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<\/a>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of issues that need to be solved and I want everyone on this board to know that I\u2019m going to be taking it upon myself to be very vocal and public with the Grantville community\u2019s dire need for help, especially with regards to its safety of [this flooding],\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
Vice chair Matt Adams voiced strong support for Smith\u2019s proposal.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a great vision for Grantville but until we get that flooding under control we\u2019re not going to achieve our potential,\u201d Adams said.<\/p>\n
In an action item, the NCPI board voted to send a letter to San Diego State University (SDSU) officials stating that it would like to be involved in the SDSU West project. Smith cited the project\u2019s proximity to Grantville and the potential for traffic and other problems being \u201cabsorbed\u201d by Navajo communities.<\/p>\n
In a statement sent to NCPI, SDSU West representative Rachel Gregg said SDSU is \u201clooking forward to working with all planning groups including Navajo.\u201d The statement also said SDSU plans of starting construction in 2020. The SDSU West statement also invited planners and residents interested in the project to follow its progress online at sdsu.edu\/mvnewsletter. Even with SDSU\u2019s outreach, Smith urged the NCPI board to ask for involvement in the project, which is nearing completion of its Environmental Impact Report (EIR).<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that is still prudent to let them know that we are eagerly interested in paying close attention and request that they come and make presentations to this board on their findings before submittal [of the EIR],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Board member Doug Livingston pointed out Navajo neighborhoods\u2019 11 acres of parkland it has credited should be used to build in the adjacent Mission Valley location.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe as Navajo have park credits that are allotted to us in the area, so we need to make sure we do have involvement in the say of how those park credits are used for the Mission Valley open space,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Other board members requested the letter include other areas of interest NCPI has in the project, including infrastructure, traffic in the ingress and egress to and from Mission Valley, and housing issues. The letter will also request that NCPI be notified of the SDSU West timeline of submission of documents for the project.<\/p>\n
In addition to taking action on the letter to SDSU, the NCPI board also discussed the upcoming election for new board members being held March 13 and the creation of this year\u2019s Capital Improvements Project (CIP) list \u2014 four projects that the board deems the most important for the city to fund.<\/p>\n
The next NCPI meeting will be held on Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. Check navajoplanners.org<\/a> for its location.<\/p>\n