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Harbor Commission Staff Report Agenda Item No. 1
May 13, 2015
TO: HARBOR COMMISSION
FROM: Public Works Department
Chris Miller, Harbor Resources Manager
949-644-3043, cmiller@newportbeachca.gov
TITLE: Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory - Update
ABSTRACT:
Representatives of UC Irvine will share a nine minute historical video on the early history of
China Cove and how the Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory at 101 Dahlia Avenue came to be such a
significant contributor to science in its first 85 years. The partnership with Caltech to preserve
the building and maintain the historic mission will be introduced.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Receive and file.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the Harbor Commission find this action is not subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result
in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and
15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines,
California Code of Regulations. Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in
physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the
meeting at which the Harbor Commission considers the item).
Submitted by:
Chris Miller