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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - On the AgendaView as a webpage / Share Community Members: On Tuesday, July 23, the City Council will conduct a public hearing and consider whether to authorize a November ballot measure related to Newport Beach's General Plan Housing Element. The City's 6th Cycle Housing Element, which was developed over several years with considerable public input, was updated to meet State of California mandates requiring cities to plan for significant increases in housing over the next decade. For Newport Beach, the State required plans to accommodate an additional 4,845 housing units, with 71 % of these units required to be affordable. Newport Beach's updated Housing Element was adopted by the City Council and certified by the State in 2022. Implementation is required to begin in February 2025. Several amendments to the General Plan are needed to implement the certified housing plan. Newport Beach's City Charter Section 423 requires a vote of the electorate to approve "major amendments" to the General Plan, but allows an exemption if federal or state law precludes such a vote. Following public input at the July 23 meeting, the Council will consider whether to place a measure on the November 5, 2024 ballot asking voters to approve the General Plan updates, or determine that such a vote is precluded by State law. The public hearing will be in the Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Dr., and broadcast live on the City website and YouTube channel. The adopted, certified 6th Cycle Housing Element is available here, along with the adopted Circulation Element. Meetings of the General Plan citizens' steering committee and advisory committee are archived on our YouTube channel. For more background and information on the continued efforts to update other General Plan elements, visit http://www.newportbeachca.gov/gpupdate. City Manager, Grace K. Leung On the Agenda: July 23 City Council Meeting The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, July 23. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and staff reports can be viewed here. A study session will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: • Bicycle Master Plan report. Staff will present a general discussion and status update on the City's 2014 Bicycle Master Plan. The regular session will begin at 6 p.m. Agenda items include: Extension of a pilot program that permits certain homeowners' associations (HOAs) to install privately -operated security cameras in public rights -of -way through September 2026. This item would grant a two-year extension to the pilot program, which would otherwise conclude in September 2024. The program allows 10 HOAs to participate in the program. Two HOAs, Shore Cliff and Spyglass Hills, have installed cameras under the pilot program. An exclusive negotiating agreement with Burnham -Ward Properties, LLC, for the lease and redevelopment of a portion of the Balboa Yacht Basin (BYB) property at 829 Harbor Island Dr. The BYB property, originally built in the 1940s, includes a 172-slip marina, parking, a shipyard and marine store, a restaurant, offices, three residential apartments and storage garages, which the City leases to various tenants. Improvements on the facilities portion of the BYB have reached the end of their useful life. Following a study session and public outreach, a two-year contract with Burnham -Ward, LLC to negotiate a lease agreement to redevelop and operate the facilities will be presented for Council consideration. A public hearing and consideration of a November ballot measure on Newport Beach's General Plan Housing Element (see the City Manager's message above).