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Speakers will include Erendira Abel, owner of the non-profit A Women s Wellness Center that addresses the needs of women who are well and women who are experiencing cancer or other life threatening illnesses; Diem Do, the city's interim parking director, who will elaborate on the city s newly installed electronic parking meters & other parking issues; & probable speakers State Sen. Denise Ducheny & a representative of the Third Avenue Village Association (TAVA). Tom Davis will provide information about Proposition R. Public comments welcome on all Chula Vista topics.
Change is coming to Chula Vista's West Side
The City is projecting that over 7,000 additional homes, condos and apartments will be built in Northwest Chula Vista over the next twenty years! These plans include many new mid-rise (up to 7 stories) buildings in the urban core and high-rise buildings near Trolley stations. This will dramatically change the look and feel of our community.
Appropriate development will enhance our quality of life, and ill-conceived development could bring chaos & congestion and distract from our unique community character. Acting together we hope to attract positive measured growth to our neighborhoods.
Make Your Voice Heard
The Northwest Civic Association is a community group that's inclusive, transparent and stresses the importance of public participation in planning our City's future. We have monthly meetings to discuss critical issues impacting Northwest Chula Vista neighborhoods. With our many voices and ideas we seek to participate in decisions that will affect our community. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for everyone while preserving our rich heritage. Learn more about who we are and what we do.
The most important current issue affecting Northwest Chula Vista is the soon-to-be-adopted Urban Core Specific Plan (UCSP). The Plan will up-zone many neighborhoods, allowing for much increased densities and building heights. It also proposes design guidelines in redevelopment areas and addresses issues such parking, streetscapes and historic preservation. The City Council and Redevelopment Corporation (CVRC) Hearing to adopt the Plan has been temporarily postponed. Learn more about our recommended changes to the UCSP and read an Op Ed on this topic published by the Union Tribune.
La Prensa San Diego Online Newspaper Article by Pablo Jaime Sainz on NWCA
Another important issue that comes with growth and revitalization
The Issue is the increased demand for parking in downtown Chula Vista. Plans are underway for several City-owned parking lots to be redeveloped as new housing. How will the City make up for the loss of these surface parking lots? How will we meet the increased parking needs that will be vital to the success of downtown? Learn about the Parking Study and see a map of downtown Parking Districts with existing parking lots highlighted – including those that will be lost to infill projects.
Help Us Represent the Concerns of our Community
A year ago when Northwest Civic Association formed we conducted a community wide survey. The results were very helpful in understanding the priorities and concerns of community residents and business owners. During the past year we have held fourteen public meetings and forums on topics that we feel are important to our community. We have been given a seat on the newly formed Redevelopment Advisory Committee, whose purpose is to provide a public venue for redevelopment project review and to formally advise the Chula Vista’s Redevelopment Corporation. We have provided input to staff and elected officials on numerous issues from the newly updated Housing Element of the General Plan to the yet-to-be-adopted Urban Core Specific Plan. With our many voices and ideas we intend to continue participating in decisions that will affect our community. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for everyone while preserving our rich heritage. Help us achieve this goal by filling out the survey so that we may best represent the concerns of our membership and of our community.
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Our Mission Statement
We will empower the diverse residents of Northwest Chula Vista* to enhance, protect and preserve the unique character, quality and heritage of Northwest Chula Vista through education and group action.
Meetings
Our monthly meetings have featured guest speakers including several members of Chula Vista City Staff who made presentations on City programs involving street and neighborhood safety, traffic, graffiti abatement and abandoned vehicles, and public transportation. In May we held an educational forum on Eminent Domain featuring a distinguished panel that included Congressman Bob Filner. Other meetings have focused on draft plans under review such as the Urban Core Specific Plan (April 06) and the Housing Element to the General Plan (July 06).
Our members have organized into special 'task force committees' to tackle specific issues and problems. There are many opportunities for YOU to help find solutions to make Northwest Chula Vista a better place to enjoy life.
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*Northwest Chula Vista is defined as the area west of I-805 and north of L Street