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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-74 - Establishing the Citizens’ Residential Crime and Burglary Advisory CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 2022-74 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE CITIZENS' RESIDENTIAL CRIME AND BURGLARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHEREAS, the City Council establishes various committees from time to time for the purpose of advising the City Council on matters of importance; WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the importance of residential safety and security, and the value of educating the public on preventative measures that may be taken to protect residences from crime and burglaries; WHEREAS, the City Council desires to respond to rising concerns of residential crime and burglaries within the community by considering the addition or modification of programs, policies, or procedures to prevent and deter residential crime and burglaries; WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that its residents have a wide diversity of backgrounds, including but not limited to, experience and expertise in public safety and criminal justice, which is a valuable resource that can be utilized to provide advice and recommendations to prevent and protect against residential crime and burglaries; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish an ad hoc citizens' advisory committee comprised of residents with backgrounds in public safety and criminal justice to provide input on community education, preventative measures, deterrence and the adoption or modification of programs, policies, or procedures to address residential crime and burglaries. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows.. Section 1: The City Council hereby creates the Citizens' Residential Crime and Burglary Advisory Committee ("Committee") to provide input and make recommendations to the entire City Council on community education, preventative measures, deterrence, and the adoption or modification of programs, policies, or procedures to address residential crime and burglaries. Resolution No. 2022-74 Page 2 of 3 Section 2: The Committee shall be an ad hoc advisory committee and shall be subject to the Brown Act. The term, qualification of appointees, selection of appointees, appointment process, membership, and responsibilities shall be done in conformance with this resolution and Exhibit "A", which is incorporated herein by reference. Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 4: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are incorporated into the operative part of this resolution. Section 5: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. Resolution No. 2022-74 Page 3 of 3 Section 6: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution. ADOPTED this 25th day of October, 2022. ATTEST: Leilani I. Brown �- City Clerk v APPROVED AS TO FORM: ogt,FVR� CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Aaron C. Harp City Attorney Attachment: Exhibit A - Description of the Citizens' Residential Crime and Burglary Advisory Committee EXHIBIT A CITIZENS' RESIDENTIAL CRIME AND BURGLARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AUTHORIZATION: Established by Resolution No. 2022- adopted on October 25, 2022. MEMBERSHIP: Three (3) residents appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. MEMBERSHIP TERM: The Committee shall expire on June 30, 2023, unless terminated sooner by action of the City Council. MEETINGS: The Committee shall meet regularly, with the schedule determined by the Committee. QUALIFICATIONS OF Appointed Committee Members shall: APPOINTED MEMBERS: A. Be a resident of the City of Newport Beach ("City"); B. Be a registered voter in the City; C. Have a background in public safety or criminal justice; D. Be appointed by the Mayor; and E. Be Confirmed by the City Council. COMMITTEE The Committee shall have a Chairperson and a Vice ORGANIZATION: Chairperson appointed by the Mayor. SELECTION OF Selection of Committee Members shall be done as APPOINTED MEMBERS: follows: A. The City Clerk shall prepare a notice letting members of the public know of the opportunity to serve on the Committee and the application process. The notice shall include, but not be limited to, details regarding what information is necessary to be considered for appointment, where to apply, and the application deadline. B. The application notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and posted in the City's normal posting location for agendas, as well as the Newport Beach Public Library located at 1000 Avocado Avenue. C. The deadline to submit applications for the Committee shall be one (1) week after the application notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. D. The Mayor shall review the applications, the applicants' answers to any questions, and conduct any necessary interviews. E. After the applications have been reviewed and any necessary interviews conducted, the Mayor shall inform the City Clerk of the names of the members to be appointed to the Committee and the City Clerk will submit the names of the appointees to the City Council, at an open and noticed meeting, to be considered for confirmation by the City Council. F. Except as otherwise required by law, the process for selecting, appointing, and confirming members to the Committee shall follow the process set forth herein. PURPOSE & A. Provide recommendations to the City Council RESPONSIBILITIES regarding educating the public on steps that can be taken to prevent and deter residential crime and burglary; B. Provide recommendations to the City Council regarding the addition, modification, or elimination of programs, policies, or procedures to prevent and deter residential crime and burglary; C. Provide recommendations to the City Council regarding the availability of non-profit and community - based programs, policies, or procedures to prevent and deter residential crime and burglary; D. Provide recommendations to the City Council regarding the availability and allocation of funding for programs, policies, or procedures to prevent and deter residential crime and burglary; and E. Such other matters as directed by the City Council. STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2022-74 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 25'h day of October, 2022; and the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Mayor Kevin Muldoon, Mayor Pro Tern Noah Blom, Council Member Brad Avery, Council Member Joy Brenner, Council Member Diane Dixon, Council Member Duffy Duffield, Council Member Will O'Neill NAYS: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 261h day of October, 2022. 4WIJ(Vl� Leilani I. Brown City Clerk Newport Beach, California ��FC�RNi