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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - On the AgendaOn the Agenda: Feb. 13 City Council Meeting The next City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 13. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here. A study session will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: • An update and discussion of the City's General Plan elements. The General Plan Housing Element sets a housing strategy for Newport Beach to meet its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation of 4,845 new housing units by 2029. Implementation of this plan requires updates to the General Plan Land Use Element and rezoning to enable redevelopment of identified housing sites. The City is in the process of releasing a draft environmental impact report. Revised drafts of the Land Use Element, Housing Opportunity Overlay Zoning Districts, and Objective Design Standards have been made available for community review. These revisions, influenced by public feedback, aim to ensure a balanced approach to urban development, fulfilling State housing requirements while preserving Newport Beach's unique character and retaining local control. An overview of these documents and the overall project timeline will be presented. The regular meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. Agenda items include: • A resolution of intention to disestablish the Newport Beach Tourism Business Improvement District (NBTBID) and setting a public hearing. The NBTBID board of directors unanimously approved a resolution in January requesting that the City disestablish the district. The current NBTBID membership includes the Balboa Bay Resort, the Hyatt John Wayne Airport Newport Beach, the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, the Newport Beach Marriott Bayview, VEA Newport Beach: A Marriott Resort and Spa, the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort and Marina, the Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel, and the Lido House. • Approval of a $448,000 agreement with the Costa Mesa -based engineering firm Moffatt & Nichol to investigate and design replacement and rehabilitation options for various seawalls maintained by the City. The City requested proposals for design professionals to investigate eight specific locations identified by staff as needing remediation. • A service agreement with PATH for homeless outreach services. For nearly six years, the City has contracted with a social services provider to provide outreach services to individuals experiencing homelessness in the community and to assist them in exiting the streets and obtaining shelter and housing. The proposed agreement is for a two-year term, with an option to extend for two additional one-year terms, at a cost of about $275,000 per year. PATH has operated in the Southern California region since 1983, with services that include strategic street outreach, case management, housing assistance, interim and permanent housing placements, and system navigation. In 2020, PATH established operations in Orange County and has become an active collaborator in the region. • A request to terminate a zoning agreement between the City and Sober Living by the Sea, Inc. (Sierra by the Sea, Inc.) The agreement allowed the operator to utilize up to 204 residential care facility beds throughout the city for drug and alcohol recovery. The operator has requested to terminate the existing zoning agreement. • Public hearings and resolutions of intent to override findings of inconsistency by the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) for two proposed Newport Beach development projects: the Residences at 1400 Bristol Street and the Residences of 1401 Quail Street. Pursuant to the 2008 John Wayne Airport Environs Land Use Plan (AELUP) and the California Public Utilities Code, the City is required to submit these projects to ALUC for a consistency determination with the AELUP. ALUC has found the projects to be inconsistent with the AELUP. The Council will consider overriding the ALUC's finding of inconsistency.