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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
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MINUTES 12 -21 -09
Draft minutes of the Environmental Quality Affairs Committee held at the City of Newport
Beach Police Department Auditorium, 870 Santa Barbara Drive, on Monday, December 21,
2009.
Members Present:
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Nancy Gardner, Council Member
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Barbara Thibault
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Michael Henn, Council Member
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Laura Curran
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Kenneth Drellishak, Chair
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Vincent Lepore
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Kimberly Jameson
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Kevin Nolen
Kevin Kelly
Arlene Greer
Sandra Haskell
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Michael Smith
Kristine Adams
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Ed Reno
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Timothy Stoaks
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Nick Roussos
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Jay Myers
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Joan Penfil
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Charles McKenna
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Bruce Asper
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Debra Stevens
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Merritt Van Sant
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Michael Alti
Staff Representatives:
Guests:
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Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager
Robert Hawkins, Planning Commission
Philip Bettencourt
Terry Welsh, Banning Ranch Conservancy
Kevin Nelson
Chairperson Drellishak called the meeting to order at 7:20 p.m.
1. Minutes of November 16, 2009
Tim Stoaks moved and Merritt Van Sant seconded to approve the minutes of November 16,
2009.
Motion passed unanimously
2. Presentation on Water Quality Projects by Robert Stein, Assistant City
Engineer
Mr. Stein spoke about two projects: the Integrated Watershed Management Plan, including
local control, partnership with the State and regional integration; and the Newport Coast
Watershed Program. Philip Bettencourt provided information on activities by the Newport
Coast Homeowners Association related to the Newport Coast Watershed.
3. Assignments and schedule for review of Draft EIR on Marina Park
Chairperson Drellishak reviewed assignments and due dates for comments.
4. Task Force on Green Development Representative's Report
Council Member Gardner reported that the Task Force has sunset, and this item should be
removed as a standing agenda item.
5. Coastal /Bay Water Quality Committee Representative's Report
Council Member Gardner reported on a local experiment regarding the source of bacteria in
runoff.
6. Economic Development Committee Representative's Report
Chairperson Drellishak reported that the BCS national championship football game will be
played in Pasadena, and media headquarters, as well as some alumni headquarters, will be
in Newport Beach. EDC reviewed a report from the Water Taxi Exploratory Committee at
their December meeting.
7. Report from Staff on Current Projects
Sharon Wood reported that staff is working on Draft EIRs for Banning Ranch and a contained
aquatic disposal site for Newport Harbor dredging, as well as the Zoning Code rewrite.
8. Public Comments
Robert Hawkins commented that EQAC should continue its rigorous analysis of
environmental documents. Chairperson Drellishak noted that he received a complimentary
letter from a resident regarding EQAC's comments on the Sunset Ridge Park Draft EIR.
Terry Welsh spoke about the mission of the Banning Ranch Conservancy, and noted that the
group is concerned about the access road to Sunset Ridge Park. Kevin Nelson spoke about
his concerns about water quality impacts from the proposed Banning Ranch development,
and his concerns about how the Sunset Ridge Park Draft EIR analyzes impacts to wetlands
and gnatcatcher habitats.
9. Future Agenda Items
January — Meeting cancelled
February — Review of Marina Park Draft EIR
10. Adjournment
Chairperson Drellishak adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.