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Residents press Marina City Council to deny new Los Animas concrete lease over noise, safety concerns
Summary
Multiple residents and a community group told the Marina City Council the city should deny any new lease for Los Animas Concrete, citing an expired lease, alleged years of unauthorized operations, extended hours including night operations, truck traffic on California Avenue and potential legal and zoning conflicts.
Residents from California Avenue and members of a concerned-citizens group urged the Marina City Council to deny a new lease and limit operations for Los Animas Concrete, saying the company's previous written lease was nonrenewable and asserting the plant operated without a conditional use permit for years.
At public comment, resident Marie Weiner told council members that Los Animas’ last written lease “was expressly nonrenewable” and said residents want no further lease or a short, one-year operating window followed by six months to cease operations and remove equipment. Carol Ng, cofounder of a concerned citizens group, said she represents about 70 petition signers who oppose a new lease and urged residents and CSUMB students to attend the council meeting where lease action is expected in February.
Speakers also said the city granted operating hours they called inappropriate for a residential thoroughfare: trucks and heavy equipment are using California Avenue beginning at 6 a.m., with some approvals allowing night operations for up to 30 nights per year. Several commenters said the truck route puts cyclists and pedestrians at risk because sidewalks and bike lanes are incomplete on parts of the street.
Residents described repeated noise and truck-frequency increases over recent weeks and asked council to enforce noise limits and restrict hours while considering whether a new lease should be approved. Council did not take a vote on the lease during this meeting; staff said the matter will return to council at upcoming February meetings and that closed-session deliberations were held earlier in the evening.
The council acknowledged the public comments and said staff would bring the public input into closed session materials and future public hearings. No formal council action on the lease was recorded at the meeting.
Ending: The city manager and city attorney told the public the February calendar will include the lease matter and encouraged those affected to attend or submit comments; residents said they will continue to organize and present petitions at the forthcoming hearing.
