HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - Insider's GuideSeptember 10, 2019
Insider's Guide
From: Oborny, Shirley
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2019 4:18 PM
Subject: Insider's Guide for the Newport Beach City Council Meeting of Tuesday, September 10,
2019
Happy Friday! Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, September 10. The following are items that may be
of interest. As always, this is not a summary of the entire agenda, which can be viewed
Study Session starts at 4 p.m. and includes an update on proposed code amendments related to Third Floor
Massing, Beach Cottage Preservation and the RM Zone. In May 2019, the City Council initiated code
amendments related to these areas. Staff has developed proposed amendments based on City Council input
and conducted a community meeting to review the proposed amendments with the public and design
community on August 19, 2019. Comments and feedback received from the meeting and the proposed
amendments will be reviewed with City Council at this study session. Following Council direction, staff will
present the proposed amendments to the Planning Commission for their review and recommendations, and
ultimately return to City Council for final review and adoption.
The Regular Session begins at 7 p.m. and the following are items of note:
• On the consent calendar is the recommendation of the Parks, Beaches, and Recreation (PB&R)
Commission with regard to Marine Avenue tree maintenance. At the August 13, 2019 study session,
City Council discussed the maintenance of Marine Avenue trees, including staff's recommendation of
the removal and replacement of several trees. Council requested that PB&R review the trees and to
report back on the actions taken by the Commission. PB&R reviewed the Marine Avenue trees on
September 3, 2019 and provided direction that included the removal and replacement of four special
eucalyptus trees, additional testing and review of the results before taking action on six additional
trees and the replacement of the three non -eucalyptus trees with eucalyptus trees. All replacement
trees will be 24 inch box lemon scented gum eucalyptus trees.
• For public hearing is the Appeal of the Reed Residential Variance for 1113 Kings Road. The Planning
Commission approved a variance related to the construction of a new 10,803 square foot, single-family
residence and a 1,508 square foot, four -car garage at this address in May 2019. The variance
authorized portions of the upper level roof and deck, and portions of an office and covered patio on
the main level of the proposed home to exceed the allowed height limit due to the steep topography
of the site. The appeal was filed by Stop Polluting Our Newport (SPON).
• Proposed revisions to City Council Policy B-17 — Parks, Facilities and Recreation Program Donations is
before Council for approval. B-17 establishes criteria for donations within the City's public parks and
streets system. City Council reviewed the policy in July 2018 and took an action to suspend the policy
and directed staff to work with the PB&R Commission to review and make recommendations on
revisions back to the City Council. The PB&R Commission conducted a detailed review of the policy,
utilizing an ad hoc committee. Following the review, PB&R recommended changes related to the
donation and maintenance period, increase to the maintenance fee, standardization of types of
benches used throughout the City, disallowance of memorial language, and elimination of plaques for
donated trees. Council considered these recommendations on May 14, 2019 and directed the removal
of all donation plaques and to offer first right of refusal after the ten-year donation period. Council
also directed these changes be reviewed by the PB&R Commission. The commission has approved
these changes and now the proposed changes to the policy are back to City Council for final review and
approval.
Amendments to the Municipal Code related to Chapter 6.04 — Garbage, Refuse and Cuttings and
adding Chapter 6.06 — State Mandated Municipal Solid Waste Diversion Programs are required to be
in compliance with state legislation that mandate commercial recycling and the diversion of organic
materials from the waste stream by businesses. The revisions to the Municipal Code will require
businesses and multifamily complexes of five units or larger to comply with AB 341 and AB 1826 or face
penalties. Staff has been working closely with the affected businesses and franchise haulers to educate
and gain compliance on the new requirements.
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 is also provided this week. It is posted 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.
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C�G�xORN�P 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