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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGPAC_2004_06_0711111111111111111111111 lill III III *NEW FILE* G PAC 2004 06 07 • • • k�EWPoRr CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH u GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE liw AGENDA June 7, 2004 7:00-9:00 p.m. OASIS Senior Center 5th and Marguerite 7:00 I. Call to Order 7:05 II. Approval of Minutes May 24, 2004 7:10 III. Reconsideration of Action Taken at May 10th Meeting — Deletion of Community Character Guiding Principle #6 7:15 IV. Subcommittee Discussions Banning Ranch Airport Business Area Balboa Peninsula 8:45 V. Discussion of Future Agenda Items JUNE 215t MEETING LOCATION: OASIS SENIOR CENTER Sth & Marguerite Avenue 8:50 VI. Public Comments **PLEASE READ THE DISCUSSION PAPER & VISIT THE SITE** **BEFORE THE MEETING** • CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes of the General Plan Advisory Committee Meeting held on Monday, May 24, 2004, at the OASIS Senior Center. Members Present: Roger Alford Ronald Baers Patrick Bartolic Phillip Bettencourt Carol Boice Elizabeth Bonn Karlene Bradley Gus Chabre John Corrough Laura Dietz Grace Dove Nancy Gardner Louise Greeley Bob Hendrickson Kim Jansma Mike Johnson Bill Kelly Donald Krotee Barbara Lyon Marie Marston Members Not Assigned to Subcommittees: Lila Crespin Mike Ishikawa Florence Felton Members Absent: Tom Hyans (sick leave) Lucille Kuehn Barbara Johnson Phillip Lugar Staff Present: Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager Tamara Campbell, Senior Planner Dan Trimble, Program Manager Debbie Lektorich, Executive Assistant Woodie Tescher, EIP Consultant Harriet Ross, EIP Planner Members of the Public Present: Catherine O'Hara Carl Ossipoff Larry Root Hall Seely Ed Siebel Jan Vandersloot Tom Webber Ron Yeo Raymond Zartler Charles Remley John Saunders Bill Dean Paul Mesmer Marice White • Jeffrey Lambert Carol Starcevic Carol Martin Terry Welsh I. Call to Order • Nancy Gardner called the meeting to order. II. Approval of Minutes Ms. Gardner asked for comments regarding the minutes of the May 10th. Jan Vandersloot asked that his comments regarding GPUC be added to the minutes. He also asked for reconsideration of a vote regarding Community Character Guiding Principle #6, which was deleted at the May loth meeting. Karlene Bradley made a motion that we reconsider the deleted principle. After a vote, the motion was approved. Ms. Wood indicated the issue would be added to the next agenda. The minutes of the May 10th meeting were approved with the addition of Mr. Vandersloot's comments. III. Subdivision Discussions Committee members broke into subcommittees discussing land use options for the Balboa Peninsula, Banning Ranch and the Airport Business Area. Staff was assigned to each table to provide assistance if needed. IV. Discussion of Future Agenda Items • Woodie Tescher reminded everyone that the subcommittee discussions will continue at the next meeting which will again be held at the OASIS Senior Center. n L� VI. Public Comments Terry Welsh addressed the group as a member of the Banning Ranch Park & Preserve Task Force. He stated their goal was to purchase and preserve the entire property as open space. He also invited everyone to their meeting on June 2"d at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community Center where his group will present their vision for the property. 2 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH MEMORANDUM TO: General Plan Advisory Committee FROM: Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager DATE: June 7, 2004 RE: Reconsideration of Action Taken At the GPAC meeting on May 20, a motion was passed to reconsider the action taken at the May 10th meeting which deleted Community Character Guiding Principle #6. The Principle was deleted after hearing that GPUC had suggested the language in this principle was similar •to the language used in the Mobility Guiding Principles. GPAC members felt they had not had enough time or information to decide on the deletion. This item is on the agenda for June 7. Both Principles are listed below for review in preparation for that discussion. COMMUNITY CHARACTER GUIDING PRINCIPLE #6 Improvements to the City's circulation system should protect and take into consideration the community's character. Discussion: The circulation system is integral to linking and providing access to the different neighborhoods and districts that form Newport Beach. Maintaining ease of access throughout the community is critical to preserving resident's quality of life. The appearance and scale of roadways and their influence (noise, air pollution, pedestrian safety) on adjacent areas is important to maintain compatibility. Landscaping, traffic calming, limited street widening, roadway signage, and parking restrictions can be used to improve roadway conditions and reduce impacts on the community. Additionally alternative transportation modes such as transit and bicycle can enhance community character by reducing automobile congestion. Bicycle and pedestrian paths also help to enhance the recreational opportunities and active healthy lifestyle character associated with Newport Beach's coastal community and identity. Page 2 0 MOBILITY AND ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION MODES GUIDING PRINCIPLE #6 The community will accept additional congestion when it chooses to maintain the current urban form/community character by limiting roadway widening or other circulation system improvements. Discussion: The vast majority of residents view Newport Beach as a residential beach town with broad appeal as a tourist destination and that the community's character is a significant attribute. There is a sense that large-scale circulation system improvements will have a negative affect on the community's character and lessen its charm. For example, the City may not want to widen Coast Highway in Mariners Mile because it would increase the width of pedestrian crossings, increase traffic speed and result in a "freeway" feel; adversely impacting the "village" atmosphere and the success of existing businesses. Strong opposition to widening Jamboree Road (71 percent residents/62 percent business) and MacArthur Boulevard (68 percent residents/60 percent business) were also expressed for the same reasons. Participants were generally opposed to overpasses anywhere in the City, although a small contingent supported an overpass at Jamboree and MacArthur. Residents and . businesses preferred leaving roads as they currently are to widening options by a 2 to 1 ratio. At the same time, it should be recognized that any "downsizing" must be accomplished through a cooperative effort with the Orange County Transportation Authority and other affected agencies. Otherwise, the City will risk losing funding for (other) future roadway improvements. In A GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Monday, June 7, 2004 Roger Alford (Airport) r/ Ronald Baers (Peninsula) hU6 Patrick Bartolic pb-90 Phillip Bettencourt (Banning) Carol Boice (Airport) Elizabeth Bonn (Banning) Karlene Bradley (Banning) Gus Chabre (Peninsula) John Corrough (Peninsula) Lila Crespin r66`� Laura Dietz,(Airport) 4-60;d' • Grace Dove (Peninsula) Florence Felton Nancy Gardner h� Louise Greeley (Banning) Bob Hendrickson (Peninsula) Tom Hyans .A-lo.oa� Mike Ishikawa Kim Jansma (Peninsula) Barbara Johnson (Banning) A--,Ak Mike Johnsons�r% Bill Kelly (Peninsula) Abe,,�- Donald Krotee (Banning) hfa5d- Lucille Kuehn (Airport)3y Philip Lugar is Barbara Lyon (Peninsula) Av,�ac' P S2 �✓- ' ' _% i �r e N 1 r✓. . ?l Marie Marston (Peninsula)�`--- • Catherine O'Hara (Banning) Carl Ossipoff (Banning)! Charles Remley (Peninsula) Larry Root (airport) %/ John Saunders (airport) h4v- Hall Seely (airport) Ed Siebel (airport) Jan Vandersloot (Banning) Tom Webber (Peninsula) Ron Yeo (Banning) Raymond Zartler (Banning) I A -10 GENERAL PLAN AASORY COMMITTEE Monday, June 7, 2004 PUBLIC SIGN -IN NAME ADDRESS/PHONE P E-MAIL AjPQRESS �l / (3LY� /JG✓�nq j�eJ C4 ct/'Y.)3 7 • O-O V Ait olo) o r Te f C. 5 �� I �arre �l sa- os d ci /�/lGS �- +c r r . m we_l s 4-,� L4m, �( Ql C&,� 3 � a.L.�, "()i oq-s loakvQ cct irY'c�C?u rro.►) at C-1 Cdoa � R S fl ��I � , y ' GENERAL PLAN AASORY COMMITTEE Monday, June 7, 2004 PUBLIC SIGN -IN NAME ADDRESS/PHONE 1] E-MAIL ADDRESS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes of the General Plan Advisory Committee Meeting held on Monday, June 7, 2004, at the OASIS Senior Center. Members Present: Roger Alford Ronald Baers Phillip Bettencourt Carol Boice Elizabeth Bonn Karlene Bradley Gus Chabre John Corrough Laura Dietz Grace Dove Nancy Gardner Louise Greeley Bob Hendrickson Kim Jansma Phillip Lugar Marie Marston Charles Remley Larry Root Members Not Assigned to Subcommittees: Patrick Bartolic Florence Felton Lila Crespin Mike Ishikawa Members Absent: Tom Hyans (sick leave) Donald Krotee Barbara Johnson Lucille Kuehn Bill Kelly Barbara Lyon Staff Present: Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager Tamara Campbell, Senior Planner Dan Trimble, Program Manager Debbie Lektorich, Executive Assistant Woodie Tescher, EIP Consultant Harriet Ross, EIP Planner Members of the Public Present: • Laura Curran Jeffrey Lambert Carol Martin James Orstad Gordon Vanderslice Terry Welsh John Saunders Hall Seely Ed Siebel Jan Vandersloot Tom Webber Ron Yeo Raymond Zartler Mike Johnson Catherine O'Hara Carl Ossipoff Donna Whyte Sharon Wright I. Call to Order • Phillip Lugar called the meeting to order. II. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the May 24th meeting were approved as submitted. III. Reconsideration of Action Taken at May loth Meeting Jan Vandersloot stated he did not think a vote of the full committee was taken regarding the deletion of Community Character Principle #6; he made a motion to add the principle back in. After a vote the motion passed. IV. Subcommittee Discussions Committee members broke into subcommittees discussing land use options for the Balboa Peninsula, Banning Ranch and the Airport Business Area. Staff was assigned to each table to provide assistance if needed. V. Discussion of Future Agenda Items Mr. Lugar announced the next meeting will again be held at the OASIS Senior Center. Ron Yeo asked that members of the Corona del Mar subcommittee interested in hearing • from the CdM Business Improvement District contact him; the meeting is scheduled next week. 0 VI. Public Comments James Orstad addressed the group indicating he has 11 years of historical documents regarding Banning Ranch. He has a master book available if requested. He added that developers may find hazard mitigation costly. Terry Welsh addressed the group as a member of the Banning Ranch Park & Preserve Task Force. He shared an exhibit showing the group's vision of the Banning Ranch area. Laura Curran commented on some of the ideas discussed by the Banning Ranch Subcommittee. Pj