HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/01/2017_WQCT AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
WATER QUALITY/COASTAL TIDELANDS COMMITTEE
AGENDA
Crystal Cove Conference Room, Bay D, 2nd Floor
Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 3:00 PM
Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee Members:
Council Member Brad Avery, Chair
Council Member Jeff Herdman, Vice Chair
Dennis Baker, Member
Erin Delman, Member
Louis Denger, Member
Fred Galluccio, Member
Lawrence Houston, Member
George Robertson, Member
Carl Cassidy, Member
Staff Members:
John Kappeler, Senior Engineer
Jamie Copeland, Public Works Administrative and Finance Manager
The Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee meeting is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act
requires that the Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee agenda be posted at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of each
regular meeting and that the public be allowed to comment on agenda items before the Committee and items not on the agenda
but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee. The Chair may limit public
comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person.
The City of Newport Beach’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a
participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, we will attempt to accommodate
you in every reasonable manner. Please contact John Kappeler, Water Quality Enforcement Manager, at least forty-eight (48)
hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible at (949) 644-3218 or
jkappeler@newportbeachca.gov.
NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTATIONS REQUIRING USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT
Any presentation requiring the use of the City of Newport Beach’s equipment must be submitted to the Public Works Department
24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
1)CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2)ROLL CALL AND INTRODUCTIONS
3)PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (5 MIN)
Public comments are invited on agenda items. Speakers must limit comments to three (3)
minutes. Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the record.
The Committee has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers’ time limit on agenda
items, provided the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all speakers. As a courtesy,
please turn cell phones off or set them in the silent mode.
4)REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES (5 MIN)
Recommendation: Approve minutes as presented
5)CURRENT BUSINESS
University of California (UCI) Oceans Initiative (Chace Warmington) (30min)
Presentation and update on the UCI Oceans Initiative.
Recommendation: Committee Discussion
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2017 Committee Goals (Mark Vukojevic) (30 min) 2017 Committee goals
presentation.
Recommendation: Committee Discussion and Goal Adoption
Newport Underwater Cleanup (Mark Ward) (10 min) Update on Newport
Bay’s first underwater cleanup.
Recommendation: Committee Discussion
Newport Bay Water Wheel (Billy Dutton) (10 min) Presentation to receive a
donation to assist in paying for the proposed water wheel.
Recommendation: Accept the Donation
6)OLD BUSINESS
Bay and Ocean Bacteriological Test Results (John Kappeler) (5 min) Review
and discussion of recent water quality test results within Newport Bay and
along the ocean shoreline.
Recommendation: Receive and File
Newport Aquatics Center (NAC) Sub-committee Report (Dennis Baker) (5
min) Sub-committee report on the NAC water quality project.
Recommendation: Committee Discussion
7)COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE
PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT
(NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) (10 min)
8)PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS (5 MIN)
Public comments are invited on agenda and non-agenda items generally considered to be
within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. Speakers must limit comments to three
(3) minutes. Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the
record. The Committee has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers’ time limit on
agenda or non-agenda items, provided the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all
speakers. As a courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in the silent mode.
9)SET NEXT MEETING DATE (5 min)
Recommendation: Call next meeting for July 6, 2017
Suggested Topics: Poseidon Project, Private Street Catch Basin Cleaning & Street
Sweeping Program, Big Canyon Monitoring Results, and the Catalina Sea Ranch
10)ADJOURNMENT