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On the Agenda: April 29, 2025 City Council Meeting

The next meeting of the Newport Beach City Council will be on Tuesday, April 29. A study session will begin at 4 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. The full agenda is available here.

Agenda items include:

A study session discussion of Lower Castaways Park redevelopment and City public pool options.

An ordinance that would update the Newport Beach Municipal Code to prohibit the use of bicycles, electric bicycles, electrically motorized boards, motorized bicycles, motorized scooters, pedicabs, and surrey cycles from operating on City beaches. The ordinance would apply to the sand areas of City beaches, where Newport Beach police officers have observed an increase in dangerous and disruptive bike-related activities.

A resolution to revise certain fees. The City regularly reviews its user fees to ensure that they reflect the actual cost of providing services. A cost recovery analysis of fees in the Library Services and Recreation and Senior Services departments resulted in the recommended revisions.
Consideration of an appeal related to a limited-term outdoor dining permit for the Five Crowns restaurant. The outdoor dining permit was originally approved during the pandemic, with extensions upheld by the City's Planning Commission. The permits include conditions such as limited hours and noise-reducing design features. The appeal cites concerns about impacts to the surrounding neighborhood.

Approval of amendments to the North Newport Center Planned Community. The Irvine Company is requesting City Council approval to amend the North Newport Center Development Plan to allow for future residential development. The proposal would allow 1,500 housing units, incorporate two additional parcels into the development plan, and update height limits, design standards, and review processes. These changes would support the City’s state-certified Housing Element, which identifies Newport Center as a key area for accommodating future housing needs.

Grace K. Leung
City Manager, gleung@newportbeachca.gov

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City Council Meeting Information

The Newport Beach City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of most months (the exceptions are August and December). Typically, there is a Study Session that starts at 4 p.m. Study sessions are times for the Council to take a deeper look at a specific issue, or hear a presentation, that might eventually lead to a specific and more formal action. A closed session often follows the Study Session. Closed sessions are typically to address legal, personnel, and other matters where additional confidentiality is important. The Regular (evening) Session typically starts at 6 p.m., and often has a specific listing of different items ready for formal votes. Items on the “Consent Calendar” are heard all at once, unless a Council member has removed (aka “pulled”) an item from the Consent Calendar for specific discussion and separate vote. If an item on the agenda is recommended to be “continued”, it means that the item won’t be heard nor voted on that evening, but will be pushed forward to another noticed meeting.

Public Comment is welcomed at both the Study Session and the Regular Session. The public can comment on any item on the agenda. If you want to comment on a Consent Calendar item that was not pulled from the Consent Calendar by a Council Member, you will want to do so at the time listed on the agenda – right before the Council votes on the entire Consent Calendar (it’s Roman Numeral XIII on the posted agenda). If an item is pulled, the Mayor will offer that members of the public can comment as that specific item is heard separately. Additionally, there is a specific section of Public Comment for items not on the agenda, but on a subject of some relationship to the city government. If you cannot attend a meeting and/or want to communicate with the City Council directly, this e-mail gets to all of them: citycouncil@newportbeachca.gov. The City Manager also get's a copy of the email, because in almost all cases it’s something that the City Manager follows-up on.

The Council meets in the Council Chambers at 100 Civic Center Drive, off of Avocado between San Miguel and East Coast Highway. There is plenty of parking in the parking structure. You are always welcome to attend in person, but you can also watch on TV, Spectrum channel 30 and Cox channel 852 or stream it on your computer.

This Insider’s Guide is not an attempt to summarize every item on the Agenda – just the ones that seem of specific interest to the City Manager. You are encouraged to read the full agenda if you wish.

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