Calendar

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).

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

For past events and months, visit our YTD Listing.

June 2018

June 21 @ 6:30 pm – Planning Commission Meeting
Civic Center – Council Chambers

  • Agenda here
    • Mariner Square (Melia Homes project at 1244 Irvine Avenue: 92 townhome condos replacing existing 114 unit apartment complex)
    • Agape Art Collective (tattoo studio, 365 Old Newport Boulevard, continued from May 17 and April 5)
    • Review of “L” series policies in City Council Policy Manual

June 26 – City Council Meeting
Civic Center – Council Chambers

  • Agenda, when published, available here (usually by 4:00 pm on Thursday before meeting)
  • Insider’s Guide : City Manager’s preview of agenda items
    • 4:30 pm: City Council Study Session
      • Discussion of proposal for City Charter amendment requiring voter approval to issue additional kinds of debt
    • 7:00 pm: City Council Regular Meeting
      • Proposal for City Charter amendment requiring voter approval to issue additional kinds of debt
      • Creation of Harbor Department
      • Creation of Civilian Fire Marshal position
      • Renewal of Business Improvement District assessments and addition of Lido House Hotel to Tourism BID
      • Contract for Irvine Avenue paving
      • Contract for Undergrounding Assessment District 117
      • Water quality outreach program and TMDL agreement
      • Annual appointments to Boards and Commissions and to Finance Committee
      • Adoption of revised Council Policy F-14 (“Authority to Contract”)
      • Approval of street closures for 4th of July
      • Introduction of “Voter Protection” ordinance

July 2018

July 10 – City Council Meeting
Civic Center – Council Chambers

  • Agenda, when published, available here (usually by 4:00 pm on Thursday before meeting)
  • Insider’s Guide : City Manager’s preview of agenda items
    • 4:00 pm: City Council Study Session (time & subjects to be announced, if held)
    • 7:00 pm: City Council Regular Meeting (tentative)
      • Contract for Jamboree Road median rehabilitation

August 2018

August 10 – Council Candidate Filing Deadline

  • This is the last day for people who want to be listed on the ballot as candidates for Newport  Beach City Council to turn in a nominating petition signed by voters in the district in which they live.  The petitions will first become available on July 16.
  • This is different from the process of forming committees to raise money for a possible run.
  • The list of who is actually and officially running for Council will not be known until the end of the day on August 10.
  • The candidates are expected to introduce themselves and inform the public about their positions on the issues at a series of election forums hosted by a variety of local civic organizations.
  • See the City Clerk’s 2018 Election page for more details

November 2018

November 6 – Election Day

  • As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, SPON cannot endorse candidates, but it can, and does, encourage all residents of Newport Beach to become informed about the issues facing the city.
  • For additional information about the election, the candidates and the local ballot measures, see the City Clerk’s 2018 Election page.
  • If you need to register to vote, or to update your registration information, you can do so on-line with a valid California Drivers License.
  • According to the County Registrar’s Election Calendar, the last day to register appears to be October 22, with “conditional registration” possible through election day.

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