Dave Wheeler
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 18
- Total speaking time
- 6:43:33
- Avg per meeting
- 22:25
- Segments
- 7326
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Top issues during term (9)(Development)
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Consideration
Fees will fund a dedicated affordable housing account; developers may face up to roughly $41,000 in fees on a 1,000-sq-ft rental unit.
Nellie Gail lot-line and tree-planting confusion
Building permit services contract
The city pays a tiered share of monthly permit fee collections (40-50%, $20,000/month minimum) to the contractor.
State housing mandates and RHNA
If the city has to play catch-up, expect more development proposals—and debates over who pays for roads, parks, and services.
The Village at Laguna Hills project (MGP DA Ad Hoc Committee)
The city gains two new revenue streams (second-hotel TOT and a small fee differential), but lost roughly 120,000 square feet of retail in the revision.
No Net Loss housing compliance rezoning
Non-compliance risked housing element decertification, builder's remedy projects and litigation; the rezoned sites may yield up to 840 units on former commercial land.
Oakbrook Plaza Senior Housing Project
For the city, this likely means new construction investment and more senior rental supply, though the source doesn’t spell out costs, fees, or tax revenue.
Terravita 480-unit housing development
The project could boost local property-tax revenue and construction activity, but the city may also face new costs for roads and services.
mall redevelopment plan
Tax revenue, property values, and nearby business traffic could shift—but until the plan’s details are public, the dollar impact is a big question mark.
Decisions during term (10)
Recorded while Wheeler was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Development Application Status Report
Development Application Status Report
Village at Laguna Hills Development Agreement (second reading)
Development Application Status Report
Village at Laguna Hills – approval of permits, tract map and amended development agreement
Development Application Status Report
Development Application Status Report
Development Application Status Report (4.9)
Development Application Status Report
Development Application Status Report (4.9)
Voting record (7)(Development)
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Village at Laguna Hills Development Agreement (second reading)
Stated he was not given due process or reasonable time to review the agreement
Development Application Status Report
Village at Laguna Hills – approval of permits, tract map and amended development agreement
Said the package arrived days earlier and it was premature to vote without reviewing the full document.