NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL WRAP-UP

-- Compiled by Paul Clinton

Here are some of the decisions coming out of the City Council meeting

on Tuesday.

City budget

WHAT HAPPENED:

Council members added seven additional projects to the proposed

budget.

WHAT IT MEANS:

In creating what they call their budget “checklist,” council members

added a handful of smaller items to the proposed $142.1-million budget.

The council is scheduled to approve the final budget for the 2002-03

fiscal year, from July 1 to June 30, on June 25.

Several council members added projects, which will amount to at least

$348,500.

The full council added $93,000 for ficus tree trimming and $60,000 for

a tree inventory in the city. Mayor Tod Ridgeway requested $30,000 for

the city clerk for a study of city records. Councilman Steve Bromberg

requested $10,000 for the Balboa Island Historical Society.

Also, Councilman Dennis O’Neil asked for $150,000 for a street median

improvement in Corona del Mar.

Vote: 7-0

IN FAVOR

Jamboree Road improvements

WHAT HAPPENED:

The City Council awarded a contract to improve medians on Jamboree

Road.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The council awarded a $250,056 contract to Mega Way Lighting Inc. for

work on Jamboree Road between Bristol Street and North Campus Drive.

The improvement are a joint project with Irvine, whose officials have

said they would reimburse Newport Beach for $88,000 of the work.

Vote: 7-0

IN FAVOR

NEXT MEETING

WHAT: Newport Beach City Council

WHEN: 7 p.m. June 25

WHERE: Council Chambers, 3300 Newport Boulevard

INFORMATION: (949) 644-3005