34 PM To: Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: VOTE NO on DE2021-00218 Prep Charter School Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Maria Cecilia Kass Date: Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 2:10 PM Subject: VOTE NO on DE2021-00218 Prep Charter School To: <aaiken(@anaheim.net> Mayor Ashleigh Aikens, We ask you please to not approve the construction to build this school in our neighborhood , this would affect our livelihood with problems for parking, noise, and our properties. This would be very negative for this community.. We already have a lot of homeless, and crime in this area. Please consider our request, Thank you for your understanding Sincerely Maria Kass 1 Susana Barrios From: Kathi Sent: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 12:09 PM To: Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] Proposed charter school Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. We are in the neighborhood across Wagner from proposed school. We support charter schools but not this one because of the location. It will be a traffic and safety nightmare on that corner. Children up and down that driveway to meet their rides, cars making a right turn from Rio Vista onto Wagner where there will likely have to be a crosswalk, people making a u-turn near the bridge, no left turn out of driveway causing more u-turns on busy Rio Vista. All this going while four other schools nearby already have traffic problems and folks going to and from work. Please don't let this railroading by Charter Prep School continue. We love our neighborhood and don't want to be forced out due to a horrible traffic situation. Thank You Don and Kathi Vidler Sent from my iPad Susana Barrios From: Maria Cecilia Kass Sent: Friday, September 8, 2023 2:30 PM To: Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] VOTE No for DE2021-00218 Prep Charter School at 2780 EAST WAGNER Avenue in Anaheim CA 92806 Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. We ask you please to not approve the construction to build this school in our neighborhood , this would affect our livelihood with problems for parking, noise,and our properties . This would be very negative for this community . We already have a lot of homeless and crime i n this area. Please consider our request .Thank you for your understanding Sincerely Maria C, Kass ReplyForward� .ry Email Defender Susana Barrios From: Shari Maron Sent: Saturday, September 9, 2023 7:54 AM To: aaiken@anaheim.net; Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: DE2021-00218 Prep Charter School Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Email Correction Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Shari Maron Date: September 3, 2023 at 7:35:37 PM PDT To: aaiken@anaheim.net, citycouncil@anaheim.net Subject: DE2021-00218 Prep Charter School Honorable Mayor and City Council: I am in direct opposition to the planned 500-1000 student charter school on the small and narrow lot currently occupied by The Cove Church. I'm a long-time resident of the adjacent neighborhood living with and caring for an elderly parent. I am quite concerned by the potential traffic nightmare that the proposed school would bring to the streets which access our neighborhood. There are many elderly people living in this neighborhood and emergency vehicles MUST have easy access into and out of the neighborhood in case of health emergencies. The traffic nightmare that will most assuredly ensue could quite possibly result in a loss of life IMO. It suffices to say that the repercussions of such an event would be quite undesirable for the city. I might also add that this lot is very close to the Anaheim Coves walking trail. Coyotes are plentiful on this trail. If one gets over to the lot of this K-8 school, that could get rather dangerous. I'm sure you all have heard of the multiple horror stories of coyotes attacking small children in OC & LA counties in recent years. I urge you all to cancel DE2021-00218 and allow our peaceful neighborhood to continue as it has been for the last 60 years! Shari Maron Sent from my iPhone Susana Barrios From: Lampshire, Cathy Sent: Monday, September 11, 2023 9:24 AM To: Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] No to Charter School - project DE2021-00218 Prep Charter School. Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Sirs, I would like to voice my objection to the project to establish a charter school in Anaheim at Rio Vista and Wagner. Though the idea for this type of school is commendable, the location is not. It could not be in a worse location. The problems of traffic, parking, expected student population growth, pedestrian traffic (no crosswalks, jaywalking, etc.) , after school events and weekend events are reasons this location is not appropriate. The lone problem of coyotes inhabiting this area should be one very large reason not to have a school for children in this area. Thank you for listening to my concerns. Cathy Lampshire Susana Barrios From: Marc Herbert Sent: Monday, September 11, 2023 11:01 AM To: Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Project Dev2021-00218-Cove Church at Rio Vista/Wagner Attachments: Cecilia.pages Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. September 11, 2023 To: Anaheim Mayor and City Council Subject: Project DEV2021-00218- Cove Church at Rio Vista/Wagner Dear Council Mayor and Council Members, The City Council owes an answer to the issues raised by this development to the residents in the adjoining neighborhood as well as to the rest of Anaheim residents before making a decision on the proposal. They remain unanswered because Anaheim's Planning Process is broken. Just over a few blocks in District 5 at the corner of Ball and Sunkist and one will see the results of this dysfunctional process. For 41 years the Jagerhaus German Restaurant, and several other family run businesses, prospered. Now, 2 years after the Council approved a 24-hour 7-Eleven gas station and carwash, the buildings remain vacant and the lot surrounded by a chainlink fence. Though the old Council has been been voted out, and a new Council voted in, the Planning Process remains broken. In the eyes of Anaheim residents this is how the Planning Process looks in the Cove Church project: April 2022- The home of Cecilia Flores on S. Marjan borders the Cove Church property. One day she was asked at her door what her thoughts were on charter schools. She expressed some reservations before the brief survey was concluded. A neighbor a few days later asked whether she was going to the neighborhood meeting. This was the first Cecilia had heard of such a meeting. She ended up having to invite herself. In this case, a community screening process preceded the community outreach meeting. I am not questioning the right of the applicant to screen community outreach meetings. I am questioning the intention and validity of their community outreach efforts. Summer 2023- Cecilia Flores collected over 100 signatures in her neighborhood on a petition protesting the Charter School development. She collected 13 additional names on a second petition and again turned it in at City Hall. Both petitions were lost. Both failed to be included in the public record or discussed at the July 17, 2023 Planning Commission Hearing. 3. Planning Hearing July 17, 2023- Thomas Gorham, City Contract Planner, made the 10 min. presentation of the Planning Commission Report. The report was 286 pages long with 12 attachments: a.) Staff Report..............................................11pages. b.) Conditional Use Permit Draft (1 attachment) .... 16 pages. c.) Applicant's submissions (10 attachments) ....... 223 pages. d.) Public Comments (1 attachment)...................36 pages. Anaheim's Staff Report included none of their own traffic, parking, noise, or environmental reports. The city's Staff Report listed the the site, described the proposal, and gave its conclusion. Anaheim conducted no independent surveys of the neighborhood. Anaheim completed no in-depth independent analyses. In this proposal, Anaheim trusted the applicant but did not verify. I'm not questioning the right of Scholarship Prep to spend what they wanted to gain approval for their proposal. I do question the fairness of the process when the developer's submissions made up 78% of the Planning Commission's report. The developer submitted 223 of the 286 pages. Among the companies contributing to Scholarship Prep's presentation: a.) California Costal Works d.) Veneklasen Associates b.) Studio W. Architects e.) Red Hook Partners c. ) Urban Crossroads 4. Planning Hearing July 17, 2023- Commissioner Michelle Lieberman questioned why Cecilia Flores's 100-signature petition was not in the Staff Report. There was no record of it being received at City Hall. Although Commissioner Lieberman saw the petition herself during a visit to the site the week before, she failed to followup. The lack of concern or even curiosity for the missing petition made it clear how much the Planning Commission valued the views of the community. 5. Planning Hearing July 17, 2023- The Hearing was 2 hours. Public Comments were 1 hour. 15 minutes of technical difficulties arose and several speakers could not be heard. 25% of the public comments were not heard. The lead community activist opposing the project, Cecilia Flores, was one of the missing voices. The Planning Commission made no effort to delay the proceedings while searching for a solution. Though the public's comments were not audible to those attending in person nor to those attending online, the public's comments continued. This time the broken state of the Planning Commission was on public display. Switching microphones solved the immediate problem. Solving the larger dysfunction of the Planning Commission and Process won't be so easy. Recognizing the problem is the first step. 6. Planning Hearing July 17, 2023- The Planning Commission and City Staff failed to address the reasons given by the 1976 and 1982 Councils when similar proposals were denied. Again they listed the issues, but failed to conduct independent studies and analyses. The previous neighborhood problems posed by placing a school on this site remain: "traffic, noise, health, safety, peace, and the general welfare of the neighborhood". What had changed was the size of the proposed maximum enrollment for the current development. In 1976, the maximum was 140. In 1982, the maximum increased to 300. Today, the maximum has grown to 480. The width, configuration, and capacity of the streets fronting the property, Wagner and Rio Vista, have not increased since 1976. Below are 2 excerpts from the 1976 and 1982 City Council decisions: In 1976 a proposal for a private school with a maximum enrollment of 140 was denied: "That testimony was presented that the existing use of the property has been detrimental to the adjacent single-family residential properties and that the proposed expansion of the use would substantially increase the noise and other impacts" In 1982 a proposal for a private school with a maximum enrollment of 300 was denied: "...that traffic generated by the proposed use will impose an undue burden upon the streets and highways designed and improved to carry he traffic in the area; and that the granting of the proposed use will be detrimental to the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Anaheim" 7. Planning Hearing July 17, 2023- Relying on the analysis of a Fil study paid for by the applicant can lead to false conclusions. In Attachment #9 of the Traffic Impact Analysis the applicant submitted 2 traffic projections for 2025: 1 including the school proposal and 1 without. The month in 2025 selected for the projections was not disclosed. If the month selected in the 2024/2025 school year is prior to September, the 2025 traffic projection is based on the school's opening maximum student enrollment of 220. This enrollment is 55% less than what the maximum student enrollment will be in the 2028-2029 school year. There are no traffic projections for the 2028-2029 school year when Scholarship Prep first reaches its maximum student enrollment of 480. If the selection in the 2024/2025 school year is a month following September, the 2025 traffic projection is based on the 2025/2026 school year, the maximum enrollment would be 320 students. This is 33% less than what the traffic impact to the neighborhood will be in 2028-2029 when the school reaches its maximum enrollment of 480. Again I am not questioning the right of the applicant to submit their own traffic impact reports. Nor am I questioning their intent. The fairness of the Planning Process where an applicant's report goes unexamined and untested by the city staff is the question. Is this the normal procedure in Anaheim's Planning Process? Did this happen in the Jagerhaus case? Is this due to a lack of funding? Is there a plan to address this problem? If not, when does the Council plan to address the systemic problems in the Planning Process? 8. City Council Meeting August 15, 2023- Orange County Water District(OCWD) Executive Director of Water Quality and Technical Resources, Jason Dadakis, gave a general overview and report. He closed in saying (OCWD) is "developing trail connectivity along the Santa Ana River(SAR) to Anaheim Coves Trail at Burris Basin." The memo of understanding(mou) on this "should be ready soon". "City will also work with Orange County Flood Control, United States Army Corps of Engineers" This 'trail connectivity" includes: a.) Building a park along the Santa Ana River from Orangewood to Ball Road. This was funded in Feb. 2023 with a $5 million federal grant. b.) The 100 acre OC Vibe development between Katella and Ball Road. It will include 1,500 new homes and a 100-acre entertainment district along the River Trail. c.) US Army Corp of Engineers is designing a plan with OCWD to fill Burris Basin for recreational and storage. Burris Basin is on the Cove Trail across from the Scholarship Prep site. The Cove Trail is already quite popular. Starting at 6:30am parking along Rio Vista fills up and spills over into the neighborhood. The Staff Report and Planning Commission failed to study the overlapping demands of the early morning users of the Cove Trail with the parking and traffic demands of parents dropping their children off for pre-school breakfast and classes. A couple public comments touched on this at the Planning Hearing. The applicant, City Staff, and the Planning Commission all failed to examine how future projects would impact the ongoing issues of "traffic, noise, health, safety, peace, and the general welfare of the neighborhood" which were first noted in the 1976 and 1982 City Councils. The applicant, City Staff, and the Planning Commission all failed to mention that the Burris Basin project Memo of Understanding "should be ready soon". Has the boat already left the dock on this project? A planning process where a proposal of this size remains under the radar is broken. Anaheim's Planning Process is such a system. With the Planning Commission, City Staff, City Council, and Mayor remaining silent on this project, the problem appears to be systemic and/or cultural. 9. Planning Hearing July 17, 2023- The Staff Report included and agreed with a noise study (Attachment #7 ) submitted by the applicant. No independent noise study was conducted. Again I am not questioning the right of the applicant to submit their own study and analysis. The questions are directed to the Planning Process: What is Anaheim's noise policy? In this particular case, when did the policy change from the one the 1976 and 1982 Council's operated under? What has changed causing the Planning Commission to overturn 2 separate Council decisions to deny 2 similar, but smaller school proposals in 1976 and 1982, for the same site in the same neighborhood. If times have changed, and noise isn't viewed as the problem it once was, then why has the construction of the Platinum Triangle Fire Station#12 been delayed for over a year due to the noise issue? On Sept. 29, 2022 Angel Owner Artie Moreno's attorney wrote: ""Landlord (Anaheim) has violated Tenant's right to peaceable and quiet enjoyment of the Baseball Stadium and Parking Area by, on August 9, 2022, approving a Design -Build Agreement with Soltek-ECC for the design and construction of a fire station that is proposed to be located in the Parking Area and which is proposed to be constructed during the Term of the Lease." In this case, the Angels were complaining about potential excessive noise on game days. At most, including playoff games, they would be facing the noise issue on 100 days. This is half the number of days the neighbors of the Scholarship Prep school will be facing. Including summer school, Scholarship Prep will be open over 200 days. This doesn't take into the consideration the frequency and length of the noise incidents. And it doesn't include number of noise incidents generated during special night events. In the case of the Angels the noise issue continues to outweigh the issue of public safety. The year delay in building Fire Station#12 continues. What is Anaheim's noise policy today? Are there 2? One for large interests like the Angels and one for residents? As long as Anaheim continues to have 2 conflicting noise policies the planning process will remain broken. 10. Planning Hearing July 17, 2023- Traffic, parking and noise were the 3 most common issues raised at the Hearing. In each case the applicant outlined the steps they had taken to reduce these problems. In each case the applicant promised to monitor these problems after the school opens. If the problems persisted they promised meetings every 6 months for up to 5 years to address them. The Planning Commission's concerns were satisfied. If the problems persist, meetings are required but penalties aren't assessed. After a year of planning, the best the developer could come up with was the posting of a few signs, the installation of some raised delineators in the median, and a couple people stationed in front with two-way radios. The outlook for future remedies doesn't look much better. If there were better answers wouldn't they be initiated now? As for a tech based solution to arrive for? Our chances would be better in hoping for a tech based improvement to the results from keeping our fingers crossed. 11. I'm not questioning the right of the city staff and Planning Commission to rely on the studies and promised remedies of the developer. The Council's record in defending its residents's interests when they conflict with private interests the Planning Process is the question. Managing programs, setting policies, and holding them accountable have not been strengths demonstrated by Anaheim in the past decade. The JL Group's Corruption Report provided the example of Visit Anaheim. Visit Anaheim was founded 12 years ago and was required to file an annual audit. 12 years later the city is still waiting to receive the first audit. The Council is still struggling to find a majority to order one. The inability of the Council to follow through on written agreements like this, raises questions about their ability to monitor and hold accountable unwritten non -binding agreements with Scholarship Prep. 4 Until the Planning Commission and the Council demonstrate the ability to monitor and hold accountable developers, the Planning Commission and Process will remain broken. 12. August 31,2023- Neighborhood resident, Megan Harbert, filed a public records request for lobbying information connected with this proposal at the City Clerk's office. On Friday September 1, 2023 at 5:01pm the City Clerk's office emailed their response: "We are exercising our right to an additional fourteen (14) days to respond to your Public Records Act request. This extension is provided by Government Code §7922.535(b)" The Planning Hearing is September 12th, three days before the records request deadline. The question isn't whether the public records are secure with the City Clerk's office. The question is how accessible the public records are to the citizens of Anaheim. Currently they are not. This is not a sign of a functioning Planning Process. It is a another sign that the Planning Process is broken. 13. Planning Commission website September 1, 2023- There are no video records of Planning Commission Meetings. There are only audio records. The July 17, 2023 Planning Meeting was held in the Council Chambers which is equipped for video. There is no video of the meeting. There was no way to see the power point presentations when listening to the meeting from home. There was no way to see the power point presentations when listening to the meetings at home. There was no way for journalists to see the power point presentations when covering the meeting online. The Planning Commission and Process are broken. 14. The decision to buy a home is most likely the largest investment most people will make. People who purchased their homes in this neighborhood after 1982 made their decision with the understanding that the neighborhood was zoned for low density single family homes. Now they are faced with losing thousands of dollars in value in their homes in order to fulfill the interests of a private commercial developer. If the Planning Commission and Process were working there would be attempts to balance the 2 conflicting interests. So far there have been none. There have been no attempts to reach a compromise. This is sign of a broken Planning Commission and Process. 15. With 50 square miles inside Anaheim's borders, there must be another more suitable site for a school. OC Vibe or the Platinum Triangle should be considered. Both are large areas with a growing number of residential units. The OC Vibe is approved for 1,500 new units and the Platinum Triangle is approved for 5,000 to 6,000 new units to go along with the existing 10,000 units. Both areas are short of schools. Just because the current Planning Commission and Process are up and running doesn't mean they aren't broken. An unbalanced Planning Process, where one side has better access to the Process than the other, is a broken Planning Process. Until the Planning Commission and Process are repaired, the residents of the Cove Church neighborhood cannot obtain a fair hearing. The residents of this neighborhood are asking for no more than a fair hearing. The Council cannot deliver this while the Planning Process remains broken. Until the Planning Process is repaired, this proposal must be denied. Assist Scholarship Prep in finding a new home in the city. And get to work fixing this broken Planning Process. Marc Herbert 5 Susana Barrios From: Alex S Sent: Monday, September 11, 2023 11:59 AM To: Theresa Bass; Public Comment Cc: ceciliaflores982@yahoo.com Subject: [EXTERNAL] DEV2021-00218 PrepSchool Wagner/RioVista - Slides for council meeting 9/12 Attachments: DEV2021-00218-PrepSchool-Wagner-RioVista.pptx Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Hello ! Attached please find slides regarding project DEV2021-00218 PrepSchool Wagner/RioVista For council meeting 9/12, 5pm at Anaheim City Hall. Speaker: Alexandru Savulov. Please confirm receipt of this email. Thanks/Best! Alexandru Savulov 1 DEV 2021-00218 Prep School Wagner and Rio Vista Alexandru Savulov S. Marjan St, Anaheim tv e II,__1 57, I =� I _ _®®__. I ite .3 2 STET I - �__ t s - 43% Inbound from South 29% Southbound Missing!!! Who planned this? PLAN: DEV 2021-00218 Prep School Attachment 9 - Traffic Impact Analysis 14% Outbound towards South J, 10 wl 571 99 ite r�,E T 43% Inbound 43% Outbound U-Turn @ Ames St. 43% Inbound Right -turn @ Ames St. Through Neighbourhood!!! 43% Outbound Susana Barrios From: Joann Calver Sent: Monday, September 11, 2023 2:59 PM To: Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] Charter School Proposal Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Please vote NO to the proposed development of a charter school at the dead end of Rio Vista and Wagner -formerly the Cove Church! This is located in a 50+ year old community, where most of us have lived for 30, 40, 50 years. We have raised our children and now our grandchildren here! We have loved and respected our neighbors and earned our quiet retirement in our homes. A charter school will change everything we have built together, this is not the appropriate location! Please vote NO ! Thank you! JoAnn Calver Sent from my iPhone Susana Barrios From: Robin Mundschau Sent: Monday, September 11, 2023 7:12 PM To: Thomas Gorham <TGorham@anaheim.net> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Development Application 2021-00218 Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. I am writing in opposition to the building of a Tk-8th Grade School with upto 480 students at the Cove Church located at 2780 E. WAGNER AVE where it meets Rio Vista Street. I live down the street on E. Verde Ave. and I do not wish to have my quiet neighborhood disrupted by parents dropping off students early in the morning and picking up from 3-6pm in the afternoon. I know in their application they said they will use an offsite shuttle system to reduce traffic and parking but I know that many parents will find this bothersome and will still come and park in the neighborhood around the church with disregard to our homes and streets. Not to mention the traffic on the main street Rio Vista. Additionally, they said they will not have people walking in the surrounding streets but I find it hard to see how they will monitor this and with almost 500 parents and students that is almost 1000 people coming into my neighborhood on a daily basis disrupting my quiet area. We have a great community and this will add noise, traffic, trash, and a wide variety of other problems. I ask that you not approve this application. Robin M. Susana Barrios From: Erika Arellano Sent: Monday, September 11, 2023 9:38 PM To: Thomas Gorham <TGorham@anaheim.net>; planningcommision@anaheim.net Subject: [EXTERNAL] Appeal hearing for 09/12/23 1 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NO. 2021-00218 Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Good evening, Attached are signatures collected from local neighbors that will be present at the appeal tomorrow. No to charter school signatures from local neighbors. Thank you, NO TO CHARTER SCHOOL Project DEV2021.00218 WO the undersigned residents, meat the Cove Trails, oppose the umvaraion of the (•u+n Church, at 2780 E Wagner Ave.,Anahelm, to a Charter Scholl for the following roawNis Congestion to our neighborhoods due to driveway entry not wide enough In facilitate Egress and Ingress to lot Parking of vehicles in neighborhoods to drop-off and pick-up students Bring noise level up Construction of another two story building Not enough open space allowing students the freedom to play outdoors Appearance of school will resemble a Jail like surrounding Corner area known for speeding of vehicles and accidents and with only one entrance the situation will get worse Name Address phone email NO TO CHARTER SCHOOL Project DEV2021-00218 We the undersigned residents, near the Cove Trails, oppose the conversion or flip Covv� Church, at 2780 E. Wagner Ave.,Anahelm, to a Charter School for the following reasons Congestion to our neighborhoods due to driveway entry not wide enough to fecihtate Egress and Ingress to lot Parking of vehicles in neighborhoods to drop-off and pick-up students Bring noise level up Construction of another two story building Not enough open space allowing students the freedom to play outdoors Appearance of school will resemble a jail like surrounding Corner area known for speeding of vehicles and accidents and with only one entrance the situation will get worse Name I Address I phone I email NO TO CHARTER SCHOOL Project DEV2021-00218 We the undersigned residents, near the Cove Trails, oppose the conversion of Ilia Cove Church, at 2780 E. Wagner Ave -Anaheim, to a Charter School for the following reasons Congestion to our neighborhoods due to driveway entry not wide enough to facilitate Egress and Ingress to lot Parking of vehicles in neighborhoods to drop-off and pick-up students Bring noise level up Construction of another two story building Not enough open space allowing students the freedom to play outdoors Appearance of school will resemble a jail like surrounding Corner area known for speeding of vehicles and accidents and with only one entrance the situation will get worse Name Address phone email MO TO CHARTER SCHOOL Project DEV2021-00218 We the undersigned residents, near the Cove Trails oPposp the conversion of the Cove Church, at 2780 E. Wagner Ave.,Anaheim, to a charter School for the following reasons Congestion to our neighborhoods due to driveway entry not wide enough to facilitate Egress and ingress to lot Parking of vehicles in neighborhoods to drop-off and pick-up students Bring noise level up Construction of another two story building Not enough open space allowing students the freedom to play outdoors Appearance of school will resemble a jail like surrounding Corner area know for speeding vehicles and accidents and with only one entrance the situation will get worse Susana Barrios From: Erika Arellano Sent: Monday, September 11, 2023 9:41 PM To: Thomas Gorham <TGorham@anaheim.net>; planningcommision@anaheim.net Subject: [EXTERNAL] Appeal hearing for 09/12/23 1 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NO. 2021-00218 Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Good evening, Please see the list of signatures attached who are in favor of keeping the church. Yes, to the church, NO to the charter school signatures. PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT 2780 E WAGNER AVE ANAHEIM, CA 92806 Tel. (714) 338-9090 September 05, 2023 We Say "YES" To The Church and "NO" to the School Project At 2780 E Wagner Ave Anaheim, CA 92806 PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF COD INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT 2780 E WAGNER AVE ANAHEIM, CA 92806 Tel, (714) 338-9090 September 05, 2023 We Say "YES" To The Church and "NO" to the School Project At 2780 E Wagner Ave Anaheim, CA 92806 PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT 2780 E WAGNER AVE ANAHEIM, CA 92806 ' Tel. (714)338.9090 September 05, 2023 We Say "YES" To The Church and "NO" to the School Project At 2780 E Wagner Ave Anaheim, CA 92806 PENTECOSTAL CIIURCII OH' GOD INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT 14 2780 E WAGNER AVE ANAHEIM, CA 92806 lei. (714) 338-9090 September 05, 2023 We Say "YES" To The Church and "NO" to the School Project At 2780 E Wagner Ave Anaheim, CA 92806 PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT 2780 E WAGNER AVE ANAHEIM, CA 92806 Tel. (714) 338-9090 September 05, 2023 We Say "YES" To The Church and "NO" to the School Project At 2780 E Wagner Ave Anaheim, CA 92806 PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT 2780 E WAGNER AVE ANAHEIM, CA 92806 %� IT/"'f�i Tel. (714) 338-9090 September 05, 2023 We Say "YES" To The Church and `�" to the School Project At 2780 E Wagner Ave Anahelm, CA 92806 PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT 2780 E WAGNER AVE ANAHEIM, CA 92806 Tel. (714) 338-9090 September 05, 2023 We Say "YES" To The Church and "NO" to the School Project At 2780 E Wagner Ave Anaheim, CA 92806 J Susana Barrios From: Lucy Olmos Delgadillo Date: September 7, 2023 at 2:1 R:RRWM To: Ashleigh Aitken <AAitken ®,anaheim.net>, _City Council <CityCouncil(kanaheim.net>, Stephen Faessel <SFaessel&anaheim.net> Subject: [EXTERNAL] DE2021-00218 Prep Charter School Vote NO Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Mayor Aaitken and councilmembers, I am a homeowner in the City of Anaheim, I live in CD 5 in close proximity to the proposed project referenced in the subject line. I urge you to vote No on this project, for the fact that the environmental document did not provide sufficient mitigation efforts that will impact the nearby residents affected by the increase in traffic, noise and air quality concerns. The State of California Senate Bill 743, which mandates that any new project has to evaluate VMT (Vehicles Miles Traveled) and mitigate new VMT wasn't properly addressed in the environmental report. This Project disproportionately impacts a mainly older age group community whose main source of income is social security, with a lot of young Latino families and some of whom are low-income residents. Many of these families, including myself, are not able to attend council meetings due to work and family obligations. Therefore, I urge you to please hear our concerns and vote No for the DE2011- 00218 Prep Charter School. Lastly, while I am in favor of giving families a choice of school options (including Charter schools), this location is not suitable for the expansion plans and amount of students being proposed as part of this Project. I urge you all to visit the site and see what the residents are talking about, do not rely on presentations. There are many places within Anaheim that would be more suitable, most recently in the corner of Lincoln/Sunkist there was an opportunity to convert a business to a school, with all the amenities a school would require. I am confident there are many more similar locations that the school can look into as alternative sites. Thank you for your consideration. Luc Del adillo Susana Barrios From: Megan Harbert Date: September 7, 2023 at 4:35:09 PM PDT To: Stephen Faessel <SFaessel(jTanaheim.net> Cc: Nam Bartash <NBartash(a?anaheim.net> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Charter School project (DEV2021-00218) 2780 East Wagner Avenue Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Good Afternoon, Council Member Faessel, I am writing to express my strong concern about the proposed Charter School project (DEV2021-00218) by Scholarship Prep at 2780 East Wagner Avenue, the site where The Cove Church currently stands. Traffic Congestion: One of the primary concerns I would like to address during my time is the issue of traffic. The proposed project aims to accommodate up to 480 students, which will result in a substantial increase in traffic during drop-off and pick-up times. Currently, our neighborhood experiences 202 vehicle trips per day on an average weekday. However, the proposed project is estimated to increase traffic to 926 vehicle trips per day, a net increase of 724. This traffic will all be bottlenecked in the morning, with an estimated 465 more trips occurring in the AM hours. Residents trying to leave the neighborhood for work, families attempting to drop off their children at the charter school, and visitors to the Anaheim Coves walking trail will all be impacted and stuck in this gridlock, Monday through Friday. Ingress and Egress of Residents: Specifically, the streets that will be most affected by the increased traffic are any residents near Marjin and Lizbeth. These streets have no back route for residents to use when leaving their homes; there is only one entry and exit point for all residents. This means that residents will have to contend with the increased traffic every day, both during the morning and afternoon hours. Pedestrian Safety: This intersection of Rio Vista and Wagner is already dangerous. The addition of a charter school to this area will only make the intersection more dangerous by putting pedestrians at risk. First, the sightlines are poor. Drivers do not have a clear view of pedestrians as they are approaching the bend, which makes it easy for them to miss someone crossing the street. Second, there is no marked crosswalk anywhere near the vicinity of the school. Below are two links to videos of accidents in front of and through the building site, but as a resident of the area I imagine you are familiar with these issues. Clip #1 -accident in PM hours and Clip # 2-accident in AM hours Issues with Circulation Plan: We recognize that the developers that work with Scholarship Prep have put forth plans for an on -site circulation map and will station staff outside with walkie-talkies to usher traffic, but there are serious concerns about the long-term viability of this plan. The Anaheim General Plan emphasizes the importance of developments operating harmoniously within their surroundings. However, we fear that the reality of asking for school staff to stand outside every morning to manage this increased traffic in the long term will prove unrealistic. We worry these traffic management measures will become too challenging for 1 or 2 staff to enforce and undoubtedly will be abandoned over time. In light of this, I am urging you to please vote against this proposal. The location is not a safe place for a school. Sincerely, Megan Harbert TABLE 4-3: TRIP GENERATION COMPARISON AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Land Use In oat Total In out Total Mly Existing Uses (liable 4-1)' 19 17 36 9 14 23 202 Proposed Uses (fable 4-2)- 260 241 501 30 49 79 926 Variance Not Z41 22A 465 21 35 56 724 ' 6asrd oo caunr. cak% sd at 2790 E. Wagrwr Awmwc orr Thumdby, Aril 1 A 2422- 7 Trya 6"cwo6on source- Wame of Tramr:panaw n ErIpnter9 jrfEL Trip! Gereerarran Manual 11 eh Edit,an (2021 <1694129627650blob.jpg> ►a Susana Barrios From: Darleen Delgado Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 1:24 PM To: Public Comment <publiccomment@anaheim.net> Subject: [EXTERNAL] STOP CHARTER SCHOOL PROJECT Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Please count this as my vote NO on the DE2021-00218 Prep Charter School Protect at 2780 E Wagner Ave. The Anaheim residents of the area have enough traffic with Guinn Elementary and Katella High. STOP THIS PROJECT. A third school in the area would be chaos. Sincerely, Darleen Delgado Affected Anaheim Resident Susana Barrios From: Guerrero, Jessica <guerrero Jessica@auhsd.us> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 2:41 PM To: Public Comment <publiccomment@anaheim.net> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Public Comment Item 12 - AUHSD Trustee Guerrero Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Dear Members of the Anaheim City Council, As a product of public school education and proud AUHSD Board of Trustee, I stand in solidarity with my elementary school colleagues from AESD and public school advocates to ask you to accept the appeal of the Planning Commission's decision, and deny a conditional use permit for a TK-8th grade charter school in the City of Anaheim. Our public education system prides itself in providing quality education, ensuring our students graduate with 21st century skills, civic purpose initiatives, and robust opportunities to participate in dual language programs, dual enrollment programs, career technical education, and internship opportunities. The City of Anaheim is also home to 17 Community Schools (15 in AUHSD and in 2 AESD) and growing. Our Community Schools Model is a commitment to serving our school's community working together to address the needs of the whole child. A model supported by the Anaheim City Council in 2022. Charter schools undermine the work of our public schools. They commonly act as businesses then spaces for education; and are not held accountable nor regulated by local government, but run freely by independent boards. At a critical time in education, I ask you to support our students and public education, and deny the conditional use permit for a TK-8th grade charter school. Thank you, Jessica Guerrero AUHSD Board of Trustees Anaheim Union High School District E-mail Confidentiality Notice This e-mail communication and any attachments, including documents, files, or previous e-mail messages, constitute electronic communications within the scope of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq. This e-mail communication may contain non-public, confidential or legally privileged information intended for the sole use of the designated recipient(s). The unauthorized and intentional interception, use, copy or disclosure of such information, or attempt to do so, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful under applicable laws. 18 U.S.C. § 2511. If you have received this e-mail communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the original e-mail from your system. Susana Barrios From: Mike Price Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 5:12 PM To: Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] Development Application Number 2021-00218 Attachments: 20230912051244.pdf Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Good evening, Please make the attachment part of the public record for Development Application Number 2021-00218. City Council Meeting Dated 9/12/23 Scholarship Prep Charter School Mr. Price IQ) V( I]OPIrar flute l��pplHen"T'liai ] Murrubei Charter 6� re Access Concern () C "Wert Mola ion of MIC 22,600 It Proh its stopping un a fire Un Development Application Number 2021-00218 Scholarship Prep Charter School I would like to address a safety concern regarding fire and rescue vehicles ability to access the school especially during drop and pick up. When vehicles enter the single driveway of this site they will immediately drive behind buildings 2 and 3 on a 20 foot access road. The curbs behind these buildings will be painted red and clearly state no parking because this is a fire lane. The red curbs will continue to the access road going next to building 4. Anaheim Fire states - No person shall STOP, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or UNATTENDED in a fire lane. This makes the proposed queuing system for drop off and pick up a direct violation of the fire code. The queuing system is designed to have cars stopped and running idle while waiting for their children to enter or exit the school. At its peak there could be 31 vehicles stopped in the queue, while another 30 plus vehicles stopped and waiting to make a right turn out of the single driveway. They have estimated that it will take 10 minutes from the moment your car enters the driveway to the moment your either drop off or pick up your child. So....that means every 10 minutes 31 cars can clear the queue. 20 minutes = 62 cars 40 minutes = 124 cars 60 minutes = 186 cars Being conservative picking up 480 students even if 25% stay for after school care and a very large percent carpool .... it will take over an hour to complete clear the idle cars from the fire lane. Should an emergency occur during this time it would impossible to clear the fire lane and the driveway in time to give fire and rescue vehicles access. If this project is approved you are knowingly putting over 400 students at risk. The school is not trying to hide the fact that there will be cars stopped in fire lanes twice a day. It is part of the plan to offer "valet" style service. Why is the city allowing this? If there is an emergency on site and there is any delay with getting emergency help, that is clearly a liability. When it come to the safety of children it is shocking that the city isn't doing its due diligence. For this safety reason I believe that the appeal should be granted and this proposed project should be rejected. This site has one driveway! • Families will be assigned color -coded cards (8.5 x 11) that must be placed on their dashboard (or windshield). The color -coded cards will designate the drop-off/pick-up period for each student in an effort to minimize queuing lines on campus. THE COLOR -CODED DESIGNATIONS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. • All parents shall follow the traffic pattern illustrated below, see Queueing & Circulation Plan 7.1.1. All incoming traffic will enter the site's north driveway and proceed to the parking area to drop-off/pick-up students. All vehicles will traverse the parking lot and loop back to the north driveway to exit. • One lane will be used for drop-off and pick-up and the queuing will extend down the driveway. The driveway will also be used for van/bus drop-off and pick-up. • Approximately 31 cars can queue on the site. This number, at the height of drop off or pick up, will take approximately ten minutes from start to finish. • All traffic entering the site shall conform to all traffic regulations. • Exiting U-turns will be allowed on -site via the onsite service vehicle turning area which loops around the parking lot in one direction to return to the two-way exiting driveway. + No students, staff, parents, or guests will be permitted to cross Wagner Avenue at any point, except at marked crosswalks (no jaywalking is permitted). • The school will be responsible to make any changes, alterations, or modifications to school operations or student enrollment to prevent any queuing onto Wagner Avenue. 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If a property owner has difficulties maintaining a fire lane, the owner may post signs at the entrance to the property, and tow cars from the fire lane. FIRE LANES No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, except when in conflict with other traffic, in a fire lane. Fire lanes may be designated on public or private property. The designation shall be indicated by at least one of the following: • A red curb or red paint on the edge of the roadway upon which is clearly marked the words, "FIRE LANE." • A sign posted immediately adjacent to, and visible from, the designated location clearly stating in letters not less than one inch in height that the location is a fire lane. (Figure 1) • By outlining or painting the location in red and, in contrasting color, marking the location with the words "FIRE LANE," which are clearly visible from a vehicle. Figure 1 NO STOPPING FIRE LANE CVC 22500.0 TOWING OF VEHICLES FROM FIRE LANES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY BY THE PROPERTY OWNER The owner of a private property containing a fire lane may have a vehicle towed from a fire lane. The owner of the property usually contracts with a private towing company in advance. The following are the requirements for a property owner to tow a vehicle from a fire lane on his/her property. • Signs must be in place and displayed in plain view at all entrances to the property before an owner may tow o The sign must be a minimum of 17x22 inches in size, with lettering of at least one inch in height. o Signs must clearly state that stopping in a fire lane is prohibited. o The sign must indicate that vehicles will be removed at the owner's expense. o The sign must contain the telephone number of the local traffic law enforcement agency. The sign may also indicate that a citation may also be issued for the violation. (Figure 2) • The California Vehicle Code requires the owner of the property to first notify the local traffic law enforcement agency before towing. See the Anaheim Police Department phone number on the example shown above. • Fire lanes shall be marked according to California Vehicle Code as outlined above. • Owners of private property may post NO PARKING signs for various reasons other than a fire lane and have vehicles removed. Figure 2 NO STOPPING IN FIRE LANE VEHICLES SUBJECT TO CITATION AND/OR TOW -AWAY AT OWNER'S EXPENSE APD 714-765-1900 CVC 22658 CVC 22500.1 To Request this brochure in an alternative format, please call (714) 765-4040 or TTY (714) 765-5125. The City prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in programs, services and activities. AFR-12 Revised 8/17 Susana Barrios From: Georgia Price Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 5:12 PM To: Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] Development Application Number 2021-00218 Attachments: 0223_230911172125_001.pdf Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Good evening, Please make the attachment part of the public record for Development Application Number 2021- 00218. City Council Meeting Dated 9/12/23 Scholarship Prep Charter School Mrs. Price Development Application Number 2021-00218 Scholarship Prep Charter School Direct Violation of the City's Lobbyist Rules Scholarship Prep Charter School I'd like to take a different approach here. So buckle up. Every person sitting in front of me has stated that they are for transparency. Some of you have also stated that you want to restore the trust the people have in the city. You all can't seem to agree with what exactly to do but that is the one common theme the residents here lately. We have lobbyist's rules already in place. Whether they are strong enough or need to be changed is a decision for another time. Scholarship Prep or Red Hook who is the one financing this development have used the services of a lobbyist for over a year. She has scheduled and attended meetings on their behalf....some of which you or your planning commissioners may have attended. Attachment #6 to this resolution clearly shows that on: May 26th, 2022 the first "community meeting "was held.... Scholarship Prep Staff, Red Hook, and the lobbyist all attended to welcome and get residents "acquainted" with the development. The submitted community outreach log clearly shows the lobbyists attended and states the name of the lobbyists group. June 2022 - homeowners to the west of the property made a "connection" with Scholarship Prep and were referred to this same lobbyist as their "contact" for questions. In a letter dated July 12th, 2022 from Red Hook to the homeowners it clearly states to contact this lobbyist if they have further questions. December 2022 - The lobbyist arranged a meeting for these homeowners with Marissa from Scholarship Prep ... to help successfully resolve their issues with parking and traffic. Oct. 22nd, 2022 Cecilia Flores hosted a community meeting at her home to discuss concerns with other homeowners. She posted signs and passed out flyers a real "grass roots" effort. She was surprised that this same lobbyist showed up as she was only expected people from her neighborhood. Cecilia and other neighbors had NO CLUE that is person was a lobbyist working for Red Hook. In fact she shared a business card with Cecilia showing that she was a board member of nonprofit. After feeling like her meeting was being taken over, Cecilia asked this person to leave. Throughout the month on May 2023 - this lobbyist has requested letters supporting this project and has submitted them to city in preparation for the Planning Commission. She has done her very best to squash the concerns of local homeowners even if she has had to hint that "this" project is better than low income housing. She appears to be very good at her job. We all know that lobbying is perfectly legal in the city and is often used by developers to push their projects along. The City even has a handy lobbyist guide. It states clearly that all lobbyists must register with 15 days of performing services equivalent to $500... whether they have received money or not. It also clearly states under "Criminal Penalties" Any person that knowingly or intentionally: • acts as a Lobbyist in the City without having registered • fails to file the quarterly report • conceals or diverts compensation for Lobbying activity in order to avoid the requirements shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a maximum of six (6) months in jail and a fine of $1000 The issue I take is....that this lobbyist was NOT registered with the city until July 7th of this year. She has never filed a quarterly report even though she has clearly be lobbying for this project for over a year. The community outreach log clearly backs this up. You have all talked the talk. Now I am asking you.... Is this the "New Anaheim" where rules and laws actually matter? Or is this the "Old Anaheim" where developers and lobbyists break the rules and control the city? I'm asking you to uphold the rules and say to this developer... THIS IS NOT HOW BUSINESS IS DONE ANAHEIM ....for this reason the CUP should be denied. This project does not belong at this site! I am not saying that Scholarship Prep isn't a great school....l'm just saying logically a single driveway to service over 400 students just does NOT work. The ones who will ultimately pay the price are the nearby homeowners, who will have their quality of life forever changed. Thank you for your time. Casala Group, Inc. (back to top) Curt Pringle a Associates i ATTACHMENT NO. 10 Scholarship Prep - Community Outreach Lo� Outreach Date Attendees Content of Event Outreach Category Scholarship Prep Staff: Marisa Scholarship Prep Introduction flyer & project 1 4/12/2022 Quintanar & Denise Allotey announcement. In person (door-to-door) 2 5/l/2022 Anaheim Police Department Discuss on site presence and continuing a In person meeting satelite Office on premise We reached out on 3 separate occasions to Cecila Flores, a neighbor adjacent to the 3 5/2/2022 Red Hook Team projects' parcel, to educated heron the Phone Calls facts of the project and to mitigate any issues.She has since declined all subsequent meetings. 500' Radius Flyer to announce a community 4 5/3/2022 N/A meeting, give a contact name and number USPS Mailer and gave an in person date and time to meet. Met with Council Member Faessel and his team to introduce the project. The Council Member expressed that our team should engage with his community to obtain support for the project. He suggested that we meet 5 5/6/2022 Council Member Faessel with Anaheim Police Dept, to see if we could In person meeting accomadate the existing satellite office in our new site. Councilmember Faessel also indicated that he had no objection of having the PD continue using the site as a satellite office and that the parking lot facing Wagner should be better illuminated. Schloorship Prep Staff: Jason Watts, Andrew Crowe, Marisso Quintanar, An in person meeting that welcomed the Dennise Allotey, Jacklyn Moreno, local residents from a 500' radius surrounding 6 5/26/2022 Studio W Architects: Tony Pacheco- the property to get acquaintted with the In Person Meeting at the Site Taylor, Mario Hernandez. Red Hook aesthetic of the development, the site Capital Partners: Enrique Diaz, Ingrid program, the logistical operations of the Canedo, CCW: Joseph Smith. school. Casala Group: Jill Walace We reached out on 3 separate occasions to Cecila Flores, a neighbor adjacent to the 7 6/1 /2022 Red Hook Team projects' parcel, to educated her on the Phone Calls facts of the project and to mitigate any issues.She has since declined all subsequent meetings. 2780 E Wagner Ave. Scholarship Prep - Community Outreach Log Outreach Date Attendees Content of Event Outreach Category The team had a ZOOM call with Planning Commissioner Heywood. He asked about parking and queuing regarding the project. Additionally, he asked about how vehicles 8 6/29/2022 Planning Commissioner Heywood would turn onto the site from Rio Vista and Zoom Meeting whether there would be a stop sign or cross walk. He indicated that he was involved with the Anaheim School District from 2014- 2018 but that wouldn't affect his role as a Planning Commissioner. We reached out on 3 separate occasions to Cecila Flores, a neighbor adjacent to the 9 7/1 /2022 Red Hook Team projects' parcel, to educated heron the Phone Calls facts of the project and to mitigate any issues.She has since declined all subsequent meetings. Informational mailer of queueing length, Site Project adjacent, Anaheim 10 7/12/2022 Red Hook Team Map, Building exterior elevtions, architectural Neighbor USPS Mailing sheets 1.1 Informational mailer of queueing length, Site Project adjacent, Anaheim 11 7/13/2022 Red Hook Team Map, Building exterior elevtions, architectural Neighbor USPS Mailing sheets 1.0 Informational mailer of queueing length, Site Project adjacent, Anaheim 12 7/14/2022 Red Hook Team Map, Building exterior elevtions, architectural Neighbor USPS Mailing sheets 1.1 13 9/26/2022 Red Hook Team Anaheim Boys and Girls Club Zoom Meeting with Anne Hertz Zoom Meeting with Polly 14 9/29/2022 Red Hook Team Covenent House Williams In person meeting with local community, at akf �� L1 /��I 15 10/20/2022 Red Hook Team residential location, open to public meeting In person meeting was attended to listen to the different community commentary. In person meeting with Anaheim city official 16 1 1 /16/2022 Red Hook Team reagrding developement, community efforts In person meeting and support. Telephone conversation with a local neighbor 17 12/1 /2022 Red Hook Team to the project, Local Resident Phone Calls 18 12/1 /2022 Red Hook Team Telephone conversation with a local neighbor Phone Calls to the project In person meeting with local resdients' 19 12/20/2022 Red Hook Team household and another local neighbor In person meeting attending A � \ 2780 E Wagner Ave. Scholarship Prep - Community Outreach Log Outreach Date Attendees Content of Event Outreach Category, 20 12/20/2022 Red Hook Team The Cove Meeting In person meeting 21 1 /23/2023 Red Hook Team Local Resident informational discussion Text Communication 22 1 /24/2023 Red Hook Team Local Resident informational discussion Text Communication 200 Local Residents - Community Event invitation. Dropped invitation to community meeting to local neighborhood, Chantilly St to Rio Vista & E Lizbeth Ave to Glamus Ave. Northeast residents to project site. Linked Hand delivery of Community 23 2/1 1 /2023 Red Hook Team diagram for reference. https://drive.0ooale Flyer Invitation com/open2id=1- FQ2bV GouCv4e28ciSiH RApRINo6aX2Yh&outh user=icanedo%40redhookc= com&usp=drive fs Email Communication - Gloria 24 2/1 1 /2023 Red Hook Team Email Communication - Fact Sheet, Zapata & Lucy Olmos Community Meeting Invitation Delgadillo Email Communication - Fact Sheet, Email Communication -Gloria 25 2/12/2023 Red Hook Team Community Meeting Invitation Zapata Email Communication - Fact Sheet, Email Communication - Lucy 26 2/ 12/2023 Red Hook Team Community Meeting Invitation Olmos Delgadillo Email Communication - Fact Sheet, Email Communication -Gloria 27 2/15/2023 Scholarship Prep Team Community Meeting Invitation Zapata 200 Local Residents - Community Event invitation. Hand delivered updated fact sheet & invitation to community meeting to local neighborhood, Chantilly St to Rio Vista & E Lizbeth Ave to Glamus Ave. Northeast Hand delivery of Community 28 2/16/2023 Red Hook Team residents to project site. Linked diagram for Flyer Invitation. reference. hops'//drive ctoogle om/ooenz id=t_ ES�?bVGouCv4e28gSiHRAoRINa6a 2X Yh&auth user=icanedo°a40redhookco�, n i - Email Communication Gloria 29 2/16/2023 Scholarship Prep Team Email Communication - Spanish Language Zapata & Lucy Olmos Fact Sheet, and translators Delgadillo Local Resident project detail information Email Communication - Fact 30 2/17/2023 Scholarship Prep Team sharing Sheet 2780 E Wagner Ave. Scholarship Prep - Community Outreach Log Outreach Date Attendees Content of Event Outreach Category Email Communication - Community Meeting Email Communication - Gloria 31 2/21 /2023 Scholarship Prep Team Agenda Zapata & Lucy Olmos Delgadillo Local Resident project detail information Email Communication - Spanish 32 2/21 /2023 Red Hook Team sharing Language Fact Sheet, and translators 33 2/21 /2023 Scholarship Prep Team Project Details and informational presentation On site Community Meeting Email Communication - Gloria 34 2/24/2023 Red Hook Team Spanish Language Fact Sheet revisions Zapata & Lucy Olmos Delgadillo 35 2/26/2023 Scholarship Prep Team Project Details and informational presentation On site Community Meeting Scholarship Prep Director, Jason Watts to 36 3/9/2023 Scholarship Prep Team meet with Anaheim elementary district In Person Meeting superintendent. 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 N X 2780 E Wagner Ave. Rc:d Hoot{ Letter of Transmittal capital partners 2120 E. Grand Ave Suite # 135, El Segundo, CA, 90245 Website: https://www.redhookcap.com Ingrid Canedo Project Manager Susan and Dennis Sorenson Anaheim, CA, 92806 Dear Mr. & Mrs. Sorenson, Please find the enclosed documents detailing information being developed as part of the onsite planning for, 2780 E. Wager Ave., in the city of Anaheim. We are glad to share the additional enclosed documents that detail aspects intended as part of the development to the site. For additional information about the values and goals Scholarship Prep Public Schools has to offer please visit their website to learn more, https://scholarshipschools.org/. Enclosed you will find the shared documents that includes: ❖ Architectural Sheet Al. 1, Overall Site Plan: Denotes the queuing line that will be part of Scholarship Prep's circulation to use for a student pick up and drop off zone and the queuing path for parents' vehicles. Our total queuing distance provides 845 feet of onsite circulation. ❖ Architectural Sheet A5.1, Bldg. 1 Exterior Elevation: Denotes the building elevation adjacent to residences on S. Marjan St. ❖ Full color rendering showcasing a conceptual redesign and update to front fagade to the site. Renderings are preliminary and are not final. We hope that by showing the enclosed informational documents we can clarify any questions there is regarding the proposed project. As possible future neighbors we look forward to working in tandem with the existing neighbors and environment to bring a mutually beneficial development for the local Anaheim community. If you have any questions on these matters, please contact Jill Wallace at We look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Date 7/12/2022 Ingrid Canedo, Project Manager Red Hook Capital Partners LLC 1\'n,nin' Thi. e,m,I nril;in,W(„+ri, �.'1' .R,,", �1".h—' rA. i+" ch;l Zink,,' .m-hm "„0",)+ ""'p-'hr-1'.'.J—the —..' 7:36 PM Sat Jul 8 o a e (-' Scholarship Prep _:aa. To: Thomas Gorham, From: Susan and Dennis Sorenson Subject: Scholarship Prep Charter School+ Project#D EV2021-00218+Cove Church Site As the youth of today are our future, we believe a free school choice results in an enormous long term positive impact for parents, children, our neighborhood (good schools increase property value), and the local community (the school goal is for 90% of the students to be Anaheim residents). As 22 year residents on Cardiff St, directly West of the church property, we were however very concerned about potentially dangerous traffic congestion during pick up and drop off; where the school entry is at the juncture of Wagner and Rio Vista, as well as Wagner/Marian. Since listening, communication and follow up are at the heart of all successful relationships, we would like to share our experience with Scholarship Prep after we made a connection in June 2022. 1 was referred to Jill Wallace as my contact for questions, After listening intently to both our concerns and suggestions, we learned the school has complied with all the studies and reports required by the city, that the contracted traffic engineer report was in review by the city and the satellite police office would remain on site. In particular noise levels at the residential area will comply with Anaheim code and landscaping will screen the backyards of homes bordering the school property. We were sent copies of demo and improvement plans. Jill consistently emphasized that being a good neighbor was a priority for the school and offered to meet or speak with anyone in the neighborhood who had questions. We were given and took the opportunity to provide feedback on the informational flyer being developed to distribute to the neighborhood. In December Jill, arranged a meeting for us with Marissa Quint%ar, from Scholarship Prep, She described in detail the high level of involvement and communication with parents regarding protocols and the circulation plan that quelled our traffic concerns, including: Mandatory parent training on pickup and drop off procedure Staggered drop off and pickup times Right turn only when exiting the school property No parent pickup or drop off allowed on Wagner or Rio Vista 6-10 staff members assisting with students and traffic flow Additional staff to monitor the Marian and Wagner intersection, to actively enforce the no U-turn and no parking rule in the neighborhood Teachers and administrators communicating by walkie talkie to ensure efficient and safe arrival and departure Parents must sign up children to specifically arrive by car, walk in, or Scholarship Prep shuttle We attended two community meetings hosted by the church and Scholarship Prep(February 21& 26), with a detailed written (English and Spanish) as well as visual presentation (Spanish translation offered), followed by questions. Key school personnel and consultants made the presentations and willingly responded to the tough questions, while emphasizing the commitment to being a good neighbor. Future thoughts and questions were encouraged and contact information was supplied. In summary we feel strongly Scholarship Prep should be approved by the Planning Commission. The property is already zoned for school use, they bring a valuable educational resource to Anaheim (the Santa Ana charter was named a California distinguished school in 2020), and they have demonstrated their commitment to being a good neighbor by diligent listening, communication, and follow up on community concerns. We believe the schools detailed protocols, no right turn exiting the property, plus no left turn into the property and no U turn at Marian provide reasonable mitigation for the congestion/safety issues. Cc: Anaheim Planning Commission Ingrid Ganedo 5116/23, 4:53 PM Red Hook Capital Partners LLC Mail - Fwd: Support Letter for Cove Church Sale Ingrid Canedo Fwd: Support Letter for Cove Church Sale Jill WallacAn Thu, May 11, 2023 at 9:41 PM To: Marisaanarinnffi, Ingrid Canedo ,- Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Lupe Silva Date: May 11, 20 a To: JiilWallac Subject: Suppor a er or Cove Church Sale Reply -To: Lupe Silva Hello Ms. Wallace, My husband (Oscar, Sr) and I wholeheartedly support the sale of The Cove Church. As residents of Anaheim, we support this transition for the following reasons: - we love that this will be used for educational purposes and will give local parents another choice for their children this can be viewed as an economic improvement for Anaheim - and is in line with the freedom for the church to be able to sell this real estate. As parents of two grown adult sons now, we invested in private education from K-12 and were blessed to have choices at the time being. Please let us know if we can further assist in this matter. Sincerely, Oscar & Lu a Silva If Not Now, WHEN? Lupe Silva, HHC Wellness Coach & Owner, Wellness Path - The Wow! Program Author hops://ainzn.to/39Zn14-n Consultant, Ivy's Bridge to Better Health Member Ambassador, The Holistic Chamber of Commerce Tustin Chapter Distributor, Young Living Essential Oils & Nature's Sunshine Herbs - http://www.WellnessPath.US https://mail.google.com/maillu/0/? k=450a37254f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-f:1765662032349415119&simpl=msg-f:1765662032349415119 1/1 5116123, 4:56 Phl Red Hook Capital Partners LLC Mail - Fwd: Sale of COVE church. i l Ingrid Canedo Fwd: Sale of COVE church. Jill Wallace To: Ingrid Cane o >, Marisa Quintanar Sent from my Phone Begin forwarded message: From: Thomas Spirlong��.■ Date: Mav 7, 2023 at 11: To: ■Ra eo c ur■Subjecch. Mon, May 8, 2023 at 6:32 AM I've been a local Anaheim resident for 68 years and I wholeheartedly support the sale of the COVE church so a TK-8 school can be established. I strongly believe in school choice since our public schools have failed our students. Since the church buildings really need to be painted, I look forward to seeing the new owners making the property more attractive. Thank you for taking my comments into consideration. Sincerely, Thomas L. Spirlong Get Outlook for Android https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/? k=450a37254f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-f:1765333036567340144&simpl=msg-f:1765333036567340144 1/1 From: Marisa Ouintanar To: Planning Commission; Thomas Gorham Cc: spirlong.�& Jason Watts; chriswarner(o)covechurchoc.oro Subject: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Sale of COVE church. Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 12:20:19 PM Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Hello Planning Commission Members and Mr. Gorham, My name is Marisa Quintanar and my firm Red Hook Capital Partners is currently working with Scholarship Prep on a change of use application to occupy the Cove Church with a TK- 8th public charter school. Please see below, a letter of support from a Cove Church parishioner. I've also cc'ed the parishioner, Pastor Chris- Cove Church, and Jason Watts - Executive Director of Scholarship Prep. Please note that this is for Scholarship Prep/Project # (DEV2021-00218). Vic(- Presicicnl iIteKed .[loot: C:a .vital Partners L,J..0 (www.redhooltcap.com Begin forwarded message: From: Thomas Spirlong > Date: May 7, 2023 at 11:28:20 PM PDT To: JillWallace Subject: Sale of COVE church. I've been a local Anaheim resident for 68 years and I wholeheartedly support the sale of the COVE church so a TK-8 school can be established. I strongly believe in school choice since our public schools have failed our students. Since the church buildings really need to be painted, I look forward to seeing the new owners making the property more attractive. Thank you for taking my comments into consideration. Sincerely, Thomas L. Spirlong Get Outlook for Android From: Marisa Ouintanar To: Planning Commission; Thomas Gorham Cc: cvan016�& chriswarner@)covechurchoc.oro; Jason Watts Subject: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Sale Date: Friday, May 26, 2023 10:34:42 AM Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Hello Planning Commission Members and Mr. Gorham, My name is Marisa Quintanar and my firm Red Hook Capital Partners is currently working with Scholarship Prep on a change of use application to occupy the Cove Church with a TK- 8th public charter school. Please see below, a letter of support from a Cove Church parishioner. I've also cc'ed the parishioner, Pastor Chris- Cove Church, and Jason Watts - Executive Director of Scholarship Prep. Please note that this is for Scholarship Prep/Project # (DEV2021-00218). \Gu�i�u (hiini:utar ��1CC hPCt;1c�C11t Red Stook Ca )iml Partners LLC, ( www.redhookcal2.com Begin forwarded message: From: carlotta vandunk <cvanO I > Date: May 24, 2023 at 1:22:36 PM PDT To: Jil]Wallac. Subject: Sale I support the sale of the cove church. From: Marisa Quintanar To: Planning Commission; Thomas Gorham Cc: chriswarner@covechurchoc.oro; Jason Watts; e,10C� Subject: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Scholarship Prep- Letter of interest Date: Friday, May 26, 2023 10:32:17 AM Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Hello Planning Commission Members and Mr. Gorham, My name is Marisa Quintanar and my firm Red Hook Capital Partners is currently working with Scholarship Prep on a change of use application to occupy the Cove Church with a TK- 8th public charter school. Please see below, a letter of support from a Cove Church parishioner. I've also ec'ed the parishioner, Pastor Chris- Cove Church, and Jason Watts - Executive Director of Scholarship Prep. Please note that this is for Scholarship Prep/Project # (DEV2021-00218). \Lini ;l fhuziranar Vice Pri si�?rni. Red Flook Ca . it.d Partners LI C J Nyww.redhookca= .com From: Erin Luke < �� Date: May 24, 2023 at 5:54:42 PM PDT To: JillWallace Subject: Scholarship Prep- Letter of interest Hi Jill, I am a local resident and am in support of the project of placing a TK-8 school at the cove church location. It would make a great addition to Anaheim. I am in support because of parental choice, because of economic improvement, and lastly because of the freedom of the church to sell. Thanks so much. Erin Luke Luke Roofing From: Marisa Ouintanar To: Planning Commission; Thomas Gorham Cc: chriswarner(U)covechurchoc.org; Jason Watts; cpat100� Subject: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Cove Church Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 12:05:59 PM Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Hello Planning Commission Members and Mr. Gorham, My name is Marisa Quintanar and my firm Red Kook Capital Partners is currently working with Scholarship Prep on a change of use application to occupy the Cove Church with a TK- 8th public charter school. Please see below, a letter of support from a Cove Church parishioner. I've also cc'ed.the parishioner, Pastor Chris- Cove Church, and Jason Watts - Executive Director of Scholarship Prep. Thank you, \larisa t );iintar,;rr Vic(.. PI-Csit'IC111 Red k-look Ca 3ital Partners LLC I www.redhookcap.com From: Pat Chandler <cPat 1000 Date: May 20, 2023 at 8:30:52 PM PDT To: JillWallace Subject: Cove Church I am in support of putting a school here. It would be great for parents and children. I've enjoyed my time here but it would cost so much to fix the buildings . Sincerely, Pat Chandler Sent from my iPhone ATTACHMENT NO. 12 From: Marisa Quintanar To: Planning Commission; Thomas Gorham chriswarner(a coVechu'rchoc.oYa; Jason Watts; shareohhedkmer- Subject: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Sale of COVE CHURCH IN ANAHEIM Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 12:11:18 PM Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Hello Planning Commission Members and Mr. Gorham, My name is Marisa Quintanar and my firm Red Hook Capital Partners is currently working with Scholarship Prep on a change of use application to occupy the Cove Church with a TK- 8th public charter school. Please see below, a letter of support from a Cove Church parishioner. I've also cc'ed the parishioner, Pastor Chris- Cove Church, and Jason Watts - Executive Director of Scholarship Prep. Please note that this is for Scholarship Prep/Project # (DEV2021-00218). Thank you, Vice PIc"Ideni Red Flook Ca ital Partners L LC I wmay.redhookcap com- Begin forwarded message: From: Sharron Heckmer <sharronheckmer Date: May 20, 2023 at 11:07:34 AM PDT To: JillWallace Subject: Sale of COVE CHURCH IN ANAHEIM I have been a member of Cove Church, formerly known as Calvary Baptist of Anaheim, over 30 Years! I approve the freedom of the church to sell this property! Sharron Heckmer Sent from my iPhone Susana Barrios From: Bob Olea Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 9:12 PM To: Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. I agreed with the mayor pro tem on not going through the raise at this time. Sent from my iPhone Susana Barrios From: Craig A Durfey Sent: Saturday, September 9, 2023 3:45 PM To: Craig A Durfey; senator.nguyen@senate.ca.gov; senator.min@senate.ca.gov; SENATOR.GONZALEZ@senate.ca.gov; SENATOR.ALLEN@SENATE.CA.GOV; Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce; SEDN.committee@senate.ca.gov; KTLA 5 News; Theresa Bass; Public Comment; Don Barnes Subject: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Blue light awareness, October 10 California SCR 73 blue light awareness 2018 causes meta -talon and myopia and mental health issues and workplace OSHA Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Craig A Durfey Date: Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 3:42 PM Subject: Fwd: Blue light awareness, October 10 California SCR 73 blue light awareness 2018 causes meta -talon and myopia and mental health issues and workplace OSHA To: COB_Response <response@ocgov.com>, <David.Ochoa@sen.ca.gov>, KCALKCBSDESK@CBS.COM <KCALKCBSDESK@cbs.com>, Nick Dibs Nick Gerda SENATOR.ALLEN@SENATE.CA.GOV <SENATO R.ALLEN@senate. ca.gov>, TIPS@NBCUNI.COM <TIPS@nbcuni.com>, <ocbe@ocde.us>, <senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Craig A Durfey Date: Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 2:57 PM Subject: Re: Blue light awareness, October 10 California SCR 73 blue light awareness 2018 causes meta -talon and myopia and mental health issues and workplace OSHA To: Craig Durfey CC: Christopher Aguilera <Christopher.Aguilera@asm.ca.gov>, Jim Tortolano KTLA Desk <ktla@ktla.com>, Nick Dibs Public Request <cityclerk@ggcity.org>, Teresa Pomeroy <teresap@ggcity.org>, <pr@abc7.com> Correction, 2019 not 2018 On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 2:56 PM Craig Durfey wrote: https://bluelightawarenessday.org/ Shared via the Google app Sent from my iPhone Susana Barrios From: Margot Pierrong Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2023 2:44 PM To: Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL] Corner Orange Ave/Agate-Anaheim 92804 Attachments: IMG_2272jpg; Untitled attachment 00004.txt Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Dear Anaheim.net: the corners of Orange Ave.& Agate St. -Anaheim 92804 are magnets for these illegally selling sidewalk vendors who set up with their trashy signs & no permits!!! This is totally unacceptable - I Live in this residential setting & am sick & tired of looking that their horrible eyesore signs & illegal set-ups! Today, Thursday Aug.31, ANOTHER one set up on the corner! Please do something about this - this particular area needs to be monitored every day as this appears to be a 4-corner magnate for these illegal set-ups!... I am noticing that these set-ups are now happening more on the weekends because they think the code enforcement dept is not working -----.PLEASE ! PLEASE!! PLEASE!!! Margot Pierrong Orange Ave resident for 50 years -----Original Message ----- From: Margot Pierrong Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2023 2:33 PM To: Subject: Corner Orange Ave/Agate-Anaheim 92804 Susana Barrios -----Original Message ----- From: Bob Olea Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 5:28 PM To: Public Comment <publiccomment@anaheim.net> Cc: Ashleigh Aitken <AAitken@anaheim.net>; Natalie Rubalcava <NRubalcava@anaheim.net>; Jose Diaz <JoDiaz@anaheim.net>; Carlos A. Leon <CLeon@anaheim.net>; Norma C. Kurtz <NKurtz@anaheim.net>; Grace Stepter <GStepter@anaheim.net>; Natalie Meeks <NMeeks@anaheim.net> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. There's a major issue in district 3. 1 reach to mayor pro tem who is the rep council member in that district 3. On my street on lemon st and north st there's a homeless man that sits on the liquor store on the corner. I reach to Anaheim police department. They don't do a thing about it it's an eye sore. We don't need to have kids to see that. I will need answers tonight. Sent from my iPhone 1