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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/02/1981 - Adjourned Regular MeetingPresent Absent Motion All Ayes • Motion All Ayes x x x Motion All Ayes Motion Ayes x x x Noes x Motion x All Ayes x MINUTES ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING PLACE: Council Chambers TIME: 7:30 P.M. DATE: February 2, 1981 x A. ROLL CALL. B. Approval of Minutes: None. C. Reading of Ordinances and Resolutions: None. D. HEARINGS: 1. Mayor Pro Tem Hart opened the continued public hear- ing regarding the proposed Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan and Development Policies initiated by the City of Newport Beach for the Coastal Zone. A report dated February 2, 1981 from the Planning Department, was presented. A letter dated January 27, 1981 from The Irvine Company, was presented. A letter from Councilman Hummel dated January 30, 1981, received after the printing of the agenda, was presented. The Council took the following actions with respect to recommendations contained in the February 2,'1981 staff report: Councilman Strauss made a motion to amend Policy B.4 (b) on Page 23 to read as follows: "New or expanded boating facilities may be per- mitted in degraded wetlands, provided the miti- gation measures required in Policy B.3 are . followed, and provided a substantial portion of the degraded wetland is restored and maintained as a biologically - productive wetland. In no event shall the size of the wetland area used for such boating facility be greater than twenty -five percent of the total wetland area restored." Councilman Maurer made a motion to amend Policy 1(b) on Page 24 to read as follows: "Permitted development shall be designed to minimize the alteration of natural land forms along bluffs and cliffs." Councilman Maurer made a motion to move what was Policy 1(b) on Page 24 prior to above action, to Policy 2(f). Councilman Maurer made a motion to add language re- x lative to the requirements of a waiver of liability for bluff developments to Policy 1(b) on Page 24. Councilman Strauss made a motion to retain the lan- guage pertaining to Coastal Views on Page 26 as was voted at the January 26 Council meeting, and set forth on Page 3 of the February 2 staff report. Volume 35 - Page 36 LCP /Land Use (68) C UNCIL Z s�,c S�9G � ROLL CALL StPP 9 Motion Ayes Motion Ayes Abstain Motion All Ayes Motion All Ayes 0 E CITY OF !NEWPORT BEACH MINUTES Vphruary 2. 1()R1 INDEX LCP /Land Use Pages 29 through 31 - No Changes x Councilman Maurer made a motion to amend Policy 4 on Page 32, deleting the word "Council" in line 2, and adding at the end of the paragraph, "Implementation of said plan is dependent upon the City's financial ability to do so." In addition, the word "permanent be deleted from Policy 4, (a through d) and the word "considered" deleted and replaced by "constructed" in the same section. x Councilwoman Plummer made a motion to modify the lan x x x x x guage in Item 14, Page 34, using the alternate x revised wording as set forth in the staff report of January 19, 1981, Item 29. Page 35 - No Changes Pages 36 through 39 (Housing) - It was pointed out that these pages are being rewritten by a consultant and will be brought back at a future meeting. x Councilman Maurer made a motion to amend the second sentence in the paragraph on Other Constraints, Page 38, to read: "The approximate allowable units on the major undeveloped sites are estimated below:" Pages 40, 41 and 42 - No Changes x Mayor Pro Tem Hart made a motion to delete the word "major" from Page 43, Recreational and Environmental Open Space, and add to the end of the paragraph the following: "Acquisition by the City or other public agency is dependent upon the City's or other Agen- cies' financial ability to acquire said parcels. ". The City Attorney advised that he would be preparing a report for the next regular meeting pertaining to State funding of bluff properties. In addition, he would attempt to indicate what cities would hav0 priority for funding, and an estimated time schedule for acquisition of private property. Pages 44 and 45 - No Changes Pages 46 and 47 - It was noted that these pages had been revised by previous Council action. Page 48 - The staff was directed to correct the paragraph on Inspiration Point to reflect "three" undeveloped private parcels, rather than "two." Dave Dmohowski of The Irvine Company, addressed the Council with respect to Coast Highway /Bayside Drive, Page 48, stating that in the January 12 staff report they had requested that their future expansion of the existing Marina office be noted in the LCP. It is their desire to expand the building an additions 5,000 to 7,000 square feet. I Volume 35 - Page 37 INDEX LCP /Land Use Motion • Motion All Ayes • Motion Ayes Noes Abstain • x CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH MINUTES 2, 1981 Following discussion, Councilan Maurer made a moti to amend the paragraph Coast Highway /Bayside Drive on Page 48 by adding a sentence to the effect that "future development on this site shall include an addition to the existing Marina office.." Councilman Strauss made a substitute motion to the effect that "future development on this site shall not preclude an addition to the existing Marina office." Sherman L. Stacey, Attorney representing W. A. Rennekamp, owner of a parcel of property on Ocean Boulevard in Corona del Mar, addressed the Council and submitted a letter enumerating his client's concern. Mr. Stacey requested that Council amend the draft Land Use Plan and change the language on Page 48 to read: "The existing publicly held parcels at Inspi tion Point have been shown for 'Recreational and Environmental Open Space.' These bluffs constitute and should be preserved for the enjoyment of the public." Mr. Stacey further requested that the map on Page LE be changed to reflect the Recreational and Environ- mental Open Space designation only on those parcels presently in public ownership. The adjacent parcele should be designated for residential uses. Mr. Stacey noted other suggestions as set forth in his letter, and stated that if the Council under- takes the suggestions, that Council will not have changed the potential for certification of the plan under the Coastal Act of 1976. Cliff Cooper,.1000 South Bay Front, Balboa Isladd, owner of one of the vacant lots in question,'ad- dressed the Council, and stated that for many years he was in agreement to sell his property to the City. However, he feels that the cost to the City now would be prohibitive, and that the City should not spend public funds to acquire the property in view of the expense. Mr. Cooper advised that he is going to sell the property and stated that he would not like to see another delay which would affect the sale, and co tie it up for another year. Mayor Heather joined the meeting at 9:25 p.m. Following discussion, Councilman Maurer made a motion to retain the three undeveloped private par- cels at Inspiration Point as R -1, (low density residential) which are presently designated as Recreational and Environmental Open Space on Page 48. Reference was made to Page 49, Bayview Landing, wherein the City Manager noted that it had been Volume 35 - Page 38 JLCP /Land Use • Motion Motion All Ayes • Motion All Ayes Motion All Ayes • CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH MINUTES February 2, 1981 proposed by The Irvine Company to change the desig- nation from Recreational and Environmental Open Space to Retail & Service Commercial, which, if revised, would change Item 11, Page 34. The Council took no action with respect to the re- quest. Dave Dmohowski of The Irvine Company, addressed the Council relative to the Mouth of Big Canyon, Page 49. He submitted a written request proposing that the Mouth of Big Canyon be dedicated to the City in its entirety, and proposed alternate wording for subject paragraph on Page 49. Following discussion, Mayor Pro Tem Hart made a motion to add additional wording to the paragraph ox Mouth of Big Canyon, Page 49, as set forth in the February 2, 1981 staff report, with the addition of; "c. A combination of a. and b. (above)." Bob Shelton of The Irvine Company, addressed the Council, and apologized for submitting their latest proposal just prior to the meeting, but felt that it was a better solution to the problem than the pre- vious proposal. He would hope that the Council would review and consider it, prior to taking final action on the motion in question. In view of the foregoing comments, Councilman Strauss made a substitute motion to defer the sub- ject proposal of The Irvine Company to the February 9 meeting for report and recommendation from the staff. Mayor Pro Tem Hart made a motion to instruct the staff to revise the Land Use maps to be consistent with previous Council actions, and to bring them into conformance with existing plans and projects, including the 11 items on Pages 4 and 5 of the February 2 staff report. Mayor Heather made a motion to continue the public hearing on the Local Coastal Program to February 9, 1981. E. ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION: None. F. CONTINUED BUSINESS: 1. A report was presented from the City Manager, dated January 26, 1981, regarding REVIEW OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON NEWPORT BEACH OF AIRPORT EXPANSION AND THE CONSIDERATION OF PROVIDING A PUBLIC NOTICE RE- GARDING THOSE IMPACTS. A report dated February 2, 1981 from the City Attorney, was presented. A report was submitted by the City Council Ad -Hoc Airport Committee. Volume 35 - Page 39 LCP /Land Use Airport /OC (58) 0 Motion All Ayes C CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH MINUTES 2, 1981 Reference was made to the Committee's report enti- tled "City of Newport Beach - John Wayne Airport Expansion - Communications Plan," which contained the following: a) Advertising Objective b) Creative Strategy c) Sample of Proposed Ad d) Proposed Ad e) Additional Headlines f) Media Strategy g) Advertising Schedule h) Budget It was pointed out that there would be a series of 5 ads covering various impacts relative to: Financial and traffic impact Crime Residential devaluation Reduction in business activity A sensible solution It was further noted that one revision had been recommended in the ad; the change being: "75 Million dollars to 100 Million dollars . . . . "." Following discussion, Councilman Strauss made a motion to: 1) Approve a program of ads as outlined in Committee's report. 2) Approve a budget of $15,000 maximum to accomplish the program as set forth in the Committee's report. 3) Authorize the Committee to review and approve "copy" of each ad which is to remain in the same tone as sample con- tained in the report. 4) Approve the findings as suggested by the City Attorney which are as follows: a) John Wayne Airport presently causes significant impacts upon the City of Newport Beach and surrounding areas affected by airport activities; b) Any increase in airport impacts will impose significant adverse effects upon the environment of Newport Beach and surrounding areas, includ- ing possible negative economic, social, traffic, financial, and other similar impacts; c) Presently, the County of Orange is processing a Master Plan and ANCLUC for John Wayne Airport, together with related EIR. The proposed plans for John Wayne Airport sug- gests increases in the size of the facilities and increases in air- craft activities; Volume 35 - Page 40 Airport /OC CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH MINUTES 2, 1981 d) It is vital that the City Council inform its citizens, and others, of the scope of present airport plan- ning, its costs, both economic and environmental, and of the position of the City Council in regard to airport planning; and e) The publication of display advertise• ments to make a fair presentation of the facts to the public in regard to the planning for John Wayne Air- port is a public purpose and is required for the general good of the inhabitants of the City. And, further, it is likely that the pre- sentation of the facts in an orderly and fair manner may result in modi- fications of the proposed plans for John Wayne Airport to the benefit of the City. During course of discussion, and there being no objections, it was noted that the following news- papers would be utilized for the advertisements: Los Angeles Times (Orange County edition) Register Daily Pilot Newport Ensign The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m. ATTEST: City Clerk Volume 35 - Page 41 Airport/6C