April 12, 2022
Agenda Item No. 9
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk - 949-644-3005, [email protected] PREPARED BY:
Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk
TITLE:
Confirmation of Appointments to the General Plan Update Steering Committee ABSTRACT:
The City Council desires to form the General Plan Update Steering Committee (Steering Committee) by confirming the Mayor’s appointment of three members to the Steering Committee, which will be responsible for (1) ensuring there is sufficient public outreach and stakeholder input regarding the update to the City of Newport Beach General Plan; (2) providing guidance to City of Newport Beach (City) staff regarding the scope of work and preparation of a Request for Proposal for a General Plan Update consultant; (3) reviewing responses to the Request for Proposal; (4) making a recommendation to the City Council regarding the selection of a consultant to assist with the General Plan Update; (5) providing a recommendation to the City Council on the formation and membership of a subsequent General Plan Update Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) that will help guide policy changes with the General Plan Update; (6) providing oversight and direction to the Advisory Committee to ensure the overall General Plan Update process stays on task; and (7) making reports to the City Council, at least bi-monthly, regarding the progress of the General Plan Update.
RECOMMENDATION:
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and b) Confirm Mayor Kevin Muldoon’s appointments of Phillip Brown, Kimberly Carter, and Nancy Gardner to fill the seats on the General Plan Update Steering Committee.
DISCUSSION:
On January 25, 2022, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2022-2 creating the General Plan Update Steering Committee.
Pursuant to Resolution No. 2022-2 (Attachment A), the City Council established the Steering Committee and determined that the Steering Committee members would be appointed by the Mayor, but confirmed by the City Council, and composed of three residents of the community. The resolution outlines the Steering Committee’s responsibilities.
The appointed committee members shall be residents of the City of Newport Beach, registered voters of the City of Newport Beach, and must not be members of the Newport Beach City Council.
As noted in Resolution No. 2022-2, the General Plan Update Steering Committee (Steering Committee) is an ad hoc committee, subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act, that will be responsible for (1) ensuring there is sufficient public outreach and stakeholder input regarding the update to the City of Newport Beach General Plan; (2) providing guidance to City staff regarding the scope of work and preparation of a Request for Proposal for a General Plan Update consultant; (3) reviewing responses to the Request for Proposal; (4) making a recommendation to the City Council regarding the selection of a consultant to assist with the General Plan Update; (5) providing a recommendation to the City Council on the formation and membership of a subsequent General Plan Update Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) that will help guide policy changes with the General Plan Update; (6) providing oversight and direction to the Advisory Committee to ensure the overall General Plan Update process stays on task; and (7) making reports to the City Council, at least bi-monthly, regarding the progress of the General Plan Update.
As noted in Resolution No. 2022-2, the Mayor (or his/her designee) shall have the discretion to determine the process for selecting Committee Members and shall not be required to form an “ad-hoc appointments committee” or comply with other procedural or timing requirements set forth in Council Policy A-2 (Boards, Commissions and Committees). In accordance with the Maddy Act, the City Clerk prepared and posted a Notice of Opportunity to be Appointed to the General Plan Update Steering Committee on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, in the City Clerk’s Office, on the bulletin board in the City Council Chambers, and on the City’s webpage, and published the Notice in the Daily Pilot on Saturday, January 29, 2022.
As provided in the Notice, applications were accepted by the City Clerk’s Office until noon on Wednesday, February 16, 2022. At the conclusion of the application period, the applications were forwarded to Mayor Kevin Muldoon for his review. Mayor Muldoon is recommending that Phillip Brown, Kimberly Carter, and Nancy Gardner be appointed to the Steering Committee. Copies of the applications are attached hereto as Attachment B.
The Steering Committee shall expire and sunset without further action by the City Council upon adoption of the General Plan Update or sooner if acted upon by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action 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.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A – Resolution No. 2022-2
Attachment B – Applications
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