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City Council Minutes
Study Session
December 13, 2005 — 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Selich, Council Member Rosansky, Mayor Pro Tem Webb, Council
Member Ridgeway, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Nichols
Excused: Mayor Heffernan
CURRENT BUSINESS
1. CLARIFICATION OF ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
Assistant City Manager Kiff confirmed for Council Member Nichols that he would
provide him a picture of an "oloid" prior to the evening meeting, as referred to
in Item No. 10, Grant Agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board.
City Manager Bludau stated that staff would be proposing new wording for the
recommended action in Item No. 19, Installation of Carpet at the Central Library.
Specifically, the recommended action would read, "Approve the purchase and
installation of new carpet at the Central Library in the amount of $255,113.27,
pursuant to a contract with C & A Floor Coverings to be approved by the City
Attorney's Office and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract ".
2. OFFERS TO DEDICATE PUBLIC ACCESS.
Assistant City Manager Kiff referred to Item No. 33, Acceptances of Offers to
Dedicate (OTDs) Easements for Coastal Access, on the evening meeting's agenda
and using a PowerPoint presentation, he explained what an OTD is. Additionally,
he listed some important facts about OTDs and briefly discussed the associated
liability issues. He pointed out that the City's approved Coastal Land Use Plan
within the proposed Local Coastal Program (LCP) also contains four policies relating
to OTDs, as listed in the staff report.
Assistant City Manager Kiff displayed aerial photos of each of the seventeen
easements included for consideration on the evening meeting's agenda. He
responded to questions and provided clarification on the exact locations of the
easements. He stated that if the City Council approves the proposed resolution to
accept the OTDs, the City would work with the Coastal Conservancy to get them
recorded and later, the City Council could consider making improvements to some of
the easements so that they would be effective for public access. Not all of the
easements would need improvements. He stated that if the City Council does not
accept the OTDs, the Coastal Conservancy would most likely do so.
Assistant City Manager Kiff noted that four of the easements expire next month,
which is why action on at least those four needs to take place at the evening
meeting. Lastly, he confirmed that public noticing was not required, but that the
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City did send two letters to each of the property owners.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - None
ADJOURNMENT at 5:40 p.m
The agenda for the Study Session was posted on December 7, 2005, at 2:45 p.m. on
the City Hall Bulletin Board located outside of the City of Newport Beach
Administration Building.
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