0BOn the Agenda: Sept. 26 City Council Meeting
The next City Council meeting is
Tuesday, September 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:
• Corona del Mar Village
commercial corridor land use and
parking study. City staff will present
information related to a potential
economic development study for the
CdM business corridor. The study may include measures to support existing businesses and attract new ones, address parking issues, and reduce impacts on residential neighborhoods.
• Consideration of nightly closures of public restrooms. Staff will present options for future Council consideration related to the operational hours of public restroom facilities and potential nighttime closures.
The regular meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. Agenda items include:
• Community Development Block Grant program annual performance and evaluation report. The Council will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the 2022- 23 program year prior to considering approval and submission to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• Approval of the City's 2023 water and sewer rate studies and setting a November 14 public hearing to consider related fee increases. The Council will consider recent rate studies that evaluated water delivery and sewer service charges. In recent years, costs have increased in every aspect of water and sewer systems, including the cost of buying and pumping water, operational increases, and the cost of maintenance and infrastructure. Customer fees are the only source of funding, as no taxes support Newport Beach's water and sewer systems. The studies recommend an updated rate schedule that increases the average household monthly rate by about $6 per month for water through 2028 and $2.20 - $3.50 for sewer charges through 2028. This agenda item does not increase water or sewer rates. Council members may approve the studies, direct staff to send a notice of proposed rates to customers in compliance with Proposition 218, and set a date of November 14 to hear public comment and consider the proposed rate increases. The water rate study and sewer rate study that informed the proposed changes are available to the public for review. Additional presentations and background information can be accessed for the water rate study here and the sewer rate study here.