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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/9/2014_WQCT AgendaThis Committee is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires that the Committee’s 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 Committee. The Committee may limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person. It is the intention of the City of Newport Beach 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, the City of Newport Beach will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. If requested, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible (949) 644-3005 or cityclerk@newportbeachca.gov). City of Newport Beach  Water Quality / Coastal Tidelands  Committee      Thursday, January 9th, 2014  3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Newport Beach City Hall  Newport Coast Conference Room, Bldg. E, 2nd Floor  100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach    Committee Members:    Council Member Nancy Gardner, Chair   Louis Denger, Member  Council Member Michael Henn, Vice Chair   Laird Hayes, Member  Dennis Baker, Member     George Robertson, Member  Tom Houston, Member     Fred Galluccio, Member  Carl Cassidy, Member          Staff Members:    John Kappeler, WQ Manager     Shari Rooks, Public Works Specialist      1) CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2) ROLL CALL 3) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS Public comments are invited on agenda items. Speakers must limit comments to five (5) 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. 2 | Page 4) APPROVAL OF MINUTES Recommendation:  Approve minutes as presented  5) OLD BUSINESS (a) Bay and Ocean Bacteriological Test Results (Monica Mazur) Review and discussion of recent  water quality test results within Newport Bay and along the ocean shoreline.  (b) 2013 Committee Goals and Priorities (John Kappeler) Update on progress of the committee’s  2013 goals.  6) CURRENT BUSINESS (a) Adopting a Natural Source Exclusion (Wanda Cross) Update and presentation from the Santa Ana  Regional Water Quality Control Board on adopting a natural source exclusion.  (b) City of Newport Beach’s Water Quality Program (David Webb) Update on the City of Newport  Beach’s water quality program.  7) COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON-DISCUSSION ITEM)   (a) Prop 84 ASBS Grant Program  (b) Big Canyon Project  (c) Rhine Channel Project Wrap Up  (d) Senate Bill ‐ SB 1447  (e) Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)  (f) Eelgrass Program  (g) Trash Project for Storm Flows  (h) Harbor Commission Copper Project  (i) Orange County Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan  (j) Sediment Quality Objectives (SOQs)    8) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS 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 (3) 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 Recommendation: Call next meeting for February 13th, 2014    10) ADJOURNMENT