HomeMy WebLinkAbout20 - Harbor Commission 2016 Objectives - PowerPointHarbor Commission Objectives
Calendar Year 2016
(As Approved by the Harbor Commission in November 2015)
City Council Meeting
January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016
Item No. 20
Newport Harbor Commission Objectives
Calendar Year 2016
(As Approved by the Harbor Commission in November 2016)
•These objectives support the mission of the Harbor Area Management Plan and the two most essential responsibilities of the Harbor Commission: (1) To ensure the long term welfare of Newport Harbor for all residential, recreational, and commercial users; (2) To promote Newport Harbor as a preferred and welcoming destination for visitors and residents alike.
•These objectives are subject to the review and approval of the Commission, and final approval of the Newport Beach City Council. Principal responsibility for the achievement of each objective is assigned to a subcommittee of the Harbor Commission, as noted below. The chair of each subcommittee is shown in italics. Progress towards these objectives will be reported, when appropriate, by the chair of each subcommittee during regular meetings of the Harbor Commission.
1)Collaborate with the Marine Committee of the Newport
Beach Chamber of Commerce in the development of
strategy recommendations to support the preservation of
water-dependent commercial and recreational activities as
prescribed in the Harbor Area Management Plan and the
Harbor and Bay Element of the General Plan.
Stapleton, Girling, Blank
Ensuring the Long Term Welfare of Newport Harbor
Ensuring the Long Term Welfare of Newport Harbor
2)Secure California Department of Recreation approval for a
proposed amendment to the Harbor Code which would
grant an exception to the harbor speed limit for sanctioned
sail racing and human powered racing events. With such
authorization recommend the proposed amendment to the
City Council for enactment.
Blank, West, Stapleton
3)Create a forum for dialogue with representatives of the
harbor Charter Fleet to promote the development of a
shared vision of charter boat operation standards to be
achieved collaboratively by 2020, with particular emphasis
on environmental considerations.
TBD, Girling, Kenney
Ensuring the Long Term Welfare of Newport Harbor
4)Support Harbor Resources Division staff in the development
and presentation of public information on the new Regional
General Permit 54 and related Newport Harbor Eelgrass
Protection and Mitigation Plan.
Kenny, West, McIntosh
Ensuring the Long Term Welfare of Newport Harbor
5)Support Harbor Resources Division staff and the Harbor
Patrol in their efforts to identify and resolve the ongoing
derelict vessels in the harbor.
Stapleton, Girling
Ensuring the Long Term Welfare of Newport Harbor
Promoting Newport Harbor as a Preferred
and Welcoming Destination
6)Complete the evaluation of public moorage and anchorage
alternatives. Specifically address the concept of an
anchorage in the Turning Basin such as the one used on a
temporary basis during the 2012 Lower Bay dredging
project, and the suggestion of day moorings off Big Corona
beach.
Avery, McIntosh, Girling
Promoting Newport Harbor as a Preferred
and Welcoming Destination
7)Update and publish a 3rd edition of The Complete Cruising
Guide to Newport Harbor, first published by the Harbor
Commission in 2010.
West , Kenney, Stapleton
Promoting Newport Harbor as a Preferred
and Welcoming Destination
8)Investigate the availability and sufficiency of launch ramp
facilities in the harbor and report findings to the
Commission. Present specific recommendations to the City
Council, as appropriate.
McIntosh, Girling, Kenney
Promoting Newport Harbor as a Preferred
and Welcoming Destination
9)Advocate for the City’s near-term completion of the
Central Avenue public pier, independent, if appropriate, of
the Lido Marina Village Redevelopment Project.
Blank, McIntosh