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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 2022 0615 CCSA REG ITEM 08A - SUPPLEMENTAL 2MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA REPORT TO: Honorable City Council FROM: Doug Spondello, Deputy Community Development Director DATE: 06/15/2022 Regular Meeting SUBJECT: Consider Resolution for Certification of a Final Environmental Impact Report Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, including a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, CEQA Findings of Fact, and Statement of Overriding Considerations for the Hitch Ranch Specific Plan and Approval of Specific Plan No. 2019-01, General Plan Amendment 2020-01, Tentative Tract Map for Tract No. 5708 (2019-01) and Consider an Ordinance for Approval of Zone Change 2019-01 and Development Agreement No. 2019-01 for the Proposed Tract, Master Planning and Development of 755 Residential Units, Approximately 29 Acres of Open Space, a 7-Acre Public Park and 7-Acre Passive Park, as well as Roadways, Stormwater and Detention Facilities, and Associated Improvements on 277 Acres of Property Generally Located North of Poindexter Avenue, West of Casey Road, and Extending Approximately 1,700 Feet West of Gabbert Road on the Application of Harriet Rapista on Behalf of Comstock Homes. SUPPLEMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE Subsequent to the preparation of the staff report and the first supplemental publication, the following correspondence (5 in favor, 3 in opposition) was received. Attachments Item: 8.A. SUPPLEMENTAL # 2 1 From: Laurel Sylvanus <> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 2:20 PM To: Moorpark <moorpark@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Item 8A: Please support housing Moorpark City Council, Dear Mayor Parvin, Pro Tem Castro, and City Councilmembers, I have lived in Ventura County for six years now. I came from Agua Dulce, CA where I moved after tiring of the over-development of North Hollywood, West Hollywood, Westwood and Hollywood. The rampant, unobstructed development without consideration for traffic control or density chased me and many others out of the areas. After obtaining employment in Thousand Oaks, CA, I looked for a place to live. This is when I discovered the dearth of affordable living housing for not only Thousand Oaks, but Moorpark, Camarillo, and even Oxnard. My only choice was renting at a high rent, until the opportunity came to buy a mobile home. I love living here but even if I want to move from my mobile home, there isn't anywhere to purchase! Increased demand has driven up housing prices to the breaking point. I love the plan for Hitch Ranch because it creates housing for all walks of life, and surrounds it with planned community recreation. It is like taking a great planned community and drop ping it in another planned community. I've seen new development done the wrong way (and unfortunately Ventura seems to be going this way), and Hitch Ranch is doing it right. I will be first in line to purchase in this community. Please follow the General Plan, city staff, and Planning Commission and allow these families to live in Moorpark. Laurel Sylvanus Camarillo, California 93010 2 3 4 -----Original Message----- From: Eve Wolfe Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 1:15 PM To: Douglas Spondello <DSpondello@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Hitch Project Since I can not attend the meeting tonight. I wanted to let you know that I do NOT support the City in approving the Hitch Project. Thank you, Eve Wolfe Moorpark Highlands 5 6 5) Interest rates and the current market. Yesterday we heard that the Federal Reserve is going to aggressively raise interest rates and today they raised them .75 percentage points, tripling it’s typical hike!We are currently in a bear market and headed toward recession. Remember the 2008 housing crash? I hope we don’t see this, but I am concerned. We definitely don’t want to grade that project and have it sit for years until the market bounces back. https://abc7.com/stock-market-what-is-a-bear-does-mean-recession-dow- jones-markets/11958047/ 7 8 From: David Lauletta Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:19 AM To: Moorpark <moorpark@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Item 8A: Please support housing Moorpark City Council, Dear Mayor Parvin, Pro Tem Castro, and City Councilmembers, As a resident of Moorpark since 1995, a former Planning Commissioner, having raised 3 kids in Moorpark, and a master plan developer in Ventura County for the past 30 years, I would like to express my support for the approval of the Hitch Ranch project EIR and related documents to allow for its development. The project is well designed and provides a balance of much needed housing and public benefits. In addition, the City of Moorpark would benefit by the increased population of the project to generate consumer spending for the struggling commercial retail centers, and tax revenues to support public parks and infrastructure maintenance. Please support recommendations from city staff and Planning Commission to approve EIR and continue the entitlement process of Hitch Ranch. Respectfully David Lauletta David Lauletta Moorpark, California 93021 9 From: Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 10:53 AM To: Douglas Spondello <DSpondello@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Hitch Ranch Development I am Sharon Higginbotham and my husband is Ronald Higginbotham, , Moorpoark, residents since 1969. We are NOT in favor of the development of the Hitch Ranch Property at this time and urge the Councilmembers to pause and consider rejecting the project until something is done to mitigate the traffic problem in the city. I realize the State of California has ruled that each city in the State has been allocated a certain amount of affordable housing that must be built in the city, and believe there are consequences if it is not reached. However, in light of the ongoing drought in many areas and water conservation steps being taken, have they not taken into consideration the possibility that the figures should not be enforced at this time regarding brush fire dangers and water conservation measures? Are they making any exceptions? Has anyone in the City questioned whether the State is making any exceptions to the allocation at this time? Due to very heavy traffic on Hwy. 118 (Los Angeles Avenue) through the city at certain times now and only a 2 lane highway toward Somis with heavy truck traffic, our main concern that with having the Hitch Ranch Development built out, with no more major bypass infrastructure built, there may not be enough ways for citizens living here, plus adding probably 2,000 cars from the proposed 1,000 homes, to evacuate if we are put under a Mandatory Evacuation of our city. If a major brush fire occurs North of the city, noone could leave via Hwy. 23 toward Fillmore. All traffic would head toward the Los Angeles Avenue corridor or the 118 Freeway via Gabbert, Poindexter, Walnut Canyon, Casey, Moorpark Avenue, High Street, Spring or Second Street and could potentially be stuck sittiing in cars similar to evacuation of Paradise. Similar scenarios might happen no matter which direction a major fire occurred around Moorpark. The other concern we have is the grading of the property requiring many many gallons of water to mitigate dust and Valley Fever, then adding 1,000 homes with probably 2,000 plus people in need of water when we are already in conservation mode as is and could be cut back even more if not improved by September. Already approved are the 63 condos on Los Angeles Avenue near Shasta and being considered are projects along Los Angeles Avenue for the Beltramo project to add to the congestion of our streets. We urge the City Councilmembers to reject this at this time. Please consider the citizens. 10 11