On the Agenda: City
Council Meeting for July
26, 2022
Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, July
26. Items of interest are highlighted below. The
entire agenda and reports can be viewed here.
A study session will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda
Items include:
• Design changes for residential properties located in the VE Zone, a West Newport flood zone. In March 2019, new Federal Emergency Managem
ent Agency (FEMA) flood insurance
rate maps took effect throughout Newport Beach. The FEMA maps include the designation of a special flood hazard area (VE Zone) that includes 166 beachfront properties in West Newport between 24th Street and 48th Street. St
aff will provide an update to the City Council
on potential amendments that will address development standards in the VE Zone.
The regular session begins at 5:30 p.m. Agenda items include:
• Approval of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers related to the Newport Harbor dredging project. The Army Corps is planning to dredge the federal navigation channels in Newport Harbor this fall, and has the necessary federal funding contributions for the project. The City will fund 50% of the costs, up to $10 million, which is included in the current Capital Improvement Program budget. The MOA will formalize the City's financial commitment to the dredging project. • A resolution to collect certain sewer and recycling fees through property tax rolls. Approximately 5,300 accounts are sewer and/or recycling only customers that do not receive a City of Newport Beach utility bill. To reduce delinquency rates, staff is recommending that these customers be charged through the property tax billing process as an add-on charge similar to a school bond debt service charge or an annual assessment district levy.