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5/3/65
RESOLUTION N0, 6144
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH REAFFIRMING ITS SUPPORT FOR A BEACH
EROSION CONTROL PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
has previously expressed its serious concern over the damaging
effects of erosion on the beaches of Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach holds title to the
ocean beaches within its boundaries by virtue of a legislative
grant from the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is keenly aware of its obli-
gations to protect the interests of the public who use the beaches
and to provide safeguards for persons owning property adjacent to
the beaches; and
WHEREAS, the problem of erosion is especially critical
with respect to the beach area between the mouth of the Santa Ana
River and the Newport Pier due to the narrow width of the beach
and its history of instability; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has expressed approval in
principle of the Beach Erosion Control Report on Cooperative Study
of Orange County dated March 1, 1962, which was prepared by the
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has consistently taken the
position that the area of coastline between the mouth of the San
Gabriel River and the West Jetty of Newport Bay must be treated
as a single, indivisible unit for purposes of existing and proposed
erosion control programs; and
WHEREAS, the first phase of the beach erosion control
• project involving the replenishment of sand on the beaches in the
Surfside- Sunset Beach area has been completed; and
WHEREAS, the U.. So Army Corps of Engineers has commenced
a sand tracer study of the Newport submarine canyon area and has
proposed to make another study which would determine the feasibility
of dredging sand in the open sea and depositing the sand directly
on the beaches; and
WHEREAS, the U. So Army Corps of Engineers has not made
a final recommendation concerning Phase II of the project which
involves the construction of a proposed offshore breakwater and
related offshore structures;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach that the City Council reaffirms its
support of the beach erosion control project in principle, sub-
ject to the following conditions-
1. That no final plan for the construction of an off-
shore breakwater or other offshore structures be approved or con-
struction commenced thereon until the results of the pending sand
tracer study in the Newport submarine canyon area and the engineer-
ing study to determine the feasibility of dredging sand in the
open sea and depositing the sand directly on the beaches have been
analyzed and submitted to the City of Newport Beach and until the
City Council has been given an opportunity to communicate its
views thereon to the public agencies concerned in the project.
2> That before construction is commenced on any break-
water or other offshore structures contractual guarantees be made
to the City of Newport Beach by the other contracting agencies to
assume joint responsibility to share in the costs of correcting
any adverse effects to the beach area between the West Jetty of
Newport Harbor and the mouth of the Santa Ana River, such guaran-
tees to include assurances of timely emergency relief as well as
long term commitments,
• 3. That the U. So Army Corps of Engineers is requested
to construct a simulated model of the coastline and beaches from
Surfside to the Newport Harbor for the purpose of conducting appro-
priate tests to provide further information concerning the effects
2,
of the various proposals for Phase II of the project and that all
construction on Phase II be deferred until the results of said
tests have been analyzed and made available to the contracting
agencies.
4. That the City Clerk is directed to send copies of
this resolution to such interested persons and agencies as may be
determined by the Mayor.
ADOPTED this 10th day of May, 1965.
ATTEST:
1 `City Clerk
3.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH)
I, MARGERY SCHROUDER, City Clerk of the City of Newport
Beach, C<lifornia, do hereby certify that according to the records of the
City of Newport Beach filed and maintained in my office, the foregoing
Resolution
No. 6144
was duly and regularly
adopted, passed, and approved by the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held at the
regular meeting place thereof, on the 10th
19 65 , by the following vote, to wit:
day of May ,
AYES, COUNCILMEN: Stoddard, Forgit, Gruber, Marshall,
Parsons
NOES, COUNCILMEN: Cook, Elder
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None
Dated this 11th day of May 19 65
City Clerk and , x-Officio Clerk of tie
City Council, City of Newport Beach,
State of California.