Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee
Regular MeetingNewport Beach, CA · April 6, 2023
Agenda
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
WATER QUALITY/COASTAL TIDELANDS COMMITTEE
AGENDA
Crystal Cove Conference Room
Thursday, April 6, 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 03022023
5) CURRENT BUSINESS (55 min)
Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee Meeting
April 6, 2023
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(a) Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee Goals (Bob Stein) (20 min)
Discussion on new committee goals, including beach erosion, sea level rise
and water quality/monitoring.
Recommendation: Committee Discussion
(b) Beach Replenishment/Beach Erosion (George Robertson/Curt Black) (20
min) Sub-committee report regarding the coordination meeting with the
Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS).
Recommendation: Committee Discussion
(c) Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Grant Application (John
Kappeler) (15 min) Committee support and approval of a City Council
Resolution authorizing staff to apply for an OCTA grant(s).
Recommendation: Committee Approval
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) Balboa Island Drainage Plan (May 2023 - Jim Houlihan)
(b) CIP Update Water Quality and Tidelands Projects (May 2023 - Jim
Houlihan)
(c) Newport Beach - beach profile sand measurements (May 2023 - Mike
Sinacori)
(d) Fecal Coliform TMDL Pollution Prevention Plan (May 2023 - Jian Peng)
(e) Total Maximum Daily Load for Copper (Cu) (June 2023 - John Kappeler)
(f) Newport Beach Trash Interceptor Public Outreach Campaign (Summer
2023 - John Pope)
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: May 4, 2023
9) ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHMENTS:
Bay and Ocean Bacteriological Test Results
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