On the Agenda: April 11 City
Council Meeting
The next City Council meeting is
Tuesday, April 11. Items of interest
are highlighted below. The entire
agenda and reports can be
viewed here.
The regular meeting will begin at
5 p.m. Agenda items include:
• Extending the expiration date of the Ad Hoc Municipal Code and Council Policy Review Committee. The committee was formed in September 2022 to review the Newport Beach Municipal Code and City Council policies. If adopted, this item would extend the expiration date of the ad hoc committee to June 30, 2024. • A $680,000 contract award to Corona -based International Line Builders, Inc., for traffic signal improvements on Newport Coast Drive from Sage Hill to Ridge Park Road.
• A 5-year lease agreement with Sailing Fascination for a boat slip rental in the City - owned Balboa Yacht Basin for the below -market rate of $1 a year. Sailing Fascination has operated a nonprofit sailing program for disabled individuals from a boat slip in the Balboa Yacht Basin since 1996, and the most recent agreement is set to expire on May 1.
• Authorizing funds from the Ackerman Trust, reserved for high-tech library equipment, to be used for the purchase of a new projector for the Friends Meeting Room at the Central Library.
• Approval of agreements with City employee labor groups, an amendment to the compensation plan for unrepresented employees, and the adoption of new salary schedules designed to improve employee retention and recruitment.