Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee

CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH WATER QUALITY/COASTAL TIDELANDS COMMITTEE AGENDA Thursday, October 5, 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 Charles Fancher, Member Craig Hudson, Member Richard McNeil, Member George Robertson, Member John Wadsworth, 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 090723_NPB_WQCT Sept 7, 2023 5) CURRENT BUSINESS (55 min)  Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee Meeting October 5, 2023 Page 2 (a) Newport Harbor Trash Rover and DataPod Demonstration (Michael Arens/Paul Blank) (40 min) Demonstration on the City’s new water quality buoys, and a potential (future) trash rover project. Recommendation: Committee Approval (b) City of Newport Beach Harbor Department Accomplishments (Paul Blank) (15 min) Report from the Harbor Master on the department’s recent accomplishments. 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) Beach Replenishment/Beach Erosion Pilot Project (November 2023 - Mark Merrifield) (b) Balboa Peninsula/Islands Flooding Prevention (November 2023 - Mark Vukojevic) (c) Oceanside Sand Pump (November 2023 - TBD) (d) Total Maximum Daily Load for Copper (Cu) (Winter 2024 - John Kappeler) (e) Newport Beach Trash Interceptor Public Outreach Campaign (Winter 2024 - 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: November 2, 2023 9) ADJOURNMENT ATTACHMENTS: Bay and Ocean Bacteriological Test Results - To be provided closer to the meeting date