HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-05-12_NRC agenda packetCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
AGENDA
Newport Beach City Hall
Council Chambers
Thursday, May 12, 2011
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Mike Henn —Chair
Rush Hill, Ed Selich — Council Members
1. Welcome, (Mayor Henn)
2. Public Comment
3. Discussion and recommendation prioritizing the Neighborhood Revitalization Project areas
(staff presentation on preliminary estimates of scope, time, and costs). (Campbell, Badum,
Smith)
4. Roundtable Discussion
S. Set Next Meeting — TBD
6. Adjournment
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. To identify and then prioritize those areas of the community that should have an
investment of time, thought, and resources to bring the areas up to "Newport Beach"
standards. This may include, but not be limited to:
a. Land use planning and visioning;
b. Economic development;
c. Code enforcement and nuisance abatement; and
d. New infrastructure.
B. Following the prioritization s approval by the City Council, the Committee shall
identify desired outcomes, develop a plan to achieve them, and recommend a budget
appropriation to be approved by the City Council.
C. Identify and establish a Citizens Advisory Panel (CAP) to guide and implement the
revitalization strategy for each specific area, encouraging public input throughout the
process. The CAP may be different for each specific area.
D. Meetings of the Committee that involve the CAP shall be noticed, open to the public,
and shall be collaborative with all persons attending the meeting and contributing in a
positive way.
IMPLEMENTATION STEPS:
The Committee shall generally be guided by these Implementation Steps, which were
reviewed by the City Council on February 22, 2011:
1. Establish that the City Council is the oversight body that would approve the final
priorities, the strategies, and funding for each area.
2. Review and determine the list of potential revitalization areas, establish a weighted
criteria selection process, and make a recommendation to the full Council as to
prioritization. Potential areas to review include, but are not limited to(in no particular
order):
• Current City Hall Site/ Lido Marina Village
• Balboa Village
• Mariner's Mile
• Corona Del Mar entry at MacArthur
• Bristol Road South in Santa Ana Heights
• West Newport Beach - Balboa Boulevard, West Coast Highway
Weighting and Prioritization. Prioritization (what goes first) and a budget amount are
needed to set realistic expectations. A simple way to set the relative order of the projects is
to prioritize based on agreed upon criteria. Below are some suggested criteria that the
committee could use along with input from key city departments (CDD, Public Works,
Police and City Manager's Office) who can provide important information (need and cost
of public improvements, crime statistics, vacancy rates, land use and nuisance conflicts
and more) to assist the Council Committee in developing a suggested priority list.
Potential criteria could include:
• Physical area in poor condition, including infrastructure needs and nuisance
abatement needs;
• Need for focused economic development efforts (e.g. storefront improvements, retail
attraction strategy, repositioning of businesses, improved parking strategies);
• Land use and zoning issues and /or inconsistencies with land use potential;
• Area includes a signature Gateway to the City in need of enhancements; and
• Estimated costs for major infrastructure deficiencies.
The Committee should identify and prioritize the project areas, establish general strategic
outcomes for each area, and propose a budget estimate (based on staff input) for
consideration by the full Council.
3. Depending upon the area of interest and the prioritization, select a Citizens Advisory
Panel (CAP) of up to seven (7) people specifically invited to attend Committee
meetings and to provide their expertise on key subject areas, including but not limited
to economic development, land use planning, past community interest,
representatives of local HOAs or community groups, and more. The advisory panel
may change depending on the geographic area(s) that the Committee intends to
prioritize.
4. Based on the project type and need of the areas to be addressed first, City staff should
then assess how many project areas can be addressed each year. The staff should
prepare for Council consideration a project scope, budget, community outreach and
involvement process, and schedule for the project area(s).