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Insider's Guide
From: Obornv, Shirlev
Subject: Insider"s Guide for the Newport Beach City Council Meeting of Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Date: Friday, February 08, 2019 9:03:53 PM
Sent on behalf of City Manager Grace Leung...
Happy February! It's hard to believe a month of 2019 has already passed, though it's also been
a busy year so far. Thank you to those who braved the weather and joined us for the City
Council's annual planning session last Saturday. Great input from the community as City
Council and staff discussed service levels and projects in the context of developing the next
budget. The next review of the developing budget will be an early look at the capital
improvement projects (CIP) during a study session in March.
Our next City Council meeting in Tuesday, February 12. The following are items that may be of
interest. As always, this is not a summary of the entire agenda, which can be viewed here.
We will have a Study Session beginning at 4:00 p.m. to discuss two items. There will be a
discussion on the Beacon Bay Home Owners Association's proposal to change how their
current ground lease is calculated. Because Beacon Bay homes, located at the terminus of
Harbor Island Road and Beacon Bay, are on land owned in fee by the City and filled tidelands
owned in fee by the State, the residential properties are ground leased to the homeowners.
The HOA has submitted a proposal to amend the rate of the most recent lease agreement.
The second item is an overview of City Trees - how the City cares for, maintains and manages
the over 35,000 public trees in the City. Discussion will include an overview of the City
Council's tree policies and the maintenance activities staff undertakes to keep the City trees in
good condition.
The Regular Session begins at 7:00 p.m. and the following are items of note on the consent
calendar:
• There is an ordinance to amend the floodplain management section of our municipal
code. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) updated the mapped
flood zones and the City must update its ordinance to conform to these new maps.
The properties affected by the revised floodplain maps are on Balboa Peninsula.
• The Finance Commission is recommending several changes to various City Council
fiscal policies following a detailed review. The proposed revisions are primarily to
promote efficiencies and ensure smooth administrative operations.
• An Aviation Ad Hoc Committee of the City Council is proposed to review the roles
and responsibilities of the Aviation Committee. With the City's ongoing and
multifaceted approach to addressing the impacts related to John Wayne Airport, a
review of the committee's structure and duties is recommended to enhance the City's
efforts and ensure the community's input is effectively received.
• Confirmation of the Mayor's appointment of five residents to the General Plan
Update Steering Committee is also on the consent calendar. Following a review
process, the Mayor is appointing: Nancy Gardner (chair), Ed Selich, Debbie Stevens,
Larry Tucker and Paul Watkins. On a related note, the first community meeting on the
General Plan Update is on February 13, 6pm at Marina Park.
Items of note for Public Hearing and General Business include:
• Planning and land use entitlement for the Harbor Pointe Senior Living Project,
located at 101 Bayview Place. This project will demolish an existing restaurant building
(Kitayama) and replace it with a 120 bed, 3 -story senior convalescent and congregate
care facility. Items for City Council consideration for this project include a general plan
amendment, planned community development plan amendment, major site
development review, development agreement, and environmental impact report
(EIR). The project was reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission.
• An ordinance amending the Local Coastal Program (LCP) is proposed to ensure that
both the City's LCP Implementation Plan and the Zoning Code are consistent with each
other and reduce conflicting code sections. In September 2017 the City Council
approved submitting the amendments to the California Coastal Commission. In
December 2018, the Coastal Commission approved the amendment with
modifications. The amendment with modifications is now before City Council .
• An appeal of the Harbor Commission's approval of Newport Marina, a proposed
marina reconstruction project, is on the agenda. However, both the project applicant
and the appellants have requested the appeal be continued to March 12, 2019. This
will provide time for the parties involved to attempt to resolve their concerns.
• A Master License Agreement with New Cingular Wireless (AT&T) is presented for
City Council consideration. The agreement will allow AT&T to install small cell facilities
on City -owned streetlights, a more recent technology for carriers to build out their
networks and address coverage gaps. If approved, AT&T will submit applications for
no less than 20 small cell sites within 90 days of agreement execution.
As a reminder, public comment is welcome at the City Council meeting. The public can
comment on any item on the agenda. If you cannot attend the meeting and/or want to
communicate with the City Council directly on an item, the following e-mail address gets to all
of them: City Council.
The Week in Review was provided this week. In case you missed it, we do post them on the
City's website; the latest edition can be found here.
Thank you for reading. Feedback is appreciated so please don't hesitate to ask a question or
offer a comment.
Grace K. Leung
City Manager
City of Newport Beach
100 Civic Center Drive, Bay 2E
Newport Beach, CA 92660
gleung@newportbeachca.gov
P: 949-644-3001 F: 949-644-3020