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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-01-1972 - Special MeetingROLL CALL 11 COUNCILMEN CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Place: Council Chambers Time: 5:30 P.M. Date: November 1, 1972 esent sent Roll Call. MINUTES Mayor McInnis called the meeting to order and announced the special meeting was being held to consider resolving the question of acceptable unit density for the Versailles - On- the - Bluffs development. The meeting had been called and all Councilmen had been personally notified pursuant to requirements set forth in Section 408 of the Newport Beach City Charter. Mayor McInnis adjourned the meeting to an Executive Session for the purpose of considering settlement of a lawsuit filed against the City in connection with the Versailles project. The meeting reconvened with all members present except Councilman Ryckoff and Mayor Pro Tern Rogers. City Attorney Dennis O'Neil_ read a prepared statement regarding the history of the project. Tom Peckenpaugh, attorney for the developers Donald J. Scholz & Company, approved the compromise as set forth in the draft Settlement Agreement and Stipulated Judgment decreasing the density from thirty -four units per acre to 24.3 units per acre. Leslie Reynolds, President of the West Newport Beach Improvement Association, requested that no action be taken until the Environmental Impact Report had been reviewed and a public hearing had been held. City Attorney Dennis O'Neil_ read a prepared statement regarding the Environmental Impact Report. Dick Clucas addressed the Council on traffic impact and requested that no decision be made until November 13 so the public could be advised. Planning Commissioner Joe Rosener requested defers to November 13 to allow time to hold the scheduled meetings with community groups for the purpose of establishing the desires of the communities regarding density in their individual localities. Judy Rosener questioned the urgency of making a decision that evening. Volume 26 - Page 316 INDEX Versailles On Bluffs ROLL CALL • Motion Ayes Ab s ent Motion Ayes Absent Motion Ayes Wbsent L NCILMEN CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH MINUTES November 1. 1972 L `I91* II Francis Horvath, Chairman of the Civic Affairs Com- mittee of the Newport Harbor -Costa Mesa Board of Realtors, urged the Council to honor its previous commitment to the Donald J. Scholz Company. The offer of Donald J. Scholz and Company to settle the pending lawsuit, Superior Court Case No. 197119, subject to the conditions and general terms discussed that evening with the City Attorney and Attorney Tom x Peckenpaugh, was accepted; and a public hearing was x x x x x set for November 13, 1972 to combine the Environ- • x mental Impact Report hearing with a hearing on Use Permit Application No. 1537 and the Height Limitation Zone ordinance in relation to Phase II of the Versaille on the Bluffs project. Resolution No. 7865, authorizing the City Attorney to R -7865 execute a settlement agreement and stipulated judg- x ment in the matter of Donald J. Scholz and Company x x x x x vs. City of Newport Beach, Orange County Superior • x Court Case No. 197119, was adopted.. x The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 P.M. x xxxx K x Mayor A=ST: �. City Clerk tl Volume 26 - Page 317