HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 - Water Taxi Exploratory Committee Term ExtensionCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 6
April 13, 2010
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Planning Department
Leigh M. De Santis, Economic Development Administrator
949 - 644 -3207, Idesantis(o)newportbeachca.gov
SUBJECT: Extension of Term for Water Taxi Exploratory Committee
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the attached Resolution No. 2010- _ extending the term of the Water Taxi
Committee four months from May 12, 2010 to September 30, 2010 to allow it to develop
questions and analyze results of upcoming surveys of residents, businesses and
visitors.
DISCUSSION:
The Water Taxi Exploratory Committee was established for one year to prepare a report
on the feasibility of a water taxi in Newport Harbor. On February 9, 2010 the City
Council received and filed their completed report and adopted the following —
"To defer distribution of an RFP to Summer 2011 and allow the Summer Water Taxi
Committee to work with interested parties to structure and find subsidized funding to
conduct a surrey in Summer 2010." The Council also indicated that the term of the
Committee could be changed for the survey.
The City survey is expected to be done in June, and will be administered only to local
residents and businesses. Water Taxi questions may be included.
The Water Taxi Committee Chairman and staff have been exploring no -cost means of
surveying visitors, including local universities and Visit Newport Beach, Inc. We have
not received responses to all of our contacts yet, but Visit Newport Beach, Inc. has
committed to doing a survey of visitors over the next year in four phases with the first
phase in September. Visit Newport Beach, Inc. has offered to include water taxi
questions in their survey. Staff believes that this survey will provide the visitor
information that City Council is seeking.
Recommendations from Water Taxi Exploratory Committee
February 9, 2010
Page 2
The attached Resolution extends the Committee's term to the end of September to
allow them to review the results of a survey of visitors taken during September, and
adds a new duty of writing survey questions and reviewing survey results.
Prepared by:
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Leigh . De Santis,
Economic Development Administrator
Attachment: Resolution
Submitted by:
Sharon Z. Wood
Assistant City Ma ger
RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2009 -25 TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE SUMMER
WATER TAXI EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE AND ADD NEW RESPONSIBILITIES.
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2009 -25 creating the Summer
Water Taxi Exploratory Committee on May 12, 2009 with a term of one year;
WHEREAS, the Water Taxi Exploratory has successfully completed all the tasks
originally assigned to it;
WHEREAS, the successful completion of those tasks has led the City Council to direct
that questions regarding a potential Water Taxi be included in the pending survey by the
City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach wishes to extend the term and add to the responsibilities of the Summer Water
Taxi Exploratory Committee as follows:
Section 1: Term
The term of the Summer Water Taxi Exploratory Committee shall be extended from May
12, 2009 to September 30, 2010 unless extended by action of the City Council.
Section 2: Purpose and Responsibilities
Section 2. of Resolution No. 2009 -25 is amended to add the following Committee
responsibility.
To assist in the development of questions on potential Water Taxi usage and fares for
inclusion in a survey to be conducted by the City and /or Visit Newport Beach, Inc.
ADOPTED this 13t' day of April, 2010
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK