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City of Newport Beach
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
MINUTES 3 -19 -07
Draft minutes of the Environmental Quality Affairs Committee held at the City of Newport Beach Police Department
Auditorium, 870 Santa Barbara Drive, on Monday, March 19, 2007.
Members Present:
Staff Representatives:
Guests Present:
X ssistant City Manager Sharon Wood ssistant City Manager Dave Kiff
Chairperson Ken Drellishak called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m.
1. Minutes of February 26, 2007
Merritt Van Sant moved to approve the minutes as written. Ray Halowski seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously
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Nancy Gardner, Council Member - exc
X
Sandra Haskell
Michael Henn, Council Member -exc
X
Barry Allen
X
Bruce Asper
Kristine Adams - excused
X
Dolores Otting, Vice Chair - exc
Marianne Zippi - excused
Kimberly Jameson
Arlene Greer - excused
X
Matt Wiley
Pack Wu - excused
Jennifer Winn
X
Ray Halowski
X
Brent Cooper
X
Barbara Thibault
X
Laura Dietz
X
Merritt Van Sant
X
Kenneth Drellishak, Chair
X
Robert Rush
X
Laura Curran
Pohn Moftakhar
X
IMichael Smith
Staff Representatives:
Guests Present:
X ssistant City Manager Sharon Wood ssistant City Manager Dave Kiff
Chairperson Ken Drellishak called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m.
1. Minutes of February 26, 2007
Merritt Van Sant moved to approve the minutes as written. Ray Halowski seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously
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2. Presentation on Upper Newport Bay and Water Quality Projects
Assistant City Manager Dave Kiff presented information on the regulatory environment for water quality, City
Council priorities, and dredging projects in Upper and Lower Newport Bay; and responded to questions from
Committee members.
3. Economic Development Committee Report
No report.
4. Report from Membership Subcommittee
Chairperson Drellishak reported that Christopher Welsh has resigned from the Committee, and noted that a
replacement for the District 3 position should be appointed by Council Member Webb.
5. Appointments to Subcommittees
The Committee decided to wait until the Draft EIR is about to be released to appoint a subcommittee on IBC
Residential Zoning. The following two subcommittees were appointed:
Hoag Master Plan
Ken Drellishak
Matt Wiley
Barbara Thibault
Barry Allen
Ray Halowski
Jack Wu
Merritt Van Sant
6. Report from Staff on Current Projects
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Ken Drellishak
Brent Cooper
Laura Curran
Mike Smith
Laura Dietz
Robert Rush
Dolores Otting
Sandra Haskell
Sharon Wood noted that the Draft EIR on the Hoag Hospital Master Plan amendment will be released for public review
in July, and the Hyatt DEIR will be released in April or May. She reported on a new application from Pacific View
Memorial Park to reduce square footage in community mausoleums and allow for smaller, family facilities; the type of
environmental document required has not been decided yet. She also reported on progress in implementation of the
General Plan, including selection of a consultant for the new Zoning Code, update of the Fair Share Fee, and
development of an infrastructure plan and fee for the Airport Area.
7. Public Comments
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None
8. Future Agenda Items
Dolores Otting and Ray Halowski requested discussion of the City Council Resolution establishing duties and
responsibilities for EQAC. They would like to discuss broadening the Committee's areas of responsibility, e.g.,
emergency planning, design guidelines, and hours of operation for refuse collection.
9. Adjournment—
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
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