April 05, 2005
COMMUNITY SERVICES
2005 National Volunteer Week - April 17-23 is National Volunteer Week, and Senior Service staff will be thanking one of America's most valuable assets, our volunteers, for all that they do to improve our communities. The 2005 theme is "Inspire by Example" because it truly reflects the power that volunteers have to inspire the people they help, as well as to inspire others to serve. In 2004, Senior Service volunteers provided over 42,000 hours of service to Huntington Beach seniors! The mission of Senior Services is to enhance the quality of life for seniors by promoting independence, dignity, and purpose. With support from over 300 volunteers, Senior Services hopes to meet this goal.
Senior Services Volunteer Opportunities - Volunteers transport seniors, package and deliver meals, visit the homebound, make spirit-lifting phone calls, garden, provide light housekeeping and home repairs, teach computer skills, prepare taxes, inspect the safety of seniors' homes, assist in the kitchen for the daily congregate TLC lunch program, serve on the Council on Aging Board, assemble the Bright Outlook Newsletter, provide office support, clean the beach, knit, dance, and even play piano and sing. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Diane Swarts 374-1544.
Youth Activity at the Sports Complex - The weather turned for the better, and the "Boys of Summer" returned this past weekend for the first of many youth events and activities at the Central Park Sports Complex. The first of many scheduled youth baseball tournaments was held this past weekend at the Complex. Teams found great weather, great fields, and a great time as they participated in the first baseball tournament held at the HCP Sports Complex. Several other youth baseball tournaments have been washed out this year due to the recent rains. Youth teams from local baseball, softball, lacrosse, and field hockey organizations continue to use the facility during the week for practice and, whenever possible, for their home games.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Habitat for Humanity Update - Construction will be starting on a new, affordable single-family home here in Huntington Beach in May. The city's Redevelopment Agency has provided the site for this project at Yorktown and Delaware, not far from City Hall. The Huntington Beach home will be Habitat's Women Build Project for 2005, in that they will be building the home using mostly female volunteers. On Saturday, April 23, Habitat will be conducting a Women Build Training Day from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Irvine to help train their future volunteers. The volunteers trained on this day will be working to build the house in Huntington Beach. More information is available at www.habitatoc.org or by calling (714) 434-6200.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Beach & Talbert Commercial Center - A major façade remodel is nearing completion for a 10,460 square foot commercial strip center at the northwest corner of Beach Boulevard and Talbert Avenue. The property owner initiated the project and presented concept plans for review by the city. To facilitate the remodel, the city approved entitlements for the project including a variance for a reduction to the perimeter and total landscaping. This long-awaited project has transformed one of the more blighted commercial properties along the Beach Boulevard corridor into a viable commercial site. The center will retain select tenants but also include new tenants such as the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf coffee house. The contemporary architecture will feature articulated rooflines, stucco exterior walls in earth tone colors, canvas awnings, new storefront windows, slate accents, and a new coordinated sign program. The parking lot has also been refurbished with new pavement, striping, landscaping, and lighting.
Seawater Desalination Facility - The Draft Recirculated Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 00-02 for the proposed Seawater Desalination Project at Huntington Beach will be available for public review and comment for 45 days commencing Tuesday, April 5, and ending Thursday, May 19. The Draft Recirculated EIR analyzes the potential environmental impacts associated with a proposal by Poseidon Resources Corporation to construct and operate a 50 million gallon per day seawater desalination facility. The facility would consist of seawater intake pretreatment facilities, seawater desalination utilizing reverse osmosis technology, product water storage, pump stations, materials storage tanks, and 42 to 48 inch diameter product water transmission pipeline possibly up to 10 miles in length in Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa. The facility would utilize existing AES Huntington Beach Generating Station (HBGS) seawater intake and outfall pipelines for its operations. The project includes construction of two underground pump stations, one in a portion of unincorporated Orange County south of Bonita Canyon Drive, and the second in a church parking lot located in the city of Irvine. The proposed desalination facility is located on an 11-acre portion of the AES - HBGS located at 21730 Newland Street, off Pacific Coast Highway. Copies of the EIR are on file with the Planning Department, the Central Library, and the Banning Branch Library. The EIR may also be viewed at www.surfcity-hb.org/CityDepartments/planning/major/ (the city's website). At this time, no date has been set for a City Council public hearing on the project.
Annual Review - Downtown Parking Master Plan - On Tuesday, April 12, the Planning Commission will conduct its annual review of the Downtown Parking Master Plan. The DPMP, established in 1995, provides for shared parking within a designated area of the Downtown core whereby one parking space is allowed to serve two or more land uses with divergent peak demand. The DPMP uses the shared parking concept together with pre-established land use and development thresholds (up to 715,000 sq. ft. of development) in order to reduce the total number of parking spaces required to serve the Downtown core area. The annual review is also subject to a review by the City Council and final review by the Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission.
Lamb and Wardlow Schools - The Fountain Valley School District has requested a General Plan Conformance for Lamb Elementary School located at 10251 Yorktown Street (North side of Yorktown Street between Mauna Lane and Pitcairn Lane) and Wardlow Elementary School located at 9191 Pioneer Drive (Northeast corner of Magnolia Street and Pioneer Drive). The school district intends to sell the 15-acre Wardlow School site and the 14.2-acre Lamb School site and has notified the city requesting documentation that both school sites are in conformity with the city's General Plan. The Planning Commission will be hearing the General Plan Conformances at their April 12 meeting.
PUBLIC WORKS
Alabama Storm Drain Project Begins - Southern California Underground Contractors, Inc. began construction on April 4. The project consists of the installation of a 42" HDPE pipe and curb inlet catch basins from the intersection of Alabama Street and Joliet Avenue to an existing storm drain on First Street, south of Olive Avenue. The construction will divert drainage water, which is currently going into the sewer system, into the storm drain. The plan is to close one block at a time during the day from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All streets will be reopened each night. The contractor will distribute notices to all affected residences and post No Parking signs for the immediate area under construction. The city and the contractor will make every effort possible to minimize inconveniences to the residents. At the end of the project, Alabama will be completely slurry sealed from Joliet to Atlanta. Work should be completed within 100 working days. The $1.5 million project is funded through an EPA grant, an OCSD grant, and a CDBG grant. Questions can be directed to Contract Administrator Duane Wentworth at 536-5517.
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