ON THE AGENDA A special meeting...

ON THE AGENDA

A special meeting of the Newport Beach City Council will take

place at 4 p.m. today. The open-session meeting includes just two

issues, albeit important ones.

JOHN WAYNE SETTLEMENT

Council members will vote tonight on a plan to allow 1 million

more passengers and two more gates at John Wayne Airport in exchange

for assurances that airlines won’t sue to overturn the new settlement

agreement. The revised deal already has verbal consent from airline

representatives, as well as from signatories to the agreement.

Tonight’s vote would formalize the city’s approval of the plan.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Many city officials have said they believe this is a very good

deal for Newport Beach. There’s a good chance the item will win

unanimous support.

NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR

The city’s two new council members will be sworn in tonight and

farewells will be spoken for their departing predecessors. Don Webb

and Dick Nichols tonight officially become members of the City

Council. Norma Glover and Dennis O’Neil will become private citizens.

Both served eight years and are leaving because of term limits.

The first order of business for the new council will be to select

a new mayor and vice mayor. Also tonight will be the council’s annual

version of musical chairs. Council members will have a chance to pick

their seats on the dais for the coming year.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Balboa Island Councilman and current Vice Mayor Steve Bromberg is

a likely pick to become mayor. But it’s not as easy to guess who will

be named second in command.

-- Compiled by June Casagrande