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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/30/2005 - Adjourned Regular MeetingCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH City Council Minutes Adjourned Regular Meeting August 30, 2005 — 7:00 p.m. A. ROLL CALL Present: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tem Webb, Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Nichols Excused: Council Member Ridgeway B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Nichols C. INVOCATION - former Mayor Dennis O'Neil D. CURRENT BUSINESS 1. 2003 JWA SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS - AIRPORT DIRECTOR'S IMPLEMENTATION RECOMMENDATIONS. [100 -2005] Mayor Heffernan explained that the item was agendized as the result of a recent announcement by the County of Orange that the facilities at John Wayne Airport (JWA) are going to be expanded. Robert Burnham, contract attorney, provided a brief history of the City's efforts to limit the impact of JWA and highlighted the details of the current agreement. Charles Griffin stated that the customs facility that is included in the proposed development is beyond the scope of the settlement agreement. Nancy Alston addressed concerns with the number of departures, noise levels and noncompliance with the noise abatement departure procedures. The Airport Director will make a presentation at the September 27, 2005, City Council meeting to explain the implementation plans in more detail. Joan Anderson asked what the theoretical capacity of the terminal would be with the new development. Jean Price expressed concerns regarding the growth at JWA and the physical footprint of the airport. Lucille Kuehn expressed concerns regarding international flights at JWA E. CONTINUED BUSINESS 2. REVIEW OF GENERAL PLAN UPDATE LAND USE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SELECTION OF PREFERRED LAND USE PLAN /PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) (contd. from 8/16/05). [681100 -2005] Volume 57 - Page 398 City of Newport Beach City Council Minutes August 30, 2005 Fashion Island/Newnort Center Using a PowerPoint presentation, Woodie Tescher, EIP Associates, displayed the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) land use recommendations for the Fashion Island /Newport Center area, which were to allow an additional anchor tenant, or 125,000 additional square feet of retail, in Fashion Island and to accommodate hotel, entertainment, housing, recreational and office uses in Newport Center. Specifically, GPAC recommended no change to the office square footage in Newport Center, and the addition of 600 housing units and 65 hotel rooms to the existing general plan. The Planning Commission endorsed the GPAC recommendation. Motion by_. Council Member Selich to support the Planning Commission recommendation for purposes of the environmental analysis. Allan Beek expressed support for creating subsidized housing in the Fashion Island /Newport Center area for use by those that work there. Nick Hamilton agreed and stated that there are numerous ways to fund affordable housing. Lucille Kuehn, GPAC member, noted that there's a difference between affordable housing and subsidized housing, and that GPAC has not proposed subsidized housing. Wendy Kaiser stated that adding housing in the area shouldn't necessarily be limited to affordable housing and that emphasis should be placed on the results of a trip generation analysis. Substitute „ motion by Council Member le to amend the Planning Commission recommendation to add an alternative study for 80,000 square feet of government, educational and institutional use at the 'Newport Village site to accommodate the possibility of relocating City Hall to that site. The substitute motion failed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Nichols Noes: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tern Webb The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tern Webb, Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Daigle, Council Member ;Nichols Corona del Mar Mr. Teacher displayed a map of the Corona del Mar area and stated that the recommendation of GPAC was to reinforce the area as a pedestrian- oriented village serving the local community. Specifically, GPAC recommended that there be no change to the existing general plan for commercial and office space, and a theoretical reduction in residential to possibly accommodate additional parking. The Planning Commission endorsed the recommendation. Mr. Tescher stated that GPAC also recommended that the reconstructed buildings include those that are upgraded or renovated voluntarily. The Planning Commission also endorsed this Volume 57 - Page 399 City of Newport Beach City Council Minutes August 30, 2005 recommendation Motion by Council Member Selich to accept the Planning Commission recommendation. Carol Boce, GPAC member and commercial property owner in Corona del Mar, clarified that the recommended change to the policy would apply to existing buildings only, and confirmed that the purpose is to give owners the opportunity to fix up their buildings. Jennifer Irani expressed her concern for losing the older buildings and the charm in Corona del Mar. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tem Webb, Council Member Daigle Noes: Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Nichols John Wavne Airport Area Mr. Tescher displayed a map of the John Wayne Airport area and noted that it was divided into three basic areas. GPAC recommended that the commercial and office use continue in sub -area "A ". In sub -area "C ", GPAC recommended that the existing mixed use continue, but that there possibly be an addition of housing units, and that sub -area "B" be upgraded and revitalized. Specifically, the GPAC recommendation would reduce the retail /commercial use by 50% from what is currently permitted. Office capacity would be reduced by approximately one million square feet from what is permitted in the existing general plan, and industrial use would remain about the same. The residential use would be the most significant change to the John Wayne Airport area and would yield approximately 3300 new units in the area. The Planning Commission agreed with the recommendations from GPAC and also recommended that housing be allowed at the Conexant site, which would add an additional 1000 units to the area and reduce industrial use by approximately 500,000 square feet. Carlton Waters, Urban Crossroads, confirmed that the GPAC recommendations result in a net reduction of daily trip counts during the PM peak hour and less than a 1% increase during the AM peak hour. Motion by Council Member Daigle to uphold the recommendation of the Planning Commission. Assistant City Manager Wood suggested that the project description in the EIR include the number of residential units if a smaller 65 Community Noise Equivalency Level (CNEL) contour were assumed, and that an alternative be added that would include the number of residential units that could be accommodated with the broader AELUP 65 CNEL contour. Amended motion by Council Member Daigle to uphold the recommendation of the Planning Commission, as amended to include the suggestion made by Assistant City Manager Wood. Wendy Kaiser suggested that any study include thorough traffic and trip generation studies. Volume 57 - Page 400 City of Newport Beach City Council Minutes August 30, 2005 John Saunders, GPAC committee member, gave the reasons why GPAC voted the way it did, and his support for use of the contour lines. The amended motion carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tern Webb, Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Nichols Banning Ranch Mr. Tescher stated that GPAC's recommendation is to preserve open space on the Banning Ranch site as the preferred alternative and study the development of approximately 875 residential units, 35,000 square feet of commercial and 75 hotel units, which reduces commercial and residential use and eliminates office and industrial use from what is allowed in the existing general plan. The Planning Commission agreed with the recommendation, but increased the residential units to 1765 and commercial use to 75,000 square feet for purposes of the EIR analysis. Mayor Heffernan recused himself due to a potential conflict of interest and explained that he owns commercial property on 16th Street. George Basye, representing the property owners of Banning Ranch, stated that it's important to realize that extensive oil field abandonment, remediation and consolidation is needed on the site and that the property owner is prepared to do this. He added that approximately half of the site would remain as open space with the recommendation. Kevin Nelson asked the City Council to consider the long term value of preserving the majority of the area as open space. Wendy Kaiser expressed her support for continuing to work with the property owner and preserving the majority of the area as open space. Jennifer Irani expressed her support for preserving the entire area as open space and allowing the public to vote on the issue. Tom Billings expressed his support for preserving the Banning Ranch area as open space. Patricia Barnes expressed her support for preserving the entire property as open space. Terry Welsh, Chairman of the Banning Ranch Park and Preserve Task Force, expressed his support for acquiring and maintaining the property as open space. Louise Greeley also asked the City Council to support the growing vision in the community to preserve the area as open space. Paul Arms, President of the Orange County League of Conservation Voters, expressed support for acquiring the property and preserving the area as open space. Philip Bettencourt explained some of the zoning rights on the property. Robin Everett expressed her support for preserving open space at the site and the Volume 57 - Page 401 City of Newport Beach City Council Minutes August 30, 2005 GPAC recommendation Nick Hamilton expressed his support for preserving open space on the site and the GPAC recommendation. Motion. by Council Member Rosansky to accept the open space preservation alternative as the preferred alternative for the site and the recommendation of the Planning Commission, amended to reduce the number of residential units to 1375, preserve the lowland areas and the bluff as open space, and add an active park to the site. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tem Webb, Council Member Daigle Noes: Council Member Nichols Abstained: Mayor Heffernan Absent: Council Member Ridgeway Other Land Use.Areas Mr. Tescher stated that Sub -Area 1 is the Lido Isle area and the GPAC recommendation was to implement a lot merger program that would reflect what currently exists on the site. The Planning Commission agreed with the GPAC recommendation. Motion by _.Council Member. .Rosansky to approve the Sub -Area 1 recommendation of the Planning Commission. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Member Selich, Council !Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tern Webb, Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Nichols Mr. Tescher displayed Sub _Area 2, which included West Newport, Balboa Peninsula, Balboa Island and Beacon Bay, and stated that the GPAC recommendation was to redesignate the R -2 and R -1.5 zones in West Newport and Beacon Bay to R -1. The Planning Commission recommended that the R -2 and R -1.5 designations be retained in all areas except Beacon Bay, which would go to an R -1 designation. Motion by,Council Member._ Rosansky to approve the Sub -Area 2 recommendation of the Planning Commission. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tern Webb, Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Nichols Mr. Tescher displayed Sub -Area 3, an area bounded by Irvine Avenue, 15th Street, St. Andrews Road and Coral Place, and stated that the GPAC recommendation was to redesignate the area as single family residential. The Planning Commission recommended that the multi - family designation be retained. Motion by Council Member Rosansky to support the recommendation of the Volume 57 - Page 402 City of Newport Beach City Council Minutes August 30, 2005 Planning Commission for Sub -Area 3. The motion carried by the following roll call vote Ayes: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tem Webb, Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Nichols Mr. Tescher displayed Sub -Area 4, which included properties on the southerly frontage of Westcliff Drive and the westerly frontage of Dover Drive. The GPAC recommendation was to change the designation in the area from administrative, professional and financial to a mixed use of office and retail on Westcliff Drive, and a mixed use of office and multi - family residential on Dover Drive. The Planning Commission endorsed the recommendation. Motion by Mayor Pro. Tem Webb to change the designation to mixed use of office and multi - family residential on Westcliff Drive, and mixed use of office and retail on Dover Drive. Substitute motion by Council Member Rosansky to support the recommendation of the Planning Commission. Wendy Kaiser suggested that both options be considered for purposes of the study. The substitute motion carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tem Webb, Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Nichols Mr. Tescher displayed Sub -Area 5, a remnant Cal Trans property located near the 73 Freeway. He stated that the GPAC recommendation was to designate the site as open space. The Planning Commission supported the staff recommendation, which was to designate the site as retail or service commercial. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Webb to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission for Sub -Area 5. Carol Boice expressed concern for the migratory paths within Sub -Area 5, and asked if the State Department of Fish & Game had been contacted. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tem Webb, Mayor Heffernan Noes: Council Member Nichols Absent: Council Member Daigle Mr. Tescher stated that Sub - .Area 6 is another remnant property on the other side of the 73 Freeway and is owned by The Irvine Company. The GPAC recommendation was to designate the site as open space. The Planning Commission endorsed this recommendation. Motion.,by-Mayor Pro Tem Webb to support the recommendation of the Planning Commission for Sub -Area 6. Volume 57 - Page 403 City of Newport Beach City Council Minutes August 30, 2005 The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tem Webb, Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Nichols Mr. Teacher displayed Sub -Area 7, an area off of San Miguel Drive, east of San Joaquin Hills Road. He stated that the site is surrounded by multi - family residential and it was the recommendation of GPAC to change the designation of this site to multi - family residential, as well. Motion by Mayor Heffernan to approve the recommendation for Sub -Area 7. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tem Webb, Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Nichols Mr- Tescher displayed Sub -Area 8, an area west of the Big Canyon Reservoir, which was recommended by GPAC to be designated as multi- family residential to reflect what is currently on the site. This was endorsed by the Planning Commission. Motion by.- -Mayor Heffernan to support the recommendation of the Planning Commission for Sub -Area 8. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tem Webb, Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Nichols Citywide Entitlement Reductions Mr. Tescher displayed the GPAC recommendations for Citywide entitlement reductions, which were listed separately for housing units and commercial square feet. He explained that all of the properties are owned by The Irvine Company and that the reductions represent the properties not being built out to their maximum entitlement. Motion by Council Member. Nichols to support the recommendation of GPAC. Dan Miller, The Irvine Company, announced that The Irvine Company is willing to work with the City and give up the entitlements, as listed. Nick Hamilton thanked The Irvine Company. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tem Webb, Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Nichols F. PUBLIC .COMMENTS - None. G. MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION - None. H. ADJOURNMENT at 11:40 p.m. in memory of Judge Robert Gardner. Volume 57 - Page 404 City of Newport Beach City Council Minutes August 30, 2005 The agenda for the Adjourned Regular Meeting was posted on August 26, 2005, at 3:00 p.m. on the City Hall Bulletin Board located outside the City of Newport Beach Administration Building. Recording Secretary May ti 1 Y.(V U � lam// i' / • /�� '���� L'C-- l'..�/l'1 City Clerk Volume 57 - Page 405