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Agenda Item No. 1
City of Newport Beach City Council Meeting April 23, 2024
Volume 66 - Page 82
Adam Leverenz took issue that the items adopted at the April 10, 2024
Harbor Commission meeting related to the<Strike offshore mooring fee
increases ranging from 300 to over 500%, were not made available to the
public before the meeting, contended that compliance with the open
meeting law was not met, and suggested the Harbor Commission
reconvene the meeting with proper noticing. He noted awareness of an e-
mail from February, by someone involved, saying "I just know we have the
votes", the indication being, that since February, there's really been little
use in any public input on the mattei there has beeR little publiG ;RPUt S,RGe
ebruary-,<Strike An understandinq that a number of decisionmakers have
been intimately involved and are equity members of Newport Harbor Yacht
Clubs and/or hold mooring permits, and that yacht clubs would be exempt
from the fee increases was expressed. It was noted that that question has
been posed a number of times, and there has not been a response that
seems adequate. Other decisionmakers were noted as pier permit holders
who pay substantially less in fees 58% of mooring permittees live outside
the City and will be paying more than these WiRg ;R Cal<Strike other
permit holders for use of the same State resource.
City of Newport Beach City Council Meeting April 23, 2024
Volume 66 - Page 87
Adam Leverenz utilized a presentation to review a before and after
illustration of Harbor Department service fees, highlight guest mooring fee
charges, and discuss off -shore mooring rates and the disparity between
pier permit fees. He also discussed the credit card convenience fee and
time lost processing cash or money orders, when payments are made
without a credit card. He requested that the actual Mooring License Fees,
and the Mooring Transfer Fee be incorporated in the fee schedule.