INSIDE CITY HALL Here are some decisions...
INSIDE
CITY HALL
Here are some decisions coming out of Tuesday’s Newport Beach City
Council meeting.
LANDMARK BUILDINGS ORDINANCE
A final vote on an ordinance to benefit four local landmarks
smoothly passed final approval on Tuesday -- a quiet finish to
something that started out as a controversial plan. The ordinance
will allow the Port Theatre, the Lido Theater, the Balboa Theater and
the Balboa Pavilion to add food service and entertainment to their
businesses without applying for new permits.
Corona del Mar Councilman Dick Nichols, who had to recuse himself
from the vote because he lives within 500 feet of the theater, spoke
as a member of the public to again state his opposition to the
ordinance.
WHAT THEY SAID
“It will affect the land values and the livability in Corona del
Mar.”
-- Nichols
ALCOHOL SALES
Taking the first of what city leaders have promised will be many
moves to control excessive drinking in West Newport, the council
approved a change to the city’s municipal code. The change will
forbid grocery and package stores from setting up alcohol sales in
their parking lots. In past years, stores have set up tents in their
parking lots to sell liquor near the Fourth of July and other
holidays.
WHAT THEY SAID
“There’s more to come.”
-- Mayor Steve Bromberg
CLIFF DRIVE PLAYGROUND
The council also approved a $37,694 contract to purchase
playground equipment for Cliff Drive Park. The money will pay to
replace the playground equipment now at the site, some of which is
not in compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. The
council will consider bids from companies to install the equipment at
a later date.
-- June Casagrande
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