HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-12-16_1_2013Dec16_LUEAAC_AgendaComments_JimMosherDecember 16, 2013 LUEAAC Agenda Item Comments
Comments on the Newport Beach Land Use Element Amendment Advisory Committee agenda from:
Jim Mosher ( limmosher(a)yahoo.com ), 2210 Private Road, Newport Beach 92660 (949- 548 -6229)
Item 3. Public Comments on Non - Agenda Items
I would like the Committee to be aware that, to the best of my knowledge, the links to the
audio recordings of the previous LUEAAC meetings have been deleted from the City
website. I assume the deletion of the links was inadvertent and will soon be corrected,
but if it was not I encourage LUEAAC to advocate for the restoration of a full and
complete record of its proceedings, including easy public access to the audio
recordings. Not only does the absence of easy access to the recordings make it
impossible for those who were unable to attend in person to be fully informed about
what happened, but it seems particularly problematic in the case of LUEAAC since the
written minutes are typically approved "as augmented by the audiotape."
2. In the absence of written minutes or an audio recording I cannot be absolutely sure my
recollection is correct, but my distinct recollection is that at the December 3 meeting
LUEAAC repeatedly considered, commented upon, and reached a consensus opinion
about sections of staff's recommended changes to the LUE goals and policies, with
public comment being invited only at the end, as the Committee was about to adjourn.
Whether or not a vote was taken, or a final recommendation made on each section, I
believe collective concurrence that a section had been adequately discussed, and was
not in need of further change, constituted an "action" under the Brown Act, and that the
public at large should have been given an opportunity to comment on each section
before the Committee's decision to move on was made.