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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSS2 - Eagle Scout Airth - Proclamation/PowerPoint/PhotosTWEU,S, Newport Jfar6or has bustled with boaters every day of the year for more than a century but its buoys and race markers could 6e dicuCt to see at night; and UNE .7S, a Cow -cost solution to the visibility issue emerged that involved installing LED, solar - powered landscape lights to dozens of harbor buoys; and TOIEU,4S, Newport Beach resident and Boy Scout Chandler,4i7th agreed to raise the money needed and lead the effort to instaCC lights as part of his Eagle Scout service project; and UVEP,E-AS, Chandler's excellent work resulted in the installation of 40 buoy Cights and the successful completion of the project; and, TVJfiEU,4S Chandler's efforts helped to enhance 6oatersafety in Newport Jfarbor at no cost to the City o f Newport Beach. NOW OfEUFOU, I, 9VarshaCC" leu ffy" 10uffieCd, 11ayor of the City ofNewport Beach, on behaCf of the entire Newport Beach City Council, do hereby commend (Jk7fA L E 1MI 99T for his Leadership and his service to Newport Beach. I r-- IN4NI`19VE,SS TOAEPEOF, I have., hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Newport Beach to be affixed this 10th day of,4priC, 2018. -*`It/ F p V,14 11arshaCC" leu ffy" Du ffie9 -Mayor 11 a of aft M FM April 10, 2018 Item No. SS2 * * -"41 Ak CIM19611rolore Nii.7 eol Y --i 'Ilivil, W, W. ori grang 4M jiiF in [at 0 Id 64lit ' 'H'Nall flegAncy \Ni ard .111t i L7 7p A., 41 till I'd 10 'D t 7t I flu, It""oo ,(, id 0 ©AIL II0 A I�it FANO' 7. 1 4Y I, I Im W, Island lialk'nD oel J1, Google MEN fmmmmwmwmmm� %6� FORS/ s +� y t., LLD tai � 41 f %6� FORS/ s +� y t., LLD tai � 41 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH 100 Civic Center Drive Newport Beach, California 92660 949 644-3004 1949 644-3039 FAX newportbeachca.gov Mayor Marshall "Duffy" Duffield March 29, 2018 Mayor Pro Tem Will O'Neill Council Members Brad Avery Chandler Airth Diane Brooks Dixon 2588 Bayshore Drive Jeff Herdman Newport Beach, CA 92663 Kevin Muldoon Scott Peotter RE: Eagle Scout Service Project Dear Chandler: It was a pleasure to work with you on your Eagle Scout service project which involved improving the nighttime visibility of floating buoys in Newport Harbor. Harbor buoys and race markers can be difficult to see once the sun goes down and many boaters, myself included, have accidentally run into one while navigating through the harbor after dark. It was a problem I knew could be solved, and I sought a reliable and inexpensive way to make it easier for anyone driving a boat at night to spot a marker or buoy ahead. After some research, the solution that emerged involved installing small LED, solar -powered landscape lights to approximately 40 buoys throughout Newport Harbor. Though it was a relatively inexpensive fix, the project still needed funding and hands-on work to bring it to fruition. Rather than automatically asking the City of Newport Beach to take the lead, I thought of the Boy Scouts and the great work they have done in our community over the years. I approached you and soon you agreed to take on the project as you worked to become an Eagle Scout. I enjoyed working with you on creating the light fixture and on identifying all of the buoys in the harbor that needed lighting. You then earned/raised the money required to fund the project and once that was accomplished, you led the effort to install lights at about 40 locations. From start to finish, the project took approximately one year to complete. Now that all of the lights have been installed, thousands of boaters will benefit from your efforts for many years to come. As an elected official, I see the gains for Newport Beach as two -fold. The project enhanced boater safety in Newport Harbor and did so at no cost to the City of Newport Beach. It was a great, community-based effort. I commend you on your dedication to the project and the hours and effort you put into seeing it through to completion. You were a pleasure to work with and I respect and appreciate your commitment to serving others and your community. Sincerely, Marshall "Duffy" Duffield Mayor