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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-100 - Santa Ana River Advisory CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 2006- 100 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ESTABLISHING THE SANTA ANA RIVER TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ACCEPTING A GRANT FOR HABITAT AND RECREATIONAL PLANNING WHEREAS, residents of the city of Newport Beach value the habitat and recreational value of the Lower Santa Ana River; and WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach has long supported the planning and formation of the Orange Coast River Park, which would abut and include the Santa Ana River; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach supports future planning activities to' protect habitat and encourage passive recreational uses in accordance with State and local laws, as established by Resolution 2006 -25; and WHEREAS, future planning efforts may be supplemented by a $5,000 grant from The Wildlands Conservancy or one of its partner funders if River - adjacent communities form committees to conduct this planning; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to establish a community- and stakeholder - based team to assist in planning activities along the Santa Ana River. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby declares the following: SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT The Santa Ana River Trails Advisory Committee (Committee) shall be established as of the date this Resolution is approved by at least four members of the City Council voting at a duly noticed meeting of the City Council. SECTION 2. DUTIES The Committee shall have the following duties: A. Assist the City Council and City staff in planning activities that protect habitat and encourage passive -recreational uses along the Santa Ana River; B. Develop a vision plan document that recommends goals and policies that can be used by the City Council on issues that affect the Santa Ana River; C. Advise the City Council as needed as to community and stakeholder interests as associated with the Santa Ana River and the Orange Coast River Park; SECTION 3. COMPOSITION The Committee shall consist of the following members appointed by, and serving at the pleasure of, the Mayor: One (1) City Council Member (to serve as chair); One (1) member of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission; One (1) member of the Planning Commission; One (1) member of the Coastal/Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee Two (2) designees from the Wildlands Conservancy One (1) designee from the Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends One (1) designee from the Earth Resources Foundation One (1) designee from the Orange County Coastkeepers One (1) designee from the Friends of Harbors, Beaches, and Parks One (1) designee from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers One (1) designee from the Orange County Bicycle Association One (1) designee from the Newport Shores Community Association One (1) designee from the West Newport Beach Association One (1) designee from the Orange County Harbors, Beaches, and Parks Department Two (2) community representatives SECTION 4. TERM The term of the Committee shall expire at such time as the planning activities and vision plan document are complete. ADOPTED this 28th day of November, 2006. ATTEST: CITY CLERK IN MV STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE 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. 2006 -100 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 28th day of November 2006, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: Ayes: Selich, Rosansky, Ridgeway, Daigle, Nichols, Mayor Webb Noes: None Absent: Curry Abstain: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my .name and affixed the official seal of said City this 29th day of November 2006. (Seat) City Clerk Newport Beach, California.