HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 - Resolution No. 2018-7 Relating to the City Council's 2018 Planning Session - Amended PagesFebruary 13, 2018
Item No. 7
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REGARDING
STRATEGIES FROM THE 2018 PLANNING SESSION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ("City") annually holds
a planning session to assist in clarifying and prioritizing specific efforts for the coming
calendar year;
WHEREAS, on Monday, January 29, 2018, the City Council convened for a
planning session to discuss a series of key topics including: a fiscal update; improving
customer service and code enforcement on Newport Harbor; whether and when to update
the City's current General Plan; and a review of public safety operations and facilities;
WHEREAS, following presentations by City staff, the City Council took public input
and discussed strategies to address each topic; and
WHEREAS, City staff was authorized to return to the City Council at a future
meeting to memorialize City Council's 2018 strategies.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: City staff shall bring forward actions to formalize recent City actions
regarding providing for a better customer service experience on Newport Harbor, including but
not limited to mooring administration, more active code enforcement, better harbor clean-up and
maintenance, and more. This may include revisions of Title 17 of the Newport Beach Municipal
Code to reflect these changes and the City's new role. A management review will be conducted
to advise staff and the Council on oatimal oraanizational structuress;+„ staff shall GORt;n„o +„
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Section 2: City staff shall interface with members of the California State
Legislature to encourage the introduction and support of legislation that would permit the
creation of a Port Master Plan (or similar device) and allow the City to manage Newport
Harbor's infrastructure and activities under the California Coastal Act.
Section 3: City staff shall conduct a series of community meetings in 2018 to
provide a platform for strong community input as well as education and information
gathering about a possible future General Plan Update. City staff shall not begin working
on a General Plan Update before this series of community meetings is complete.
Section 3: City staff shall conduct a series of community meetings in 2019 to
provide a platform for strong community input as well as education and information
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gathering about a possible future General Plan Update. City staff shall not begin working
on a General Plan Update before this series of community meetings is complete.
Section 4: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution. Any previously adopted resolution,
or portion thereof, in conflict with the provisions of this resolution is hereby repealed to
the extent it conflicts.
Section 5: 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 6: 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, Chapter 3, because it
has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Section 7: 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 13th day of February, 2018.
Marshall "Duffy" Duffield
Mayor
ATTEST:
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney