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Home My WebLink About02/28/1974 - Adjourned Regular Meetingy ROLL CALL Present `ion Ayes 0 COUNCILMEN CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING Place: Council Chambers Time: 7 :30 P. M. T�mpN N °� yr Date: February 28, 1974 xlxlxlxlxlxl Roll Call. P;! ix MINUTES The reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions under consideration was waived, and the City Clerk was directed to read by titles only. A report from the Community Development Department was presented with a copy of the proposed Circulation Element of the Newport Beach General Plan and a geo- graphical area map. Letters were presented regarding the proposed Circulation Element from the following: Environmental Quality Control Citizens' Advisory Committee, Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce, Citizens' Coordinating Committee of the Harbor Area Freeway Fighters, Cameo Community Association, Donald Lawrenz, Calvin McLaughlin and Gerard Van Hoven submitting a white paper, an additional letter from Calvin McLaughlin, Gerard Van Hoven, Wallace Calderhead and Norman Weinberger, and a copy of The Irvine Company letter dated December 21, 1973. Letters were received after the agenda was printed and during the meeting from the following: League of Women Voters of Orange Coast, Corona del Mar Civic Association, Summary of Phase III Final Report of Newport Beach Traffic Study from Alan M. Voorhees and Associates, Donald R. Lawrenz, Newport Harbor Chamber of Com- merce, Wallace Calderhead, Mary E. Wiseman and a resolution from the Newport Center Association. Mayor McInnis opened the meeting with a statement to the effect that before adoption of any Element of the General Plan, the City Council must hold a duly- noticed public hearing by publishing notice of said hearing in a newspaper of general circulation at leastt6n days prior to the hearing, and tonight's meeting in error was not properly noticed as a public hearing; therefore the City Council could not make any findings or take official action that evening. Mayor McInnis further stated that, on advice by the City Attorney, persons in attendance who wished to make statements or submit written evidence regarding the Circulation Element of the General Plan could do so and the City Council could ask questions of those persons for purposes of fact finding and understanding; and the pro- ceedings would be recorded on tape and the transcript would be introduced and made a part of the official pro- ceedings when the matter was again considered at a duly - noticed, legal public hearing. The Council unanimously agreed with the Mayor's statement. A public hearing regarding adoption of the Circulation Element of the Newport Beach General Plan; review of the Newport Beach Traffic Study, Phase III; and acceptant Volume 28 - Page 66 INDEX General Plan/ Circulation Element Public Hearing Set COUNCILMEN CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH P0i40 \m\oir NA �O 3 CtA O ROLL CAI I T 7 �\ pO FPhrllWrV 9 9 107A Motion x of Environmental Impact Report EIR /NB x x x x x x x for hearing on March 11, 1974 at 7 :30 P. I Al Krier, Regional Manager for the Trans Planning Firm of Alan M. Voorhees and A City's consultant in the Circulation Plan, background of the Transportation Study an the consultant's responsibilities to the Cit findings. William Agee, Chairman of the Transport Citizens Advisory Committee, gave an ov4 Committee's responsibilities and historic; Community Development Director Richarc broad overview of the Planning Commissi conclusions. It was agreed to discuss the Circulation P as outlined as geographical areas on the d Mayor McInnis opened Geographical Area and the following people addressed the Coi Bernatz, representing the League of Worn Orange Coast, urged the acceptance of the Traffic Study. John McKerren was in fav, . bypass route and urged the elimination of to an interchange. Mayor McInnis opened Geographical Area and no one desired to speak. Mayor McInnis opened Geographical Area and David Arthur addressed the Council r that pedestrian, bicycle and transit facilit part,, of the construction. Mayor McInnis opened Geographical Area: respectively, for discussion, and no one d Mayor McInnis opened Geographical Area and the following people addressed the Cot Norman M. Weinberger, presented a petit 5, 431 signatures of the citizens and mercl del Mar, opposing the use of any portion o Pacific Coast Highway route along Fifth A' struction of an interchange between MacA. and the Coast Highway, and supporting the the Corona del Mar Freeway to the Pacific • through Bonita Canyon as a bypass and am parking at Corona del Mar. Volume 28 - Page 67 MINUTES 3 -045 was set 2. portation ssociates, the ;ave a brief i summarized y and their ition Plan !rview of the d activities. Hogan gave a )n's review and [an by sections [splay map. 1 for discussion, tncil: Joan an Voters of Newport Beach >r of a major any reference 2 for discussion, 3 for discussion, c ommendin g ies be made a 4, 5, 6 and 7, esired to speak. 8 for discussion, ncil: Lon bearing ants of Corona I the proposed renue and con - -thur Boulevard completion of Coast Highway ple off - street INDEX COUNCILMEN \�\�% �' o ROLL CALL N N C 9` CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH February 28. 1974 MINUTES INDEX Russell Serber, President of Cameo Community Associ- • ation, opposed any change to the Coast Highway in Corona del Mar and stated that Fifth Avenue should remain as one of the viable solutions. Motion x Mr. Serber was granted eight minutes for his presentation Ayes xxxxxxx Wallace Calderhead presented a petition bearing 234 signatures of Corona del Mar merchants and residents opposing the use of Fifth Avenue and supporting the use of Bonita Canyon as the bypass route. Les. Steffensen urged representation of the entire city. Bob Stoessel, representing the Corona del Mar Cha ber 4?_ of Commerce, reiterated the Chamber's e Fifth Avenue bypass. A mvs frvyTV Motion x Mr. Gering was granted an additional five minutes for Ayes x x x x x x x his presentation. Chris Hopper, Corona del Mar businesswoman, presented a petition bearing 104 signatures of merchants in Corona del Mar opposing any removal of parking from the Coast • Highway in Corona del Mar and stating they feel there should be a bypass road. George Watson opposed any change in the parking on the Coast Highway in Corona del Mar. Robert San Chez urged that no major arteries be allowed to bisect the City and supported a Bonita Canyon bypass road. Motion x Mr.San Chez was granted an additional two minutes for Ayes x x x x x x x his presentation. George Van Hoven, representing the Board of Directors of the Corona Highlands Community Association, opposed a Fifth Avenue bypass and stated that they did not feel the removal of parking on Coast Highway was warranted at this time. Motion x Mr. Van Hoven was granted an additional three minutes Ayes x x x x x x x for his presentation. J. R. Blakemore, Vice - President and Director of Munic- ipal Affairs of the Harbor Hills Community Association, stated they felt that the Coast Highway, without an inter- change at MacArthur, was the proper outlet for the Corona del Mar through traffic, and supported the Bonita and Coyote Canyons alignment and the proposed parking prohibition on the Coast Highway. Volume 28 - Page 68 COUNCILMEN ROLL CALL \�\�N Nl.Rtion 0 pp x p N A \�PO CITY Of NEWPORT BEACH MINUTES February 28, 1974 Mr. Blakemore was granted an additional three minutes .s x x x x x x x for his presentation. Paul Hummel, President of the Corona del Mar Civic Association, stated the Association was ninety -eight per cent in favor of supporting the petition which opposed a Fifth Avenue corridor and favored the Bonita Canyon - e Coyote Canyon continuation of the Corona del Mar Free- way. Alan .Schwalbe stated that he felt that the Fifth Avenue corridor was the only open land we have that might get traffic from MacArthur through the City. Jerry Hill suggested a four -lane road along Fifth Avenue to absorb some of the traffic while Bonita Canyon bypass is. being constructed. Helen M. Karen opposed the Fifth Avenue bypass. John Haskill presented a written statement for the record recommending that the Circulation Element be amended to include a route along Fifth Avenue. After determining that no one else desired to speak on the • matter, Mayor McInnis announced that transcripts of the tape of the evening's proceedings would be made available to anyone who wished a copy, and that anybody who had any new evidence or testimony to present to the Council, could certainly do so at the March 11 public hearing. Motion x The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p. m. Ayes xxxxxxx Maw ATTEST: Exe,&I-4, City ClYrk • Volume 28 - Page 69 INDEX