HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - On the AgendaOn the Agenda: July 25 City Council Meeting
The next City Council meeting is
Tuesday, July 25. Items of interest
are highlighted below. The entire
agenda and reports can be
viewed here.
The regular meeting will begin
at 4:30 p.m. Agenda items include:
• Consideration of an appeal to
a June 22 Planning Commission
decision related to a soil gas
remediation project at the former
Ford Aeronutronic facility. The former
facility, which operated for about three decades on about 200 acres bound by Bison
Avenue to the north, MacArthur Boulevard to the east, Ford Road to the south, and
Jamboree Road to the west, was used for aerospace and electronic research,
development and production by the Ford Motor Co. Under the oversight of the
Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, cleanup and remediation efforts
were made to address environmental impacts of past facility operations before the
site was redeveloped with residential housing in the 1990s. However, in 2016, levels
of volatile organic compounds were determined to be above screening levels,
warranting action. The proposed solution is a soil vapor extraction and treatment
system consisting of a small building, an underground pipe network, and 13
extraction wells, which would operate for about 12 months. The City granted a
limited term permit to allow construction of the remediation system, which has been
appealed by several area residents. In June, the Planning Commission voted to
uphold the permit.
A proposed amendment to the Newport Place Planned Community and introduction
of an ordinance to change the minimum affordable housing inclusionary requirement
from 30 percent to 15 percent. Newport Place, about 145 acres of land near John
Wayne Airport, has been identified as a possible location for future residential
housing development opportunities. In 2022, a study from a City consultant
concluded that inclusionary housing percentages higher than 15 percent would
likely render most residential projects financially infeasible.
A resolution to allow collection of certain sewer and recycling fees and charges
through the property tax roll. About 5,300 Newport Beach households are sewer
and/or recycling only customers and do not receive a City utility bill. This is the
second year these charges would be placed on the property tax roll. Adding sewer
and recycling charges on property tax rolls is a common practice in California local
agencies for customers who do not receive electric and/or water service from the
billing agency.