Odds and Ends 110

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Now for the folks who may want to read what is on the one Ponte Vista site that hasn't been taken down for work, (www.pontevista.com) here is what the Outreach Team is suggesting the Open House II is all about.

"Drop by Ponte Vista’s second Community Open House to review graphics and presentation boards describing the Land Use Concept for the Ponte Vista residential community. This is the concept that will be presented to the City of Los Angeles Planning Commission at the April 9th hearing. You will have the opportunity to share your comments at a series of information stations.

The emerging Land Use Concept will feature:

A Senior Village for active seniors with its own club house, shuttle service and pool

Condominiums for first-time home buyers, young professionals and working families (including workforce housing for police officers, firefighters, nurses and teachers)

More courtyard and row townhomes

Neighborhood serving retail for Ponte Vista and the surrounding community

Access to Mary Star of the Sea High School

An environmentally sensitive community with water conservation measures and dedicated open space

Please join us to view and comment on the Land Use Concept! The Open House will be on Saturday, March 28 between 1 PM and 4 PM at the Port of Los Angeles Boys and Girls Club Auditorium. The address is 100 W. 5th Street, San Pedro. We hope to see you there!"

This is from www.yourpontevista.com
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I don't believe I forgot to copy and paste the number of units the developer wants to have at the site, because we still don't know how many units they are really trying for.

Here is my own take on the items mentioned by the Outreach Team for their land use concepts.

A Senior Village for active seniors with its own club house, shuttle service and pool.
This might be a good idea if the L.A. City Planning Department hadn't dealt some heavy blows against such plans with their guidelines for the site.

Condominiums for first-time home buyers, young professionals and working families (including workforce housing for police officers, firefighters, nurses and teachers).
I think there are quite a few condominiums and other houses in San Pedro which are up for sale or lease or rent.

More courtyard and row townhomes.
By having up to 831 townhomes with courtyards at Ponte Vista, it could be a brand new rival for The Gardens while keeping the same dwelling density as the older project.

Neighborhood serving retail for Ponte Vista and the surrounding community.
As this item was included as part of the final phase during the "Bob years" perhaps it would still be included in the final phase that may never get built in the first place.

Access to Mary Star of the Sea High School.
As long as access to Mary Star continues using Western as the primary access, there is little benefit to either the Ponte Vista residents or to the rest of OUR community that uses Western Avenue.

An environmentally sensitive community with water conservation measures and dedicated open space.
This is the one item that is necessary and should not even be considered an amenity or a 'community benefit'. It must be mandatory just like having roofs on buildings.
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If Mr. Fentin continues to use access through Ponte Vista for those going to and coming from Mary Star High School, it must be mandatory that an entire new Traffic and Transportation Section of the EIR be fully redone.

The benefits to allowing the route to remain open apply to so few people that the detrimental effects to the majority of members of OUR community far outweigh those fewer in number.

The residents of the Westmont neighborhood and some in The Highlands should have considered all possibilities before they agreed to allow Mary Star High School to be built where it is and restrict access via Taper Avenue.

The majority should not suffer because of some benefits for few people.
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As far as I an concerned, if Mr. Fentin wishes for more that 831 total units, everything regarding Ponte Vista at San Pedro must start over!