River Trail Clearing Update
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River Trail Clearing Update
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The second phase of the clearing of the Santa Ana River Trail continues as the County of Orange works to find transitional shelter space across the county to house those formerly living alongside the river trail.
County officials now are relocating those housed in motels in groups of roughly 100. The orderly winding down of the motel-voucher program, including on Beach Boulevard, is helping to assure that those relocated will not just end up back on the streets.
Anaheim had no involvement in placing people in motels along Beach Boulevard. Instead, the County of Orange, working with federal Judge David Carter, had to hurriedly find motels to serve as temporary housing.
As people are relocated from Beach Boulevard and elsewhere, Anaheim continues to monitor the transition with additional resources from the Anaheim Police Department, park security and outreach services from our nonprofit partner City Net.
We have had no major incidents in the past month related to voucher stays at motels in West Anaheim, thanks to active security and case management at motels.
Meanwhile, outreach efforts to transition people off the streets continues. On Monday, City Net teams fanned out across West Anaheim as part of a homeless census and to offer access to shelter and services.
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Permit, Oversized Parking
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Last year, I led my City Council colleagues in an effort revise our permit and oversized vehicle parking rules. We held a robust community forum in March to hear from the public. Our permit parking process was completely transparent and welcoming to all views.
On March 27, the City Council adopted the first reading of the new ordinance.
Here's what the new ordinance does:
- Caps the $500 permit parking petition fee so that it can't exceed $50 per household, protecting smaller petition areas. For example, for a petition on a street that has only six homes, the fee would be reduced to $300 (six homes at $50 per home).
- Refines permit parking district boundaries to better align with major streets and neighborhoods, resulting in a number of smaller districts.
- Incorporates a temporary placard system if necessary to facilitate the loading and unloading of oversized vehicles and/or the preparation of vehicles for travel or storage.
- Includes a process for revocation in instances where a permit holder has violated the Anaheim Municipal Code, the California Vehicle Code or the California Penal Code, or if the permit issued to a vehicle has received two or more citations for violation of the permit parking ordinance within a continuous period of six months. The revocation process may include a hearing by a city hearing officer for final decision.
- Adds a prohibition against moving trash and recycling containers in a way that precludes collection, obstructs driveways or other rights of way, or otherwise interferes with traffic in order to park on a street designated as permit parking only.
This ordinance will come back to the City Council for a final vote at our next Council meeting on April 10.
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The City Council took a major step in expediting development at the corner of Beach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue, known as Westgate Center.
The property is challenging as it is a former dump site with different types of materials causing problematic soil conditions. But the city's development partner, Zelman Development Co., has expertise with this type of project. We are excited to be moving forward.
The City Council voted to broaden the development agreement to include some housing alongside retail. The move also allows the city to revalue the property to reflect residential use.
Mixed-use with housing alongside shopping and dining makes the entire project stronger and a catalyst for the revitalization of the Beach Boulevard.
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At the corner of Beach and Lincoln, in front of the Westgate Center project, Anaheim and partner Zelman Development are sponsoring an art contest for local high school students. The city and Zelman collected more than 50 submissions for the contest from students throughout West Anaheim.
The 50 submissions were reviewed by a panel of judges and 10 finalists were selected.
The 10 finalists will have their artwork displayed on a banner on the fencing of the Zelman project. Anaheim residents are encourage to vote for their favorite art piece by going to
Anaheim.net/canvas
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FootGolf Qualifier at Dad Miller
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Dad Miller Golf Course is hosting a regional qualifier round in the American FootGolf League U.S. National Championship on April 14.
Winners will advance to the U.S. National FootGolf Championship in August in Florida.
FootGolf is a fun mix of golf and soccer in which players kick a ball down fairways and on greens into a 21-inch hole. Dad Miller introduced footgolf alongside regular golf in 2016.
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WAND BBQ: April 21 at Maxwell Park
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The West Anaheim Neighborhood Development Council, a nonprofit of dedicated residents working to improve West Anaheim, is hosting its 22st annual Anaheim Western BBQ at Maxwell on April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Yee haw! WAND will host a full day of family friendly activities with a wide variety of food and entertainment. This is a wonderful opportunity to interact with your community. There will be opportunity tickets available for amazing prizes, silent auction items, and free cake! We recruited even more community participation and a larger audience this year than in previous years.
Highlights:
For kids:
We will have pony rides, pot bellied pigs, games, activities, the Anaheim Library Bookmobile, interactive displays, entertainment and a reptile show!
For adults:
We will have a car show, a health and wellness center, a garden center, and lots of crafts, vendors, food and community resources.
Live entertainment:
Local school groups will be performing along with a other performers on the main stage. We will also have demonstrations from the Anaheim Police Department.
Please note, this year's WAND BBQ is in a new location and at a new time. Admission is free! Food will be available for purchase as well as lots of shopping opportunities with the various crafters and vendors!
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West Anaheim Community Spotlight
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Haskett Library, right alongside Maxwell Park in West Anaheim, holds a special place in Anaheim's library system.
The branch library is named for Elva Haskett, who became Anaheim Library's first children's librarian in 1925.
Nearly 40 years later, in 1962, the westside library branch was named for her and Haskett Branch Library was born.
In 2004, the original Haskett Library was torn down to make way for a new library. Then, in 2006, today's 24,000-square-foot Haskett Library opened.
Along with books and other materials, Haskett includes computer labs, meeting rooms, a reading garden, storytime and other offerings for the community.
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CONTACT DENISE
(714) 765-5162
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