HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-2 - Creating the General Plan Update Steering Committee (PA2017-141).RESOLUTION NO. 2022-2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CREATING THE
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE STEERING COMMITTEE
(PA2017-141)
WHEREAS, on January 22, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-
7, establishing the General Plan Update Steering Committee (subsequently amended
pursuant to Resolution No. 2019-20) to assist the City in reviewing and updating the City
of Newport Beach General Plan ("General Plan");
WHEREAS, on January 14, 2020, the ad hoc committee was dissolved and the
Housing Element Update Advisory Committee ("HEUAC") was established pursuant to
Resolution No. 2020-6 to assist the City in updating its 6t" Cycle Housing Element
covering the period 2021-2029;
WHEREAS, the last comprehensive update to the City of Newport Beach's
General Plan ("General Plan") occurred in 2006;
WHEREAS, the General Plan is an important document that provides a framework
for the City's future development and requires comprehensive updates from time -to -time
to ensure the General Plan matches the desires of the community and complies with State
mandates;
WHEREAS, since the last comprehensive update to the General Plan, there have
been changes in state planning law which affect the General Plan;
WHEREAS, moreover, in order to implement the 6t" Cycle Housing Element,
revisions to other elements of the General Plan are necessary;
WHEREAS, the City Council values and respects the opinions, knowledge, and
experiences of its residents, and desires residents to play an important role in the General
Plan update process; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to reestablish the General Plan Update
Steering Committee ("Steering Committee") to assist the City in reviewing and updating
the General Plan.
Resolution No. 2022-2
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby create the Steering Committee. The
Steering Committee shall be an ad hoc committee, with the number of members, term,
qualification of appointees, selection process, responsibilities and other related rules set
forth in Attachment "A," which is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution to create the
Steering Committee is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA")
pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is
not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of
Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in
physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Resolution No. 2022-2
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Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 25th day of January, 2022.
ATTEST:
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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City Attorney
Kevin Muld n
Mayor
Attachment A: Description of the General Plan Update Steering Committee
Attachment "A"
General Plan Update Steering Committee
AUTHORIZATION: Established by Resolution No. 2022-2 adopted on January 25,
2022.
MEMBERSHIP: Three (3) members that meet the qualifications set forth
below. Appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City
Council.
TERM: The term of the Committee Members shall be indefinite
pending City Council adoption of the General Plan Update.
MEETINGS: Meetings shall be held as required by the business needs of
the Committee in such locations, dates and times as allowed
by the Ralph M. Brown Act.
QUALIFICATIONS
OF APPOINTED
MEMBERS: Appointed Committee Members shall be:
A. A resident of the City of Newport Beach;
B. A registered voter of the City of Newport Beach; and
C. Not be a member of the Newport Beach City Council.
SELECTION
OF APPOINTED
MEMBERS: Except as otherwise required by state law, the Mayor (or
his/her designee) shall have the discretion to determine the
process for selecting Committee Members and shall not be
required to form an "ad-hoc appointments committee" or
comply with any other procedural or timing requirements set
forth in Council Policy A-2.
Attachment A
PURPOSE &
RESPONSIBILITIES: A. Ensure there is sufficient public outreach and
stakeholder input regarding the update to the City of
Newport Beach General Plan ("General Plan Update");
B. Provide guidance to City staff regarding the scope of
work and preparation of a Request for Proposal for a
General Plan Update consultant;
C. Review responses to the Request for Proposal;
D. Make a recommendation to the City Council regarding
the selection of a consultant to assist with the General
Plan Update;
E. Provide a recommendation to the City Council on the
formation and membership of a subsequent General
Plan Update Advisory Committee ("Advisory
Committee") that will help guide policy changes with
the General Plan Update;
F. Provide oversight and direction to the Advisory
Committee to ensure the overall General Plan Update
process stays on task; and
G. Make reports to the Citv Council, at least bi-monthly,
regarding the progress of the General Plan Update.
EXPIRATION: The Committee shall expire and sunset without further action
by the Citv Council upon adoption of the General Plan
Update or sooner if acted upon by the City Council.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
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; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2022-2 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 25th day of January, 2022; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Kevin Muldoon, Mayor Pro Tem Noah Blom, Council Member Brad Avery,
Council Member Joy Brenner, Council Member Diane Dixon, Council Member
Duffy Duffield, Council Member Will O'Neill
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 261h day of January, 2022.
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California