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Home My WebLink About2006-12-18_EQAC_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DATE /TIME: Monday, December 18 2006 - 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Police Department Auditorium 870 Santa Barbara Drive Roll Call 1. Minutes of October 16, 2006 (draft minutes attached) 2. Presentation on Review of Traffic Studies from Traffic and Development Services Manager Rich Edmonston 3. Discuss and confirm the current composition of the Membership Subcommittee. 4. Discuss meeting schedule for 2007. 5. Economic Development Committee (EDC) Representative's Report 6. Report from Membership Subcommittee 7. Report from Staff on Current Projects 8. Public Comments 9. Future Agenda Items 10. Adjournment NEXT MEETING DATE: January ? ? ? ??, 2006 *Attachments can be found on the City's website http: / /www.city.newoort- beach.ca.us. Once there, click on Citv Counc il. then scroll to and click on Agendas and Minutes then scroll to and click on Environmental Quality Affairs. If attachment is not on the web page, it is also available in the City of Newport Beach Planning Department, 3300 Newport Boulevard, Building C, 2 nd Floor. file: / / /FI/ Apps / WEBDATA /Intemet/EnvironmentalQu lityAffainCominittecAgendas /2006 /miI0- 16- 06.htm City of Newport Beach ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DRAFT MINUTES 10 -16 -06 Draft minutes of the Environmental Quality Affairs Committee held at the City of Newport Beach Police Department Auditorium, 870 Santa Barbara Drive, on Monday, October 16, 2006. Members Present: Staff Representatives: Guests Present: X Assistant City Manager Sharon Wood JRobert Stein, Principal Engineer Chairperson Ken Drellishak called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. He welcomed new members Bruce Asper and Kimberly Jameson. 1. Presentation on City water quality projects — file: / //FI/ Apps /WEBDATAMtemet/EnvironmentalQu lityAffairsCommitteeAgendas /2006 /mi10- 16- 06.htm (1 of 3) [12/23/20083:01:08 PM] Keith Curry, Council Member - excused X Sandra Haskell Richard Nichols, Council Member -exc X Barry Allen X Bruce Asper X Kristine Adams Dolores Otting, Vice Chair - excused X Marianne Zippi X Kimberly Jameson X Matt Wiley Pack Wu - excused Christopher Welsh- excused X Jennifer Winn X Mike Browning Ray Halowski- excused X Brent Cooper Barbara Thibault - excused X Laura Dietz Merritt Van Sant X Kenneth Drellishak, Chair Laura Curran Staff Representatives: Guests Present: X Assistant City Manager Sharon Wood JRobert Stein, Principal Engineer Chairperson Ken Drellishak called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. He welcomed new members Bruce Asper and Kimberly Jameson. 1. Presentation on City water quality projects — file: / //FI/ Apps /WEBDATAMtemet/EnvironmentalQu lityAffairsCommitteeAgendas /2006 /mi10- 16- 06.htm (1 of 3) [12/23/20083:01:08 PM] file: / / /Fl/ Apps / WEBDATA/ Intemet/ EnvironmentalQmlityAffainCom inittecAgendas /2006 /mi 10- 16- 06.htm Robert Stein, Principal Engineer with the City, presented information on current water quality improvement projects being done by the City, including Buck Gully and Little Corona. A question and answer session followed. Chairperson Drellishak noted that the Committee should pay more attention to the water quality impacts of development projects when reviewing EIRs, and ensure that they have appropriate mitigations. 2. Minutes of August 21, 2006 - Sandra Haskell moved to approve the minutes as written. Marianne Zippi seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously 3. Economic Development Committee Report— Chairperson Drellishak reported that the EDC is working on a strategic plan. He noted that Lloyd Ikerd, the EDC representative to EQAC, had resigned from EQAC. Sharon Wood added that the EDC is undecided on filling that position again, because the EQAC Chairperson is automatically a member of EDC and provides communication between the two groups. 4. Report from Membership Committee — No report. 5. Report from Staff on Current Projects — Sharon Wood reported on the following: ■ An EIR is being prepared for a project to renovate and add to the Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel. ■ The Planning Commission approved the expansion of Our Lady Queen of Angels Church and school, and it has been appealed to the City Council. ■ Newport Beach Healthcare Center and will be heard by the Planning Commission in November. ■ Application for a Lamborghini dealership in Mariners' Mile has been submitted, but is incomplete ■ City Council decided to rile a lawsuit against the City of Irvine for inadequate environmental review of residential projects in the Irvine Business Complex. 6. Public Comments — None 7. Future Agenda Items — Presentation from City traffic engineer on review of traffic studies 8. Adjournment — file; / / /FI/ Apps/ WEBDATA/ Inreme t/EnvironmenmIQualityAffair CommilteeAgendas /2006 /mi10- 16- 06.htm (2 of 3) [12/23/2008 3:01:08 PM] file: / / /Fl/ Apps / WEBDATA/ Intemet/ EnvironmentalQualityAffainCom inittecAgendas /2006 /mi 10- 16- 06.htm The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. file; / / /FI/ Apps/ WEBDATA/ Inreme t/EnvironmenmIQualityAffair CommilteeAgendas /2006 /mi 10- 16- 06.htm (3 of 3) [12/23/2008 3:01:08 PM]