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Home My WebLink About2025-3 - Amending the General Plan Update Steering Committee's Term of Membership, Responsibilities and Provide for the Annual Appointment of Members at the First City Council Meeting Held in FebruaryRESOLUTION NO. 2025-3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE STEERING COMMITTEE'S TERM OF MEMBERSHIP, RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROVIDE FOR THE ANNUAL APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS AT THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN FEBRUARY WHEREAS, on January 25, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022- 2, establishing a General Plan Update Steering Committee ("GPUSC") to ensure sufficient public outreach and stakeholder input on the development and implementation of the City's General Plan, provide guidance with respect to selection of a General Plan update consultant, and make recommendations for the formation of, and provide oversight to, a General Plan Advisory Committee; WHEREAS, based on the recommendation of the GPUSC, on September 13, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-59, establishing the General Plan Advisory Committee; and WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend the GPUSC to modify the GPUSC's responsibilities, provide for the annual appointment of members 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 GPUSC 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 GPUSC 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. 2025-3 Page 2 of 2 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. E City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 14'�CV0- — ar n C. Harp City Attorney Attachment "A" - General Plan Update Steering Committee (GPUSC) Attachment "A" General Plan Update Steering Committee (GPUSC) AUTHORIZATION: Established by Resolution No. 2022-2 adopted on January 25, 2022; amended by Resolution No. 2025- adopted on January 14, 2025. MEMBERSHIP: Three (3) members that meet the qualifications set forth below. Appointed annually by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council at the first City Council meeting held in February of each year. TERM: GPUSC 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: GPUSC meetings shall be held as required by the business needs of the GPUSC in such locations, dates and times as allowed by the Ralph M. Brown Act. QUALIFICATIONS OF APPOINTED MEMBERS: Appointed GPUSC members shall be: A. A resident of the City of Newport Beach; B. A registered voter of the City of Newport Beach; and C. Not be a member of the Newport Beach City Council. SELECTION OF APPOINTED MEMBERS: Except as otherwise required by state law, the Mayor (or his/her designee) shall have the discretion to determine the process for selecting GPUSC members and shall not be required to form an "ad -hoc appointments committee" or comply with any other procedural or timing requirements set forth in Council Policy A-2. GPUSC members serve at the pleasure of the City Council Attachment A PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES: A. Ensure there is sufficient public outreach and stakeholder input regarding the update to the City of Newport Beach General Plan ("General Plan Update"); B. Provide guidance to City staff regarding the scope of work and preparation of a Request for Proposal for a General Plan Update consultant; C. Review responses to the Request for Proposal; D. Make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the selection of a consultant to assist with the General Plan Update; E. Provide oversight and direction to the General Plan Advisory Committee to ensure the overall General Plan Update process stays on task; and F. Make reports to the City Council, at least bi- monthly, regarding the progress of the General Plan Update. EXPIRATION: The GPUSC shall expire and sunset without further action by the City Council upon adoption of the General Plan Update or sooner if acted upon by the City Council. Attachment "A" General Plan Update Steering Committee GPUSC AUTHORIZATION: Established by Resolution No. 2022-2 adopted on January 25, 2022; amended by Resolution No. 2025- adopted on January 14, 2025. MEMBERSHIP: Three (3) members that meet the qualifications set forth below. Appointed annually by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council at the first City Council meeting held in February of each year. TERM: The term of the Committee Membcrs GPUSC membership shall -be expire upon the date of the first City Council meeting held in February each year unless reappointed by the City Council indefinitG pending City GeunGil a nn of the_G �orn�.l_rDlarn�l l-date. Members who are in good standing at the time their term has expired are eligible for reappointment and need not reapply. MEETINGS: GPUSC Mmeetings shall be held as required by the business needs of the GPUS in such locations, dates and times as allowed by the Ralph M. Brown Act. QUALIFICATIONS OF APPOINTED MEMBERS: SELECTION OF APPOINTED Appointed cemmiRee GPUSC Mmembers shall be: A. A resident of the City of Newport Beach; B. A registered voter of the City of Newport Beach; and C. Not be a member of the Newport Beach City Council. Attachment A MEMBERS: Except as otherwise required by state law, the Mayor (or his/her designee) shall have the discretion to determine the process for selecting GPUSCGernmittee Mmembers and shall not be required to form an "ad - hoc appointments committee" or comply with any other procedural or timing requirements set forth in Council Policy A-2. GPUSC members serve at the pleasure of the City Council PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES: A. Ensure there is sufficient public outreach and -stakeholder input regarding the update to the City of Newport Beach General Plan ("General Plan Update"); B. Provide guidance to City staff regarding the scope of work and preparation of a Request for Proposal for a General Plan Update consultant; C. Review responses to the Request for Proposal; D. Make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the selection of a consultant to assist with the General Plan Update; FE. Provide oversight and direction to the General Plan Advisory Committee to ensure the Attachment A overall General Plan Update process stays on task; and GF. Make reports to the City Council, at least bi-monthly, regarding the progress of the General Plan Update. EXPIRATION: The Cttee—GPUSC shall expire and sunset without further action by the City Council upon adoption of the General Plan Update or sooner if acted upon 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. 2025-3 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 141h day of January, 2025; and the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Mayor Joe Stapleton, Mayor Pro Tem 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. d0ju - r Leilani I. Brown City Clerk Newport Beach, Cal fornia