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On the Agenda: November 12 City Council Meeting
The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, November 12. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire
agenda and reports can be viewed here.
The City Council meeting will begin at 4 p.m. with presentations, followed by a closed session. The regular
meeting will begin at 5 p.m. after the closed session. Agenda items include:
• Amendments to the City's General Plan and Castaways Marina development plan related to a
proposed aquatic facility at Lower Castaways Park, 100 Dover Dr. The amendments would allow
the City to consider the development of a Lower Castaways Aquatic Facility as discussed at an
October 8 City Council study session. The study session presented a Council Ad Hoc committee
recommendation for a community recreational pool facility, which would include a 9,000-square-
foot building, 50-meter pool, therapy pool, splash pad, hand boat launch, and event venue.
• A lease amendment with Newport Harbor Post No. 291 of the American Legion for the use of City
and tidelands property at 21515th St. The City has leased the site to the American Legion, which
serves active duty and veterans of the U.S. armed forces, since 1940. The proposed amendments
would revise rent payment calculations and update other terms of the lease.
• Acceptance of a $360,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to fund DUI
enforcement and awareness, traffic safety operations, and sobriety checkpoints. The grant funds
will pay overtime and benefits costs for Newport Beach Police Department officers assigned to
DUI checkpoints, DUI patrol operations and traffic enforcement operations related to distracted
driving, motorcycle safety, and bicycle/pedestrian enforcement.
• Establishment of development impact fees for new residential and commercial development.
Approval of this item would allow one-time charges to be imposed on new developments to fund
public infrastructure and services needed to accommodate the increased demand created by the
new development. The proposed fees would apply to new residential development included in the
City's updated Housing Element and new commercial developments. Historically the City has
offset the impacts of new development through individual development agreements, which will
largely be eliminated with the recently adopted housing element.
• Approval of a recommendation by the City Arts Commission to adjust the rotation schedule for
the Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park and artist honorariums. Changing the rotation of
each sculpture from 2 years to 3 years would result in an estimated savings of about $90,000 over
3 years.
• Approval of a five-year professional services agreement with Visit Newport Beach Inc. (VNB) for
tourism -focused marketing and promotional programs and activities. VNB, a business unit of
Newport Beach & Company, provides destination marketing services to the City under an
agreement that will expire on December 31. Under the current agreement, VNB receives 18% of all
commercial and residential Transit Occupancy Tax (TOT) revenues collected by the City. Under the
new proposed agreement, the City would retain TOT revenues from short-term lodging to further
address impacts and community needs associated with short-term rentals. To offset the loss of
short-term lodging TOT revenue, VNB would receive 23 percent of commercial (hotel) TOT
revenues, estimated at $7.05 million in FY 2025-26. The agreement includes steps to increase
transparency in the use of public funds, including consolidating Visit Newport Beach, Inc. and
Newport Beach & Company into one organization, changing the composition of the board of
directors, and other terms related to audits, executive compensation, economic disclosures,
travel expenses, and limitations on political activity.