HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - Insider's GuideInsider's Guide for the Newport Beach City Council Meeting on July 27, 2021
Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Items that may be of interest are highlighted below. The entire
agenda, and all reports, can be viewed here.
The Regular Meeting begins at 4 p.m. with a closed session. The Council will reconvene at 5 p.m. for the open session,
with the following items of note:
• At 5 p.m. the Council will conduct a public hearing on the formation of an assessment district that would
underground utility poles and lines in a 50-block area of central Balboa Island. The public hearing will be followed by
the tabulation of voting ballots submitted by property owners within the proposed assessment district. All assessment
ballots must be submitted by the close of the public hearing; any received after the deadline will not be valid.
Assessment District 124 was proposed by residents to improve neighborhood aesthetics, safety and system reliability
by converting existing overhead utilities to underground locations. The property owners within the boundaries of the
proposed assessment district would pay $32.8 million in construction and financing costs, with varying costs to each
property owner depending on parcel size. Ballots were previously mailed to property owners in the proposed district
and can be returned by mail or in person before the close of the public hearing.
• A study session will outline the public process and timeline for Council area redistricting. The City is required
to conduct an analysis of its Council districts every 10 years, following the national census, to reflect changes in
population and ensure that all districts have an equal number of residents.
• The Council will conduct a second public hearing to review a February decision by the City's Planning
Commission to approve a mixed -use development project at 2510 and 2530 W. Coast Highway in the Mariner's Mile
area. After an initial public hearing in April, the Council voted to continue the project to accommodate a request by
the developer to modify the project and address input from the public and Council members. The updated project
proposes a mixed -use development of 36 residential housing units and a 5,096-square-foot office. Three of the units
would be provided as workforce housing and made affordable to very low-income households. The updated project
eliminates a boutique auto showroom and significantly changes the architecture, orientation and design style
proposed in the original plans.