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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09 - Harbor Quality Citizens Advisory Committee Name ChangeITEM 9 TO: Members of the Newport Beach City Council FROM: Dave Kiff, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: Resolution 2002 -_ Changing the Name of the Harbor Quality Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) to the Coastal/Bay Water Quality CAC RECOMMENDED Adopt Resolution 2002 -_ changing the name of the Harbor Quality Citizens ACTION: Advisory Committee to the "Coastal /Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee." BACKGROUND: In 1986, the City Council created the Harbor Quality Citizens Advisory Committee ( HQCAC) to look at issues of importance to Newport Bay, including: • Bay water quality, including water quality testing and standards • Dredging of sediment • Tributary and storm drain inputs to the Bay • Habitat improvement • Harbor use issues • Educational programs • Sanitary sewer overflows and the SSOs' causes In recent days, the HQCAC has looked at issues outside of Newport Harbor, including: • Buck Gully habitat improvements • Kelp reforestation • The Orange County Sanitation Districts ocean outfall for wastewater • Ocean water quality testing The HQCAC met on Thursday, January 10, 2002 and unanimously determined to recommend that the Council change the Committee's name to reflect a broader mission and responsibility that includes coastal water quality issues. The Committee also took this action to more appropriately describe the difference between this Committee and the newly- created Harbor Commission. This Agenda Item changes the name of the Committee to the Coastal/ Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee and slightly modifies the Committee's mission and responsibilities (see Attachments A and B). ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A - Resolution 2002 -_ (Name Change) Attachment B - Boards, Commissions, and Committees Manual pages for the Coastal /Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee Newport Beach City Council Page 2 Attachment A RESOLUTION 2002 -_ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CHANGING THE NAME OF THE HARBOR QUALITY CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach has a Harbor Quality Citizens Advisory Committee (HQCAC) that was established in 1986; and WHEREAS, HQCAC has addressed issues of importance to water quality since that time, including pump -a -heads in Newport Harbor, Upper and Lower Newport Bay Dredging, water quality testing efforts, educational programs, and prohibitions against duck feeding; and WHEREAS, HQAC has increasingly been interested in and recommended Council positions on issues outside of Newport Harbor, including ocean water testing, Buck Gully improvements, and the Orange County Sanitation District's ocean outfall; and WHEREAS, on January 10, 2002, HQCAC unanimously recommended that the City Council agree to change the Committee's name to the Coastal /Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee and to modify slightly its mission and responsibilities; now, therefore be it RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that the Council hereby recognizes an expanded mission and responsibilities for the Harbor Quality Citizens Advisory Committee and hereby changes the name of the Harbor Quality Citizens Advisory Committee to the Coastal/ Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee. ADOPTED this 22nd day of January, 2002. TOD W. RIDGEWAY MAYOR OF NEWPORT BEACH ATTEST: LAVONNE HARKLESS CITY CLERK Page 3 Attachment B I4ARBOR COASTAL/BAY WATER QUALITY CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AUTHORIZATION: Established by Resolution No. 86 -59, adopted on July 14, 1986. Amended by Resolution No. 99 -45, adopted on June 28, 1999. Amended by Resolution No. 2000 -9, adopted on January 25, 2000. Amended by Resolution No. 2002 -- adopted on January 22, 2002. MEMBERSHIP: The Committee shall consist of seven (7) private citizens and two (2) members of the City Council. Each member of the City Council shall nominate one of the private citizens; the nomination to be confirmed by the City Council. The Mayor shall appoint the two (2) Council Members to serve on the Committee; the Mavine r',,pa a-,.. en Harbor Resources Division or the City Manager's Office shall provide staff assistance, including the preparation of minutes, agendas and reports. The Committee shall have a Chairman and Vice - Chairman, each of whom is to be appointed by the Mayor. The Mayor has the discretion to appoint either a Council Member or a citizen to these two positions. MISSION: To improve and preserve Newport Bay and the Newport Beach coastline as a useful - resource for swimmers, boaters, marine life, and waterfowl. PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES: The Committee shall advise and make recommendations to the City Council on policies, projects and programs that will achieve the Committee's mission, including Council efforts to: Page 4 A. Educate the watershed's population about the rcre -value of Newport Bay and the ocean, and threats to the Bay, incl,di . B. Enforce and/or strengthen existing regulations on actions -aR1 ms--that impair water quality or wildlife habitat; C. Advocate te upstream regulators, and others on be4alf o ' • -policies, programs and projects that improve Newport of • Bay and the ocean D. Oppose policies, programs or projects that detract from good water quality in the Newport Bay watershed and the ocean; and D. Develop, fund, and monitor °teat^ ^r }i,., aA Bay- -water quality initiatives including testing and structural projects, that meet the Committee's mission TERMINATION: This Committee shall have no specific date of termination.