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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes_06-19-2024Page 1 of 3 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH GENERAL PLAN UPDATE STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES COMMUNITY ROOM – 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE JUNE 19, 2024 REGULAR MEETING – 6:40 P.M. I. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER – 6:40 p.m. II. WELCOME AND ROLL CALL Present: Chair Nancy Gardner, Committee Member Phillip Brown, Committee Member Kimberly Carter Staff: Deputy Community Development Director Jaime Murillo and Principal Planner Ben Zdeba III. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS A member of the public, Chuck Fancher, recommended the General Plan Update Steering Committee (GPUSC) suggest and request from the City Council a policy requiring a statement in staff reports that the recommendation is consistent with the Land Use Element, similar to the CEQA exemption statement, as he had seen done in other cities. IV. CURRENT BUSINESS a. Meeting Minutes of May 15, 2024 Motion made by Committee Member Carter and seconded by Committee Member Brown to approve the Minutes of May 15, 2024. The motion carried unanimously 3-0. b. Land Use Subcommittee Recap The General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) Land Use Subcommittee met on Thursday, May 16, to identify a chairperson, to review the Existing Conditions and Background Analysis Reports for the Land Use Element, and to discuss the question of whether to support having density bonus units included towards the overall development limit for the Housing Element Implementation Program Amendments. Advisory Committee Member Susan DeSantis was identified as the chairperson. At the regular GPAC meeting of June 19, 2024, Subcommittee Chair DeSantis provided an overview of the Subcommittee’s discussion and asked that the GPAC to receive and file Dudek’s report along with the action minutes. Attachment 2 included a cover memo, action minutes from the Subcommittee meetings, the PowerPoint displayed at the Subcommittee meetings, and Dudek’s report. Recommended Actions: 1- Provide feedback on the GPAC and GPAC Subcommittees’ efforts; and General Plan Update Steering Committee Meeting June 19, 2024 Page 2 of 3 2- If GPAC acts on this matter earlier in the evening, receive and file Attachment 2 to express concurrence with the Subcommittee on the matter of density bonus units, and to continue guiding the initial outreach efforts. In response to Committee Member Carter’s inquiry about the relation of the General Plan to the City’s Local Coastal Program, Principal Planner Zdeba stated that the Local Coastal Program provides a broad, policy framework and the General Plan policies coincide with the preexisting policies in the Coastal Land Use Plan and Local Coastal Program itself. Updates can be carried forward into the Coastal Land Use Plan for consistency and vetted through the California Coastal Commission (CCC). He noted there are state requirements pushed on to the City, but the City has its own certified plan that gets vetted through the CCC for compliance. In response to Committee Member Brown’s concern, Principal Planner Zdeba expected no nonconforming issues by using overlays. Policy 4.4 is a proposed policy in draft form that will go to the City Council in July. In response to Advisory Committee Member Mosher’s inquiry, Principal Planner Zdeba anticipated that the land use pattern will recognize development in the field to avoid nonconformities in the future and acknowledged that overlays will not be on the books in perpetuity. There were no further comments, and the summary was considered received and filed by the GPUSC. c. Harbor and Bay Subcommittee Recap The GPAC Harbor and Bay Subcommittee met on Tuesday, June 4, to review the Existing Conditions and Background Analysis Reports for the Harbor and Bay Element. At the regular GPAC meeting of June 19, 2024, Subcommittee Chair Curtis Black provided an overview of the Subcommittee’s discussion and asked that the GPAC receive and file Dudek’s report along with the action minutes. Attachment 3 included a cover memo, action minutes from the Subcommittee meeting, the PowerPoint displayed at the Subcommittee meeting, and Dudek’s report. Recommended Actions: 1- Provide any feedback on the GPAC and GPAC Subcommittee’s efforts; and 2- If GPAC acts on this matter earlier in the evening, receive and file Attachment 3 to guide the initial outreach efforts. There were no further comments, and the summary was considered received and filed by the GPUSC. d. Safety Subcommittee Recap The GPAC Safety Subcommittee met on Wednesday, June 5, to review the Existing Conditions and Background Analysis Reports for the Safety Element. At the regular GPAC meeting of June 19, 2024, Subcommittee Chair Nancy Scarbrough provided an overview of the Subcommittee’s discussion and asked that the GPAC receive and file Dudek’s report along with the action minutes. Attachment 4 included a cover memo, action minutes from the Subcommittee meeting, the PowerPoint displayed at the Subcommittee meeting, and Dudek’s report. General Plan Update Steering Committee Meeting June 19, 2024 Page 3 of 3 Recommended Actions: 1- Provide any feedback on the GPAC and GPAC Subcommittee’s efforts; and 2- If GPAC acts on this matter earlier in the evening, receive and file Attachment 4 to guide the initial outreach efforts. In response to Committee Member Brown’s question about whether crime is addressed in Safety Elements, Ms. Dickson stated that she knows of crime addressed in older Safety Elements but suggested a thoughtful approach to identifying the issues and opportunities and creating policies, such as, crime prevention through environmental design. Chair Gardner suggested the Safety Element Subcommittee explore the matter. There were no further comments, and the summary was considered received and filed by the GPUSC. e. Presentation: Overview of Upcoming Deliverables, Objectives, and Outreach City staff shared information about current work, upcoming deliverables, and expectations in terms of next steps. Recommended Action: No action for a presentation item. No overview was requested. V. COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) - None VI. ADJOURNMENT - With no further business, Chair Gardner adjourned the meeting at 6:52 p.m.