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During her tenure at OCTax, Cavecche is credited with raising its statewide profile and increasing its educational outreach on issues that impact the taxpayers of California every day. Most recently, OCTax led the effort to educate Orange County residents on the consequences of passing a split-roll property tax system and helped defeat Proposition 15, which would have undermined historic Proposition 13 taxpayer protections. “When I assess the balance of my tenure at OCTax,” she said, “I can say without reservation, that I am proud of the impact we made together, working with com- munity members, organizations, elected leaders and support staff to advance taxpayer protections.” Founded in 1986, OCTax is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organiza- tion with a mission to help ensure taxes and tax-supported programs are fair, understandable, cost-ef- fective and good for the economy. Her successor is expected to be announced this spring. TRWF announces March speaker Villa Park responds to SB9 By Andie Mills The Villa Park City Council joined other cities in responding to state-mandated SB9 by proposing an ordinance that would establish regulations for urban lot splits in the city. Councilmembers and residents are concerned that SB9 will al- ter the rural ambiance of the city and quality of life with in- creased density, traffic and park- ing, noise, air quality, and impact city services, infrastructure and schools. It was the second reading of the ordinance. The first reading was at the January council meeting; the ordinance had also been properly noticed. If the ordinance was passed by council, it would go into effect in 30 days. If the ordinance was not approved as written, the process would have to be rebooted, effectively extending the date it would go into effect for another 90 days. City Manager Steve Franks reported no written comments. However, one public commenter noted that there was a discrepan- cy between a measurement stated in the staff report and the actual ordinance. He suggested the ordi- nance be tabled and returned after the correction to the staff report was made. After some discussion, City Attorney Todd Litfin pointed out that the council would be voting on the actual ordinance, not the staff report that contained the error. The ordinance was unanimously passed. City specific scenarios The ordinance rules that lot- splits be located in a single-fam- ily residential zone; be relatively equal in size, to a maximum 60- 40 ratio; be no smaller than 1,200 sq. ft.; the property owner must occupy one of the units created by the lot split for a minimum of three years; easements may be required; and subdivided parcels may not be further subdivided. The ordinance requires that all divided residential lot housing: have a minimum of one parking space for each unit; shall not exceed 16 ft. in height and shall be single story; landscaping and building separation standards must be maintained; the exterior design must be compatible with the primary dwelling and surrounding neighborhood; solar panels are required for any SB9 development to meet the electrical load demand of each unit. In addition, short-term rentals are prohibited, as are mobile homes and recreational vehicles; no SB9 housing development is permitted on a lot which has non- conforming uses. The lighter side In other council business, Third District Supervisor Don Wag- ner congratulated the city and its residents on its 60th anniversary, honored Bob Bell for his years of volunteer service and as a Villa Park Distinguished Citizen and former city engineer Akram Hin- kiyeh upon his retirement. Mayor Chad Zimmerman suggested reconfiguring the dais for better camera angles during council meetings. He also, after viewing the trove of photos and articles from the Villa Park Women’s League’s celebration of the city’s 60th, suggested a citywide contest to replace Angel Stadium and Disneyland photos in the council chambers with photos more applicable to the city. Both items were tabled for further discussion. Covenant presents “A Walk Down Route 66” Lynne Miller, treasurer of the California Historic Route 66 As- sociation, will be the guest speak- er at the Covenant Presbyterian Church Women’s Fellowship lun- cheon on Friday, March 17. Miller will share the history of the 2,448-mile road that crosses eight states and three time zones. She will explain why people from around the world visit Route 66 more than three decades after it was decommissioned, and cite fa- vorite “must see” places along the route. The association’s efforts to preserve and protect the road will also be highlighted. The program is open to the community, and will be held in St. Andrew’s Hall, 1855 N. Orange- Olive Road. Doors open at 11 a.m., with lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Reservations for lunch, $15 and payable in advance, may be made by calling (951) 237-9888 before noon on Mon., March 14. Reservations are not required to attend the program only, which begins at 12:30 p.m.; that cost is $5, and payable at the door. TustinArea RepublicanWomen Federated is pleased to announce that Brad Dacus, founder and president of the Pacific Justice Institute, will be the featured speaker at the Friday, March 25 general meeting. The meeting begins at 11 a.m. with a luncheon at the Santa Ana Elks Lodge, 1751 S. Lyon. The luncheon fee is $40 for guests and visitors. To register for the lun- cheon, email RepublicanWom- enFederated.org. For more in- formation about TARWF, please visit the website at tustinarearwf. org or email TustinRepWomen@ gmail.com .