HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 - City Support for a 50-Year Lease from the County of Orange for the Newport Beach Golf Course - Letter�Ic"WPORT
C9l.l F O RNP
Mayor
Diane Brooks Dixon
Mayor Pro Tem
Kevin Muldoon
Council Members
Keith D. Curry
Marshall "Duffy" Duffield
Scott Peotter
Tony Petros
Edward D. Selich
100 Civic Center Drive
Newport Beach, California 92660
949 644-3004 ( 949 644-3039 FAX
newportbeachca.gov
February 24, 2016
The Honorable Lisa A. Bartlett, Chair
Orange County Board of Supervisors
333 W. Santa Ana Blvd, 5th Floor
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Dear Chairwoman Bartlett:
The Newport Beach City Council supports the continued operation of the
Newport Beach Golf Course as an affordable recreation asset for Newport
Beach and surrounding Orange County communities. The City Council also
supports the Board's consideration of a 50 -lease for the County -owned
portion of the course, as this should enable significant new investment to
improve the course and associated facilities.
The golf course is an important amenity for the region, as well as providing an
important buffer against efforts that would expand existing runways at John
Wayne Airport. It has always been important to our community that the
airport remain within the same footprint that it exists today.
Similarly, the Airport Working Group of Orange County, Inc. (AWG) also
supports the request to extend this lease. AWG believes the County owned
portion of the Golf Course property should remain as a long-term recreational
outlet for local residents.
If you have any questions or concerns about our position, please do not
hesitate to ask. Thank you and your colleagues on the Board of Supervisors
for the work you do for our region and for your consideration of this request.
S' cerely,
Dia ABroo sxon
Mayor of Newport Beach
cc: Members of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Barry Rondinella, Director of John Wayne Airport
Members of the Newport Beach City Council