HomeMy WebLinkAboutIV(b)_Formation of a General Plan Advisory CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 2022-##
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CREATING THE GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (GPAC)
WHEREAS, on January 25, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-
2 establishing the General Plan Update Steering Committee (Steering Committee or
GPUSC) to guide the work of the comprehensive Newport Beach General Plan Update (General Plan Update);
WHEREAS, the City Council values and respects the opinions, knowledge, and experiences of its residents and community stakeholders, and desires those residents
and community stakeholders to play an important role in the General Plan Update
process;
WHEREAS, one of the responsibilities of the Steering Committee is to make a recommendation to the City Council on the formation and membership of a General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) that will help guide policy changes associated with the
General Plan Update;
WHEREAS, the Steering Committee believes a GPAC will also provide an important public forum for the community’s participation in shaping the goals and policies of an updated General Plan;
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public meeting on August 8, 2022, the Steering
Committee discussed an GPAC’s membership and composition and directed Staff to
prepare a draft recommendation for consideration; and
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public meeting on August 24, 2022, the Steering Committee reviewed and approved a recommendation to the City Council for the establishment of a GPAC, as described in Attachment “A” of this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby create the General Plan Advisory
Committee (GPAC). The GPAC shall be an ad hoc committee, with the number of
members, term, qualification of members, selection process, responsibilities and other
related rules set forth in Attachment “A” that 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.
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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 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.
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 ____ day of _________, 2022.
______________________ Kevin Muldoon Mayor ATTEST:
__________________________ Leilani I. Brown City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
___________________________ Aaron C. Harp City Attorney
Attachment A: Description of the General Plan Advisory Committee
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Attachment “A” General Plan Advisory Committee or “GPAC”
AUTHORIZATION: Established by Resolution No. 2022-## adopted on <Month><Day>, 2022. MEMBERSHIP: Up to thirty (30) members consistent with the
composition set forth below. Members will be recommended by the General Plan Update Steering Committee and confirmed by the City Council.
TERM: GPAC membership shall be for the duration of the General Plan update process concluding with the City Council adoption of the comprehensive update of the General Plan or dissolution of the GPAC by City Council action.
MEETINGS: GPAC meetings will be held as necessary. All meetings shall be held in such locations and at such dates and times consistent with the Ralph M. Brown Act.
COMPOSITION OF APPOINTED MEMBERS: All members shall be Newport Beach residents and shall not be members of the City Council. The GPUSC and City Council seek membership representing a diversity of geographic areas, age
groups, business interests, or other interests. The appointments shall follow the guidelines below:
Category Number Sample Organizations / Interests
City Boards, Commissions, or Committees
Not more than one (1) member from the sample for a maximum
of six (6) members
City Arts Commission, Board of Library Trustees, Harbor Commission, Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission,
and Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee, Aviation Committee, etc.
Non-City Boards, Commissions, or Committees
Not more than one (1) member from the sample for a maximum of four (4) members
Friends of OASIS, Newport Mesa Unified School District, Newport Beach historical society, etc.
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Environmental
interest groups
Not more than one (1)
member from the sample for a maximum of three (3) members
Still Protecting Our Newport (SPON),
Surfrider, Newport Banning Ranch Conservancy, Sierra Club, Coastkeeper, etc. Business interest groups Not more than one (1) member from the sample for maximum of three (3) members
Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, CDM Chamber of Commerce, Visit Newport Beach, Building Industry Association of
Southern California (BIA), or merchants associations, etc.
Geographic areas Not more than one (1) member from the sample for a maximum of six (6) members
Airport Area, Balboa Village, Mariner’s Mile, Newport Coast, Santa Ana Heights, Balboa Peninsula, West Newport Mesa, Corona del Mar, etc.
At-large members with a
diversity of representation
Up to eight (8) members Interested residents or property owners, community association
representatives, private school operators, faith-based organizations, community service providers, major employers, large landowners, etc.
Maximum of thirty (30) members
SELECTION OF APPOINTED
MEMBERS:
The GPUSC will review all applications to serve
on the GPAC and will finalize appointment recommendations at a duly noticed public meeting. The GPUSC shall not be required to comply with the procedural or timing requirements set forth in Council Policy A-2. The GPUSC
membership recommendations will be provided to the City Council for consideration and confirmation. GPAC Members serve at the pleasure of the City Council.
PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES: A. Ensure there is sufficient stakeholder input regarding the update to the City of Newport Beach General Plan (General Plan Update); B. Review and provide guidance to City staff and
its consultant(s) on changes to General Plan
goals and/or policies as part of the update
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process that are deemed necessary or advisable to reflect the community’s vision for the City; and
C. Make recommendations to the City Council regarding changes to General Plan goals and/or policies.
EXPIRATION: The GPAC shall expire and sunset without further action by the City Council upon adoption of the General Plan Update or sooner if dissolved by the City Council.
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