Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee
Regular MeetingNewport Beach, CA · March 3, 2022
Agenda
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
WATER QUALITY/COASTAL TIDELANDS COMMITTEE
AGENDA
Newport Beach Utilities Yard
Thursday, March 3, 2022 - 3:00 PM
Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee Members:
Council Member Duffy Duffield, Chair
Council Member Noah Blom, Vice Chair
Peter Belden, Member
Curtis Black, Member
Louis Denger, Member
Charles Fancher, Member
Lawrence Houston, Member
Richard McNeil, Member
George Robertson, Member
Staff Members:
Jim Houlihan,Deputy Public Works Director/City Engineer
John Kappeler, Senior Engineer
Karen Gallagher, Administrative Assistant
The Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee meeting is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the
Brown Act requires that the Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee 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 Water Quality/Coastal
Tidelands Committee. The Chair may limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes
per person.
The City of Newport Beach’s goal is 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, we will
attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact John Kappeler, Water Quality Enforcement
Manager, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if
accommodation is feasible at (949) 644-3218 or jkappeler@newportbeachca.gov.
NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTATIONS REQUIRING USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT
Any presentation requiring the use of the City of Newport Beach’s equipment must be submitted to the Public Works
Department 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
1) CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2) ROLL CALL AND INTRODUCTIONS
3) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (10 min)
Public comments are invited on agenda items. Speakers must limit comments to five 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.
4) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES (5 min)
Recommendation: Approve minutes as presented
Water Quality Draft Minutes 10072021
5) CURRENT BUSINESS (55 min)
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(a) Committee Goals/Objectives (Bob Stein) (5 min) Review and status
update on the committee’s goals and objectives.
Recommendation: Committee Discussion
(b) City of Newport Beach Water Conservation Ordinance (Mark Vukojevic)
(20 min) Update and presentation on City’s water conservation ordinance.
Recommendation: Committee Discussion
(c) City of Newport Beach Utilities Yard Tour (Mark Vukojevic) (30 min) Tour
of the Utilities Yard.
Recommendation: Committee Discussion
6) ON-GOING BUSINESS (0 min)
(a) No on-going business this meeting.
7) COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE
PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT
(NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) (5 min)
(a) City of Newport Beach Refuse Update (April 2022) - Objective 3
(b) Bacteriological Rapid Testing Methods (April 2022) - Objective 4
(c) City of Newport Beach Sustainability Plan (May 2022) - Objective 9
(d) Fecal Coliform Time Schedule Order (TSO) (May 2022)
(e) Trash Interceptor Public Outreach Plan (Summer 2022) - Objective 19
(f) NASA Study - Sea Level Rise (Summer 2022) - Objective 5
(g) Balboa Island Drainage Plan (Summer 2022) - Objective 12
(h) Shellfish Monitoring (Summer 2022)
(i) IRWD Siphon Reservoir Project (Fall 2022) - Objective 18
(j) City of Newport Beach Street Sweeping Program (Fall 2022) - Objective 3
(k) City of Newport Beach Foodware Service Ordinance (Fall 2022) -
Objective 3
8) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS (10 min)
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 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 (5 min)
Recommendation: April 7, 2022
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10) ADJOURNMENT
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