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Home My WebLink About06 - Creating the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC)Q �EwPpRT CITY OF s NEWPORT BEACH `q44:09 City Council Staff Report September 13, 2022 Agenda Item No. 6 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Seimone Jurjis, Community Development Director - 949-644-3232, sjurjis@newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Benjamin M. Zdeba, AICP, Principal Planner - 949-644-3253, bzdeba@newportbeachca.gov TITLE: Resolution No. 2022-59: Creating the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) ABSTRACT: For the City Council's consideration is the adoption of a resolution to create the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC). With the 6th Cycle Housing Element update nearing its anticipated adoption and certification, the City of Newport Beach (City) has restarted the comprehensive General Plan update. On January 25, 2022, the City Council created the General Plan Update Steering Committee (GPUSC) to act as a project coordinator helping to shape the scope of the update process and oversee the GPAC. Based on the GPUSC's recommendations, the GPAC would be comprised of up to 30 members with a balanced diversity of representation. The GPAC would be charged with ensuring community input, reviewing and guiding changes to current General Plan goals and policies, and making recommendations to the GPUSC. RECOMMENDATION: a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and b) Adopt Resolution No. 2022-59, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Creating the General Plan Advisory Committee. DISCUSSION: The last comprehensive update to the City of Newport Beach General Plan (General Plan) was in 2006. Since that update, there have been changes in state planning law and possible shifts in the desires of the community. On January 22, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-7 to initiate the comprehensive review and update of the General Plan. However, given the challenges and deadline placed on the 6th Cycle Housing Element (Housing Element), the City Council redirected resources to focus on revisions to the Housing Element. 6-1 Resolution No. 2022-59: Creating the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) September 13, 2022 Page 2 The Housing Element update is nearing completion and other revisions to the General Plan are necessary to implement the Housing Element. On January 11, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-2 to create the General Plan Update Steering Committee (GPUSC). The purpose and responsibilities of the GPUSC include: Providing recommendations 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; and 2. Providing oversight and direction to the Advisory Committee to ensure the overall General Plan update process stays on task. On April 12, 2022, the City Council confirmed Mayor Kevin Muldoon's appointments to the GPUSC as, Kimberly Carter, Nancy Gardner and Philip Brown. On August 8, 2022, the GPUSC held a public meeting to discuss the formation of the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC). The purpose of the GPAC is to: a. Ensure stakeholder input for the General Plan Update; b. Provide guidance to staff on changes to the current General Plan goals and policies; and c. Make recommendations to the GPUSC. The draft resolution (Attachment A) is reflective of the GPUSC's recommendations on the GPAC's membership, composition, selection and purpose. The GPAC would have up to 30 members with a balanced representation of varying expertise and interest areas. The GPAC would serve to engage the community and would be tasked with guiding changes to current General Plan goals and policies. The City Clerk will accept applications to serve on the GPAC. Those applications will be reviewed by GPUSC members and recommendations will be made to the City Council for confirmation. It is anticipated that that the GPUSC will review applications in October, 2022, and make recommendations to the City Council in November, 2022. The GPAC members would serve at the pleasure of the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact related to this item. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Staff recommends the City Council find this action 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, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. 6-2 Resolution No. 2022-59: Creating the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) September 13, 2022 Page 3 NOTICING: The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item). ATTACHMENT: Attachment A —Resolution No. 2022-59 6-3 Attachment A Resolution No. 2022-59 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-59 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CREATING THE GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHEREAS, on January 25, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022- 2 establishing the General Plan Update Steering Committee ("Steering Committee") 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 the General Plan Update; WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public meeting on August 8, 2022, the Steering Committee discussed 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"), which shall be an ad hoc committee, with the number of members, term, qualification of members, selection process, responsibilities and other related rules as 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. 6-5 Resolution No. 2022- Page 2 of 2 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 13th day of September, 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 Attachment "A" General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) AUTHORIZATION: Established by Resolution No. 2022-_ adopted on September 13, 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 ("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 All members shall be Newport Beach residents and APPOINTED MEMBERS: shall not be members of the City Council. The Steering Committee 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: 6-7 Commissions, or sample for a maximum District, Newport Beach historical Committees of four (4) members society, Newport Beach Fire Safe Council, etc. Environmental Not more than one (1) Including, but not limited to Still interest groups member from each Protecting Our Newport (SPON), sample for a maximum Surfrider, Newport Banning Ranch of three (3) members Conservancy, Sierra Club, Coastkeeper, etc. Business Not more than one (1) Including, but not limited to Newport interest groups member from each Beach Chamber of Commerce, CDM sample for maximum of Chamber of Commerce, the Balboa three (3) members Chamber, Visit Newport Beach, Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIA), merchants associations, etc. At -large Up to fourteen (14) Including, but not limited to interested members with a members residents or property owners (at least diversity of one from each Council District), representation 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 The Steering Committee will review all applications MEMBERS: to serve on the GPAC and will finalize appointment recommendations at a duly noticed public meeting. The Steering Committee shall not be required to comply with the procedural or timing requirements set forth in Council Policy A-2. The Steering Committee membership recommendations will include a separate recommendation for Chair and Vice Chair and will be provided to the City Council for consideration and confirmation. GPAC Members serve at the pleasure of the City Council. PURPOSE & A. Ensure there is sufficient stakeholder input RESPONSIBILITIES: 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 process that are deemed necessary or advisable to reflect the community's vision for the City; and C. Make recommendations to the Steering Committee 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. 29