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Belmont Shore
Residents Association
MINUTES
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
April 10, 2014
The
meeting was called to order by President Terence Endersen at 6:05 pm. The
other members of the Executive Board present were: Max
Alavi, Aileen Colon,
Julie Dean, Vice President Frank Elizondo, and Secretary Jeff Miller.
Executive Board members Sanne Berrig, Marvin Jones, and Treasurer Robert
O'Connor were absent. Seventeen additional BSRA members and visitors were
present.
The
agenda for this meeting was approved and the minutes of the March 13 meeting
were approved.
Bay
Shore Librarian Debi Gurley-Vilander announced remodeling plans for the
library: the meeting room will get new carpeting and paint and a "laptop
bar" will be installed in the reading room, with power outlets for
computers. She thanked the BSRA for their recent donation, which will be used
to purchase "story cushions" for the children's department and step
stools.
LBPD
Lt. Jeff Lieberman announced the deployment of "walking beat" officers
on Second Street
Thursday through Sunday from 5 pm until 3 am. He stated the currently
dominant crimes in the neighborhood are residential and auto thefts. He
acknowledged four alcohol-related assaults last month, but did not
characterize them as violent crimes. He did not consider the five reports of
auto theft (grand theft) to be a developing trend. Also announced was
additional law enforcement during the Grand Prix.
Stephen
O'Kane from AES spoke about the plans and schedule for the reconfiguration of
the electric generating facility on Studebaker
Road: the equipment must be replaced and
modernized because of the regulations which now prohibit the use of
circulating seawater for cooling. The construction activity is scheduled to
last until 2025. The new generators will be smaller and less visible, will be
air-cooled instead of utilizing seawater, and will be more energy-efficient.
A public hearing on the matter will be conducted by the California Energy
Commission on April 29 at the Recreation
Park ballroom.
Alexis
Rabenn, owner of Quinn's Pub and board member of the BSBA, reported these
changes on Second Street:
We Olive is closed, Apostrophe has moved to the north side, Olives is not
closing, and Lucille's will be converted to a different restaurant.
Julie Maleki, Administrative
Analyst from the Third District, reported these items: The work for repaving
of Bay Shore Ave.
between Ocean Blvd.
and Appian Way has begun. She heard
questions about the status of the marina docks, debris from pothole repairs,
plans for the new bicycle path crossing at the pier, and plans for Yankee
Doodles, which has been purchased by Kurt Schneiter. She was also asked to
relay dissatisfaction to Councilmember DeLong about his position and attitude
toward the city's planned purchase of the home at 205 LaVerne to be
demolished for a small parking lot.
There was no report from the
Parking Commission.
President Endersen extended a
welcome to new members, especially those now eligible for membership as a
result of the recent enlargement of the membership boundary.
Secretary
Miller reported the receipt of $180 in membership dues payments; the bank
account balance is now $1,758.70.
Secretary
Miller reported the current status of the home at 205 LaVerne Ave. and the activities of
the LaVerne Ave.
neighborhood watch to maintain awareness of the plan for conversion of this
home to a parking lot. The group has held meetings with most of the council
members to brief them on the situation and express opposition. Petitions
opposed to the parking lot are available from Gail Mutke; she requested
volunteers to each canvass one block in the Shore. City planning staff have
rejected the plans for the parking lot for deficiencies in the design related
to the handicapped parking space and the turning radius, which will likely
result in a new design of even fewer than the stated number of eight parking
spaces. The Planning Commission is scheduled to address the issue at their
meeting on May 15. Audience members urged consideration of ways to utilize
existing private parking lots instead of demolishing homes.
Secretary
Miller reported the results of last month's BSRA election: Aileen Colon's appointment to the Executive Board
was confirmed, the membership boundary was extended northward from The Toledo
to Broadway, and several additional minor changes were made to the Bylaws.
Executive
Board Member Colon suggested reaching out to the residents in the new area
and solicit their membership; Vice President Elizondo agreed to chair a
committee for this purpose.
Vice
President Elizondo announced the upcoming City workshops to inform the
community about the review and update of SEADIP. They are scheduled for:
Wednesday, April 23, 6:30 pm, Best Western Golden Sails Hotel Seafarer Room, 6285 E. Pacific Coast Highway,
and Saturday, April 26, 10:00 am, Seaport
Marina Hotel,
6400 E. Pacific Coast Highway.
The meeting was adjourned at
7:50 pm.
Submitted
by:
Jeff
Miller, Secretary
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