HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - Insider's GuideDecember 11, 2018
Insider's Guide
From: Biddle, Jennifer
Subject: Insider"s Guide - December 7, 2018
Date: Friday, December 07, 2018 4:09:30 PM
Forwarded on behalf of City Manager Grace Leung...
Happy Holidays! It's hard to believe we are in the last weeks of the holiday season and the
new year is fast approaching. It seems to be going extra fast for me, but then the past three
months have been a whirlwind! During this time when we connect with family and friends, I
am grateful to have been warmly welcomed by so many residents and businesses, as well as
city employees. Newport Beach is a special and unique city and I feel incredibly privileged to
now be a part of this community. I am looking forward to an exciting 2019.
Our last meeting of 2018 is on Tuesday, December 11, and the primary focus will be the
reorganization of the City Council, with the recognition of outgoing City Council, oath of office
for newly elected members, and election of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem. Therefore, the other
items on the agenda have been limited to consent calendar items, generally more routine in
nature. The following are items that may be of interest. As always, this is not a summary of
the entire agenda, which can be viewed here.
The Regular Session begins at 6:30 p.m. and the following are items of note:
• At our last meeting, City Council requested the City Council L-6 Policy Update —
Encroachments in Public Rights -of -Way come back with additional noticing
requirements. This policy update was brought forward to better clarify the Planning
Commission's role and ability to waive City Council policy. The revisions now include a
requirement to post the subject property at least ten days prior to the scheduled
hearing.
• Per the Municipal Code, we adjust the Recycled Water Commodity Charge to reflect
the City's cost to purchase water from the Orange County Water District (OCWD)
annually as needed. OCWD increased the cost to purchase recycled water from $1.69
per Hundred Cubic Foot (748 gallons) to $1.92 per HCF so we need to pass on this
increase to our recycled water rate payers. The new rates will be effective February 1,
2019.
• The City has reached a Tentative Agreement with the Newport Beach Firefighters
Association. The Tentative Agreement is for a three year period and includes wages
adjustments and increased employee contribution to CaIPERS for the safety members.
To promote greater transparency in the negotiations process, the Tentative
Agreement is provided for public review and comment. The entire redline version of
the Tentative Agreement is included with the staff report as Attachment A. The
agreement will be presented for City Council consideration at the January 8, 2019
regular meeting.
The reorganization of City Council will follow at 7:00 p.m.
As a reminder, public comment is welcome at the City Council meeting. The public can
comment on any item on the agenda. If you cannot attend the meeting and/or want to
communicate with the City Council directly on an item, the following e-mail address gets to all
of them: City Council.
The Week in Review was provided last week. In case you missed it, we do post them on the
City's website; the latest edition can be found here.
Thank you for reading. Feedback is appreciated so please don't hesitate to ask a question or
offer a comment.
Happy New Year!
Grace K. Leung
City Manager
City of Newport Beach
100 Civic Center Drive, Bay 2E
Newport Beach, CA 92660
gleung(@ newportbeachca.gov
P: 949-644-3001 F: 949-644-3020