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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 - Newport Beach - Irvine Borders Committee0 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. 6 April 13, 2004 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: City Manager's Office Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager 644 -3222, swood @city.newport- beach.ca.us SUBJECT: Establishment of Newport Beach /Irvine Borders Committee RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the the Newport Beach /Irvine Borders Committee. 2. Approve the Mayor's appointment of Counci Heffernan. DISCUSSION: City of Newport Beach Establishing members Ridgeway, Adams and Mayor Ridgeway, the City Manager and City Attorney met with Irvine's Mayor Agran on March 15, 2004. The purpose of the meeting was to apprise Mayor Agran of Newport Beach's efforts related to sphere issues, and to begin discussing development issues in the border area shared by the two cities — Newport Beach's "Airport Area" and Irvine's "Irvine Business Complex" (IBC). The two Mayors agreed that it would be beneficial to have a committee of City Council members of the two cities who can discuss issues of mutual interest and work on mitigation measures that can benefit both communities. The attached Resolution establishes the Newport Beach /Irvine Borders Committee and outlines its duties including sharing information, evaluating development impacts and considering joint efforts to mitigate them. Submitted by: Sharon Wood Assistant City Manager Attachments: Resolution 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; c. Discuss other issues that may affect the border areas shared by the two cities; and 1 L 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 day of 2004. ATTEST: CITY CLERK 0 MAYOR 2 RESOLUTION 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; 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: CITY CLERK MAYOR 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) (f �Y�)� r 4A-&.� City Clerk Newport Beach, California