HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.0_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA
COMMUNITY ROOM - 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - 5:00 PM
General Plan Advisory Committee Members:
Nicholas Acevedo
Virginia Anders-Ellmore
Dennis Baker
Curtis Black
James Carlson
Annie Clougherty
Susan DeSantis
Chuck Ebner
Jeremy Evans
Rita Goldberg
Arlene Greer
David Guder
Lynn Hackman
Laird Hayes
Ruth Kobayashi
Scott Laidlaw
Katie Love
Anthony Maniscalchi
Thomas Meng
Jim Mosher
Amber Snider
Debbie Stevens
Christy Walker
Paul Watkins
Staff Members:
Seimone Jurjis, Community Development Director
Jaime Murillo, Deputy Community Development Director
Ben Zdeba, Planning Manager
The General Plan Advisory Committee meeting is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act
requires that the General Plan Advisory Committee agenda be posted at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of each
regular meeting and that the public be allowed to comment on agenda items before the Committee and items not on the
agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the General Plan Update Steering Committee. The Chair may
limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person.
Please Note: You can submit your questions and comments in writing for the General Plan Advisory Committee to
consider by mailing or delivering them to the City of Newport Beach General Plan Advisory Committee at 100 Civic Center
Drive, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Alternatively, you can send them by electronic mail at GPupdate@newportbeachca.gov.
In order to ensure adequate time to review comments, please submit any written comments no later than 2:00 p.m. on
Tuesday in order to give the Committee adequate time to review your submission.
The City of Newport Beach’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an
attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, we will
attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact Jaime Murillo, Deputy Community
Development Director, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to
determine if accommodation is feasible at (949) 644-3200 or jmurillo@newportbeachca.gov.
NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTATIONS REQUIRING USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT
Any presentation requiring the use of the City of Newport Beach’s equipment must be submitted to the Community
Development Department 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
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I.CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II.WELCOME AND ROLL CALL
III.PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Public comments are invited on agenda and non-agenda items generally considered to be
within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. Speakers must limit comments to three
(3) minutes. Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the
record. The Committee has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers’ time limit on
agenda or non-agenda items, provided the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all
speakers. As a courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in the silent mode.
This item includes written correspondence received that is not related to items on the agenda.
IV.CURRENT BUSINESS
Meeting Minutes of July 2, 2025 (Attachment 1 - Draft Minutes)a.
Recommended Action:
Review and approve the minutes of July 2, 2025.
Draft Safety Element (Attachment 2 - Draft Element)b.
The GPAC Safety Subcommittee met on June 25, 2025, to review the draft Element.
GPAC Member Amber Snider was identified as the new Subcommittee Chair and
will provide an overview of the Subcommittee’s discussions. At the conclusion of the
Subcommittee’s meeting, those in attendance agreed to allow City staff to make
some small revisions and to share the Element with the full GPAC for consideration .
Attachment 2 is the draft Element, as reviewed and revised by the Subcommittee.
Recommended Actions:
(1)Receive an overview from the GPAC Safety Subcommittee;
(2)Provide any feedback on the Subcommittee’s efforts; and
(3) Conduct a vote to support moving the draft Element forward for the GPUSC’s
review, and for public review thereafter, including any related City Boards,
Commissions, and Committees.
Language Used in the General Plan Updatec.
With the GPAC’s review and shaping of each individual updated General Plan
Element, “softer” language has been suggested throughout using words like
“reasonable” and phrases like “to the extent necessary.” Given the frequency of such
suggestions, the GPUSC determined at its July 23, 2025 meeting that it would be
worthwhile to place the matter on the GPAC’s agenda for a broader discussion and
consideration.
Recommended Actions:
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(1)Discuss and seek a consensus on how to proceed through a straw poll or similar.
Subcommittee Reportsd.
Since the GPAC last convened on July 2, 2025, the GPAC Land Use Subcommittee
and the GPAC Noise Subcommittee have both met. Subcommittee Chairs DeSantis
and Mosher will provide verbal updates.
Recommended Actions:
(1)Receive an overview from the Subcommittee Chairs, Subcommittee
members, and City staff; and
(2) Provide any feedback on the efforts.
Updates and Overview of Upcoming Deliverables, Objectives, and Schedulee.
City staff and the consultant team will provide updates since the GPAC last
convened on July 2, 2025, and what to expect from here in terms of deliverables and
timing.
Recommended Actions:
(1)Receive a presentation from City staff and the consultant team; and
(2) Provide any feedback on the efforts.
V.COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE
PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT
(NON-DISCUSSION ITEM)
VI.ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: TBD