HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - Insider's GuideInsider's Guide for the Newport Beach City Council Meeting on May 25, 2021
Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, May 25. Items that may be of interest are highlighted
below. The entire agenda, and all reports, can be viewed here.
In-person public comments are welcome. For those participating remotely, please note that City
Council meetings will accept remote public comment only through the Zoom platform, with video
and audio- only options. If you are viewing the meeting through Zoom, use the "raise hand"
function, wait for City staff to announce your name, and unmute your line when it is your turn to
speak. To comment through Zoom's audio -only option, call 669-900-9128 (Meeting ID 9910098
4261#), and dial *9 during public comments to join the speaking queue (*6 to unmute when it is
your turn). For additional information on remote participation, click here.
There will be a Special Joint Meeting of the City Council and Finance Committee at 4 p.m.:
Review of the City's proposed fiscal year 2021-2022 operating budget, including revenue
assumptions, planned expenditures, and program enhancement recommendations. The
draft budget is available for public review at newportbeachca.gov/budget.
• Review of the resources and services devoted to maintaining City beaches, including trash
pickup, boardwalk ambassadors, lifeguard coverage and code enforcement. City staff will
present an overview of the current approach to beach management, along with options for
enhanced services.
The Study Session and Regular Meeting begin at 6 p.m. and the following are items of note:
Review of the proposed fiscal year 2021-2022 capital improvement program (CIP) budget.
The
$74.8 million CIP proposal includes maintenance and improvement plans for highways,
streets and alleys, storm drain and water quality systems, park and recreation facilities,
water and wastewater systems, transportation projects, and planning programs and studies.
The proposed CIP is available for public review at newportbeachca.gov/budget.
A public hearing and potential adoption of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for a
confined aquatic disposal (CAD) project in the lower Newport Harbor. The CAD is
proposed as part of a harbor dredging project that will remove about 1 million cubic yards
of sediment from the harbor floorto reestablish original navigation depths and improve harbor
water quality. Most of the dredged material will be disposed of in the open ocean and used
to replenish the Balboa Peninsula ocean beaches. Some of the dredge material (about 10%)
is unsuitable for open ocean disposal because it contains small amounts of mercury. To
dispose of the unsuitable material, the CAD project is proposed for the central portion of
the lower Harbor between Bay Island, Harbor Island and Lido Isle. A CAD is constructed
underwater by digging a hole and disposing of the initial material removed from the hole in
the ocean, and then placing the non -open ocean quality bottom sediment back inside the
hole. A cap of suitable material is then placed on top, creating a physical barrier between
contaminants and the harbor waters. The EIR is available at this link on the City's website.
Click here for an FAQ document on the project.