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Harbor Commission Staff Report Agenda Item No. 3
September 11, 2013
TO: HARBOR COMMISSION
FROM: Public Works Department
Chris Miller, Harbor Resources Manager
949 - 644 -3043, cmiller @newportbeachca.gov
TITLE: Review the Harbor Commission's Subcommittee Final Report on Public
Piers in Newport Harbor
ABSTRACT:
The Harbor Commission's subcommittee will present their final report on public piers with
specific focus on visitor access to the harbor.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Receive and file.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
There is no specific fiscal impact related to the receiving and filing of this report. Any future
improvements or maintenance activities that relate to public piers will be budgeted through the
normal budget process.
DISCUSSION:
Please see the attached final report.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the Harbor Commission find this action is not subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result
in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and
15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines,
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in
physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Review the Harbor Commission's Subcommittee Final Report on Public Piers in
Newport Harbor
September 11, 2013
Page 2
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the
meeting at which the Harbor Commission considers the item).
Submitted by:,(/�
ris Miller
Attachments: A. Subcommittee Report on Public Piers
Newport Beach
Harbor Commission
Public Pier Objective Report and Recommendations
September 11, 2013
Objective: Continue to evaluate the placement of existing public piers
that facilitate visitor access to harbor area businesses and amenities.
Develop recommendations for the repositioning or development of
additional priers to improve visitor access
Approach:
• Review existing piers
• Review prior efforts /progress in support of the objective
• Assess what businesses and amenities boaters desire to visit
• Assess where public piers (or the absence thereof) limit boater
access to the desired businesses or amenities
• Recommend where the City is likely to achieve the highest returns on
investments in Public Piers
• Relate recommendations to Harbor and Bay Element section of the
General Plan, the Harbor Area Management Plan (HAMP) and the
Tidelands Capital Infrastructure Plan
Steps taken:
• Collected information on prior efforts supporting this objective
• Conducted multiple reviews of existing public piers and patterns of
use
• Reviewed shore side businesses, services and amenities boaters wish
to visit using peer harbor and boating community member sources
• Refined objective:
1. Improve use of existing piers to facilitate visitor access to harbor
area businesses and amenities
2. Identify opportunities for additional piers to facilitate visitor
access
• Developed recommendations in support of the objective
• Reviewed, referenced and ensured concurrence between
recommendations and relevant sections of guiding documents:
• Tidelands Capital Infrastructure Plan (Small Cap Projects and
Maintenance Projects)
• Harbor and Bay Element of General Plan (Public Access, Goal HB 6)
• Banked suggestions /recommendations for improvements to Public
Piers that were not in direct support of this objective
Observations - the strengths
configuration, accessibility, maintenance /attractiveness, location
Observations - the challenges
maintenance, cleanliness, signage, boater usability
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Observations - the businesses and amenities boaters most desire to visit
when they come ashore:
1. Restaurants, bars and entertainment including theatres
2. Provisions and supplies including water, groceries and marine
hardware
3. Shore side services including power, laundry /dry cleaning and
aesthetics (gym, spa, massage, hair & nails)
4. Access to alternative recreation (hiking, biking, kayaking, SUP, etc...)
5. Access to public restrooms /other public facilities including libraries,
police stations, fire stations
Observations — concentrations of the businesses and amenities boaters
most desire to visit when they come ashore:
LEGEND
I - Existing Public Piers
- Restaurants, Bars and Entertainment
- Provisions and Supplies
- Shore Side Services
- Alternative Recreation
- Other Public Facilities
Conclusions:
• There are opportunities to improve use of existing public piers
through additional maintenance, improvement and attention
• There are opportunities to place additional piers near businesses and
amenities boaters desire to visit
Proposed Recommendations related to Improving Use of Existing Piers:
1. Perform more frequent and extensive cleaning, maintenance and
dredging under and adjacent to all existing public piers and floats.
2. Reconfigure or reconstruct docks to optimize available space and
better insulate piles /pilings from boats that want to make use of
floats
3. Institute a "sponsorship" or "Adopt -a- dock" program approaching
businesses, community organizations and /or individuals to partner
with the City to ensure the various public docks are well maintained,
safe, clean and signage is intact, complete and accurate
4. Improve existing and add amenities on the public piers that boaters
use including public restrooms, fresh water, 30A electricity, upland
loading zones, bike racks and marine recycling facilities
5. Add a dedicated function similar to the City Park Ranger or
Police /Sheriff's Explorer to enforce rules, identify areas /amenities
requiring more attention, raise awareness and improve appeal of the
facilities and emphasize the presence of this function during busy
days and times of harbor use
Proposed Recommendations related to Opportunities for Additional Piers:
1. Develop new public pier at Lido Marina Village
2. Develop new public pier at Balboa Marina (Cal Rec)
3. Develop new public pier at Lower Castaways
4. Develop new public pier at the northwest base of the Lido Isle Bridge
5. Develop new public pier with access to West Pacific Coast Highway
such as the east end of the Balboa Bay Resort property or equivalent
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Proposed Recommendations related to Opportunities for Additional Piers:
LEGEND
I - Existing Public Piers
- Restaurants, Bars and Entertainment
- Provisions and Supplies
- Shore Side Services
- Alternative Recreation
- Other Public Facilities
- Recommended New Pier Locations
Next Steps:
Revise Recommendations Further
Adopt Recommendations