Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee
Regular MeetingNewport Beach, CA · February 2, 2023
Agenda
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
WATER QUALITY/COASTAL TIDELANDS COMMITTEE
AGENDA
Crystal Cove Conference Room
Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 3:00 PM
Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee Members:
Council Member Joe Stapleton, Chair
Council Member Brad Avery, 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
WQCT Draft Minutes 11032022
5) CURRENT BUSINESS (55 min)
Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee Meeting
February 2, 2023
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(a) Surfrider Foundation/Help Your Harbor Donation (Mark Ward) (15 min)
Acceptance of a donation in the amount of $12,415.45 towards the purchase
of a new marina trash skimmer for the Rhine Wharf public dock.
(b) Committee Goals/Objectives (Bob Stein) (40 min) Review and status
update on the committee’s goals and objectives.
Recommendation: Committee Discussion
6) COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE
PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT
(NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) (10 min)
(a) Newport Beach Trash Interceptor Public Outreach Campaign (March
2023)
(b) IRWD Siphon Reservoir Project (March 2023) - Objective 18
(c) Balboa Island Drainage Plan (April 2023) - Objective 12
(d) Total Maximum Daily Load for Copper (Cu) April 2023
7) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS (5 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.
8) SET NEXT MEETING DATE (5 min)
Recommendation: March 2, 2023
10) ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHMENTS:
Bay and Ocean Bacteriological Test Results
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