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Lombardi Freese said the industry generated $883,000,000 in direct visitor spending in calendar year 2023, which translated to a total economic impact of about $1.1 billion and supported roughly 8,400 jobs in the city. \"Visitor spending in the year 2023, the tourism industry generated $883,000,000 for the city of Costa Mesa with a total economic impact of $1,100,000,000 over 8,400 jobs here specifically in the city of Costa Mesa and, generated state and local taxes of over $50,000,000,\" she said.

She described the largest spending categories as food and beverage, retail, lodging, recreation and transportation, and singled out event-driven demand such as the Orange County Fair as a major driver of overnight stays. Lombardi Freese said visitor volume was about 7.6 million people in 2023, a 5.9% increase from the prior year, and direct visitor spending for 2023 was roughly 10% above 2019 levels.

Councilmember Mike Beaulieu asked for 2024 trend information; Lombardi Freese said calendar-year 2024 lodging revenues were about 0.3% higher than 2023 but cautioned that some hotel partners may schedule renovations that could reduce occupancy and transient-occupancy-tax receipts in the near term. \"For calendar year 2024, about point 3% up in terms of revenue as we assess what the lodging industry did ... as we move into ... 2025, we are hopeful that we'll be able to move the needle slightly higher than what we did in 2024,\" she said.

Councilmembers also asked whether tourism in Costa Mesa still has growth potential. Lombardi Freese said there is room to grow and pointed to multi-day events as the most promising way to boost overnight stays and room-night revenue. \"One of our best years ever was ... occupancy rate of about 80.5% ... I think our area of opportunity related to getting more revenue from visitors is going to be with events, multi-day events,\" she said.

The presentation was informational; no council action was required.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Costa Mesa City Council Meeting March 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Travel Costa Mesa presented a 2023 tourism impact report showing $883 million in direct visitor spending, an $1.1 billion total economic impact and more than 8,400 jobs supported in Costa Mesa. Council members asked about 2024 and longer-term growth potential.","taxTitle","Costa Mesa, Orange County, California","taxId",3682,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6631072,"Council approves Jamboree plan for 70-unit affordable senior housing at Costa Mesa Senior Center site",6152,9918000,16070000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2682385-4721ccbc670ddb66707e2f7442c61b35&start=9918&end=16070","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2682385-4721ccbc670ddb66707e2f7442c61b35/thumbnail_9918000.jpg","/articles/6631072/Costa-Mesa/Orange-County/California/Council-approves-Jamboree-plan-for-70-unit-affordable-senior-housing-at-Costa-Mesa-Senior-Center-site","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6631072-932d13fed6a87d491de8ab5b02927ab9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158045&Signature=PAq8WNkr6r-OCz9OtB8A61a~G41vOoujtxJzPfM1jpsuFv9ULdJFsocURwRaInEOo1YpWjW4wLX0fRXi17nUI7m73GClmPK~GVuhzREZR1F5yARcK4DDjlrFXwEt1Bavt7Ix1PONasTSPkezW2QgaoBYP44KWM9WH20uS7GMcritjs~Y0QEiCtftc2g1cy6sTcVbkQ7unCXNh4eqkykqD2Sc8ARDeKRzVuY8B2cpQdBh~famJh7RINcjsHew5gea4BL7grTUFIqbWGAsYPkp4ewai6thjQBfHyEx0g6d4xkQvm9BgKszoIFiIF7S1Pvzu952Y01TlQ3eQEso9OtPzQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Costa Mesa City Council on Tuesday approved a package of entitlements and agreements to allow Jamboree Housing Corporation to develop a 70-unit senior affordable housing building on part of the Costa Mesa Senior Center parking lot.

Senior planner Victor Mendez described the proposal as a Spanish-revival style, three-story building with podium parking and ground-floor amenities. \"The project proposes 35 low income and 34 very low income units for seniors,\" Mendez said during his presentation.

Under the approved plan the existing senior center building remains in place. The city-owned 2.66-acre site will be subdivided so Parcel 1 retains the senior center and Parcel 2 will be developed with the housing project. The building will provide a total of 133 parking spaces (59 in a podium structure and 74 surface spaces). Project documents say a maximum of 40 podium spaces will be assigned to residents and 19 of the podium spaces will be reserved for senior center use during business hours.

Council considered a master plan with a density bonus and four concessions that Jamboree requested to make the development financially feasible under state density-bonus law. Concessions included reduced open-space and front-yard setbacks and an allowance for reduced parking stall width adjacent to structural columns.

On financing and city support, staff said the city will offer a 99-year ground lease at $1 per year, defer and waive about $700,000 in city permit and impact fees (structured as a repayable loan), and could commit up to $1.5 million in HOME funds through a competitive application process. County Supervisor Katrina Foley announced county support that will bring several million dollars in county grants and 35 project-based vouchers. \"The county is investing in this project: $2.5 million from Mental Health Services Act funds, $3.5 million from the Orange County Housing Finance Trust, $7.5 million from Continuum of Care and 35 project-based vouchers,\" Foley said.

City staff and the applicant said they had coordinated a construction mitigation and parking management plan intended to preserve senior center access during construction. Jamboree representatives described shuttle and valet strategies and agreements with nearby properties to supplement parking needs during peak times; they also committed to keeping roll-up parking gates open to serve the senior center during business hours.

Council members asked detailed questions about parking, access and long-term financial arrangements. Mayor Stevens and other members pressed the developer and staff on how refinance proceeds would be handled if the project later paid off loans; city legal counsel and the applicant said the ground-lease and DDA include a revenue-sharing mechanism that gives the city 50% of net refinance proceeds after defined deductions and investor obligations are met.

Multiple community members and service providers spoke in support, including Supervisor Katrina Foley, representatives from countywide homeless-services partners and local advocates; several residents and senior-center users also praised the proposal and asked staff to protect senior center access during construction. All councilmembers voted yes; the motion implementing the planning commission recommendations and approving the DDA, ground lease, master plan/density bonus, tentative parcel map and proposed city financial assistance passed 7-0.

Construction is expected to take about 22 months if financing is secured. The project will keep all units affordable for at least 55 years under the affordable housing agreement.","The City Council unanimously approved a disposition and development agreement, ground lease and related entitlements for a 70-unit affordable senior housing project on part of the Costa Mesa Senior Center parking lot, with mixed county and city financial support and a 99-year ground lease at $1 per year.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6631077,"Costa Mesa council updates ADU rules to match state law, approves preapproved design program",2246,6720000,8966000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2682385-4721ccbc670ddb66707e2f7442c61b35&start=6720&end=8966","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2682385-4721ccbc670ddb66707e2f7442c61b35/thumbnail_6720000.jpg","/articles/6631077/Costa-Mesa/Orange-County/California/Costa-Mesa-council-updates-ADU-rules-to-match-state-law-approves-preapproved-design-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6631077-b56c49096959456391664ce9a05db49c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158045&Signature=Eh7QELXvRD4rE33r02-l2CcXVYR4fS7CPjmN7m5Y~30NsvzHPD7hUlF7zCFOaXuUWwwlCeVWjEePdSCVmzpqyHwQiNi0aqc7ti2Mta26queGCwh8yn9D8A1BeAc84zuNC~peldTc3SpNphEanGQffVmusBdjKODPiq1ouL7h07qLPWJ6PJI3YrkLqNaCDKSQBmFq45r63OeyuPx53i10TjH21B4nMPsL~MsW31fZ-da9VV4pSSkRYvqnVeODajJI3eeo2fLKrbFTj-6qV9HSvlCgp4iTL~fQCK6EkZav9SAOtf3mZzzhx-LAUIoORiSatmBa77epkxLFeFPffcK6QQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Costa Mesa City Council on Tuesday voted 7-0 to introduce an ordinance revising the city's accessory dwelling unit rules to reflect recent state law changes and guidance from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).

City Senior Planner Chris Yeager, who presented the item, said the revisions were required after several state statutes reorganized ADU provisions. \"The changes to the number of allowed ADUs ... the new ordinance would allow for up to 8 detached ADUs on a multifamily site provided that the number of ADUs does not exceed the number of existing units,\" Yeager said.

The ordinance reworks allowed ADU counts and objective development standards. Among the changes: single-family properties may have a conversion ADU, a junior ADU and an additional detached or attached ADU; multifamily sites can add more detached ADUs in certain circumstances; maximum sizes for multifamily ADUs were adjusted to the state standard; and some previously subjective design rules were removed or rewritten as objective standards.

Yeager also described a legalization path required by AB 2533 for unpermitted ADUs built before Jan. 1, 2020: owners may apply to bring those units into compliance with building code requirements and thereby legalize them. \"This allows unpermitted ADUs that were built prior to 01/01/2020 ... to seek legalization,\" Yeager said.

The council also approved a new preapproved ADU design program. Under the program, architects and builders may submit standardized ADU plans for staff plan-check review; approved designs will be posted on the city website so homeowners can select a ready-made plan. \"The goal here is to allow for faster processing time and cost reductions for the residents,\" Yeager said.

Councilmembers asked for clarifications about how ADU affordability is calculated and the reliability of counts that cities may report to HCD. Anna McGill, the city's advanced planning manager, said staff used a county-provided affordability chart and a survey of recent ADU permit applicants to estimate how many ADUs met very low- or low-income thresholds. \"This year ... our staff sent out a survey to any applicant who had applied for and either still in the process or received a building permit in 2024. And so we extrapolated the data ... to make an estimate,\" McGill said.

Councilmember Arliss Reynolds, who moved the measure, said she welcomed the preapproved plans and encouraged staff to explore incentives that could encourage deed-restricted affordable ADUs in future work. \"I think it's a really popular low-impact way to add affordable units to our community,\" Reynolds said.

The ordinance was introduced for first reading; councilmembers agreed to staff follow-ups to clarify some permissive vs. mandatory language and to tighten wording in sections about driveway removal and façade treatments. The vote to introduce the ordinance was 7-0.

The council also directed staff to post the first set of preapproved ADU designs on the city's web site in the coming weeks and to include additional data collection on ADU applications so future progress reports to HCD will have firmer evidence about affordability levels.

The council's action was taken during a public hearing and comes as the state continues to revise ADU law and HCD presses cities to ensure local codes do not add discretionary or subjective barriers to construction.","The City Council introduced an ordinance updating Costa Mesa's accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules to conform with recent state laws, added a legalization pathway for pre-2020 unpermitted units and launched a preapproved ADU design program to speed construction and reduce costs.","actionData","errors"]

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