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HomeMy WebLinkAboutManager's Report (4)Manager's Report November 18, 2009 Harbor Resources y,w rogr Dredging —Upper Newport Bay RDA and Corp still working through contractual issues. Project will start very soon. RDA is trying to create a launch site for their employees near their work site at Unit 1 /111 Basin (Jamboree Bridge). Allowed in the project specs. Dedicated, reserved employee parking in that area seems to be the biggest hurdle s ., 1 �` -__- _ _ _- .�-�- -r �,__ _. R n ��_�� �!. - Iff"m m m 0 1:1 ml smxm GRAIN ODA- Dredging —Lower Newport Bay Status NewFields sediment testing Draft report will be completed this week. To be reviewed by the DMMT in December and approved ... hopefully This data is needed to help us determine quantities of clean and contaminated material To be forwarded to Anchor QEA and Corps Operations for detailed analysis Dredging —Lower Newport Bay Status (continued) Anchor QEA — Environmental (CEQA) Work Council approved Amendment No. 1 to their contract on November 10tH Two parallel paths: Port of Long Beach Disposal Preferred alternative for Lower Bay, Rhine Channel and RGP- exclusion zones Requires a Mitigated Negative Declaration to dredge and haul away Newport Harbor Disposal — CAD site (or other disposal method) Contingency plan if POLB option disappears, or if a combination of POLB and Newport disposal is needed (i.e. smaller CAD). Requires an EIR Dredging —Lower Newport Bay Status (continued) October 30th meeting at City Hall with: Colonel Magness and top Corps Operations staff, Mayor Selich and Council Members Daigle and Henn, Harbor Commissioners Rhyne and Collins, Dave Kiff, Sharon Wood, Larry Paul, myself and other City staff. Discussed strategy, timelines and coordination so we are all on the same page Colonel expressed a desire to possibly begin dredging the clean material in Spring 2010 to get the project started on a small scale. Some funding may be available but allocation may be tricky. On November 19th, we're meeting with the Water Board to discuss the Rhine Channel and how it relates to the overall project. Funding opportunities will be discussed. IL Newport Harbor Mooring RFP • Proposal deadline November 12 • Received 6 proposals that will be reviewed over the next few weeks • Harbor Patrol contract will be extended month to month until selection and contract process are completed November, 2009 Dear Mr. Sinasek: Congratulations on behalf of the California Department of Boating and Waterways and the California Coastal Commission's statewide Boating Clean and Green Program, the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation and the Keep the Delta Clean Program. Due to your hard work in distributing the 2009 boater kits and collecting boater questionnaires, you are one of the top ten 2009 Dockwalkers. You ranked second among the top ten Dockwalkers. Enclosed please find your West Marine Jacket. Please feel free to go to any West marine store if you need to exchange your jacket. Your name will be included in our 2009 Dockwalkers Contest Winners website at htto• / /wwW coastal ca gov /ccbn /dockwalkers html We would also like to include your picture on our website, so please send us a digital photo of yourself to vmatukillicoastal ca aov or to the following address: Vivian Matuk Environmental Boating Program Coordinator California Department of Boating and Waterways California Coastal Commission 45 Fremont Street, Ste 1900 San Francisco, CA 94105 Thanks again for your hard work during the 2009 boating season. Your work, support, and enthusiasm have been invaluable to our programs. We look forward to working with you again during the 2010 boating season in distributing boater kits and educating boaters about environmentally sound practices. Siinnceerrelmy, ��{1t.1 ' Vivian Matuk California Department of Boating & Waterways California Coastal Commission (415) 904 -6905 vmatu k0coastal.ca.aov C. Dave Kiff, Newport Beach, City Manager Chris Miller, Newport Beach Harbor Resources Manager ' P my rwwatw cwmissl n C O A S T A ,......... - .... Als ur- Abandoned Boat Bill — AB 166 Passed in October 2009. Designed to rid our waterways of derelict or abandoned vessels. Allows owners to turn in the vessel to the local government agency without incurring any fines. So ... what does this mean for Newport? Unknown at this time how this will impact the City. No guidelines published yet on how to run the program. Harbor Resources has already been approached by companies interested in destroying these vessels. Calendar Subscribe to News & Alerts FAQs Contact Us CITY OF e Newport Beach Search... . I Want To... v 4eoa� ' wildmr & n.v.• n• . ir-ITY NAM• NEWS Refuse Collection and Street Sweeping NoGd�t Schedule \ City Council Public Hearing Notices for November 10, 2009 Notice of Availability Draft Enwonmental Impact Report - Sunset Ridge Park Project The City of Nenport Beads has mnipleied the preparation of a Draft Bnvkorrn vital Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed Sunset Ridge Park Project W be located at the northwest comer of Superior Avenue and West Coast High%ay, Mom News » & 'XV E N I S AGENDAS & MINUTES JOBS MAPS NBTV ONLINE PAYMENTS rvence of eterans Ca. PROJECTS & ISSUES Street Sweeping Holiday Schedule RECREATION CLASSES 11) 11.2009 Calendar • SERVICE REQUESTS Meeting Agendas & M'wutes . STAFF DIRECTORY Other Issues Rhine Channel Could start in mid December, but we'll probably hold off until the first of the year to avoid the holiday boating / pedestrian traffic. Public Dock Access Improvements (15th, 19th and Fernando) Public Works is still working with Building on ADA issues. Coastal Marinas Permit Jim Sinasek will give an update in January. Water Taxi Subcommittee Report to Council Study Session on November 24. Harbor Commission Task List — Final? Please review and edit as necessary. December Harbor Commission ?? Scheduled in 3 weeks on December 9t" No foreseeable issues Shall we go dark for December? For More Information http://www.newportbeachca.gov/HarborResources Chris Miller, Harbor Resources Manager cmiller @newportbeachca.gov (949) 644 -3043 Shannon Levin, Harbor Resources Supervisor shannon @newportbeachca.gov (949) 644 -3041