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Action Minutes of the General Plan/LCP Implementation Committee held at the City Council
Chambers, City of Newport Beach, on Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Members Present:
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Ed Selich, Mayor, Chairman
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ACTION MINUTES
Action Minutes of the General Plan/LCP Implementation Committee held at the City Council
Chambers, City of Newport Beach, on Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Members Present:
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Ed Selich, Mayor, Chairman
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Leslie Daigle, Council Member
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Don Webb, Council Member
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Barry Eaton, Planning Commissioner
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Robert Hawkins, Planning Commissioner
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Michael Toerge, Planning Commissioner
Advisory Group Members Present:
Staff Representatives:
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Mark Cross
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Larry Frapwell
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William Guidero
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Ian Harrison
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Brion Jeannette
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Don Krotee
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Todd Schooler
Kevin Weeda
Dennis Wood
Staff Representatives:
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David Lepo, Planning Director
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Leonie Mulvihill, City Attorney
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James Campbell, Principal Planner
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Gregg Ramirez, Senior Planner
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Melinda Whelan, Assistant Planner
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Sharon Wood, Special Projects
Consultant
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Rich Edmonston, Consultant
E = Excused Absence
Committee Actions
1. Agenda Item No. 1 —Approval of minutes for April 21, 2010.
Action: The minutes were approved as written.
Vote: Consensus
2. Agenda Item No. 2 — General Plan/LCP Implementation — Master Task List
Action: Receive and file.
3. Agenda Item No. 3 — Fair Share Fee Update
Action: The Committee received public comment on the report from the
Public Works Department dated July 28, 2010. Bryan Starr of the
BIA reviewed a letter dated August 4, 2010, from a coalition of
business groups. Peter Herzog of NAIOP, Dan Daniels of Ardell
Investment Company, Dennis O'Neil of Hoag Hospital and Scott
Meserve of the Koll Company supported the positions in the coalition
letter. Steve Ray of the Banning Ranch Conservancy, Chris McElroy
and Robin Leffler expressed concerns with Bluff Road through the
Banning Ranch property.
At the request of Chair Selich, Rich Edmonston explained the history
of Bluff Road and the reasons for its inclusion in the fee program.
Bluff Road has been on the Newport Beach Master Plan of Streets
and Highways since January 13, 1958, when the Master Plan was
amended to be consistent with the Orange County Master Plan of
Arterial Highways, which already included Bluff Road. Mr.
Edmonston noted that lack of consistency of the City's Master Plan
with the County's could result in the City not being eligible for regional
highway funding, such as Measure M. He explained that the General
Plan traffic study and EIR found that Bluff Road was needed under
either land use option for the Banning Ranch property; without Bluff
Road, West Coast Highway would need to be widened, and that may
not be feasible.
Mr. Edmonston also explained that cities are required to have
transportation funding programs to qualify for regional transportation
funding. Newport Beach has had its Fair Share Fee since 1984. The
fee has been increased over time, but this is the first comprehensive
review of the improvement program and fee, and is based on the
updated General Plan adopted in 2006.
At the request of Chair Selich, Assistant City Attorney Mulvihill stated
that the adoption of a fee does not require environmental review of
the individual transportation projects that are intended to be funded
with the fee. Planning Commissioner Hawkins noted that the General
Plan EIR included the transportation projects in the fee program,
because they are in the Circulation Element.
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Vote: The Committee took the following straw votes on the issues outlined
in the report from the Public Works Department dated July 28, 2010.
(References to options correspond with the text of the report.)
Banning Ranch Right -of -Way
Option A — Unanimous
Banning Ranch Right -of -Way Dedication
Option A — Hawkins, Selich, Webb
Option B — Daigle, Eaton, Toerge
Roadway Network Assumptions
Option A — Hawkins, Selich, Webb
Option B — Daigle, Eaton, Toerge
Other Right -of -Way Considerations
Option A — Hawkins, Selich, Webb
Option B — Daigle, Eaton, Toerge
Right -of -Way Overhead Costs
Option A — Unanimous
Payment of Fees
Option A — Unanimous
MacArthur Blvd/Jamboree Road Interchange
Option A — Webb
Option B — Daigle, Eaton, Hawkins, Selich, Toerge
Changes in Construction Costs
Option B — Daigle, Hawkins
Option C — Eaton, Selich, Toerge, Webb
Phasing of Fee Changes
Option A — Unanimous
Sources of Additional Funds
Option A — Unanimous
Cora Newman stated that Government Solutions' clients support the positions in the
coalition letter. Steve Ray stated that the Banning Ranch Conservancy has opinions
on the issues discussed by the Committee, but objects to the discussion because
consideration of the fee program should comply with CEQA.
The Committee directed staff to have Revenue and Cost Specialists re -calculate the
fee based on their straw votes. On issues where the vote was a tie, the fee should be
calculated per both options.
4. Agenda Item No. 4 — Items for Future Agenda & Future Meeting Dates
The next meeting was scheduled for September 22, 2010, to discuss the Airport Area
Infrastructure study and fees.
Vote: Consensus
5. Agenda Item No. 5 — Public Comments on non -agenda items
Planning Commissioner Eaton expressed his dissatisfaction with the outcome of the
Planning Commission on the draft Zoning Code, and with staffs stated intent not to
provide hard copies of agenda packets; he stated he was considering resigning from
the Committee. Planning Commissioner Hawkins also expressed dissatisfaction, and
stated he is resigning from the Committee. Council Members Daigle and Selich
encouraged Commissioners Eaton and Hawkins to remain on the Committee.
6. Agenda Item No. 6 — Adjourn - Meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
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