HomeMy WebLinkAboutS0 - Supplemental AgendaNEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL
SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 28, 2003
CONSENT CALENDAR
S9. TABAK RESIDENCE, 3431 OCEAN BOULEVARD, VARIANCE NO. 2003 -005 AND
AMENDMENT TO MODIFICATION PERMIT NO. 2002 -049 (PA2003 -180). Continue to
November 12, 2003.
S10. INITIATION OF A CODE AMENDMENT TO TITLE 20 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
TO ADD A SPECIFIC HEIGHT LIMITATION FOR LANDMARK BUILDINGS. Adopt
Resolution No. 2003 -_ initiating an amendment to Title 20 of the municipal code.
CURRENT BUSINESS
S11. DRAFT POSITION FOR FUTURE CITY COUNCIL POLICY REGARDING SANTA
ANA RIVER CROSSINGS (SARX).
Action: Discuss and, if desired, base the proposed Council policy on the following
recommendations, with respect to recent efforts to delete the Garfield
Avenue /Gisler Avenue and Banning Avenue /19th Street Santa Ana River
crossings (SARX) from the Orange County Master Plan of Arterial Highways
(MPAH):
1. Reiterate and convey the City's opposition to removing the Santa Ana
River crossings from the MPAH unless a reasonable and practical
alternative can be established that is fair and balanced for all
jurisdictions.
2. Request that the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
Board of Directors not certify the SARX EIR, as it does not adequately
address impacts to the City of Newport Beach, recent regional land
use and development actions, and a fair distribution of regional
transportation responsibilities.
3. Support the City of Fountain Valley in its request to proceed with the
preliminary design and environmental study for the Garfield
Avenue /Gisler Avenue Bridge over the Santa Ana River. Should this
environmental study show the Bridge is feasible and no fatal flaws
are identified, the City of Newport Beach may well want to have the
same process followed for the 19th Street Bridge.
4. Request OCTA revisit the SARX Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
to consider impacts if Banning Ranch and its subsequent arterial
roadways are not constructed.
5. Request OCTA staff investigate additional alternative alignments or
mitigations such as "smart street' improvements to existing SARX
corridors.
6. Encourage participating jurisdictions not to assume the bridge
crossings as a part of the MPAH when considering long term
planning, land use, and development decisions.