Calendar

Note: In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), many City meetings were canceled, but most have now resumed. Those of other than the City Council and Planning Commission are currently being held as Zoom webinars, with no physical meeting, and for these the pubic has to register to observe or offer live comments. See the City’s COVID-19 webpage for updates and the individual agendas for details.

Listed below are upcoming SPON-relevant events and activities expected in the next few weeks. Additional events can be found on the City’s online calendar and their agendas posting page (for best results on that page, select “All Years” and “All Meeting Bodies” — past City meeting materials are eventually moved to the “Archived Meetings” pages).

City Manager Grace Leung’s The Week in Review, posted each Friday, also provides descriptions of upcoming City events, not all of which are listed here.

Items listed below for which notice has not yet been posted on the City website are based on the “tentative agendas” distributed at the Planning Commission meetings and while the matters listed on them may happen, they sometimes don’t.

For past events and months, visit our YTD Listing.

September 2020

September 22 @ 4:00 p.m. – City Council Meeting (<– note new start time)
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Agenda, when published, available here (usually by 4:00 pm on Thursday before meeting)
Insider’s Guide : City Manager’s preview of agenda items
- Closed session (4:00 p.m.)
  - Discussion of sale (?) of former Westside Community Center site to Pacifica Christian High School.
  - Possible initiation of litigation on two undisclosed matters.
- Regular meeting (5:00 p.m.)
  - Resolutions supporting the Newport Beach Fire Department and Proposition 20, and opposing Proposition 15
  - Agreement for ambulance transportation cost reimbursement
  - Contracts for Civic Center Park pathway replacement, median and roadside landscape maintenance, fire rings security, on-call architectural services, and piers, sidewalks and public area steam pressure washing
  - Acceptance of $25,000 donation to library
  - Hearing on Draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) 2019-2020
  - Override of Airport Land Use Commission dis-approval, followed by City approval of the Newport Airport Village proposal for a future “planned community” adjacent to the airport along Campus, with up to 444 apartments (PA2014-225)
  - Update of fees for issuing and renewing Short Term Lodging permits
  - Introduction of ordinance amending Oceanfront Boardwalk Safety Program
  - Coronavirus (COVID-19) update

September 24 @ 10:00 am – Zoning Administrator hearing
(Public participation by Zoom only, registration required)

Agenda, when published, available here
- Annual Review of Pacific View Memorial Park Development Agreement (PA2009-024)
- Pham Wellness Building Minor Use Permit (PA2019-261)
- Advanced Champion LLC Mixed-Use Condominiums Minor Site Development Review (PA2020-073)
- Garrett Investment Group LLC Demolition Coastal Development Permit (PA2019-267)

September 24 @ 3:00 pm Finance Committee
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)
(Public participation by Zoom only, registration required)

See agenda for details
The City’s Finance Committee, which has influence over how money is saved and spent on the City’s plans and priorities, is scheduled to meet for the first time since June.
- Investment policy and performance review.
- It will presumably be discussing the impact of COVID-19.
- Recommendation regarding issuance of bond to finance Fire Station 2 construction on Balboa Peninsula.
- Update on internal audit plan
Curiously, a discussion of the impact of COVID-19 is not on the agenda.

September 28 @ 5:30 pm – Aviation Committee
Civic Center Community Room (100 Civic Center Drive, adjacent to Council Chambers)
(Public participation will likely be by Zoom only)

Look for agenda here
- Discussion of issues related to John Wayne Airport by Council-appointed citizens committee.
  - Topics and public participation options to be announced

October 2020

October 7 @ 6:00 pm – Housing Element Update Advisory Committee meeting
City Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

(This meeting will be broadcast on NBTV and live streamed on the City website with an opportunity for those interested to phone in comments or to observe and comment from the Community Room adjacent to Council Chambers)

Look for agenda here
- This will be the fourth meeting of the Housing Element Update Advisory Committee,
- The committee consists of nine citizen volunteers with expertise in real estate and land use (plus the Mayor), appointed by the City Council to oversee the Housing Action Plan portion of the larger General Plan Update.
- In response to a state mandate, they are tasked with finding, and recommending, by October, locations where 4,832 (now 4,834) new housing units could be built in Newport Beach between 2021 and 2029

October 8 @ 6:30 pm – Planning Commission
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Agenda here (when available, generally on Friday before meeting)
- GPA/LCP amendments for nonconforming signs (PA2019-184)
- 76 Station convenience store CUP/CDP at 2201 E. Coast Hwy. (PA2019-027)
- Discussion use of Commission as the public engagement forum for the expected update of the General Plan Circulation Element

October 13 @ 4:00 p.m. – City Council Meeting (<– note new start time)
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Agenda, when published, available here (usually by 4:00 pm on Thursday before meeting)
Insider’s Guide : City Manager’s preview of agenda items
- Introduction of Short Term Lodging ordinance – amending Zoning Code and Coastal Plan to set three-night minimum stay and cap on number of permits
- Shvetz subdivision and General Plan Amendment at 2400 Santiago Drive (PA2020-041)
- Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) appeal authorization, AB1063 update, Housing Element Update
- General Plan Amendment, Variance, and Conditional Use Permit for automated car wash at 1600 Jamboree (PA2016-093)
- Sagecrest PSA Amendment

October 15 @ 10:00 am – Zoning Administrator hearing
(Public participation by Zoom only)

Agenda, when published, available here
- Ardmore Properties duplex, lot merger and Coastal Development Permit at 130-132 So. Bay Front (PA2020-111)
- Cabin 3 LLC Residence CDP at 113 Grand Canal (PA2020-183)
- Kalili Residential Condominiums parcel map at 426 Marguerite Ave (PA2020-228)
- Hoag Hospital Development Agreement annual review (PA2009-064)
- Uptown Newport DA annual review (PA2014-039)

October 21 @ 4:00 pm – Balboa Village Advisory Committee
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Look for agenda here
Expected topics are:
- Brainstorming/planning session

October 21 @ 5:00 pm – John Wayne Airport Commission
JWA Eddie Martin Admin. Bldg. (3160 Airway Avenue, Costa Mesa)

Agenda here
- The Commission is expected to make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors regarding the commercial air carrier capacity allocations of operations at John Wayne Airport for calendar year 2021.
- Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the “Million Annual Passengers” limit will be increasing from the current 10.8 to 11.8 and the number of allowed “Average Daily Departures” of the noisier “Class A” aircraft will increase from the current 85 to 95.
- Due to the COVID-19-related slow-down it is not yet clear if the carriers will seek the maximum possible capacity (JWA incentivizes use of the airport by penalizing the carriers if they don’t use their full request).
- The Supervisors are expected to take action on November 3.

October 21 @ 5:00 pm – SPON Board Meeting (telephonic)
Details available on request.

October 22 @ 6:30 pm – Planning Commission
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Agenda here (when available, generally on Friday before meeting)
- Cortell Trust Encroachment Permit at 425 Tustin Ave. (N2020-0482) (consent)
- Barrett Residence Encroachment Permit at 445 Tustin Ave. (N2020-0512) (consent)
- Chihuahua Cerveza Expansion at 3107 Newport Blvd. (PA2019-160)
- Appeal of AT&T Small Cell SLC0902, public right-of-way near 38th St and Lake Ave (PA2020-113)
- Appeal of AT&T Small Cell SLC4653, public right-of-way on north side of Bayside Dr, approx. 900 feet northwest of El Paseo Dr (PA2020-115)
- New Restaurant at 5000 Birch St. (PA2019-259)

October 27 @ 4:00 p.m. – City Council Meeting (<– note new start time)
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Agenda, when published, available here (usually by 4:00 pm on Thursday before meeting)
Insider’s Guide : City Manager’s preview of agenda items
- Adoption of Short Term Lodging ordinance – amending Zoning Code and Coastal Plan to set three-night minimum stay and cap on number of permits

November 2020

November 3 @ 9:30 am – Orange County Board of Supervisors
BOARD HEARING ROOM (333 W. Santa Ana Blvd/10 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana)

Look for the agenda here
- The Board of Supervisors is expected to approve commercial air carrier capacity allocations of operations at John Wayne Airport during calendar year 2021.
- Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the “Million Annual Passengers” limit will be increasing from the current 10.8 to 11.8 and the number of allowed “Average Daily Departures” of the noisier “Class A” aircraft will increase from the current 85 to 95.
- Due to the COVID-19-related slow-down it is not yet clear if the carriers will seek the maximum possible capacity (JWA incentivizes use of the airport by penalizing the carriers if they don’t use their full request).

November 10 @ 4:00 p.m. – City Council Meeting (<– note new start time)
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Agenda, when published, available here (usually by 4:00 pm on Thursday before meeting)
Insider’s Guide : City Manager’s preview of agenda items
- Introduction of Residential Design Standards Code and LCP Amendments (PA2019-070)
- Park in-lieu fee update
- Sierra by the Sea (formerly Sober Living by the Sea) Annual Zoning Agreement review (PA2010-150)

November 18 @ 5:00 pm – SPON Board Meeting (telephonic)
Details available on request.

November 24 @ 4:00 p.m. – City Council Meeting (<– note new start time)
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Agenda, when published, available here (usually by 4:00 pm on Thursday before meeting)
Insider’s Guide : City Manager’s preview of agenda items
- General Plan Amendment, Variance, and Conditional Use Permit for automated car wash at 1600 Jamboree (PA2016-093)
- Sagecrest PSA Amendment

December 2020

December 16 @ 2:00-3:00 pm – John Wayne Airport Quarterly Noise Meeting
JWA Eddie Martin Admin. Bldg. (3160 Airway Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626)

There is no advance agenda for these meetings, but they offer a chance to talk with JWA Access and Noise staff about the state-required quarterly Noise Abatement Reports and other JWA issues.

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