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City Council Staff Report
January 10, 2023
Agenda Item No. 12
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk - 949-644-3005,
(brown@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk
TITLE: Annual Mayor Appointments
ABSTRACT:
City Council Policy A-2 (Boards, Commissions and Committees) provides for the Mayor
to annually appoint individuals, subject to City Council confirmation, to serve on the
various City Council Committees, City Council/Citizens Committees, Citizens Advisory
Committees, and Joint Governmental Committees.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because
this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;
and
b) Confirm Mayor Noah Blom's appointments under City Council Policy A-2, as provided
in this staff report.
DISCUSSION:
The following are Mayor Noah Blom's appointments and require City Council
confirmation:
I. COUNCIL COMMITTEES (Standing or Ad Hoc)
A. Affordable Housing Task Force — To be disbanded in 2023. With the full City
Council engaged in the General Plan Update and addressing the Regional
Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), this task force is no longer needed.
II. CITY COUNCIL/CITIZENS COMMITTEES (Standing or Ad Hoc)
A. Aviation Committee
1. Mayor Noah Blom - Chair
2. Council Member Lauren Kleiman - Vice Chair
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III. CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEES (Standing or Ad Hoc)
A. Environmental Quality Affairs Committee (EQAC)
1. Mayor Noah Blom - Chair
B. Finance Committee
1. Mayor Pro Tern Will O'Neill - Chair
2. Mayor Noah Blom
3. Council Member Joe Stapleton
C. Newport Coast Advisory Committee
1. Mayor Pro Tern Will O'Neill
2. Council Member Lauren Kleiman
D. Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee
1. Council Member Joe Stapleton - Chair
2. Council Member Brad Avery - Vice Chair
IV. JOINT GOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEES (Permanent or Standin
A. Association of California Cities — Orange County (ACC-OC)
1. Mayor Pro Tern O'Neill
2. Council Member Erik Weigand (Alt.)
B. League of California Cities (Cal Cities)
1. Council Member Robyn Grant
2. Council Member Erik Weigand (Alt.)
C. Orange County Housing Commission - Advisory Committee
1. Community Development Department Staff Member Melinda Whelan
2. Community Development Department Staff Member Ben Zdeba (Alt.)
D. Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Trustees
1. Council Member Erik Weigand*
E. Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD)
1. Council Member Brad Avery*
2. Council Member Erik Weigand (Alt.)*
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F. San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Board of Directors
1. Mayor Pro Tern Will O'Neill*
2. Council Member Robyn Grant (Alt.)*
G. Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency
1. Council Member Brad Avery
2. Council Member Joe Stapleton
H. Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
1. Council Member Lauren Kleiman*
2. Council Member Robyn Grant (Alt.)*
Watershed Executive Committee
1. Council Member Brad Avery
2. Council Member Joe Stapleton (1st Alt.)
3. City Manager Grace K. Leung (2nd Alt.)
In the previous listings, names that are underlined are individuals who are not members
of the City Council.
* Per FPPC Regulation 18702.5(b)(3), the appointed positions identified above with an
asterisk (*) may receive compensation and are reported on FPPC Form 806 (Agency
Report of Public Official Appointments) and posted on the City of Newport Beach
website.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not
result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment)
and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA
Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no
potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING -
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of
the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
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