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Attachments: Mesa Verde Median Rendering.docx
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR CC -5
From: SETHURAMAN, RAJA
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 2:35 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL<CITYCOUNCI L@ci.costa -mesa.ca. us>
Cc: HATCH, THOMAS <THOMAS.HATCH @costamesaca.gov>; SHELTON, KELLY <KELLY.SHELTON@costa mesa ca.¢ov>
Subject: Mesa Verde Medians Rendering
Mayor and Council Members:
We received a request for rendering of proposed landscape plan for Mesa Verde Medians and question as to whether it
included rock hardscape. The landscape plan does not propose rock blanket. It is comprised of drought tolerant planting
with small bands of decomposed granite to separate planting areas, and flowering shrubs at median noses. There are
some occasional accent boulders. But they are spread apart. The attached file shows the landscape plan and rendering.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
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Interim Public Services Director
City of Costa Mesa
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ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
FOR PH -2
(REVIEW OF PA -16-55 FOR
HOLIDAY)
To: GREEN, BRENDA
Subject: RE: re PA -16-55 AGAINST illegally operating Miguel's Jr owned bar.
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
From: hary firm [mailto:bobli@live.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 8:27 AM
To: FRENCH, JASMINE <JASM IN E. FRENCH @costamesaca.goy>
Cc: FOLEY, KATRINA<KATRINA.FOLEY@costamesaca.goy>; GENIS, SANDRA <SANDRA.GENIS@costa mesaca.gov>;
MENSINGER, STEPHEN <STEPHEN.MENSINGER@costamesaca.gov>; RIGHEIMER, JIM
<JIM.RIGHEIMER@costamesaca.gov>; MONAHAN, GARY <GARY.MONAHAN@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: re PA -16-55 AGAINST illegally operating Miguel's Jr owned bar.
please know that we want to express my family's opposition to Miguel's Jr bar.
the bass vibrates our whole neighborhood.. the permit should be revoked.
The bar's sound engineers state that the building can't contain the bass.
Hary and juli
Subject: FW: Planning Application PA -16-55
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
From: LEE, MEL
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:35 AM
To: GREEN, BRENDA <brenda.green@costamesaca.gov>; TRAYLOR, MARIAN <MARIAN.TRAYLOR@costamesaca.gov>
Cc: TREVINO, JAY M. <JAY.TREVINO@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: FW: Planning Application PA -16-55
From: Paul Loubet [mailto:loubet.paull@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 9:57 AM
To: LEE, MEL<MEL.LEE@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: Planning Application PA -16-55
Mr. Lee, and City Council members, I am writing in support of the CUP for the Holiday
entertainment permit.
I have been a resident in Costa Mesa for 20 years and my wife and I are always looking for venues
where we can see live entertainment for members of our generation, and it looks like Holiday
would be that venue.
Costa Mesa is a City of the Arts, I think it should expand beyond the South Coast Rep or
Segerstrom, a venue that has limited appeal and is out of reach for the average resident of Costa
Mesa. The City put west 19th St, in a planned area to revitalize the area, and bring in Holiday
would continue the vision of the West 19 Plan.
I think that the staff and planning commission did a very thorough job vetting this application.
Bringing the item back up to City Council shows that staff and Council have put in the proper work
to ensure that this business is a good neighbor. There appears to have been quite a number of
mitigations and conditions for the surrounding neighbors to monitor the noise levels. The
application is renewed yearly and with the conditions imposed, if they are bad neighbors, I trust
that the City will take measures to ensure they fix issues or they won't get their permit renewed.
Again, My wife and I support this Conditional Use Permit. We are excited to have a place to listen
to live music.
Thank you.
Paul Loube
2538 Fairway Dr
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
949-677-9459
Subject: FW: Night Club
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
From: LEE, MEL
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:56 AM
To: TRAYLOR, MARIAN <MARIAN.TRAYLOR@costamesaca.gov>; GREEN, BRENDA <bre nda.green@costamesaca.gov>
Cc: TREVINO, JAY M. <JAY.TREVINO@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: FW: Night Club
From: SANDRA BALLARD !mailto:sandylballard@email.comj
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:51 AM
To: LEE, MEL <MEL.LEE @costamesaca.aov>
Subject: Night Club
"I approve of the application for Holiday to add live music. I have two daughters in their 20's and we need
more places like this for them to go that are not just bars"
Please have somewhere the local kids can hang out!!!!
Subject: FW: Holiday Nightclub
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
-----Original Message -----
From: LEE, MEL
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 11:26 AM
To: GREEN, BRENDA <brenda.green@costamesaca.gov>; TRAYLOR, MARIAN
<MARIAN.TRAYLOR@costamesaca.gov>
Cc: TREVINO, JAY M. <JAY.TREVINO@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: FW: Holiday Nightclub
-----Original Message -----
From: Lori Ann Haigh [mai Ito: lahaigh@icloud.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 11:23 AM
To: LEE, MEL <MEL.LEE@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: Holiday Nightclub
Hello,
Writing to you with a simple email in support of the Holiday Nightclub.
I am in favor of the Holiday Lounge in Costa Mesa adding live music to their venue. This is a great
addition to our community.
We live locally and love our new find for good live entertainment! We have three kids in their 20's as
well and I like that this keeps our kids in our community. This is good for Costa Mesa.
Best regards,
Lori Ann Haigh
Subject: FW: Holiday CUP application
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
From: Dennis Borowsky[mailto:dborowskv@merloneeeier.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 11:28 AM
To: MONAHAN, GARY <GARY.MONAHAN@costamesaca.eov>; GENIS, SANDRA <SANDRA.GENIS@costamesaca.eov>;
FOLEY, KATRINA <KATRINA.FOLEY@costa mesaca.aov>; RIGHEIMER, JIM<JIM.RIGHEIMER@costamesaca.eov>;
MENSINGER, STEPHEN <STEPHEN.MENSINGER@costamesaca.eov>
Cc: LEE, MEL <MEL.LEE@costa mesa ca.gov>
Subject: Holiday CUP application
Hello Mayor Mensinger and City Council Members,
I am a resident of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach and also the past President of the Balboa Peninsula Point
Association. I take great pride in our local communities. I am writing to you on behalf of the "Holiday" CUP application. I
am not an investor of Holiday, but know the ownership group and many of the investors very well. I have had a personal
relationship and have had extensive business dealings with them over several decades. Mr. Javier Vasquez and Mr.
David Obbage are sophisticated individuals with very high standards. They operate their businesses in a very
professional manner.
I am in support of their application for live entertainment in this location. This will provide a unique venue for the Costa
Mesa community and create an upscale entertainment venue for this neighborhood.
I am unable to attend the City Council meeting tonight, but request that you vote in favor of their application.
Thank you for your support!
Dennis Borowsky
2037 Seville Avenue
Newport Beach, CA 92661
Subject: FW: Holiday on 19th
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
From: LEE, MEL _
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 11:33 AM
To: GREEN, BRENDA <bre nda.green@costamesaca.gov>; TRAYLOR, MARIAN <MARIAN.TRAYLOR@costa mesaca.gov>
Cc: TREVINO, JAY M. <JAY.TREVINO@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: FW: Holiday on 19th
From: Elsa Embler [mailto:emblerelsa@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 11:32 AM
To: LEE, MEL<MEL.LEE@costamesaca.aov>
Subject: Holiday on 19th
Hello, my name is Elsa Embler.
I'm a 22 -year-old student and I'm writing to express that I am in favor of adding live music to Holiday
nightclub.
I think it would be valuable to have variety of entertainment, not exclusively DJ's at clubs like these.
Respectfully,
Elsa Embler
(831)277-7007
emblerelsap,email. corn
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Subject: FW: Holiday CUP Application
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
From: LEE, MEL
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 12:49 PM
To: GREEN, BRENDA <brenda.green@costa mesaca.gov>; TRAYLOR, MARIAN <MARIAN.TRAYLOR@costa mesaca.gov>
Cc: TREVINO, JAY M. <JAY.TREVINO@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: FW: Holiday CUP Application
From: Tyler[mailto:tvler(a)starknation.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 12:05 PM
To: LEE, MEL <MEL.LEE@costamesaca.eov>
Cc: FOLEY, KATRINA<KATRINA.FOLEY@costamesaca.eov>; GENIS, SANDRA <SANDRA.GENIS @costamesaca.gov>;
MENSINGER, STEPHEN <STEPHEN.MENSINGER@costamesaca.eov>; MONAHAN, GARY
<GARY. MO NAHAN 0 costa mesaca.gov>
Subject: Holiday CUP Application
Mel, I would like to email to notify you that I am in support of Holiday's CUP application for live entertainment.
With all the opportunities to go out to bars and restaraurants in Orange County, it's nice to have options for
something different than the normal DJ for music/entertainment. Holiday has an amazing environment and
would be even better if there was live entertainment as well!
Best regards,
You. Optimized.
TYLER MOUNCE
STARK I Global Executive Coach
17524 Von Kamm Ave I Irvine, CA 92614
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Subject: FW: HOLIDAY CUP - Application for live entertainment
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
From: LEE, MEL
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 12:49 PM
To: GREEN, BRENDA <brenda.green@costa mesaca.gov>; TRAYLOR, MARIAN <MARIAN.TRAYLOR@costamesaca.gov>
Cc: TREVINO, JAY M. <JAY.TREVINO@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: FW: HOLIDAY CUP - Application for live entertainment
From: Art de la parra [mailto:adlo@mail.comj
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 11:56 AM
To: LEE, MEL <MEL.LEECa)costamesaca.gov>
Subject: HOLIDAY CUP - Application for live entertainment
Hello Mr. Lee:
I would like to express my support for the application for live entertainment at the Holiday Entertainment Club
located 719 W. 19th St. in Costa Mesa.
Costa Mesa is a thriving city which is in need of entertainment and which would benefit from the variety of
music and cultural diversity Holiday would have on its stage.
I have visited this newly remodeled club and found it clean, well managed and just a great place to get together
with friends.
Count me in as a booster of this supplication!
Warm regards,
Art de la parra
adlp rnail.com
Subject: FW: Holiday
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
From: LEE, MEL
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 1:36 PM
To: GREEN, BRENDA <brenda.green@costamesa ca.gov>; TRAYLOR, MARIAN <MARIAN.TRAYLOR@costamesaca.gov>
Cc: TREVINO, JAY M. <1AY.TREVINO@costa mesaca.gov>
Subject: FW: Holiday
From: Kim Beaudette [mailto:kbeaudette@ovagene.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 1:09 PM
To: LEE, MEL <MEL.LEE@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: Holiday
Ms. Lee,
"I believe that the addition of live music to Holiday on 19th street adds a great deal to an already beautiful and
well run club. This is a good thing for Costa Mesa."
Subject: FW: Holiday Application
Attachments: Jack Sullivan.vcf
Importance: High
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
From: Jack Sullivan [mailto:JSullivan@cresa.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 1:45 PM
To: LEE, MEL <MEL.LEE@costamesaca.gov>; FOLEY, KATRINA <KATRINA.FOLEY costamesaca. ov>; GENTS, SANDRA
<SANDRA.GENIS@costamesaca.gov>; MONAHAN, GARY <GARY.MONAHAN@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: Holiday Application
Importance: High
I would like to express my support for the application for live entertainment at the Holiday Entertainment Club located
719 W. 19th St. in Costa Mesa.
Costa Mesa is a thriving city which is in need of entertainment and which would benefit from the variety of music and
cultural diversity Holiday would have on its stage.
have visited this newly remodeled club and found it clean, well managed and just a great place to get together with
friends.
Count me in as a major supporter of this application!
Best regards,
lack
lack Sullivan
Senior Vice President
BRE#:01932255
Cresa
The Tenant's Advantage
Cresa Orange County
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 500 1 Newport Beach, CA 92660
949-706-6600 tel 1949-706-6588 direct 1917-576-3373 cell
isullivan@cresa.com I www,cresa.com I www.cresa.com/MissionCriticalSolutions
From:
Steven A Chan <chan.steven.a@gmail.com>
Sent:
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 2:39 PM
To:
FRENCH, JASMINE; GREEN, BRENDA; TRAYLOR, MARIAN
Subject:
pa -16-55 opposition
Attachments:
Iionsden2016.pdf
please print for city council hearing item PA -16-55 / distribution and acknowledgement requested
thanks
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ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
Centers Against Corruption (CAC)
Center Street Neighborhood
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Primary S Chan
Nine Pages Total
IN THE COSTA MESA CITY COUNCIL REVIEW OF PLANNING COMMISSION
APPLICATION PA -16-55 HOLIDAY (FORMERLY LION'S DEN AND MAISON)
Argument in support of Denial of
the Request for Live Entertainment
November 15, 2016
City of Costa Mesa City Council
Public Hearing
Preamble
Request to Remove Applicant's
Amplified Music Use Permissions
Request to City to file violation notice of
Applicant's License Condition #2 with
the Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control
Request for Nuisance Abatement of
Applicant
(verbal delivery at hearing)
Applicant, the Pange Family Trust (hereafter "Holiday") applies for a Conditional Use Permit
(hereafter "CUP") to allow live entertainment in their facility licensed by the California
Alcoholic Beverage Control (hereafter "ABC") within 10 feet of residential zoned property.
Center Street residents against Corruption (hereafter "CAC") oppose the issuance of the CUP
as conditioned and proposed, and request the City of Costa Mesa (the "City") officially notify
ABC that applicant is in violation of the License conditions, abate the nuisance in our
neighborhood, and immediately strike the allowance of any amplified entertainment at the
facility.
Lastly, CAC objects to the highly prejudicial sugar-coating of this application.
Argument in Support of Denial of Application for Live Entertainment by Pange Family Trust
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The Sugar Coating of the Application is Highly Prejudicial
Sugar coating is required when facts in support of a finding do not exist, or are tenuous at
4 best. In this case, the facts in support of upholding the Planning Commission decision 9-12-16 do
5 not exist, and significant efforts were made to mitigate the lack of facts to support an approval
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7 Material Omissions Disclosed Resulted in Planning Commission Malfeasance
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The original staff report for this application dated 9-1-16, did not include the ABC operating
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restrictions for this facility. This document (see "Correspondence" handwritten pages 133-134)
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11 includes minimal conditions of operation and is dated 9-11-14. The condition relevant to the
12 application and the facility is condition No. 2, which reads:
13 Any entertainment provided shall not be audible beyond the area under the control of the
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15 The Sugar Coating of the Application was Willful
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The Planning Commission hearing of 9-12-16 can be reviewed at the City's video on demand
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page. Review will reveal the Holiday presentation carefully skirted around the most material
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19 ABC condition, #2. Unbeknownst to everyone else in the hearing, the CAC Residents had
20 contacted the Santa Ana ABC and requested the Operating Restrictions page be faxed to Jasmine
21 French in the City clerk's office with reference to PA -16-55 only. CAC residents and Jasmine
22 French confirmed that receipt. The ABC Operating Restrictions was finally introduced at the
23 hearing during public comment by CAC residents.
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ABC Wholly Controls the Audible Component of Entertainment at Holiday
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The ABC wholly regulates the sale of alcohol and related activity. Some areas are under
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Argument in Support of Denial of Application for Live Entertainment by Pange Family Trust
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transportation of alcoholic beverages."' Other areas of related activity fall under the ABC
jurisdiction, when triggered as a matter of law. In this case, the trigger is the distance between the
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4 Holiday facility and adjacent residences.
Holiday Triggered Rule 61.4, Chapter 1, Title 4 California Code of Regulations
6 The implication of the City's staff report is that a 200 foot distance is a trigger for this
7 hearing. In reality the distance between CAC residences and Holiday is as few as 10 feet. The
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Rule 61.4 criteria for triggering the imposition of protective conditions is a 100 foot measurement
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from the facility to residences. The Rule 61.4 incorporates this language in determining the
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14 of the premises or the closest edge of the parking lot or parking area, as
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The Distance between the Holiday and residences is as few as 10 Feet, which is the setback
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between the closest CAC residences and the Holiday rear parking lot.
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9-11-14 Liquor License Contains ABC Operating Restrictions Triggered by 61.4
20 The Holiday ABC license was executed and file -stamped 9-11-14 and evidences Holidays
21 binding agreement between Holiday and ABC. Holiday agreed with their signature, that Rule
22 61.4 was the reason for the ABC operating restrictions. Holiday further agreed that violation of
23 the conditions "shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license(s)."
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The 9-11-14 ABC Condition #2 Preempts the City's Noise Ordinance at the Facility
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As of 9-11-14, the ABC took whole control of the audio component of entertainment
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entertainment to be zero, or silence. The City's Noise Ordinance as relates to this state -licensed
facility is preempted by the state -imposed condition. The City has no regulatory capability with
4 respect to fugitive entertainment sound since sound is not measured in the negative. 2
The City's CUP Conditioning is Heavily Weighted to Noise Regulation by the City
6 A negative result of the material and prejudicial omission of the ABC operating restriction
7 resulted in a City staff recommendation to the Planning Commission to approve the request for
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live entertainment with conditions. The conditions include much City staff man hours and
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activities in an area the ABC wholly controls. The regulatory goals of the City's proposed
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11 conditions directly dilute the ABC conditions. Taxpayer dollars fund both the state and city
12 regulatory efforts, and one can only conclude waste as a result. These are not grounds that
13 support a finding to support live music at Holiday, and are wholly irrelevant.
14 The City's CUP Conditioning Encourages Operation of the Facility in Violation of ABC
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strict standard. Holiday has demonstrated clearly that is seeks to abide by the City's Noise
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19 Ordinance and it's less strict standard. This allowance of fugitive entertainment noise is a
20 violation of the ABC conditions, which "shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of the
21 license(s)." 3 The issuance of a CUP for live entertainment under these circumstances is not
22 reasonable under any interpretation.
23 The City's CUP Conditioning Fosters Invasion of Residences Privacy
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The City's proposed conditioning include multiple layers of sound measurement and
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exhortations from the applicant, their supporters, and Planning Commissioners for CAC residents
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2 The 6ty's Noise Ordinance is measured 25 feet from the source, and allows 40-L dB depending upon various variables
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light of the ABC prohibition on any fugitive noise from Holiday even into their own parking lot,
the omission of the ABC conditions allowed City officials to become complicit in overt demands
4 to give up resident's privacy. This negative impact from the material omission of the ABC
5 conditions reinforces the CAC resident's view of Holiday as a predator, wholly dishonest, and a
6 neighbor which requires more than good fencing.'
7 Material Omissions Resulted in Biased and Prejudiced Correspondence
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The material omission of the ABC sound prohibition should cast significant discount to all
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the communication received in support of Holiday's request. Any letter of support in the light of
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11 the ABC conditions are properly discounted. The proper channel to make significant changes to
12 controlling laws and regulations is not via a City CUP.
13 Material Omissions Resulted in Improper Notice to the Public
14 The material omission of the ABC sound prohibition condition can not in any reasonable
or objective standard be considered proper notice of the matter. Viewed in the light of the
proposed City conditions, it could be called fraud and misrepresentation.
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Material Omissions Caused Irreparable Harm to the Credibility of City Appointees
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19 The material omission of the ABC sound prohibition, and the sudden surprise introduction
20 of them, resulted in significant dais discussion during the Planning Commission hearing on
21 9-12-16. The dais discussion, while incredulous at first, quickly devolved into what
22 Commissioner McCarthy called for: a `carve out' of the ABC condition he referred to as a
23 `poison pill'. The Planning Commission worked diligently to divorce the ABC condition
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regarding sound, while during the only other hearing earlier in the session, created the condition
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stated by the ABC 32 condition, for a UFC gym 300 feet from residences.
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4olIay Is predecessor was Maison. The current operators are indistinguishable in behavior from the purportedly divorced
prior `management', except by their sugar coated veneer. The prior management's neighborhood outreach to CAC residents is
highlighted by their attorney screaming at a CAC resident to "move" and "move out".
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The Holiday Facility is Incapable of Containing their Business Model
During the 9-12-16 Planning Commission, Holiday presented respected Acoustical
Engineer Mike Holritz from Landrum and Brown. His direct testimony was that the facility could
not contain the sound, but could meet the City's Noise Ordinance.
Holiday Willfully Will Not Comply with the ABC Conditions
Mr. Holritz testified during the Planning Commission hearing 9-12-16 that the volume of
noise the CAC residences have to withstand is directly under the control of Holiday.
The CAC Residents have Filed a Verified Complaint with ABC
A verified complaint was filed by a Center Street resident. That complaint was filed on or
about 9-15-16 with the Santa Ana ABC office, and to the best of our knowledge, that is an open
investigation. The complaint is based upon violation of the ABC conditions, and was accepted
under Sections 25601 and 24200. While the City's staff report shows no disciplinary action, the
issuance of a CUP to Holiday, while under this cloud, is not prudent. CAC residents make weekly
and bimonthly complaint reports to the assigned ABC investigator.
Residents have called CMPD Numerous Times with Noise Complaints from Holiday
CAC residents have made numerous direct requests to Holiday, and requested CMPD
numerous times during each weekend period of Thursday thru Saturday evening, request Holiday
"turn it down." City officials have telegraphed pressure to CAC residents expressing they `don't
want CMPD responding to noise calls at this facility. This attitude has also been expressed by the
CMPD field officers that respond to calls. All efforts directed at Holiday to operate within their
ABC license have failed.
Material Omissions is Resulting in Ongoing Harm to the Center Street Neighborhood
The Holiday operation, in it's willful violation of ABC conditions is per se a nuisance. This
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nuisance takes form in stress on the negatively impacted families and children in the
neighborhood. The violation of the Rule 61.4 triggered ABC conditions harm specifically these
resident's interests in safety, health, education, the economy, and the political process.
Harm to the Center Street Neighborhood in the Form of Diminished Safety
The CAC residents are less safe now, than before Holiday's operations. This is evidenced
by the CMPD field reaction to calls, which is diametrically opposite CMPD staff and ABC
command recommendations. Despite many efforts with CMPD field officers to issue a citation,
residents are continually `talked out of it'. Meanwhile, calls to CMPD watch commanders yield
totally different recommendations as to what to say to responding field officers.
In addition, residents are more than aware of the diminished public safety staff, are
guilt -tripped out of calling CMPD, and it is clear from Commissioner comments that they do not
want CMPD being called. An examination of the conditioning efforts further reveals that Code
Enforcement should be contacted instead. Residents can only shake their head as it is obvious that
code enforcement may have a body here or there on night duty, but calling CMPD does not
produce CE personnel.
Harm to the Center Street Neighborhood in the Form of Damage to Health
Holiday sugar coats their application with the siren song of `live entertainment' while they
are simultaneously and non-stop assaulting the Center Street neighborhood with unmitigatable
bass notes until 2 a.m. This low frequency sound, originating in such close proximity, is
penetrating the structures of the CAC residences. There are known health effects from this that
CAC residents are now suffering from including but not limited to headache, emotional stress,
and disrupted sleep rhythms. The age range of the negatively impacted residents is between 16
months and 60 years of age.
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Harm to the Center Street Neighborhood in the Form of Educational Impairment
Negatively impacted residents include school age children. It is common knowledge that
children need a full night of rest to perform their best in school. Holiday has directly infringed
upon that since the Newport Mesa Unified School District 2016-2017 school year began. This
educational impairment during the school year is not limited to `school nights' of Monday
through Friday, but also directly and negatively impacts school activities on Saturday. These
include activities such as band and sports.
Harm to the Center Street Neighborhood in the Form of Economic Hits
Center Street residents have no use of their yard during Holiday operating hours. This is an
economic hit. Some residents have resorted to white noise devices to attempt to mitigate the bass.
This is another cost.
But the largest cost in dollar terms is the assault of the Rule 61.4 protections against the
impairment of our property. The Rule 61.4 goals are eviscerated if the Holiday nuisances are
allowed to continue. Center Street real estate owners should be able to proffer the 61.4 -triggered
ABC conditions to reassure any potential buyer that their property is not impaired by a
non-compliant, illegal bar. These Rule 61.4 protections against impairment are at work in tens of
thousands of ABC licensed facilities that back up against residential neighborhoods throughout
the state of California.
The City's complicity in furthering this assault on Center Street should not continue, and
the Center Street residents have been very patient letting the administrative remedies path play
out. It should be noted that blockbusting by use of a negatively -impacting illegal bar, and
bringing blight to a neighborhood, impairing property values, is not good local governance.
Despite the staff reports characterization of the neighborhood as `high density' the majority
of property on Center Street is Single Family owner occupied homes. One third of those parcels
Argument in Support of Denial of Application for Live Entertainment by Pange Family Trust
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are duplexed, and the nuisance from Holiday further impairs the neighborhood's economic
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progress by their nuisance presence which is a negative screen for prospective tenants. Their
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pressure on rents that can be achieved.
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The Holiday operation was a contributor to the Mayor Stephen Mensinger's bid to return to
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the dais in the 2016 general election. Owners of the bar are politically adept and CAC residents
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11 are well aware of their machinations with all the member of the City Council. When it becomes
12 apparent that the Center Street neighborhood's fate is at the whim of political connections and
13 pay -to -play whether in-kind or otherwise, the neighborhood is disenfranchised from the political
14 realm. Despite all our political efforts, we are keenly aware that the welfare of our small
15 neighborhood, the children and families within, could fall victim to political predation.
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The Violation of the Rule 61.4 Triggered Condition is Class Discrimination
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Rule 61.4 establishes a class of residences statewide. This class is host to tens of
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19 thousands of ABC licenses and are the first line of defense against neighborhood degradation
20 from the negative impacts of widespread alcohol availability. The preservation of these class
21 rights that protect the Center Street neighborhood should be the focus of the City's conditioning
22 efforts for Holiday. To do otherwise is to single our neighborhood out for separate and unequal
23 treatment and is discriminatory.
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Subject: FW: Holiday
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
From: Kimberly Vig [mailto:vie.kimberly@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 2:50 PM
To: LEE, MEL <MEL.LEE@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: Holiday
Hi Mel,
I wanted to let you know that I support Holiday having live music in their establishment! I'm 31 years old and
my friends and I love going there on the weekends for drinks. The DJs are really good but live music would
make the place even better! I hope the city council will approve this application!
Kimberly Vig
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Subject: FW: [BULK]
Importance: Low
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
From: cwurr@aol.com [mailto:cwurr@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 2:58 PM
To: CITY CLERK <CITYCLERK@ci.costa-mesa.ca.us>
Subject: [BULK]
Importance: Low
Dear Council Members
Please deny the conditional use permit for live entertainment at 719 W. 19th Street, Holiday venue. This is "not in the right
location" as stated and decided in chambers during public hearing May 2015.It impacts the quiet enjoyment of our
neighborhood and has caused sleep disturbances which can be very detrimental to our health. We are an already
impacted neighborhood, seen by the police calls for service documented in the planning commission agenda reports
dated May 28, 2015 and September 1 2016. The calls to that location are 7 times higher in the past year. 31 calls
documented for 5-1-2014 thru 5-26-2015 and 215 calls documented from 8-1-2015 thru 8-23-2016. There are at least 7
existing bars and restaurants with live entertainment available within blocks of Holiday. 2 blocks west of Holiday there is
Casa and Detroit. 2 blocks south, there is Tiki lounge. 3 blocks east, Social and the Triangle Square restaurants and
entertainment, including Sutra(new name now), and Yard House. And across the street from Triangle we have Goat Hill
and the Boulevard. Most of these are not located within feet of permanent residential neighbors.
Thank you,
Carole Wurr
Subject: FW: No on 440 Project.
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PH -2
-----Original Message -----
From: Nafey [mailto:nafeygirl@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 2:57 PM
To: GREEN, BRENDA <brenda.green@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: No on 440 Project.
To The city of Costa Mesa ,
My name is Nafey Wennerberg I live at 457 Elmhurst In.
I oppose the 440 project that the developer is trying to get approved.
As a resident of 19 years I don't want this in our college park community. It will congest our our
neighborhood and our streets. The parking will be a mess. We already have people from
Mediterranean Village parking on our streets . Now we will have a 28 house development with only 5
extra parking spots for there friends? So there banking on our street to provide parking for them? I
don't think so! Has there even been a traffic assessment done? If so, I don't see how this can pass?!
We never in all these months received any paperwork regarding this project starting AGAIN? Some
how they just happen to mysteriously miss our street or most of the houses on it! Humm a little fishy
to me! This can not and should not be passed! I was at your meeting last night the 14th and it seems
many were saying the same thing, do not approve this project! So please do your job for us and listen
by not allowing this to go through in our small quant community we love so much! See you all on the
21 st for the meeting then!
Thanks,
Nafey Wennerberg 457 Elmhurst Lane
TRAYLOR, MARIAN
From:
LEE, MEL
Sent:
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 3:28 PM
To:
GREEN, BRENDA; TRAYLOR, MARIAN
Cc:
TREVINO, JAY M.
Subject:
FW: Regarding the Holiday Application
From: John Ursini [mailto:jursini@ribcompany.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 3:27 PM
To: LEE, MEL <MEL.LEE@costamesaca.gov>
Subject: Regarding the Holiday Application
To whom it may concern
I am writing in support of the Holiday application for live entertainment. We need more Westside businesses to be able
to succeed in order to bring the Westside up to where it should be. There is a lack of Well-run community focused
businesses serving the Westside who attract a higher paying clientele. This business will succeed in attracting that
clientele to an area of the city who greatly needs assistance to maximize its full potential. Please help the Westside of
Costa Mesa thrive. I am concerned that this part of Costa Mesa will be left out if we do not get support from those of
you on the council who want this city to succeed for not only our residents but also our businesses. It's going to take
both to make this city Great. Please don't forget about the Businesses! It's not easy on the Westside. Please don't make
it harder that it already is.
John Ursini
Proprietor Newport & Naples Rib Company
(949)631-2110
lu rsini(cilribcom pany.com
"We have a lot of competition, but our Ribs don't"
�NLCB
LANDRUM & BROWN
Memorandum
Date:
November 15, 2016
To:
Marty Kish, Holiday Costa Mesa
From:
Mike Holritz, INCE
Subject: Site Visit at Holiday (Project #578001-0500)
This memo presents the findings of our site visit and sound level
measurements at the Holiday Lounge in Costa Mesa, California on November
5, 2016. The purpose of the visit was to determine compliance/non-
compliance with the City of Costa Mesa Noise Ordinance limits, which are
provided in the table below. Since the project will operate at night, the
nighttime noise limits will apply. The limits in the table include a 5 dBA
adjustment since the source consists primarily of music. For this project, the
defining requirement is that the music noise levels from the Holiday facility
not exceed an L50 level of 45 dBA at the adjacent residential property line.
Table Y
CITY OF COSTA MESA NOISE ORDINANCE STANDARDS
Noise Level Not to Be Exceeded
During Nighttime Hours
Time Period Metric (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.)
30 Minutes Per Hour
L50
45 dBA
15 Minutes Per Hour
L25
50 dBA
5 Minutes Per Hour
L8.3
55 dBA
1 Minute Per Hour
1-1.7
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Anytime
Lmax
65 dBA
The City's Noise Ordinance contains a provision for adjusting the noise level
limits upward if ambient levels are sufficiently high. The measurements
show that the ambient noise levels, predominantly from traffic on 19th Street,
are significantly louder than the music levels from the Holiday facility.
19700 FAIRCHILD ROAD, SUITE 230, IRVINE, CA 9Zb1L
PHONE: 949.349.0671
-NUB Holiday Measurements 11-5-16
Landrum & Brown Project #578001-0500
Noise measurements were performed at the project site in the early morning
hours (midnight until 1 a.m.) on Saturday, November 5, 2016.
Measurements were made at the southern property line, at a receptor height
of 15 feet above the ground. Simultaneous measurements were performed
inside the Holiday night club, behind the DJ mixing board. The
measurements were made with BrOel & Kjaer 2236 Sound Level Meters,
which were calibrated before and after the measurements. This noise
measurement system meets the American National Standards Institute "Type
1" specifications, which is the most accurate type of sound level meter
available for community noise measurements. The meters have current
certification traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST).
Pre-recorded music was being played by a DJ, and the sound levels were
measured inside and outside the facility simultaneously. Measurements of
the noise levels from the Holiday facility at the property line were made
difficult due to traffic on 191h Street. The results of the noise measurements
are presented below in Table 2.
Table 2
NOISE MEASUREMENT RESULTS (d BA)
Type, Location
Lmax
Leq
L50
Lmin
Inside Holiday Facility
South Property Line
96.8
56.4*
89.6
51.2
88.8
50.8
75.2
48.0
* Caused by traffic -related noise.
From the measurement chart (included at the end of this report), it can be
noted that the music levels at the southern property line did not increase
significantly during several periods when the interior noise levels increased.
Several periods can be seen where sound levels increased inside the Holiday
facility, with no corresponding increase in the outside levels. In fact, several
periods can also be seen where the outside levels were near the minimum
measured level for the measurement period at a time when the inside levels
were fairly high. This indicates that traffic noise comprised a substantial
portion of the overall measured levels.
-NUB Holiday Measurements 11-5-16
Landrum & Brown Project #578001-0500
Examination of the measurement data and the field observation notes
indicates that the loudest of the music levels measured at the southern
property line were between 48 dBA and 50 dBA. The L50 levels from music
at Holiday would be somewhat lower. The ambient levels due to traffic
varied between 50 dBA and 56 dBA. Therefore, the music levels from
Holiday were lower than the traffic noise levels during the same period.
Voices from inside the Holiday facility occasionally reached about 53 dBA.
However, this only occurred for a very short period, and was not loud enough
or long enough to exceed the Noise Ordinance limits. This noise can be
further mitigated through operational controls.
It should be noted that live music, while somewhat different in character, is
not intrinsically louder than pre-recorded music. The sound level of each
type of music is ultimately dependent upon the volume setting of the
amplification equipment. Live bands may use their own amplifiers and
speakers, as well as drums. Therefore, if live music occurs at the facility,
measurements should be performed to demonstrate compliance with the
Noise Ordinance.
Low frequency sound (bass) is harder to control than higher frequency
sound. While it may not be possible to completely eliminate bass sounds,
they can be reduced to a level that is in compliance with the City's Noise
Ordinance standards.
The sound levels from the Holiday facility during these measurements were
lower than the ambient levels, and since the Noise Ordinance limits can be
adjusted to match the ambient levels, the music levels would then be in
compliance with the adjusted Noise Ordinance limits.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Landrum & Brown
Mike Holritz, INCE
Consultant
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To Whom It May Concern, November 2015
We, the undersiged are either Renters or Homeowners on the 400 Block of Ford
Road, Costa Mesa, California. 92627
Your proposal to put a Self Storage Facility at 390 Ford Road is unacceptable to us.
We Request a Deny Mote.
We have endured the Self Storage Facility at 390 Ford Road for Over 10 years.
With calls to the City Of Costa Mesa Police Department and the City Graffiti Hot Line
nearly on a weekly basis.
We have endured Crime, Auto Theft, Used Drug Needles, Crack Pipes, Human Feces,
Prostitution, Drug Dealing, Trash and passed out persons from the Current Storage
Facility.
Please Do Not replace a current problem with this Storage Facility with another
Storage Facility, it makes No Sense.
In the recent years the City Council Of Costa Mesa has helped us combat the crime
coming from the 300 block of Ford Road.
You gave us Neighborhood Watch, thank you.
When we call the Costa Mesa Police Dept, we say we are in a Neighborhood Watch
Area. They know this block is Neighborhood Watch.
We are Grateful for your continued support of our Family Neighborhood, and for
helping to increase our property values.
Please Deny putting up or replacing one bad business with another of the same.
In Gratitude,
The Families On Ford Road.
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