Redondo Beach holds King Harbor CARE Act off ballot while staff preps report
Wayne Craig and Nils Nehrenheim of Rescue Our Waterfront stand before City Clerk staffers as they verify petition signatures on September 29. The King Harbor CARE Act was held from the March 2017 ballot as City Council mulls over adopting it outright. Photo A ballot initiative that gained more than 6,500 signatures to rezone the Redondo Beach waterfront was held from placement on the March 2017 municipal election ballot by the Redondo Beach City Council, as council members mulled a decision to adopt the measure outright. Council members Laura Emdee and Christian Horvath moved to hold placing the measure as they asked city staff to create a report that showing the potential impacts of the King Harbor Coastal Access Revitalization and Enhancement Act. Specifically, Horvath and Emdee asked staff to analyze the fiscal impact of the CARE Act, its effects on land use, on the city’s ability to fund infrastructure and how it might affect future parking issues. “I think having information and understanding the specifics on both sides is extremely important,” said Councilwoman Martha Barbee. The CARE Act would “clarify” the language of 2010’s Measure G, according to local activist Jim…
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