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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
MINUTES 11 -19 -07
Draft minutes of the Environmental Quality Affairs Committee held at the City of Newport Beach
Police Department Auditorium, 870 Santa Barbara Drive, on Monday, November 19, 2007.
Members Present:
•
Nancy Gardner, Council Member
Ax
Sandra Haskell
•
Michael Henn, Council Member
X
Barry Allen
Bruce Asper - excused
INX
Kristine Adams
Dolores Offing, Vice Chair - excused
INX
Susan Knox
RX
Kimberly Jameson
X
Arlene Greer
X
Matt Wiley
X
Timothy Stoaks
X
Brent Cooper
Jennifer Winn
X
Laura Dietz
_ NX
Ray Halowski
MX
Kenneth Drellishak, Chair
X
Barbara Thibault
X
Laura Curran
INX
Merritt Van Sant
X
Michael Smith
X
Robert Rush
X
Michael Pascale
John Moftakhar
Staff Representatives:
,+4 X I Ass't City Mgr. Sharon Wood
Guests:
Chairperson Ken Drellishak called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
1. Minutes of October 15, 2007
Ray Halowski moved to approve the minutes of October 15, 2007, with two corrections:
motion to approve minutes of September 17, 2007 was seconded by Bruce Asper; Barry
Allen was excused. Michael Smith seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously
2. Review of Subcommittee Report on Draft EIR for Hoag Memorial Hospital Master Plan and
General Plan Amendment, and Approval of Comments
Chair Drellishak thanked the members who made comments, and he reminded the
Committee of guidelines for reviewing DEIRs. The Committee reviewed the Subcommittee
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report, and made revisions. Arlene Greer moved that the report be
approved as amended; Kristine Adams seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously
3. Report from Energy Subcommittee
Susan Knox reported that education is the subcommittee's primary objective, and presented
some ideas for providing information on green building in the Building Department.
4. Economic Development Committee (EDC) Representative's Report
Chair Drellishak reported that EDC received a presentation from the CoStar Group, which
the City has hired to provide information on commercial property availability. EDC will
receive a presentation on the North Newport Center project at its November meeting.
6. Coastal /Bay Water Quality Committee Representative's Report
No report.
7. Report from Staff on Current Projects
No report.
8. Public Comments
None
9. Future Agenda Items
Speakers from Santa Monica green program, LEEDS, Environmental Nature Center
10. Adjournment
Chair Drellishak adjourned the meeting at 9:53 p.m.
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