HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 - Water Taxi Exploratory CommitteeCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 6
July 27, 2010
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Planning Department
Leigh M. De Santis, Economic Development Administrator
949 - 644 -3207, Idesantis(o)newportbeachca.gov
SUBJECT: Extension of Term for Water Taxi Exploratory Committee
ISSUE:
Extend the term of the Water Taxi Committee for six months beyond current termination
date of September 30, 2010 to March 30, 2011.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the attached Resolution No. 2010- — extending the term of the Water Taxi
Committee six months from September 30, 2010 to March 30, 2011 to allow it to assist
in developing a work plan for a Water Taxi RFP.
DISCUSSION:
The Water Taxi Exploratory Committee was established for one year to prepare a report
on the feasibility of a water taxi in Newport Harbor. On February 9, 2010 the City
Council received and filed their completed report and adopted the following –
"To defer distribution of an RFP to Summer 2011 and allow the Summer Water Taxi
Committee to work with interested parties to structure and find subsidized funding to
conduct a survey in Summer 2010."
On April 13, 2010 the Council extended the term of the Committee from May 10 to
September 30, 2010 to allow it to develop questions and analyze results of upcoming
surveys of residents, businesses and visitors.
The Water Taxi Committee met on April 19, 2010, and determined that it did not feel
that a few questions on either the City Survey or the Visit Newport Beach Survey would
be adequate. The Committee Chair approached the City Council on April 27, 2010
requesting that the City Council commit to "$12,000 Challenge grant' for a Water Taxi
Survey if the Committee could raise $12,000 through its own efforts.
Recommendations from Water Taxi Exploratory Committee
July 27, 2010
Page 2
While the City Council declined to commit funds to any independent Water Taxi survey
they did provide the following additional instruction to City staff:
"To make up a work plan /timeline on what it would take to go directly to the market with
an RFP for water taxi service. Staff was asked to bring the work plan /timeline to
Council to let them decide whether to allocate staff resources to the effort."
Staff did submit some potential survey questions for both the City survey and the Visit
Newport Beach survey regarding a use of a Water Taxi.
The attached Resolution extends the Committee's term to the end of March 2011 to
allow them to continue to work with staff to review the results of the surveys which have
yet to be distributed and to work with staff on the requested work plan /timeline /resource
needs.
Prepared by:
ei M. De Santis,
Economic Development Administrator
Attachment: Resolution
Submitted by:
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Sharon Z. Wood
Special Projects on Itant
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING
RESOLUTIONS NO. 2010 -36 and 2009 -25 TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE SUMMER WATER TAXI
EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE AND ADD NEW RESPONSIBILITIES.
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2009 -25 creating the Summer Water Taxi
Exploratory Committee on May 12, 2009 with a term of one year;
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2010 -36 extending the term of the Summer Water
Taxi Exploratory Committee to September 20, 2010;
WHEREAS, the Water Taxi Exploratory has successfully completed all the tasks originally assigned to
it;
WHEREAS, the successful completion of those tasks has led the City Council to direct that questions
regarding a potential Water Taxi be included in the pending survey by the City;
WHEREAS, the City Council has also asked staff to develop a work plan for an RFP and the
Committee would like to assist with that; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach wishes to
extend the term and add to the responsibilities of the Summer Water Taxi Exploratory Committee as
follows:
Section 1: Term
The term of the Summer Water Taxi Exploratory Committee shall be extended from September 30,
2010 to March 30, 2011 unless extended by action of the City Council.
Section 2: Purpose and Responsibilities
Section 2 of Resolution No. 2009 -25 is amended to add the following Committee responsibility:
To assist in the development a draft work plan for an RFP. The draft work plan shall be submitted to
the City Council for decision regarding reassigning staff and resources to create and pursue an RFP
seeking private companies to operate a Water Taxi.
ADOPTED this 271h day of July, 2010
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK