HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-101 - Establishing Funding for the Area Benefit District Reserve (PA2014-016)RESOLUTION NO. 2014-101
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHING
FUNDING FOR THE AREA BENEFIT DISTRICT RESERVE
(PA2014 -016)
WHEREAS, it has been a long- standing goal of the City of Newport Beach
( "City ") to revitalize Balboa Village and to expand its vibrant commercial village serving
both visitors and residents;
WHEREAS, in 2012, the City evaluated the area to establish policies and
programs to spur economic activity and manage existing parking, which resulted in the
adoption of the Balboa Village Master Plan ( "Master Plan ");
WHEREAS, the Master Plan established a comprehensive strategy for
revitalization of the Balboa Village and identified the need 'to establish a dedicated
funding mechanism to implement the various programs identified in the Master Plan;
WHEREAS, the Balboa Village Advisory Committee ( "BVAC ") held monthly
public meetings between December 2013, and January 2014, that provided a forum for
public participation where implementation of the Master Plan, including the potential use
of parking revenues to support the various strategies within the Master Plan, were
discussed;
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2014, the BVAC voted to recommend the City Council
create a parking benefit district for Balboa Village;
WHEREAS, on November 25, 2014, the City Council introduced Ordinance
No. 2014 -21 to amend Newport Beach Municipal Code ( "NBMC ") Chapter 12.44 by
adding Section 12.44.029, creating the Area Benefit District Reserve and the Balboa
Village Area Benefit District; and
WHEREAS, NBMC Section 12.44.029 provides the City Council may direct
revenue into the Area Benefit District Reserve by resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby
resolves as follows:
Section 1: One hundred percent (100 %) of all on- street and off - street parking
fees and revenue generated by the City within the Balboa Village Area Benefit District,
including, but not limited to, parking lot lease revenue, pay stations, and parking meters,
with the exception of tidelands fees or revenues, shall be deposited into the Area
Benefit District Reserve to be used consistent with NBMC Section 12.44.029.
Section 2: 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, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly
or indirectly, and it only establishes funding priorities.
Section 3: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
hereby incorporated into the substantive portion of this resolution.
Section 4: This resolution shall take effect on the effective date of Ordinance
No. 2014 -21 amending NBMC Chapter 12.44 and creating the Area Benefit District
Reserve and the Balboa Village Area Benefit District.
ADOPTED this 25Th day of November, 2014.
ATTEST:
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
QA-�'o
Rush N. Hill, II
Mayor
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; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2014 -101 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a
regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 25h day of November, 2014, and that the
same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Council Member Petros, Council Member Curry, Mayor Pro Tern Selich,
Council Member Daigle, Council Member Henn, Council Member Gardner,
Mayor Hill
Nays: None
Recused: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 26th day of November, 2014.
City Glerk
Newport Beach, California
(Seal)