HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-59 - Creating the General Plan Advisory CommitteeRESOLUTION 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.
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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 13th day of September, 2022.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Aardn 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:
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.
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. 2022-59 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 131h day of September, 2022; and the same was so passed and adopted by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Kevin Muldoon, Mayor Pro Tern 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 141h day of September, 2022.
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