HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-51 - Amending the Rules Established by Resolution No. 2022-59 Related to the General Plan Advisory Committee to Include Meeting Attendance RequirementsRESOLUTION NO. 2023-51
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE
RULES ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2022-59
RELATED TO THE GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE MEETING ATTENDANCE
REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2022, the City Council reviewed the
recommendations of the General Plan Update Steering Committee ("Steering
Committee") and adopted Resolution No. 2022-59 establishing the General Plan Advisory
Committee ("GPAC") to review and help guide the comprehensive Newport Beach
General Plan Update ("General Plan Update"),
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2022-59 included rules associated with GPAC
members terms, composition, selection process, and purpose and responsibilities;
WHEREAS, the GPAC is a large group consisting of up to thirty members and
consistent member attendance is imperative to ensure continuity in the decision -making
process regarding the General Plan Update;
WHEREAS, one of the responsibilities of the Steering Committee is to make
recommendations to the City Council on the membership of GPAC; and
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public meeting on June 26, 2023, the Steering
Committee unanimously voted (3 ayes — 0 noes) to recommend that City Council
establish an attendance policy for the GPAC members whereby a member is
automatically removed after three consecutive unexcused absences.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby establish rules related to meeting
attendance for the GPAC committee members and amends Resolution No. 2022-59 by
replacing the existing Attachment "A" with the amended version, which is attached hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2: The City Council hereby repeals all previous resolutions, or portions
thereof, related to the GPAC that are in conflict with this resolution.
Section 3: 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 4: 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 5: 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 6: 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 22nd day of August, 2023
ATTEST:
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Aafoq C. Harp
City Attorney
Attachment A: General Plan Advisory Committee
Attachment "A"
General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC)
AUTHORIZATION: Established by Resolution No. 2022-59 adopted
on September 13, 2022; amended by Resolution
No. 2023-_adopted on August 22, 2023.
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 APPOINTED All members shall be Newport Beach residents
MEMBERS: and 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:
City Boards,
Commissions, or
Committees
Not more than one (1)
member from each
sample for a maximum
of six (6) members
Including, but not limited to, City Arts
Commission, Board of Library
Trustees, Harbor Commission, Parks,
Beaches & Recreation Commission,
Planning Commission, Water
Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee,
Aviation Committee, etc.
Non -City
Not more than one (1)
Including, but not limited to Friends of
Boards,
member from each
OASIS, Newport Mesa Unified School
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
MEMBERS: applications 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.
MEMBER ATTENDANCE: Any one member who has three (3) consecutive
unexcused absences from a regular GPAC
meeting shall be deemed automatically removed
from the GPAC.
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. 2023-51 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 22nd day of August, 2023; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Noah Blom, Council Member Brad Avery, Council Member Robyn Grant,
Council Member Lauren Kleiman, Council Member Joe Stapleton, Council Member
Erik Weigand
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Will O'Neill
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 23rd day of August, 2023.
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California
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