HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-29 - Newport Beach-Irvine Borders CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 2004- 29 .
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ESTABLISHING
THE NEWPORT BEACH /IRVINE BORDERS COMMITTEE
WHEAREAS, the City of Newport Beach ( "Newport Beach ") is in the
process of updating its General Plan, and has identified the John Wayne Airport
area (Airport Area), which borders the Irvine Business Complex ( "IBC'), as a
geographic area for special study; and
WHEREAS, the City of Irvine is experiencing demand for new office and
residential development within the IBC, and the Irvine City Council has directed
its staff to prepare General Plan and zoning amendments to allow additional
residential development; and
WHEREAS, the Newport Beach and Irvine City Councils recognize that
development on their borders has the potential to impact one another; and
WHEREAS, the City Councils of the two cities desire to cooperate with
one another to (a) identify potential solutions to current and future traffic
congestion in and around IBC and the Airport Area; (b) identify opportunities for
reducing the number of automobile trips generated by development in the Airport
Area and IBC; and (c) establish a mechanism for mitigating traffic and land use
impacts related to new development or redevelopment in the Airport Area, IBC
and adjacent areas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach as follows:
Section 1. The Newport Beach /Irvine Borders Committee is hereby
established.
Section 2. The Committee shall be comprised of three (3) members of
the Newport Beach City Council, appointed by the Mayor, and two (2)
members of the Irvine City Council.
Section 3. The duties of the Committee shall be as follows:
a. Share information regarding planning for development in the border
areas shared by the two cities;
b. Evaluate the potential impacts of such development on areas including
traffic, public safety, air travel demand, and parks and recreation; and
consider the possibility of joint efforts by the two cities to mitigate
impacts;
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c. Discuss other issues that may affect the border areas shared by the
two cities; and
d. Report to each City Council on the progress and recommendations of
the Committee.
Section 4. The Committee shall sunset on December 31, 2004, unless its
term is extended by the two City Councils.
ADOPTED this 13th day of April, 2004.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
MAYOR
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. 2004 -29 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by
the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the
13th day of April, 2004, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Heffernan, Rosansky, Adams, Bromberg, Webb, Nichols, Mayor Ridgeway
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 14th day of April, 2004.
(Seal)
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California