HomeMy WebLinkAbout10032019_WQCT AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
WATER QUALITY/COASTAL TIDELANDS COMMITTEE
AGENDA
Crystal Cove Conference Room, Building D, 2nd Floor
Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 3:00 PM
Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee Members:
Council Member Jeff Herdman Chair
Council Member Duffy Duffield, Vice Chair
Dennis Baker, Member
Carl Cassidy, Member
Louis Denger, Member
Fred Galluccio, Member
Lawrence Houston, Member
Richard McNeil, Member
George Robertson, Member
Staff Members:
John Kappeler, Senior Engineer
Karen Gallagher, Administrative Assistant
The Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee meeting is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the
Brown Act requires that the Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee agenda be posted at least seventy-two (72)
hours in advance of each regular meeting and that the public be allowed to comment on agenda items before the
Committee and items not on the agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Water Quality/Coastal
Tidelands Committee. The Chair may limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes
per person.
The City of Newport Beach’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an
attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, we will
attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact John Kappeler, Water Quality Enforcement
Manager, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if
accommodation is feasible at (949) 644-3218 or jkappeler@newportbeachca.gov.
NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTATIONS REQUIRING USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT
Any presentation requiring the use of the City of Newport Beach’s equipment must be submitted to the Public Works
Department 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
1)CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2)ROLL CALL AND INTRODUCTIONS
3)PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (5 min)
Public comments are invited on agenda items. Speakers must limit comments to five minutes.
Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the record. The
Committee has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers’ time limit on agenda items,
provided the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all speakers. As a courtesy, please turn
cell phones off or set them in the silent mode.
4)REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES (5 min)
Minutes of September 5, 2019
5)CURRENT BUSINESS (50 min)
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(a) 2017/18 Committee Goals/Objectives (John Kappeler/Bob Stein) (15 min)
Review and status update on the committee’s 2017/18 goals and objectives.
Recommendation: Committee Discussion
(b) Public Education Plan Phase I (Hoiyin Ip/Fred Galluccio) (20 min) Review
of the Public Education Sub-committee’s magnetic signage, and discussion
on a public service announcement (PSA).
Recommendation: Committee Comments/Approval
(c) Disposable Food Service Ware Ordinance (Jeff Herdman) (10 min)
Committee discussion relative to forming a sub-committee to research this
issue.
Recommendation: Committee Discussion
(d) Santa Ana Delhi Diversion Field Trip (Committee Members) (5 min)
Discussion of scheduling and timing for a visit to the Santa Ana Delhi
Diversion Project.
Recommendation: Committee Discussion
6)ON-GOING BUSINESS (10 min)
(a) Bay and Ocean Bacteriological Test Results (John Kappeler) (10 min)
Review and discussion of recent water quality test results within Newport
Bay and along the ocean shoreline.
Recommendation: Receive and File
7)COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE
PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT
(NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) (10 min)
(a) Eel Grass Study (November 2019)
(b) Big Canyon Creek Water Testing (November 2019)
(c) City of Newport Beach Water and Sewer Master Plans (December 2019)
(d) Shellfish Monitoring (January 2020)
(e) Orange County Sanitation District Micro-Plastics (January 2020)
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(f) Vessel greywater discharge limitations (Winter 2020)
(g) City of Newport Beach Sustainability Plan (Winter 2020)
(h) Public Education Plan - Phase II (Winter 2020)
8)PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS (5 min)
Public comments are invited on non-agenda items generally considered to be within the subject
matter jurisdiction of the Committee. Speakers must limit comments to three minutes. Before
speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the record. The Committee
has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers’ time limit on non-agenda items, provided
the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all speakers. As a courtesy, please turn cell
phones off or set them in the silent mode.
9)SET NEXT MEETING DATE (5 min)
Recommendation: November 7, 2019
10)ADJOURNMENT