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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/29/2005 - Adjourned Regular MeetingCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH City Council Minutes Adjourned Regular Meeting November 29, 2005 — 7:00 p.m. A. ROLL CALL Present: Council Member Selich, Mayor Pro Tom Webb, Mayor Heffernan, Council Member Ridgeway, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Nichols Absent: Council Member Rosansky B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Selich C. INVOCATION - City Manager Bludau Council Member Rosansky joined the meeting at 7:04 p.m. D. PRESENTATIONS - Official Welcome for Antibes, France Delegation. Nlayor Heffernan welcomed the delegates. Everyone rose as a recording of the National Anthem of France was played. Mayor Heffernan read a proclamation commemorating the 15 • years of friendship between the City of Newport Beach and the City of Antibes, France. Marie Atkins, Co -Chair of the Antibes Committee for the Newport Beach Sister City Association, read the same proclamation, in French, and introduced the delegates present. Mayor Heffernan and Mayor Pro Tom Webb presented gifts to each of the delegates. In exchange, gifts were presented to Mayor Heffernan. Monsieur Audouin Rambaud, Deputy Mayor and Delegate to Tourism in Antibes, expressed the appreciation of the delegates. E. CONTINUED BUSINESS 1. GENERAL PLAN UPDATE - REVIEW OF DRAFT LAND USE ELEMENT (contd. from 11/22/05) [681100- 20051. Assistant City Manager Wood stated that the Planning Commission discussed the changes made to the Land Use Element by the City Council at their November 22, 2005, meeting and is recommending that "surrounding" be changed to "neighborhood" in Policy 5.1.5. Additionally, the Planning Commission is recommending that a policy be added to Goal 5.1 to require adequate parking and provision for services, such as trash enclosures, commensurate with the size of new houses. It was the consensus of the Council to support both recommendations. Continuing with the discussion of the districts listed in the Land Use Element, Woodie Tescher, EIP Associates, stated that the first district discussed by the Planning Commission at their meeting earlier in the day was Banning Ranch. He discussed the changes recommended by the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) and the Planning Commission for Banning Ranch. Regarding Policy 6.4.1 and acquisition of the Banning Ranch property for open space, Council Member Ridgeway expressed concern for the recommendation by the Volume 57 - Page 482 City of Newport Beach City Council Minutes November 29, 2005 Planning Commission to include an acquisition date. George Basye, representing the Banning Ranch property owners, stated that he is skeptical that funding will be found to acquire the property, but that the property owners are willing to remain cooperative. There was a general consensus by the Council to support the recommendation of the Planning Commission to include a spaceholder for an acquisition date, which would then be determined later. Mr. Basye agreed and stated that the property owners share the same concerns as those expressed by the City Council. Mayor Pro Tem Webb referred to the map showing development constraints in the Banning Ranch area, and stated that it needs to be consistent with the chart showing the habitat value rankings for the area. Additionally, he requested that the dialog supporting Policies 6.4.1 and 6.5.2, and other related policies, include the verbiage, "active community parks' and mention the deficiency of such parks in the area. Referring to Policy 6.3.17, Council Member Ridgeway expressed his opposition to using state bonds to acquire Banning Ranch. Council Member Rosansky suggested that language be added to Policy 6.5.4 to preserve public views of the bluffs themselves, from below. Assistant City Manager Wood suggested that a new policy be added to address this concern that would state, "site and design development to prevent houses from dominating the public views from the ocean, wetlands and surrounding open spaces ". It was the general consensus of the Council to support this recommendation. Mr. Tescher displayed a map of the West Newport Mesa district. He briefly discussed the changes made to the policies by GPAC and the Planning Commission. Mayor Heffernan noted that he owns property abutting the district and confirmed with the City Attorney that this did not preclude him from participating in the discussion. A general discussion followed regarding Policy 6.6.3, and it was the general consensus of the Council to delete the policy. It was also agreed that Policy 6.2.8 should be deleted for consistency reasons, since both address mobile home parks. After a brief discussion of the five -story height limit required for buildings in Policy 6.6.4, Assistant City Manager Wood suggested that the language be changed to read, "consider increasing the height limit ". It was the general consensus of the Council to support the recommendation. Mr. Tescher stated that the Balboa Peninsula district includes several subareas, with policies for each, as well as policies for the entire district. He displayed a map of the Lido Village, Cannery Village and McFadden Square subareas, and discussed the changes recommended by GPAC and the Planning Commission. A general discussion followed. Council Member Rosansky recommended that the area designated as "D" be changed to "C ". It was the general consensus of the Council Members to support the recommendation. Mr. Tescher displayed a map of the Balboa Village subarea and discussed the changes made by GPAC and the Planning Commission. Council Member Ridgeway disagreed with the GPAC and Planning Commission recommendation to disallow mixed use on all bayfront property in the area. He recommended that mixed use be allowed in the area west of Palm Street. It was the general consensus of the Council Volume 57 - Page 483 • City of Newport Beach City Council Minutes November 29, 2005 to support this recommendation. Mr. Tescher displayed a map of the Newport Center /Fashion Island district, and highlighted the policy recommendations of GPAC and the Planning Commission. It was the general consensus of the Council to support the recommendations of the Planning Commission. Dan Miller, The Irvine Company, expressed agreement with the City Council's support of the Planning Commission recommendations, and explained that encouraging certain types of design and development would be more appropriate that requiring it. Laura Curran suggested that a greater variety of landscaping be provided in the Newport Center/Fashion Island area to make walking in the area more inviting. Mr. Tescher began the discussion of the corridors in the City by stating that there are policies that apply to all of the corridors in the City. The first corridor presented in the Land Use Element is the West Newport corridor. He briefly discussed the policies, and general discussion and clarification followed. It was the consensus of the Council to support the recommendations of GPAC and the Planning Commission. Mr. Tescher displayed a map of the Old Newport Boulevard corridor and discussed the recommendations of GPAC and the Planning Commission. General discussion and clarification followed and, specifically, Mayor Pro Tern Webb suggested that "32 feet" be used for building heights in Policy 6.18.3 instead of "three- story ". Planning Director Temple explained that the current height limit on Old Newport Boulevard is 32 feet and with certain criteria, 50 feet, which can result in two or three -story designs. There was a general consensus of the Council to support the recommendations of the Planning Commission, which included use of the wording "three- story ". Mr. Tescher displayed a map of the Mariners' Mile corridor and explained the differences in the recommendations made by GPAC and the Planning Commission. A general discussion followed, with several opinions raised regarding residential housing and mixed use on the bay front. Dan Daniels, Ardell Investment Company, stated that Ardell owns 700 feet of property on the bayfront. He expressed support for the revitalization of Mariners' Mile and mixed use in the area. Darlene Lascher, property owner of 100 feet on the bayfront, expressed support for the Planning Commission decision to not delete Policy 6.19.2, as was recommended by GPAC, and leave open the possibility of allowing housing on the bayfront. Coralee Newman, Government Solutions, expressed support for housing in Mariners' Mile. It was the majority consensus of the Council to support the GPAC recommendations, but to have GPAC reconsider their recommendation to not allow housing on the bayfront. 0 Mr. Tescher displayed a map of the Corona del Mar corridor. No changes were made Volume 57 - Page 484 City of Newport Beach City Council Minutes November 29, 2005 to the draft by GPAC or the Planning Commission, and the Council concurred. is F. PUBLIC COMMENTS - None G. MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION - None H. ADJOURNMENT - at 10:55 p.m. in the memory of Ruth Feuerstein. The agenda for the Adjourned Regular Meeting was posted on November 23, 2005, at 2:45 p.m. on the City Hall Bulletin Board located outside of the City of Newport Beach Administration Building. Recording Secretary Mayor City Clerk 0 Volume 57 - Page 485