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Home My WebLink About16 - Coastal Bay Water Quality CommitteeCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. 16 November 25, 2003 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: City Manager's Office Dave Kiff, Assistant City Manager 949/644 -3002 or dkiff @city.newport- beach.ca.us SUBJECT: Resolution 2003 - Relating to Adding a 3`d Council Seat and Appointment to the Coastal /Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee and Appointing a Council Member to the 3`d Seat. ISSUE: Should the Council expand the Coastal /Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee to add a 3`d Council member? RECOMMENDATION: 1. Adopt Resolution 2003- _ which expands the Coastal /Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee to include three members from the City Council; and Confirm the appointment of as the Mayor's appointment to the Coastal /Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee. DISCUSSION: Background: Today the Coastal /Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee is a 9 member Citizens Advisory Committee (with 2 members of the City Council appointed by the Mayor and 7 residents, each appointed by each of the 7 Council members) charged with: Improv(ing) and preserv(ing) Newport Bay and the Newport Beach coastline as a resource for swimmers, boaters, marine life, and waterfowl. The Committee meets monthly (every 2nd Thursday at 3:00 p.m. in the Fire Conference Room) and has addressed issues such as: • Water quality testing in Newport Bay; • Habitat restoration and improvement in the Upper Bay; • The OCSD's ocean outfall and its transition to the discharge of wastewater treated to a secondary treatment level (the "301 [h] Waiver'); • The Harbor's pumpout program; • The four Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for Newport Bay; Coastal /Bay Water Quality Committee November 25, 2003 Page 2 • The City's municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; • Improving the City's regulations relating to fats, oils, and grease in wastewater lines and improving the City's sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) responses; • Amending the Newport Beach Municipal Code to better protect water quality; • The installation of capital projects (including storm drain -to -sewer diversions and catch basin screens and filters) to reduce beach postings and closures; • Water quality educational programs, including the 5"' Grade educational program at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum and water quality videos; and • Better ways for the City's municipal operations to protect water quality (street sweeping, pet waste enforcement, etc.). The Committee's structure and duties are described in Attachment A. The Committee's membership is as follows: Mayor pro Tern Tod Ridgeway (Chairman) Council Member Don Webb (Vice- Chairman) District #1 Appointment -- Nancy Gardner District #2 Appointment -- Jim Miller District #3 Appointment -- George Drayton District #4 Appointment -- Randy Seton District #5 Appointment -- Tom Houston District #6 Appointment -- Peter Oeth District #7 Appointment -- Dennis Baker At the City Council meeting on November 12, 2003, Mayor Bromberg suggested that — to expand the Council's knowledge of and exposure to water quality issues — the Committee be expanded to include one more member of the City Council. This staff report asks the Council to adopt a resolution (Attachment A) adding one additional Council position on the C/B WQCAC and asks for the Council's concurrence with Mayor Bromberg's appointment to the 3rd Council seat. Environmental Review: The City Council's approval of this Agenda Item does not require environmental review. Public Notice: This agenda item may be noticed according to the Ralph M. Brown Act (72 hours before the public meeting at which the City Council considers the item). Submitted by: 't ye.. Dave Kiff Assistant City Manager CoastaUBay Water Quality Committee November 25, 2003 Page 3 Attachment A RESOLUTION 2003- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH RELATING TO THE COASTAL/BAY WATER QUALITY CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach has a Coastal /Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee (C /BWQCAC) that was established in 1986; and WHEREAS, C /BWQCAC has addressed issues of importance to water quality since that time, including: • Pumpout stations in Newport Harbor; • Upper and Lower Newport Bay Dredging; • Ocean and Bay water quality testing efforts; • NPDES; • Fats, Oils, and Grease Control; • Educational programs; • Habitat improvements in coastal watersheds • The Federal Clean Water Act; and • Prohibitions against the feeding of migratory waterfowl; and WHEREAS, the membership of C /BWQCAC includes two members of the Newport Beach City Council and seven Newport Beach residents, each appointed by a member of the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires that an additional Council member be named to the Committee to improve the Council's knowledge of water quality and habitat protection issues; now, therefore be it RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that the Council hereby expands the Coastal /Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee's membership to include three members of the City Council and seven members of the public. ADOPTED this 25"' day of November, 2003. STEVE BROMBERG MAYOR OF NEWPORT BEACH ATTEST: LAVONNE HARKLESS CITY CLERK Coastal /Bay Water Quality Committee November 25, 2003 Page 4 Attachment B COASTAUBAY 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. Duties and name changed (formerly Harbor Quality Citizens Advisory Committee) by Resolution No. 2002 -9, adopted on January 22, 2002. Membership amended by Resolution 2003- on November 25, 2003. MEMBERSHIP: The Committee shall consist of seven (7) private citizens and twwe -three (32) 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 WA) -three (32) Council Members to serve on the Committee; the 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 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: A. Educate the watershed's population about the value of Newport Bay and the ocean; B. Enforce and /or strengthen existing regulations on actions that impair water quality or wildlife habitat; C. Advocate for policies, programs and projects that improve the water quality of Newport 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 E. Develop, fund, and monitor water quality initiatives, including testing and structural projects, that meet the Committee's mission. TERMINATION: This Committee shall have no specific date of termination.