HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-44 - Membership Update of Tidelands Management CommitteeRESOLUTION 2012 -44
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
RELATING TO CERTAIN COMMITTEES AND
COMMISSIONS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach has multiple Boards,
Committees, and Commissions that assist the Council in serving the needs of the Newport
Beach Community; and
WHEREAS, these Boards, Committees, and Commissions are invaluable in
encouraging public participation and engagement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach adopted Resolution 2011 -26
which created the Tidelands Management Committee along with a Citizens Advisory Panel
consisting of five (5) community members; and
WHEREAS, the Tidelands Management Committee desires to increase the Citizens
Advisory Panel to eight (8) members total to better represent the needs of the harbor
community; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that it hereby:
Modifies the Tidelands Management Committee as described in the attachment to this
Resolution.
ADOPTED this 12`h day of June, 2012.
ATTEST:
LEILANI E
City Clerk
NANCY GARDNER
M. _ or of'Newport Beach
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ATTACHMENT: Information for the Boards, Committees, and Commissions binder.
(Additions shown in underline, removals shown in strike -out)
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON TIDELANDS MANAGEMENT
AUTHORIZATION: Established by Resolution No. 2011- 26 adopted on March 8,
2011
MEMBERSHIP: Three members of the City Council, appointed by the Mayor
and ratified by the City Council. The Mayor shall identify the
chair of the Committee. City staff support shall come from the
City Manager's Office, and the City Attorney's Office.
TERM: Term ends December 31, 2012.
MEETS: As called by the chairperson.
PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Committee shall:
A. Establish long term visions for the major tidelands components, including the upper
bay, lower bay, beaches and other major components.
B. To establish a fee structure reflective of a modern harbor, where fair market value is
obtained and applied to proper leases (in the case of commercial activities);
C. To study and adopt a Tidelands Infrastructure Master Plan (TIMP);
D. To research, consider, and recommend appropriate governance structures; and
E. To oversee ongoing execution of the Tidelands Infrastructure Master Plan projects.
F. Identify and establish a Citizens Advisory Panel (CAP) to assist the Committee,
encouraging public input throughout the process. The CAP may be different for
each specific area. Meetings of the Committee that involve the CAP shall be noticed,
open to the public, and shall be collaborative with all persons attending the meeting
and contributing in a positive way.
RECOMMENDED IMPLEMENTATION STEPS:
The Committee shall generally be guided by these Implementation Steps, which were
reviewed by the City Council on February 22,2011:
1. Review existing General Plan policies, the Harbor Area Management Plan (HAMP),
and other relevant existing documents, and finalize a vision for the ultimate goals of
the management process for each of the major Tidelands components.
2. Fee and revenue issues:
a. Review and finalize for recommendation to the Council as a whole, an action
plan to maximize the productivity of the City's oil reserves in the most
economically and environmentally advantageous manner;
b. Update fees to modern schedules with modern methodologies:
i. Complete the appraisal for Lido Marina Village's marina facilities;
ii. Hire consultant with tidelands lease expertise to review and
implement appropriate fee arrangements for all major tidelands use
classifications (commercial permittees over tidelands, commercial
permittees where permittees control uplands, and more);
C. Determine a strategy to maximize the participation of the federal government
and other governmental agencies and private stakeholders in the funding
burdens associated with the Tidelands Infrastructure Master Plan.
3. Tidelands Infrastructure Master Plan. Using the Harbor Area Management Plan
(HAMP) and other resources, develop a Tidelands Infrastructure Master Plan
identifying projects, timing, and costs associated with items like:
a. Dredging (Lower Newport Bay, Newport Slough, Newport Island, Upper
Newport Bay [in 20 years], more);
b. Beach replenishment (ocean beaches, in -bay beaches, more);
c. Habitat protection and restoration (eelgrass, habitat restoration such as John
Wayne Gulch, Santa Isabel Channel);
d. Sea level rise (sea walls - private and public, street ends, ocean beach
infrastructure, more);
e. Harbor amenities (mooring support services areas, public docks, more);
f. Water quality (selenium removal upstream and in Big Canyon wash, bacteria,
trash booms, etc); and
g. Harbor services (law enforcement, Harbor Resources Division, more).
4. Re- examine and update fee structure based on Tidelands Facilities Master Plan
needs; and
5. Recommend and implement a long -term governance and /or fund structure to
ensure that:
a. All tidelands are managed appropriately and reflective of the City's
obligations under the tidelands trust; and
b. Tidelands revenue appropriately covers tidelands expenses into the future.
6. Depending upon the area of interest and the prioritization, select a Citizens
Advisory Panel (CAP) of up to five (5) eight 8 people specifically invited to attend
Committee meetings and to provide their expertise on key subject areas, including
but not limited to tidelands uses, harbor activities, oil field operations, water quality,
governance structures, capital program development, and more. The advisory panel
may change depending on the Committee's specific focus at any one time.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2012 -44 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a
regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 12'h day of June, 2012, and that the same
was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Hill, Rosansky, Curry, Selich, Henn, Daigle, Mayor Gardner
Noes: None
Absent: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 13'h day of June, 2012.
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City Clerk
Newport Beach, California
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