HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - Insider's GuideInsider's Guide for the Newport Beach City Council Meeting on April 14, 2020
During these unprecedented times, public participation is paramount to good governance and
accountability. To that end, the City will implement an Information Technology solution to ensure your
voice is heard. Using a program called WebEx, the City will live stream the meeting through its website
(http://www.newportbeachca.gov/nbtvlive) and broadcast the meeting on its cable television channel,
NBTV (Spectrum Channel 3 and Cox Channel 852). The Mayor and City Council members will be seen on
screen as they participate in the meeting from their homes or other secure locations. In addition to
providing written comments prior to the meeting, members of the public can call in to provide comments
on agenda items in real time. The telephone numbers are listed after agenda item titles on the Council
agenda and will appear on viewers' screens at the appropriate times. Consistent with in-person Council
meetings, callers will have three minutes to provide comments on an agenda item. Please click here for
more details on how you can participate in the meeting.
Our next City Council meeting is on Tuesday, April 14. Items that may be of interest are highlighted below.
The entire agenda, and all reports, can be viewed here.
There is a Closed Session at 6:30 p.m. and the Regular Meeting begins at 7 p.m. The following are items
of note:
• On the Consent Calendar is an item that recommends the City Council adopts a resolution initiating
several Zoning Code and Local Coastal Program Amendments related to Tattoo Services, Density Bonus
Regulations, Short Term Lodging and Food and Alcohol Service in the Industrial Zone. This item starts the
process. It does not change the municipal code. It only authorizes staff to begin to work through the public
process for future City Council consideration.
• The City Council will also consider purchasing a Wildland Fire Apparatus. The new piece of equipment is
specifically designed to work in the wildland areas and will assist our Fire Department in protecting over
300 acres of wildland and urban interfaces here in the city.
• There is an appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of a project located at 215 Riverside Avenue.
This item was continued from the March 24 meeting.
Due to the Governor's order to stay at home, and to practice social distancing, there will be no members
of the public in the City Council Chambers. If you wish to comment, you may do so telephonically and the
City strongly encourages you to send your comments via email to cityclerk@newportbeachca.gov by
Monday, April 13, at 5 p.m.