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Home My WebLink About- - ZA-89-25 & ZA-92-10 (11) - 10/19/201010,414:1116.3 MILES*.wrsqv GROUP 9911 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 150 -Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: 949.788.1425 • Fax f;949j 788-1991 July 27, 2010 Opponents of Garcia Recycling Re: Garcia Recycling Center Dear Citizens: A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION • `.`. _ • _ We represent Garcia Recycling Center located in the parking lot of the El Toro Market at 739 W. 19`h Street, Costa Mesa. Yesterday, July 26, 2010, we held a neighborhood meeting at Costa Brava Restaurant, where we discussed Garcia Recycling and the Planning Commission's perceived complaints about the facility. The businesses in the shopping center had distributed flyers about the meeting for the last week and over 20 individuals attended the meeting. We received overwhelming support for Garcia Recycling. We understand that you signed a petition indicating your opposition to Garcia Recycling's operation at the site. In the event you did not receive a flyer informing you of the meeting, we wanted to give you an opportunity to voice your concerns to Garcia Recycling so that we can try to address your issues. Please feel free to email me at pchen@miles-chen.corn or call me at (213) 804-8000 to discuss your specific issues. Sincerely, Patricia J. Chen _69� Maria Martinez 713 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Fred Souter Souter Family Trust 703 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Makayla Knalson 711 Weelo Dr. Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Alexandra Sanson 732 Weelo Costa Mesa, CA 92627 James Wolf 702 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Resident 712 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Resident 724 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Resident 411 N. Cedar Street Orange, CA 92868 Residents 724 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Steven Cha 720 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 ADDRESSEES Resident 729 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Carmona Residence 752 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Joyce P. Thomas 762 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Sara Barragan 756 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Monica Van Devsen Mark Haven 757 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Resident 763 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Ashley Barn 769 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Alfonso Salazar 777 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Resident 785 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Resident 788 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Resident 756 W. 19`h Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Peggy Krugen 758 W. 19`h Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Stephen Kent Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Resident 789 W. 19`h Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Resident 742 Weelo Dr. Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Yoshiko Tanaka 1846 Wallace Ave. Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Resident 735 Center Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Resident 1837 Wallace Ave. Costa Mesa, CA 92627 ��o *A) B G HOUSING COMPLAINT IlIi11!'ESTIGA T ION :ity of Costa Mesa, Development Services Department Assigned to: TS Case No.: CD -09--0; ,DMPLAINT LOCATIoN ,ornplaint Address: 719 W 19TH Phone: :)raperty Owner: Odd ress: cOMPLAINANT Phone: Name Address: Complaint Received By: TS ❑Hotline Date: 06I29/09 lure: Describe Complaint: . RECYCLING CENTER ON THE OTHER .SIDE OF HIS HO{ RP ALLEGES EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM 1. Building Exterior inspection: Violation Observed Yes ❑ No R if Yes, Detail Action Below 2. Building Interior inspection: Yes ❑ No ® if Yes, Detail Action Below 3. Referred to HCD: Yes ❑ Numbers 1 and 2 must be completed — no exceptions! No ® if Yes, Date: Action: 06/29/09 SPOKE WITHRP AT LENGTH AND ASSURED HIM I WOULD INVESTIGATE. TS 06/29/09 NO VIOLATION OBSERVED. 06 30 09 VI TIN B E D. T A QP TQ FOR ff. a.nNAL USE ONLY 2917-30 ONLINE �y's'. TT C y. 1 EXHIBIT D -G ✓ EXHIBIT IE EXHIBIT F i Sm_r S .r �A S EXHIBIT G t�t�'k,5 p its F " ^ EXHIBIT H Victor M. Bonilla El Toro Bravo Market 739 W. 19t" Street Costa Mesa, California 92627 (949)646-4266 July 21, 2010 Planning Commission City of Costa Mesa c/o Mr. Mel Lee Senior Planner P.O. Box 1200 77 Fair Drive California, CA 92626-1200 Re: Garcia Recycling Dear Commissioners: I am the owner of EI Toro Market, EI Toro Bravo Tortilla Factory, and Costa Brava Restaurant in the shopping center located at 738 W. 19t" Street in Costa Mesa. I am also a part owner of the shopping center and the property manager. I have been a part owner and the property manager for over 30 years. For the last 20 years, Garcia Recycling Center has been a tenant and has operated its mobile recycling facility in our parking lot. During the 20 years, I have not received any complaints about Garcia Recycling's operations. As such, I was very surprised to learn that the Planning Commission decided to review Garcia Recycling's conditional use permit with the intent of potentially revoking its permit. As both the owner of EI Toro Bravo Market and the shopping center, I consider Garcia Recycling an integral part of our community. I know all the tenants and neighbors and we all view Garcia Recycling as providing a very necessary service to the community. Many of my customers use Garcia Recycling and depend on its services for extra income, particularly in this tough economic climate. It is no wonder that. Garcia . Recycling is so busy. I have observed Garcia Recycling's activities and I have determined that it currently is in the optimum spot in our parking lot. Garcia Recycling does not disrupt any of the businesses in the center. Moreover, the operation is not visible from the street. I attended the Planning Commission meeting on July 12, 2010 and heard an individual complain about seeing Garcia Recycling's "ugly" operations as he drives by, but I respectfully disagree. All that is visible from the street is the front of the truck and the back of an unmarked container, and there is even a tree blocking this view. It is clear to me that there are residents in Costa Mesa who simply do not like the look of this shopping center because it primarily serves the Hispanic community. As the owner of EI Toro Bravo Market, I need Garcia Recycling because it is the only recycling facility in our convenience zone. As such, if it is shut down, we would be required to redeem beverage containers (which we cannot do due to the high volume) or pay $100 per day to the State. We simply cannot afford to pay $100 per day— this would cause my business severe financial hardship. I understand that from reading the complaint letters received by the City (which was given to me at the July 12, 2010 meeting) that some residents are saying that Garcia Recycling bring in homeless people who are drunk and urinate everywhere, trash, odors, unkempt areas, and unnecessary noise. As the property manager who monitors the shopping center every day, I strongly disagree. While there is an occasional homeless person in the shopping center, these individuals are not necessarily brought in by Garcia Recycling. There is a homeless soup kitchen across the street, Someone Cares Kitchen, which serves the homeless. I (or my employees) usually ask them to move along if they have no business in our shopping center. However, we do not turn away such individuals if they are customers, including if they are selling beverage containers to Garcia Recycling. To do so, would be wrong. As for trash, odors, and unkempt areas, Garcia Recycling keeps its facility clean and its employees are constantly sweeping the area and picking up any litter. If Garcia Recycling did not maintain the area, I would certainly have stepped in. I have not had to do so. As for the noise, the operation is fairly noisy if you are near the facility because of the glass containers; however, I and my tenants have not found it to be offensively noisy given the location of the operation in the parking lot. Garcia Recycling is located in front of Lion's Den which is a bar that is only open at' night. As such, the business is not disrupted by Garcia Recycling's operations. Next to Lion's Den is my restaurant, Costa Brava restaurant. My customers have not complained about the noise. It is clear to me that Garcia Recycling does its best to contain its operations to its designated area and minimizes its impact to the surroundings. M, Once again, as a part owner of the shopping center, owner of the EI Toro Bravo Market and other businesses in the shopping center, and the property manager, I wholeheartedly support Garcia Recycling's continued operations at its current location, and I strongly urge the Planning Commission not to revoke Garcia Recycling's permit. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, July 21, 2010 Planning Commission City of Costa Mesa c/o Mr. Mel Lee Senior Planner P.O. Box 1200 77 Fair Drive California, CA 92626-1200 Re: Garcia Recycling Dear Commissioners: We are the businesses in the shopping center at 739 West 19th Street, Costa Mesa, California. It has come to our attention that the Planning Commission is considering revoking Garcia Recycling Center's permit due to complaints about the appearance of the facility, litter, noise, and homeless people resulting from Garcia Recycling's operations. Garcia Recycling has been operating at this location as long as we have been here and our businesses have never been disrupted by its operations. Garcia Recycling runs a clean facility and provides a service which our community very much needs. Our customers regularly bring their beverage containers to Garcia Recycling, and we consider Garcia Recycling part of our community. We are not offended by the appearance of Garcia Recycling's operations, nor have we complained about any noise, litter, or homeless individuals resulting from Garcia Recycling. It seems that the homeless individuals in the area come from Someone Cares Kitchen across the street, where they are provided free or subsidized food. It is unfair to blame Garcia Recycling for their presence in the area. Nevertheless, we believe that Garcia Recycling helps the underprivileged in our community by allowing them to cash in the beverage containers they collect from city streets. By doing so, Garcia Recycling is helping to keep our streets clean as well as helping divert trash from our landfills which benefits the environment as a whole. We strongly urge the Planning Commission to allow Garcia Recycling to continue its operations in our shopping center. Company: C/t Date: VO By: Company: ` 3+gMasa, � l (��I ( L Date: --?—;9-3 ! 0 Company:&, r jam` V Ir w Date: *7 / zz 14 O/o -. - By: axe Company: i) f Date: -!r-,21 *7,---/1,7 --o By: -la�a��c 1 S Company: (� Date:'( 2: )--Z C)1 - By: eY?d (k Qwaiey--eD Company: Date: D M Company: Date: By: Company: Date: EXHIBIT I 3� Victor M. Bonilla El Toro Bravo Market 739 W. I e Street Costa Mesa, California 92627 (949)646-4266 July 21, 2090 Planning Commission City of Costa Mesa c/o Mr. Mel Lee Senior Planner P.O. Box 1200 77 Fair Drive California, CA 92626-1200 Re: Garcia Recycling Dear Commissioners: I am the owner of EI Toro Market, EI Toro Bravo Tortilla Factory, and Costa Brava Restaurant in the shopping center located at 738 W. 1 e Street in Costa Mesa. I am also a part owner of the shopping center and the property manager. 1 have been a part owner and the property manager for over 30 years. For the last 20 years, Garcia Recycling Center has been a tenant and has operated its mobile recycling facility in our parking lot. During the 20 years, I have not received any complaints about Garcia Recycling's operations. As such; I was very surprised to learn that the Planning Commission decided to review Garcia Recycling's conditional use permit with the intent of potentially revoking its permit. As both the owner of EI Toro Bravo Market and the shopping center, I consider Garcia Recycling an integral part of our community. I know all the tenants and neighbors and we all view Garcia Recycling as providing a very necessary service to the community. Many of my customers use Garcia Recycling and depend. on its services for extra income, particularly in this tough economic climate. It is no wonder that Garcia . Recycling is so busy. RZ I have observed Garcia Recycling's activities and I have determined that it currently is in the optimum spot in our parking lot. Garcia Recycling does not disrupt any of the businesses in the center. Moreover, the operation is not visible from the street. I attended the Planning Commission meeting on July 12, 2010 and heard an individual complain about seeing Garcia Recycling's "ugly" operations as he drives by, but I respectfully disagree. All that is visible from the street is the front of the truck and the back of an unmarked container, and there is even a tree blocking this view. It is clear to me that there are residents in Costa Mesa who simply do not like the took of this shopping center because it primarily serves the Hispanic community. As the owner of EI Toro Bravo Market, I need Garcia Recycling because it is the only recycling facility in our convenience zone. As such, if it is shut down, we would be required to redeem beverage containers (which we cannot do due to the high volume) or pay $100 per day to the State. We simply cannot afford to pay $100 per day— this would cause my business severe financial hardship. I understand that from reading the complaint letters received by the City (which was given to me at the July 12, 2010 meeting) that some residents are saying that Garcia Recycling bring in homeless people who are drunk and urinate everywhere, trash, odors, unkempt areas, and unnecessary noise. As the property manager who monitors the shopping center every day, I strongly disagree. While there is an occasional homeless person in the shopping center, these individuals are not necessarily brought in by Garcia Recycling. There is a homeless soup kitchen across the street, Someone Cares Kitchen, which serves the homeless. I (or my employees) usually ask them to move along if they have no business in our shopping center. However, we do not turn away such individuals if they are customers, including if they are selling beverage containers to Garcia Recycling. To do so, would be wrong. As for trash, odors, and unkempt areas, Garcia Recycling keeps its facility clean and its employees are constantly sweeping the. area and picking up any litter. If Garcia Recycling did not maintain the area, I would certainly have stepped in. I have not had to do so. As for the noise, the operation is fairly noisy if you are near the facility because of the glass containers; however, I and my tenants have not found it to be offensively noisy given the location of the operation in the parking lot. Garcia Recycling is located in front of Lion's Den which is a bar that is only open at'night. As such, the business is not disrupted by Garcia Recycling's operations. Next to Lion's Den is my restaurant, Costa Brava restaurant. My customers have not complained about the noise. It is clear to me that Garcia Recycling.does its best to contain its operations to its designated area and minimizes its impact to the�'surroundings. O -D Once again, as a part owner of the shopping center, owner of the EI Toro Bravo Market and other businesses in the shopping center, and the property manager, I wholeheartedly support Garcia Recycling's continued operations at its current location, and I strongly urge the Planning Commission not to revoke Garcia Recycling's permit. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, iii - �` 3 On July 9th, 2010, the Costa Mesa Planning Commission called for review of Garcia Recycling's conditional use permit for its operations at 739 W. 19th Street due to purported complaints about its operations from the community. The Planning Commission is contemplating either modifying or revoking Garcia Recycling's permit, and the hearing on this issue is scheduled on August 9, 2010 at 0:00 p.m. We believe that revoking the permit is unduly harsh since we are providing a much needed service to the community, and in the process we are helping to divert trash from landfills. We believe we run a clean, efficient, recycling operation and we make every effort to minimize our impact to the surrounding neighborhood and businesses by constantly sweeping the area, picking up any litter, and keeping our trucks and containers freshly painted and free of graffiti. We also do our best to serve our customers as quickly as possible by having a large, well-trained staff. If you agree that Garcia Recycling's service is important to the community and that its operations are not disruptive to the surroundings or aesthetically offensive, please show your support by signing below. Name Address _ P A f Teleohone or email Nam A•d ,.....� S car 4R ( 78 W. 19- S- �2 M 7 etfi .�_ �3� Sta r°fid d' G a �I I 133-D AALAe-D JAIAL, f-` l>q C11 9 2to2k 4c) waa ic.e- o," - Cw muurQslro 3190 M,014 LID (qvq� I i Name r1/ Address �`��y S4cc �� - �r✓ IL D� . U l 0.662 f 4 9F 11� % Lj 7 0 PZ/) CrAf 7-1g /'j _ C t N- Z .944Z qc 0 6 Add9ress `� o� m FI -A �wm wrwm. NE t %(� t o -V- �f,Ii�TP��1�.t�� ltias_wwr�.+ C =�"Ai "-p d:Z� Name Address Ad y �� c etn )t-1, r G _ 6q D14 / 0--) s ll,'141 i N((fS4 IN Name L �� Po- OLkoi�� Address ` � y c4 7. Tq, II CdI,11 Akq-4 42- , m - . f 1 t -zr,ME /Ian a t��.�..�,_ Mal TIT H Name 1 A4,qun W t 1 /1 alk 5 Sa ✓ - -Fo Y -0S D(?,v rke Address CoAfi -7 dud Za,-� z (A)Ql (ra ca- X rr. #. -9 OWNS la!��Jv r et 71-- /r'!c o /. 1)-v L� C -7 _ .- d Name 0 0 /1 Address 7 J-�Z—/ AjbtJ-L3 L6 I ]Ea AIN IPA dc, C� 4 6 3 y Sq Y �1 ccs co\:. �C �a l aAPf�� 9a CG WJJA1 U L n2 OJ-Jol n/Q j IWJ 6 3 y Sq Y �1 ccs co\:. �C �a l aAPf�� 9a I Name Address ?�/� A . ,JI A j , A 47,f,, , r .0 el v 4 r -( M241=? CAAEIL4=49 -7 EXHIBIT K 39� i On July 9th, 2010, the Costa Mesa Planning Commission called for review of IGarcia Recycling's conditional use permit for its operations at 739 W. 19th Street due to purported complaints about its operations from the community. The Planning Commission is contemplating either modifying or revoking Garcia Recycling's permit, and the hearing on this issue is scheduled on ;August 9, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. We believe that revoking the permit is unduly harsh since we are providing a much needed service'to the community, and in the process we are helping to divert trash from landfills. We believe we run a clean, efficient, recycling operation and we make every effc impact to .the surrounding neighborhood and businesses by constantly sweeping tl• any litter, and keeping our trucks and containers, freshly painted and free of graffiti. V to serve our customers as quickly as possible by having a large, well-trained staff. Garcia Recycling's service is important to the community and that its operations are r surroundings or aesthetically offensive, :please:show:yo:ur.::su.;pr;�f, si > nn::below. PP :aY 9 Name Address 4 Z_ cc , 'm e rt tb minimize our E? area, picking up re also do our best If you agree that of disruptive to the Telephone or email - I- ^- -- ") Name Address • V U 2e_ S op -o A CQ.VI.tr St CN k fl- CLM-Tkf st iq 2 L. /X.441 . Street- Ooi-& (CA Name Address. .. I — -L A -7�4 incl 6W e O'd :Lhe re- y c / in Iq c e - TA (P Name �CO S G C Address Co s 6, Name 1,4 Le, 0 Address 6',2 e'S6- 2j-lo 4' f �) w ID A t 14 Name Address `I °tet a c &W -v- f LC r )Cyp�� Ave Cc �, /0— ex m 0 gc?l UG, f We'll 10 bl 14 TE L a Z l t,✓ �l l( c� Cj A ,�- C 9-11-2010 To whom it may concern: My name is Vince Panico and i am writing this letter to show my support for Garcia Recycling. Please let this mare continue with his business that provides a service to the community by providing employment, keeping landfills from about 4 million pounds of recyclables a year and helping people to make some money from bringing in them` reusables. 1 am aware of the city of Costa Mesa having a :recycling program, however, there is no proof" that the cities own program is 100% effective so 1 believe Garcia Recycling makes the cities program more effective than.just counting on the city to handle the massive amount of trash iglus recyclables every year. Mr. Garcia has been unfairly treated and please work with small business rather than shut there dawn. The city will lose out on the taxes that Mr. Garcia pays every year. Thank you for your time Mince Panico 20912 skimmer lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 Name 21rL h Address I -Lb, v S �7 t;�a 0. O�ILj G5 4 6H fer" r7 Name -IMIJ Address o 19 Vla lil � _� cq S TP e re P 7 : w . &A 19 A 6Z Q tiff flo "--e,V ��C A) GQ Yq) sActwlP_ �� 9'Z1,Z7 fZU3�y Name II/ �cu2e- mss J Address -� -1,".' n Ln, Gn qz6,, T/ A/' 7 ,,xii --row all q�05 X6d�.�, , a � !-/, ns\ X. v 12, (-\&- Ln�& D,-i� 9A.Z-1 T iq V -),W3 -Sol �� a , � 7 �(7 V U I U -Taw- 17 l ssajppv d: a5_w Address m TLS z� Z� zo -rh- <A A j CC1�`�.'CA1V'V, p 0 . Col 2-:� Z S aqv, A-", 9CA -�1f Cl U, 0 L ,a On July 9th, 2010, the Costa Mesa Planning Commission called for review of C conditional use permit for its operations at 739 W. '19th Street due to purported co operations from the community. The Planning Commission is contemplating ei revoking Garcia Recycling's permit, and the hearing -era this issue is scheduled on, 6:00 p.m. We believe that revoking the permit is unduly harsh since we are providir service to the community, and in the process we are helping to divert trash from landfil We believe we run a clean, efficient, recycling operation and we make every effoi impact to the surrounding neighborhood and businesses by constantly sweeping thi any litter, and keeping our trucks and containers freshly painted and free of graffiti. W to serve our customers as quickly as possible by having a large, well-trained staff. Garcia Recycling's service is important to the community and that its operations are ni surroundings or aesthetically offensive, please show your support by signing below. 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