HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-2 - Amending the General Plan Advisory Committee to Update the Membership and Provide for Annual Appointment of Members at the First City Council Meeting Held in FebruaryRESOLUTION NO. 2025-2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE
GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO UPDATE
THE MEMBERSHIP AND PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS AT THE FIRST CITY
COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN FEBRUARY
WHEREAS, based on the recommendations of the General Plan Update Steering
Committee ("Steering Committee"), on September 13, 2022, the City Council adopted
Resolution No. 2022-59, establishing the General Plan Advisory Committee ("GPAC"), to
review and help guide the comprehensive Newport Beach General Plan Update;
WHEREAS, GPAC is a relatively large group consisting of up to thirty members
who were previously recommended for membership by the Steering Committee and
confirmed by the City Council;
WHEREAS, on August 22, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-
51, amending the GPAC by establishing an attendance policy for members; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend the GPAC to update the
number of members, provide for the annual appointment of members, who will be
appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council, at the first City Council
meeting held in February of each year, and revise the term of membership to expire upon
the date of the first City Council meeting held in February each year unless reappointed
by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council hereby amends the GPAC as set forth in
Attachment "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2: The City Council hereby repeals all previous resolutions related to
the GPAC that conflict with this resolution.
Section 3: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Resolution No. 2025-2
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Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 5: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
Section 6: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 14th day of January, 2025.
ATTEST:
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney
Attachment "A" - General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC)
Attachment "A"
General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC)
AUTHORIZATION: Established by Resolution No. 2022-59 adopted
on September 13, 2022; amended by Resolution
No. 2023-51 adopted on August 22, 2023;
amended by Resolution No. 2025-_ adopted on
January 14, 2025.
MEMBERSHIP: No less than twenty (20) and up to thirty (30)
members consistent with the composition set
forth below. Members will be annually appointed
by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council
at the first City Council meeting held in February
of each year.
TERM: GPAC membership shall expire upon the date of
the first City Council meeting held in February
each year unless reappointed by the City Council.
Members who are in good standing at the time
their term has expired are eligible for
reappointment and need not reapply.
MEETINGS: GPAC meetings will be held as necessary. All
meetings shall be held in such locations and at
such dates and times consistent with the Ralph
M. Brown Act.
COMPOSITION OF APPOINTED All members shall be Newport Beach residents
MEMBERS: and shall not be members of the City Council. The
City Council seeks membership representing a
diversity of geographic areas, age groups,
business interests, or other interests. The
appointments shall follow the guidelines below:
Category
Number
Sample Organizations / Interests
City Boards,
Not more than one (1)
Including, but not limited to, City Arts
Commissions, or
member from each
Commission, Board of Library
Committees
sample for a maximum
Trustees, Harbor Commission, Parks,
of six (6) members
Beaches & Recreation Commission,
Planning Commission, Water
Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee,
Aviation Committee, etc.
Non -City
Not more than one (1)
Including, but not limited to Friends of
Boards,
member from each
OASIS, Newport Mesa Unified School
Commissions, or
sample for a maximum
District, Newport Beach historical
Committees
of four (4) members
society, Newport Beach Fire Safe
Council, etc.
Environmental
Not more than one (1)
Including, but not limited to Still
interest groups
member from each
Protecting Our Newport (SPON),
sample for a maximum
Surfrider, Newport Banning Ranch
of three (3) members
Conservancy, Sierra Club,
Coastkeeper, etc.
Business
Not more than one (1)
Including, but not limited to Newport
interest groups
member from each
Beach Chamber of Commerce, CDM
sample for maximum of
Chamber of Commerce, the Balboa
three (3) members
Chamber, Visit Newport Beach,
Building Industry Association of
Southern California (BIA), merchants
associations, etc.
At -large
Up to fourteen (14)
Including, but not limited to interested
members with a
members
residents or property owners (at least
diversity of
one from each Council District),
representation
community association
representatives, private school
operators, faith -based organizations,
community service providers, major
employers, large landowners, etc.
Maximum of thirty (30)
members
SELECTION OF APPOINTED Except as otherwise required by state law, the
MEMBERS: Mayor (or his/her designee) shall have the
discretion to determine the process for selecting
GPAC members and shall not be required to form
an "ad -hoc appointments committee" or comply
with the procedural or timing requirements set
forth in Council Policy A-2. GPAC members serve
at the pleasure of the City Council.
MEMBER ATTENDANCE: Any one member who has three (3) consecutive
unexcused absences from a regular GPAC
meeting shall be deemed automatically removed
from the GPAC.
PURPOSE & A. Ensure there is sufficient stakeholder input
RESPONSIBILITIES: regarding the update to the City of Newport
Beach General Plan ("General Plan Update");
B. Review and provide guidance to City staff and
its consultant(s) on changes to General Plan
goals and/or policies as part of the update
process that are deemed necessary or
advisable to reflect the community's vision for
the City; and
C. Make recommendations to the General Plan
Update Steering Committee regarding
changes to General Plan goals and/or
policies.
EXPIRATION: The GPAC shall expire and sunset without further
action by the City Council upon adoption of the
General Plan Update or sooner if dissolved by the
City Council.
Attachment "A"
General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC)
AUTHORIZATION: Established by Resolution No. 2022-59 adopted
on September 13, 2022; amended by Resolution
No. 2023-51 adopted on August 22, 2023i
amended by Resolution No. 2025- adopted on
January 14, 2025.
MEMBERSHIP: No less than twenty (20) and JJup to thirty (30)
members consistent with the composition set forth
below. Members will be annually ren9mmenr:erl
by the General Dlnn Update Steering Committee
("Steering Committee")appointed by the Mayor
and confirmed by the City Council at the first City
Council meeting held in February of each year.
TERM: GPAC membership shall- 9r-
expire upon the
date of the first City Council meeting held in
February each year unless reappointed by the
City Councllthihe duratirucre of the GGRerai—Planr
Update PPOG8SS GenGludnRg with the City GE)YnGil
adeption of thG GOmprehensive update ef the
General Dlon er diccGlUtiRE)R of the GPAG by Goty
unGil aGtiOR. Members who are in good
standing at the time their term has expired are
eligible for reappointment and need not reapply.
MEETINGS: GPAC meetings will be held as necessary. All
meetings shall be held in such locations and at
such dates and times consistent with the Ralph M.
Brown Act.
COMPOSITION OF APPOINTED All members shall be Newport Beach residents
MEMBERS: and shall not be members of the City Council. The
Steering CommitteeandCity Council seeks
membership representing a diversity of
geographic areas, age groups, business interests,
or other interests. The appointments shall follow
the guidelines below:
Category
Number
Sample Organizations / Interests
City Boards,
Not more than one (1)
Including, but not limited to, City Arts
Commissions, or
member from each
Commission, Board of Library
Committees
sample for a maximum
Trustees, Harbor Commission, Parks,
of six (6) members
Beaches & Recreation Commission,
Planning Commission, Water
Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee,
Aviation Committee, etc.
Non -City
Not more than one (1)
Including, but not limited to Friends of
Boards,
member from each
OASIS, Newport Mesa Unified School
Commissions, or
sample for a maximum
District, Newport Beach historical
Committees
of four (4) members
society, Newport Beach Fire Safe
Council, etc.
Environmental
Not more than one (1)
Including, but not limited to Still
interest groups
member from each
Protecting Our Newport (SPON),
sample for a maximum
Surfrider, Newport Banning Ranch
of three (3) members
Conservancy, Sierra Club,
Coastkeeper, etc.
Business
Not more than one (1)
Including, but not limited to Newport
interest groups
member from each
Beach Chamber of Commerce, CDM
sample for maximum of
Chamber of Commerce, the Balboa
three (3) members
Chamber, Visit Newport Beach,
Building Industry Association of
Southern California (BIA), merchants
associations, etc.
At -large
Up to fourteen (14)
Including, but not limited to interested
members with a
members
residents or property owners (at least
diversity of
one from each Council District),
representation
community association
representatives, private school
operators, faith -based organizations,
community service providers, major
employers, large landowners, etc.
Maximum of thirty (30)
members
TELECTION OF APPOINTED
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MEMBER ATTENDANCE:
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Mmembers serve at the pleasure of the City
Council.
Any one member who has three (3) consecutive
unexcused absences from a regular GPAC
meeting shall be deemed automatically removed
from the GPAC.
PURPOSE & A. Ensure there is sufficient stakeholder input
RESPONSIBILITIES: regarding the update to the City of Newport
Beach General Plan ("General Plan Update");
B. Review and provide guidance to City staff and
its consultant(s) on changes to General Plan
goals and/or policies as part of the update
process that are deemed necessary or
advisable to reflect the community's vision for
the City; and
C. Make recommendations to the General Plan
Update Steering Committee regarding
changes to General Plan goals and/or policies.
EXPIRATION: The GPAC shall expire and sunset without further
action by the City Council upon adoption of the
General Plan Update or sooner if dissolved by the
City Council.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2025-2 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the 14th day of January, 2025; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Joe Stapleton, Mayor Pro Tern Lauren Kleiman, Councilmember Michelle
Barto, Councilmember Noah Blom, Councilmember Sara J. Weber, Councilmember
Erik Weigand
NAYS: Councilmember Robyn Grant
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said
City this 15th day of January, 2025.
aW. lam•
Leilavni I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California