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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
TIDELANDS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
Civic Center, 100 Civic Center Drive
Community Room (across from the Council Chambers)
Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Tidelands Management Committee – Council Members:
Ed Selich – Chair Diane Dixon Tony Petros
Citizens Advisory Panel:
Linda Beimfohr Paul Blank John Corrough
Jamshed Dastur John Keating Dan Mariscal
Don Lawrenz
Staff Members:
Dave Kiff Michael Torres
Chris Miller Shannon Levin
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1) CALL MEETING TO ORDER – Welcome and Introductions
2) ROLL CALL
3) PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments are invited on agenda and non-agenda items generally considered to be within the
subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) 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 or 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.
4) APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 29, 2014
5) ON-GOING BUSINESS
A. Recap of Harbor Commission Agenda Action Items During the Previous Four Months
Receive and file attached report. Provide comment as needed.
B. Tidelands Capital Plan
Receive and file Plan. Provide comments as needed.
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6) CURRENT BUSINESS
A. Balboa Island Seawall Update
Staff will update the Committee on the status of the Balboa Island seawall project.
7) ROUNDTABLE OR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
8) COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A
FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON-DISCUSSION ITEM)
1. Balboa Island Bulkheads – Update
9) DATE AND TIME FOR NEXT MEETING:
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 unless otherwise changed by the Committee
10) ADJOURNMENT
Tidelands Management Committee
Committee Action Minutes – DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED
Meeting October 29, 2014 – 4:00 p.m., Civic Center Community Room
1. The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Council Member Henn.
2. Roll Call: Council Members: Nancy Gardner, Ed Selich, Mike Henn
Citizen Advisory Panel (CAP) Members: John Corrough, Jamshed
Dastur, Jack Keating, Dan Mariscal, Linda Beimfohr, and Paul Blank
3. Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items. None.
4. Minutes for September 17, 2014: Approved with corrections
5. On-Going Business
A. Tidelands Capital Plan
Council Member Gardner commented that habitat restoration and water quality projects
should be added back the list.
6. Current Business
A. Eelgrass – Update of the City’s Proposed Eelgrass Management Plan
Harbor Manager Chris Miller introduced the topic, and Don Schmitz of Schmitz and
Associates (City consultant assisting with the Coastal Commission (CCC) entitlement
process) discussed the CCC application submission procedures including the response
by CCC indicating a second “incomplete application.” It is typical for CCC to classify
applications as incomplete with unusual or out of the ordinary matters. Schmitz has
spoken with Deputy Director Sherilyn Sarb to arrange for a hearing, and he has also
spoken to Commissioner Chair Steve Kinsey who is amenable to moving jurisdictional
issues such as the RGP-54 and specific eelgrass plans to the local agencies. Schmitz
added that the CCC biologists are feeling a bit of trepidation toward allowing any impacts
to eelgrass, as the Newport Specific Plan may proscribe. The City’s eelgrass plan is
expected to be heard on a spring 2015 CCC Agenda. Comments from the public
ensued regarding the difference between shallow water and deep-water eelgrass,
timeline for permitting after CCC approval, and specific location effects such as the
Grand Canal.
B. Balboa Island Seawall Update
Assistant City Engineer Bob Stein and Randy Mason, with Anchor QEA, provided an update
on the two proposed elevations for the Balboa Island Seawall project. First, a member of
the public, Paul Meyer, presented a report on seawalls that he had commissioned. The full
report is available online, www.newportbeachca.gov/seawalls. Stein and Mason continued
with design and height alternatives, estimated costs, and longevity of the improvements.
Options include:
i. New Seawalls $22 million 100 years
ii. Vertical Struts & Beam Segments $21 million 25 years
iii. H‐Pile Supports & Beam Segments $10 million 25 years
iv. Sand Replenishment along select seawalls (option brought up in meeting)
A short discussion ensued regarding the securing of oceanfront beaches and property by
means of beach replenishment using Santa Ana River sand.
7. Public Comments. None.
8. Date and Time for Next Meeting: January 21, 2015
The agenda for the October 29, 2014 Regular Meeting was posted on 10/23/14 at 3:41PM at
3:25PM on the Civic Center Electronic Bulletin Board and Binder, and at 3:20PM on the City’s
website.
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Tidelands Management Committee Chair
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Action: Receive and file.
2. Cheyenne Mooring Yearly Review
The Harbor Commission conducted an annual review of the temporary mooring permit
for the catamaran Cheyenne.
Action: The Commission approved the permit for Cheyenne until July 31, 2015. Mr.
Welsh shall provide 30-day updates going forward, and the Commission will conduct a
mid-term, formal review at the March meeting. If there is no significant progress, then
the permit is subject to cancellation.
3. Harbor Commission Goals: Review and Approved Proposed 2014-15 Goals
The Harbor Commission Goals Ad Hoc Committee reviewed the proposed Commission
Goals for 2014-15 and recommended approval.
Action: The Commission approved the 2014-15 Goals, and recommended they be
forwarded to the City Council for approval.
January 2015
1. Balboa Island Seawalls – A Brief Project Summary, and Report by the Balboa
Island Improvement Association Seawall Subcommittee
Staff presented a brief summary of the Balboa Island Seawall project currently under
review. In addition, the Balboa Island Improvement Association’s Seawall Subcommittee
presented their report to the Commission.
Action: Receive and file.
2. Mooring/Anchorage Fees for Visiting Vessels Assigned to Special Anchorage
Areas in the Harbor
The Harbor Commission discussed appropriate fees the City might charge to visiting
vessels who desire to anchor/moor in special anchorage areas outside of the harbor’s
regular mooring system.
Action: The Commission assigned the matter to the Anchorage Ad Hoc Committee for
evaluation.
3. Cheyenne 30-Day Update (December and January)
The Commission reviewed the 30-day update for the vessel Cheyenne as submitted by
Mr. Chris Welsh.
Action: Receive and file.
February 2015
1. Mooring Review – Ad Hoc Committee Formation
At the January 27, 2015 City Council Study Session, staff presented a recap of the
recent changes to the City’s administration of the moorings, as well as the residential
and commercial piers in the harbor. As a result, the City Council directed the Harbor
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Commission to study the moorings, and to return to the City Council with a
recommended path forward.
Action: The Commission established a Mooring Ad Hoc Committee to evaluate the
City’s current administration of the moorings, and to make recommendations to the
Harbor Commission who would then forward those recommendations to the Council for
consideration.
2. Harbor Commission Pairings with the City Council and Other Commissions,
Boards and Committees
Each year, the Harbor Commission typically assigns individual Commissioners to pair
with individual Council Members in an effort to promote awareness of the various issues
that might affect both bodies, particularly harbor related items. In addition, the Harbor
Commission may also consider assigning individual Commissioners as liaisons to other
Commissions, Boards and Committees within the City.
Action: The Commission approved the following pairings with the City Council:
Paul Blank - Scott Peotter
Dave Girling - Mayor Ed Selich
Doug West - Kevin Muldoon
Bill Kenney - Keith Curry
Joe Stapleton - Diane Dixon
Duncan McIntosh - Duffy Duffield
Chair Brad Avery - Tony Petros
In addition, the Commission assigned the following Commissioners to either
attend or stay informed of the actions of the following Commissions and
Committees:
Dave Girling - Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission
Joe Stapleton - Planning Commission
Bill Kenney - General Plan/Local Coastal Program
Implementation Committee
Paul Blank - Water Quality / Coastal Tidelands Committee
3. Cheyenne 30-Day Update (February)
Per the Harbor Commission’s direction at the November 2014 meeting, the Commission
reviewed the 30-day update for the vessel Cheyenne as submitted by Mr. Chris Welsh.
Action: Receive and file.
Updated February 12, 2015Harbor &Fiscal YearHarbor CAP Harbor CAP Tidelands MAINT Tidelands MAINT HAMP Bay ElementEndingProject Fund 240 ‐ Estimate Fund 240 ‐ Actual Fund 230 ‐ Estimate Fund 230 ‐ Actual GOAL GOAL2014Harbor Bulkhead Maintenance446,900 1181,750 2 1,6,9,132014Balboa Marina ‐ New Public Dock 125,000 177,000 2014Bay Beach Sand Management364,600 1216,500 2014BYB Mooring Support Service Improvements (25,000) 1,2‐ 2014Dory Fleet Facility Rehabilitation50,000 50,000 2014Eelgrass Management1,500 11,500 2014Eelgrass Survey ‐ Deepwater Channel (23,400) 1,3‐ 2014Harbor Piers Maintenance400,000 220,000 2014Mooring Field Realignment(100,000) 1,4‐ 2014Ocean Piers Maintenance600,000 100,000 2014RGP‐54 Permit494,200 1466,020 1 1,2,6,9,132014Tidegate Retrofit and Upgrades (640,000) 1,513,000 2014Vessel Waste Pumpout Station Replacement5,000 1‐ Notes:1. Includes carryovers and unspent encumbrances from prior fiscal year.2. Dinghy racks and establishing a guest slip ‐ costs insignificant.3. Deepwater eelgrass survey not required this year for Newport Plan.4. Mooring field alignment largely completed during Lower Bay Dredging5. Rolled over to 20152014 Funding Totals 125,000$ ‐$ 1,573,800$ 1,325,770$ 2015Bay Beach Sand Management2015Grand Canal Dredging ‐ Design 25,000$ 2015Semeniuk Slough Dredging (15K‐20K CY) 1,500,000 3 2,82015Newport Pier Concession Bldg (Replacement) + Pier Piles & Pier Decking1,500,000 2015Balboa Island Bulkhead Replacement (Design)650,000 2 1,6,9,132015Central Avenue Public Pier400,000 20152015 Tidelands Maintenance Projects‐ 2015Tidegate Retrofit and Upgrades 640,000 12015Water Quality Grant Match (TBD ‐ Placeholder)Notes:1. Rolled over from 2014.2015 Funding Totals 1,050,000$ 25,000$ 3,640,000$ ‐$ 2016Eelgrass Survey (shallow & deepwater) 75,000 2016American Legion Seawall (design & permit) 300,000 2016In‐Channel Dredging2016Public Pier Improvements (gangway & floats) 800,000$ 12016Balboa Island Bulkhead Replacement (Constr.) 20,000,000 2016Ocean Piers Maintenance500,000 20162016 Tidelands Maintenance Projects‐ 2016Grand Canal Dredging500,000 1,2 1,2,5,6,9,13Notes:1. Replace/reconfigure floats & gangways for remaining 5 public piers2016 Funding Totals 20,000,000$ 800,000$ 875,000$ ‐$ 5 YEAR TIDELANDS CAPITAL PLAN Funding SourcePage 1 of 2
Harbor &Fiscal YearHarbor CAP Harbor CAP Tidelands MAINT Tidelands MAINT HAMP Bay ElementEndingProject Fund 240 ‐ Estimate Fund 240 ‐ Actual Fund 230 ‐ Estimate Fund 230 ‐ Actual GOAL GOALFunding Source20172017 Tidelands Maintenance Projects1,500,000 2017American Legion Seawall Repairs (construction) 1,000,000 2017Public Pier Improvements (gangway & floats) 800,000 12017Grand Canal Dredging500,000 1,2 1,2,5,6,9,132017Balboa Island Bulkhead Replacement (Constr.) 20,000,000 Notes:1. Replace/reconfigure floats & gangways for remaining 5 public piers2017 Funding Totals‐$ ‐$ 1,500,000$ ‐$ 2018Ocean Piers Maintenance500,000 2018Lower Castaways Development CEQA / Design 800,000 1,2 1,2,5,6,9,1320182018 Tidelands Maintenance Projects700,000 Notes:2018 Funding Totals‐$ ‐$ 2,000,000$ ‐$ 20192019 Tidelands Maintenance Projects1,500,000 Notes:2019 Funding Totals‐$ ‐$ 1,500,000$ ‐$ FIVE YEAR FUNDING TOTAL (2015‐19) 21,050,000$ 825,000$ 9,515,000$ ‐$ Tidelands Capital PlanList of Future Projects Not Included in 5 Year PlanTIDELANDS PROJECTS AFTER 5 YEARSHarbor &Est. ProjectHarbor Tidelands Tidelands HAMP Bay ElementStart FYProject CAP Fund MAINT Fund MAINT Fund GOAL GOAL2017 Balboa Island Seawall Replacement TBD1,2 1,6,9,132020 Future Lower Bay Dredging /Ongoing Maintenance TBD1,2 8,11,132020 Lower Castaways DevelopmentTBD1 1,2,3,5,6,92021 West Newport Channel DredgingTBD1,2,3 8,11,132021 Mariner's Mile WalkwayTBD2030 Future Upper Bay DredgingTBD2,3 7,8TIDELANDS PROGRAMSHarbor &Est. ProjectHarbor Tidelands Tidelands HAMP Bay ElementStart FYProject CAP Fund MAINT Fund MAINT Fund GOAL GOALOngoing Water QualityTBD3 7,8Ongoing Habitat Restoration TBD3 7,8Funding SourceFunding SourcePage 2 of 2