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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 - General Plan Update Committee Vision FestivalCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH o m COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT _ I= PLANNING DEPARTMENT 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92658 (949) 644 -3200; FAX (949) 644 -3229 Hearing Date: Agenda Item No.: Staff Person: REPORT TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL September, 2001 12 Sharon Z. Wood (949) 644 -3222 SUBJECT: Recommendation from General Plan Update Committee on Community Outreach Vision Festival SUGGESTED ACTION: Accept the recommendation of the General Plan Update Committee and set the General Plan Vision Festival for January 12, 2002. As part of the General Plan Visioning Process, the General Plan Update Committee has been considering the best date for the Vision Festival, the official kick -off of the public participation process. Originally, the Committee determined that the best date would be November 3, 2001, in order start the process as quickly as possible and make progress early. At their last meeting on August 27th, the Committee reconsidered this recommendation. The discussion focused on two concerns, the potential for the process to lose energy over the holiday and concern about the proximity to the November special election. The Committee concluded that it would be better to commence after the holidays, in order to keep peoples' energy and interest in the visioning process by conducting it in a tight sequential timeframe. This recommendation was made by unanimous vote of the members present. SHARON Z. WOOD Assistant City Manager