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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-04-19_EQUAC_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AGENDA (revised) DATE /TIME: Monday, April 19, 2010 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Police Department Auditorium 870 Santa Barbara Drive Roll Call 1. Minutes of February 22, 2010 (attachment) 2. Banning Ranch Presentations a. Banning Ranch Conservancy (10 minutes) b. Newport Banning Ranch (10 minutes) 3. Coastal /Bay Water Quality Committee Representatives' Report 4. Economic Development Committee Representative's Report 5. Report from Staff on Current Projects 6. Public Comments 7. Future Agenda Items 8. Adjournment NEXT MEETING DATE: May 17, 2010 *Attachments can be found on the City's website http: / /www.newi)ortbeachca.00v. Once there, 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, 2n' Floor. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Environmental Quality Affairs Committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Planning Department located at 3300 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach, CA 92663 during normal business hours. �aEWPO� Nancy Gardner, Council Member °4 T� CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH m ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE C9LIFOB�,P Laura Curran DRAFT MINUTES 2 -22 -10 Draft minutes of the Environmental Quality Affairs Committee held at the City of Newport Beach Police Department Auditorium, 870 Santa Barbara Drive, on Monday, February 22, 2010. Members Present: X Nancy Gardner, Council Member X Barbara Thibault X Michael Henn, Council Member X Laura Curran X Arlene Greer, Chair X Vincent Lepore X Kimberly Jameson X Kevin Nolen X Kevin Kelly Sandra Haskell X Michael Smith X Kristine Adams X Ed Reno Timothy Stoaks Nick Roussos X Jay Myers X Joan Penfil X Charles McKenna X Bruce Asper X Debra Stevens X Merritt Van Sant Michael Alti Staff Representatives: Guests: X Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager Ken Drellishak, Outgoing EQAC Chair Philip Bettencourt X James Campbell, Principal Planner Chairperson Greer called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. She thanked outgoing Chairperson Ken Drellishak for his leadership, hard work and assistance in transition. Sharon Wood introduced James Campbell, Principal Planner, who will be replacing her as staff liaison to EQAC. Kristine Adams announced her resignation from EQAC. 1. Minutes of December 21, 2009 Kevin Nolen noted that he had been present at the meeting. Michael Smith moved and Vincent Lepore seconded to approve the minutes of December 21, 2009, as corrected. Motion passed unanimously 2. Report from subcommittee on Draft EIR for Marina Park (1700 W. Balboa Boulevard) and review and approval of comments Chairperson Greer asked Ken Drellishak to lead the discussion on the report. The Committee discussed and made revisions to the report. Joan Penfil moved and Kevin Kelly seconded to approve the comments as amended. Motion passed unanimously 3. Leaf blower update Ken Drellishak reported on the City Council study session of February 9, 2010, and the Council's direction to staff to gather additional input from residents and homeowners associations and landscape maintenance businesses. 4. Update on Municipal Code Amendment regarding Smoking Regulations Council Member Gardner reported that the City had received requests from the business community to delay action on this matter because of difficult economic times, especially for restaurants. She said that she had made contact with someone from the American Lung Association who has a lot of information on the effects of second hand smoke, which might help EQAC to develop a more specific recommendation for the City Council to consider. Barbara Thibault volunteered to do more research with this new resource. 5. Coastal /Bay Water Quality Committee Representative's Report Council Member Gardner had no report on Committee activities, but shared her observation that the Executive Director of the Regional Water Quality Control Board had been critical of cities who are members of the Newport Bay Executive Committee questioning a program whose cost had increased from $5 million to $140 million. 6. Economic Development Committee Representative's Report Chairperson Greer reported that EDC had received a report on the positive impact of hotel stays from the BCS national championship football game, and progress on a study of the feasibility of a water taxi service. She also reported on the recently produced Special Events Calendar. 7. Report from Staff on Current Projects Sharon Wood and Jim Campbell reported that draft EIRs for a contained aquatic disposal site for Newport Harbor dredging, and for Banning Ranch, are expected to be released for public review in May or June. 8. Public Comments None 9. Future Agenda Items March — Presentations from Newport Banning Ranch and Banning Ranch Conservancy 10. Adjournment Chairperson Greer adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m.