HomeMy WebLinkAbout4a_Additional Materials_Minutes of February 3, 2021February 17, 2021, HEUAC Agenda Comments
These comments on an item on the Newport Beach Housing Element Update Advisory Committee
agenda are submitted by: Jim Mosher ( jimmosher@yahoo.com ), 2210 Private Road, Newport Beach
92660 (949-548-6229)
Item IV.a. MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 3, 2021
The passages shown in italics below are from the draft minutes. Suggested corrections are
indicated in strikeout underline format.
Page 1, Item III: “Jim Mosher expressed surprise to learn of an unscheduled vacancy on the
Housing Element Update Advisory Committee (Committee) and the qualifications for the
position. The enabling resolution does not contain a position with the qualifications listed
for the vacant position. Also, the enabling resolution designates the current Mayor as the
Council's representative to the Committee, and Council Member O'Neill is no longer Mayor.”
[Comment: The draft minutes accurately reflect what I said. However, the sentence
regarding the qualifications listed for the vacant position was factually incorrect. It was based
on the City’s HEUAC webpage at the time, which cited City Council Resolution No. 2020-21
as the enabling act. As part of Item 19 on the October 13, 2020, Council consent calendar,
that resolution was repealed and replaced by Resolution No. 2020-93, which indeed lists a
position with the qualifications cited in the vacancy notice, even though both the staff report
and resolution itself said its purpose was confined to updating HEUAC's "Purpose and
Responsibilities" section (namely, removing references to the Circulation Element). And
curiously, Resolution No. 2020-93 continues to say HEUAC has nine citizen members, but
lists qualifications for only eight. My comment remains correct as to the current Mayor being
the ex officio member, although, as before, the current Mayor can designate a different
Council member. It might also be noted that although the City’s HEUAC webpage now cites
by Resolution No. 2020-93, it continues to list the former HEUAC's "Purpose and
Responsibilities," and does not attempt to correlate the appointees with the new
qualifications.]
Page 2, Item “b”, paragraph 2: “Jim Mosher remarked that the 65 dB contour is very old. The
actual contour changes with the flight patterns of aircraft departing JWA. The 65 dB contour
has contracted such that almost all of Campus Drive is located outside the contour.”
[Comment: It may not have been clear from my comment that the current contraction of the
JWA 65 dB CENEL contour shown in their July-September 2020 Quarterly Noise Report is
an artifact of the reduced volume of air traffic resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is not
expected to be at all permanent since the Settlement Agreement allows commercial jet
activity in 2021 and beyond to exceed pre-COVID levels should demand return. Measured
annual CENEL contour maps for the last decade can be found on JWA’s Access & Noise
Reports page. It might be noted that the 65 dB line being used by HEUAC (which is likely an
older growth projection) shows a bulge to the east between Bristol and Quail that is not
present in the JWA reports. It is possible this represents modelling of propeller plane activity.]
Housing Element Update Advisory Committee - February 17, 2021 Item No. IV(a) Additional Materials Received Minutes of February 3, 2021
February 17, 2021, HEUAC Item IV.a comments - Jim Mosher Page 2 of 2
Page 3, paragraph 5: “Committee Member Sandland reviewed the subcommittee's designations
for Parcels 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 48, 50, and 9.” [comma missing]
Page 3, paragraph 7: “Committee Member Stevens concurred with Mr. Mosher's concern about
relying on old data, equipment, and aircraft and with Deputy Community Development Director
Campbell's comment that this is the data we’re stuck with.” [see video at 41:40]
Page 3, paragraph 9: “Committee Member Sandland added that the subcommittee attempted to
follow policies from the Basic Compatibility Qualities.” [?? It is not clear to me what this
refers to.]
Housing Element Update Advisory Committee - February 17, 2021 Item No. IV(a) Additional Materials Received Minutes of February 3, 2021