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Home My WebLink About2011-26 - Committees and CommissionsRESOLUTION 2011 -26 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH RELATING TO CERTAIN COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach has multiple Boards, Committees, and Commissions that assist the Council in serving the needs of the Newport Beach Community; and WHEREAS, these Boards, Committees, and Commissions are invaluable in encouraging public participation and engagement; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach convened in a special meeting on Saturday, February 5, 2011, to discuss what goals it intended to address in Calendar Year 2011, and later adopted these goals by Resolution on February 22, 2011; and WHEREAS, the City Council's five goals for 2011 are: 1. Extension of the protections contained within the John Wayne Airport settlement agreement and related County ordinances; 2. The revitalization of key neighborhoods, though economic development, land use planning, nuisance abatement, or infrastructure improvements; 3. Improvement in the management of the tidelands (ocean and bay) within the City's jurisdiction; 4. Reform of public employee pension programs with the intent to reduce costs on the taxpaying public; 5. Restructuring of the city government to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and customer service. WHEREAS, in furtherance of the 2011 Goals, the Council desires to better align its committee and commission structure with the goals in order to make the most of committee and commission members' time and energy; now, therefore be it RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that it hereby: 1. Creates the Neighborhood Revitalization Committee as described in attachments to this Resolution. 2. Creates the Tidelands Management Committee as described in attachments to this Resolution. 2.3. Directs that the City Council Finance Committee shall be the Committee charged with implementation of Goals #4 and #5 (Pension Reform and City Restructuring); 3.4. Ends ( "sunsets ") or changes the term of the following committees or commissions: a. The Media and Communications Committee (sunset now); b. The City Council /Citizens Committee on Marina Park Design (sunset now); c. The Ad Hoc Committee on Bay Issues (sunset now); d. The Ad Hoc Committee on the Re -Use of the City Hall Site (term has ended as of February 28, 2011 — no change); e. The Ad Hoc Committee on Updating Harbor Charges (extend sunset date from March 31, 2011 to December 31, 2011); f. The Charter Update Commission (sunset now); g. The Newport Beach /Irvine Borders Committee (sunset now); h. The Newport Beach /Costa Mesa /Huntington Beach Borders Committee (sunset now); and i. The Economic Development Committee (sunset now); and 4.5. Modifies the rules and responsibilities of the Environmental Quality Affairs Committee (EQAC) as described in,an attachment to this Resolution. ADOPTED this 8th day of March, 2011. ATTEST: LEILANI BROWN City Clerk MICHAEL F. HENN Mayor of Newport Beach CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AUTHORIZATION: Established by Resolution No. 2011 -_ adopted on March 8, 2011 MEMBERSHIP: Three members of the City Council, appointed by the Mayor and ratified by the City Council. The Mayor shall identify the chair of the Committee. City staff support shall come from the City Manager's Office, the Community Development Department, Public Works, and others as needed. TERM: Term ends December 31, 2012. MEETS: As called by the chairperson. PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES: A. To identify and then prioritize those areas of the community that should have an investment of time, thought, and resources to bring the areas up to "Newport Beach" standards. This may include, but not be limited to: a. Land use planning and visioning; b. Economic development; c. Code enforcement and nuisance abatement; and d. New infrastructure. B. Following the prioritization's approval by the City Council, the Committee shall identify desired outcomes, develop a plan to achieve them, and recommend a budget appropriation to be approved by the City Council. C. Identify and establish a Citizens Advisory Panel (CAP) to guide and implement the revitalization strategy for each specific area, encouraging public input throughout the process. The CAP may be different for each specific area. D. Meetings of the Committee that involve the CAP shall be noticed, open to the public, and shall be collaborative with all persons attending the meeting and contributing in a positive way. RECOMMENDED IMPLEMENTATION STEPS: The Committee shall generally be guided by these Implementation Steps, which were reviewed by the City Council on February 22,2011: 1. Establish that the City Council is the oversight body that would approve the final priorities, the strategies, and funding for each area. 2. Review and determine the list of potential revitalization areas, establish a weighted criteria selection process, and make a recommendation to the full Council as to prioritization. Potential areas to review include, but are not limited to(in no particular order): • Current City Hall Site /Lido Marina Village • Balboa Village • Mariners Mile • Corona Del Mar entry at MacArthur • Bristol Road South in Santa Ana Heights • West Newport Beach - Balboa Boulevard, West Coast Highway Weighting and Prioritization. Prioritization (what goes first) and a budget amount are needed to set realistic expectations. A simple way to set the relative order of the projects is to prioritize based on agreed upon criteria. Below are some suggested criteria that the committee could use along with input from key city departments (CDD, Public Works, Police and City Manager's Office) who can provide important information (need and cost of public improvements, crime statistics, vacancy rates, land use and nuisance conflicts and more) to assist the Council Committee in developing a suggested priority list. Potential criteria could include: • Physical area in poor condition, including infrastructure needs and nuisance abatement needs; • Need for focused economic development efforts (e.g. storefront improvements, retail attraction strategy, repositioning of businesses, improved parking strategies); • Land use and zoning issues and/or inconsistencies with land use potential; • Area includes a signature Gateway to the City in need of enhancements; and • Estimated costs for major infrastructure deficiencies. The Committee should identify and prioritize the project areas, establish general strategic outcomes for each area, and propose a budget estimate (based on staff input) for consideration by the full Council. 3. Depending upon the area of interest and the prioritization, select a Citizens Advisory Panel (CAP) of up to seven (7) people specifically invited to attend Committee meetings and to provide their expertise on key subject areas, including but not limited to economic development, land use planning, past community interest, representatives of local HOAs or community groups, and more. The advisory panel may change depending on the geographic area(s) that the Committee intends to prioritize. 4. Based on the project type and need of the areas to be addressed first, City staff should then assess how many project areas can be addressed each year. The staff should prepare for Council consideration a project scope, budget, community outreach and involvement process, and schedule for the project area(s). CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON TIDELANDS MANAGEMENT AUTHORIZATION: Established by Resolution No. 2011 -_ adopted on March 8, 2011 MEMBERSHIP: Three members of the City Council, appointed by the Mayor and ratified by the City Council. The Mayor shall identify the chair of the Committee. City staff support shall come from the City Manager's Office, and the City Attorney's Office. TERM: Term ends December 31, 2012. MEETS: As called by the chairperson. PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES: The Committee shall: A. Establish long term visions for the major tidelands components, including the upper bay, lower bay, beaches and other major components. B. To establish a fee structure reflective of a modern harbor, where fair market value is obtained and applied to proper leases (in the case of commercial activities); C.B. To study and adopt a Tidelands Infrastructure Master Plan (TIMP); D.C. To research, consider, and recommend appropriate governance structures; and E. To oversee ongoing execution of the Tidelands Infrastructure Master Plan projects. F.D. Identify and establish a Citizens Advisory Panel (CAP) to assist the Committee, encouraging public input throughout the process. The CAP may be different for each specific area. Meetings of the Committee that involve the CAP shall be noticed, open to the public, and shall be collaborative with all persons attending the meeting and contributing in a positive way. RECOMMENDED IMPLEMENTATION STEPS: The Committee shall generally be guided by these Implementation Steps, which were reviewed by the City Council on February 22,2011: 1. Review existing General Plan policies, the Harbor Area Management Plan (HAMP), and other relevant existing documents, and finalize a vision for the ultimate goals of the management process for each of the major Tidelands components. 2. Fee and revenueRevenue issues: a. Review and finalize for recommendation to the Council as a whole, an action plan to maximize the productivity of the City's oil reserves in the most economically and environmentally advantageous manner; b. Update fees to modern schedules with modern methodologies: i. Complete the appraisal for Lido Marina Village's marina facilities; ii. Hire consultant with tidelands lease expertise to review and implement appropriate fee arrangements for all major tidelands use classifications (commercial permittees over tidelands, commercial permittees where permittees control uplands, and more); c.b.Determine a strategy to maximize the participation of the federal government and other governmental agencies and private stakeholders in the funding burdens associated with the Tidelands Infrastructure Master Plan. 3. Tidelands Infrastructure Master Plan. Using the Harbor Area Management Plan (HAMP) and other resources, develop a Tidelands Infrastructure Master Plan identifying projects, timing, and costs associated with items like: a. Dredging (Lower Newport Bay, Newport Slough, Newport Island, Upper Newport Bay [in 20 years], more); b. Beach replenishment (ocean beaches, in -bay beaches, more); c. Habitat protection and restoration (eelgrass, habitat restoration such as John Wayne Gulch, Santa Isabel Channel); d. Sea level rise (sea walls - private and public, street ends, ocean beach infrastructure, more); e. Harbor amenities (mooring support services areas, public docks, more); f. Water quality (selenium removal upstream and in Big Canyon wash, bacteria, trash booms, etc); and g. Harbor services (law enforcement, Harbor Resources Division, more). 4. Re- examine and update fee structure based on Tidelands Facilities Master Plan needs; and 5A.Recommend and implement a long -term governance and /or fund structure to ensure that: a. All tidelands are managed appropriately and reflective of the City's obligations under the tidelands trust; and b. Tidelands revenue appropriately covers tidelands expenses into the future. 6.5.Depending upon the area of interest and the prioritization, select a Citizens Advisory Panel (CAP) of up to five (5) people specifically invited to attend Committee meetings and to provide their expertise on key subject areas, including but not limited to tidelands uses, harbor activities, oil field operations, water quality, governance structures, capital program development, and more. The advisory panel may change depending on the Committee's specific focus at any one time. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AFFAIRS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROPOSED AMENDMENT (additions shown in underline, removals shown in strike- out): RULES: I. The Committee shall meet as directed by the City Council solely to address a specific issue assigned to it by the City Council. PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES: A. When directed by the City Council, a. To review and submit comments during the public review period (upon publication of the Notice of Preparation (NOP) and /or the Notice of Completion (NOC)) with respect to any Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared by the City. b. To review and, subject to the approval of the City Council or City Manager, submit, on behalf of the prepared by another public agency for a Project that has the potential to cause significant adverse environmental impacts in the City of Newport Beach. c. To review and submit comments on any negative declaration prepared by the City for any project. d. To advise the City Council on policies, programs and projects that improves or detract from the environmental quality of the city and e. To promote education and awareness on positive environmental practices. STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } as. 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; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2011 -26 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 8th day of March, 2011, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: Ayes: Hill, Rosansky, Gardner, Selich, Curry, Daigle, Mayor Henn Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 9th day of March, 2011. DAU� D k*�- City Clerk Newport Beach, California (Seal)