HomeMy WebLinkAbout08 - Ad Hoc General Plan Update CommitteeCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Hearing Date: December 12, 2000
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REPORT TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Ad Hoc General Plan Update Committee
ACTIONS: Adopt Resolution No. 2000 -_, adding a member to the Ad Hoc General
Plan Update Committee, to be selected by the signator /proponents to the
Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition for the Protection from Traffic and
Density Initiative (Greenlight), and rescinding Resolution No. 2000 -45.
Discussion
The Ad Hoc General Plan Update Committee was established on May 23d, 2000, and is composed
of the following members:
➢ Three (3) City Council members
➢ Three (3) Planning Commissioners
➢ One (1) EQAC member
➢ One (1) EDC member
➢ One (1) Aviation Committee member
At the November 28h Council meeting, Councilmember Adams requested that the Committee be
expanded to include a member representing the proponents of the Protection From Traffic and
Density Initiative (Greenlight). Staff has updated the Resolution establishing the Ad Hoc
Committee to reflect the added member, and has also changed it to reflect the way the members
were actually appointed.
Recommendation
If the City Council determines to expand the membership of the Ad Hoc Committee, adoption of
the attached Resolution is recommended.
Submitted by:
SHARON Z. WOOD
Assistant City Manager
Attachment: Draft esolution
Prepared by:
PATRICIA L. TEMPLE
Planning Director
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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH ESTABLISHING THE AD HOC
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE COMMITTEE, AND
RECSINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2000-45.
WHEREAS, the Newport Beach General Plan was last updated in 1988; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to determine if a comprehensive General Plan
Update is needed and, if so, determine the scope of such an update; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that such a decision should be made with the
participation of the community and with an understanding of City -wide interests and issues; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the best way to define the scope of a
General Plan update is for an Ad Hoc Committee to carefully study the issue, including
conducting a community outreach to identify interests and issues; and
WHEREAS, the City Council would then consider the recommendations of the Ad Hoc
Committee on the scope of a General Plan update.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach that an Ad Hoc General Plan Update Committee is established, to be comprised of the
following members, appointed as follows:
➢ Three (3) City Council members, appointed by the Mayor
9 Three (3) Planning Commissioners, agreed upon by the membership
➢ One (1) EQAC member, agreed upon by the membership
➢ One (1) EDC member, agreed upon by the membership
➢ One (1) Aviation Committee member, agreed upon by the membership
➢ One (1) Member designated by the signator /petitioners of the Notice of Intent to Circulate the
Protection From Traffic and Density Initiative (Greenlight)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Committee is charged with the tasks of
developing a work program for a General Plan update and overseeing its progress if authorized
by the City Council. This will include the following components:
1. Design a preliminary community outreach which includes:
• broad participation geographically, and
• a cross section of community issues and special interests,
2. Return to City Council with a recommendation on the conduct of the outreach, who should
do it, and an estimate of its cost.
3. Conduct the public outreach if authorized by the City Council.
4. Make a recommendation to the full City Council on the scale and scope of a General Plan
update:
• using information from the community outreach to develop the recommendation,
• developing a draft work program for Council consideration, and
• identifying the resources necessary to accomplish the update.
5. Oversee and make periodic reports to the City Council on update progress and issues.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Resolution No. 2000 -45 is hereby rescinded.
ADOPTED, this 12" day of December, 2000.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk