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City Council Regular Meeting
January 28, 2014
Agenda Item No. 1
February 11, 2014
considering a modification to a contract, a red -line version is presented, which is not included in
the packet because what Council would be voting on will only last for three (3) days. Relative to
the next item, he cautioned against imposing a new Management District Plan where the red-
lining would be critical since Council would be committed to a ten (10) year interval. The staff
report implies that once it is in motion, it will no longer be within Council's power to change it.
Hearing no further testimony, Mayor Hill closed the public hearing.
Motion by Council Member Curry, seconded by Council Member Petros to adopt
Resolution No. 2014 -6, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach Modifying
the Newport Beach Tourism Business Improvement District Management District Plan, to
shorten the term.
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Member Gardner, Council Member Petros,
Council Member Curry, Council Member Henn, Coin
18. RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -7 - RENEWING
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. HOO
Public Information Manager Tara Fi
where Council is being asked to renew
the assessment rate at 3% and would
Mayor Hill opened the public
Tem Selich, Mayor Hill,
Daigle
BEACH TOURISM
s is the second step in the process
ing the term to ten (10) years, setting
to the NBTBID.
Jim Mosher stated he expects that `/Council will vote "Yes" on the matter and indicated he is
pleased to see that in the revised District Management Plan (Page 10), it clearly states that for
the next ten (10) years, the meet' 9 Visit Newport Beach (VNB) will be open to the public
and subject to the Brown, Act when they are dealing with any matter having to do with the
TBID. He stressed that tl is is- a� separate operation from the general tourism function of VNB
for the exclusive beriefit of member hotels and felt it is unwise to mix this with VNB. He
addressed the - creation of Newport Beach and Company adding that they could manage the
TBID separately f om�the broader vision of tourism promotion of the existing VNB. He
commented on skeptic sm expressed in prior meetings regarding the City being involved in the
for - profit operation and taking money from a marketing organization for City hotels and
commented onUtheir prior offer of $150,000 to the City. He added that the organization is
restricted by State law to spending money for the benefit of member hotels within the District
and not for the benefit of the rest of the City.
Council Member Gardner noted that Item 20 discusses the amount of $150,000 and that it has
not disappeared.
Hearing no further testimony, Mayor Hill closed the public hearing.
Motion by Council Member Curry, seconded by Council Member Petros to adopt
Resolution No. 2014 -7, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach Renewing
the Newport Beach Tourism Business Improvement District.
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Member Gardner, Council Member Petros, Mayor Pro Tem Selich, Mayor Hill,
Council Member Curry, Council Member Henn, Council Member Daigle
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