ON THE AGENDA Here are some items...
ON THE AGENDA
Here are some items to be considered tonight by the Newport Beach
City Council.
CASTAWAYS PARK
A discussion on Castaways Park could top the list of most-watched
items at tonight’s study session, held before the council meeting.
The council will hear a presentation on which vegetation might be
planted there. Community members are at odds over whether to
redevelop the park with 100% native plants or whether to set aside a
portion of the park where turf grass creates an open space suitable
for picnicking and other activities.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Urgency. “Staff is at a critical juncture in the project. In order
to comply with the [California Coastal Commission] Agreement,
revegetation efforts should commence within the next 60 days,” the
staff report reads. Because the matter is only on its study session
agenda, the council can’t take any formal action tonight. It could
decide to move the matter forward for by putting it on a council
agenda, though.
CORONA DEL MAR VISION
Also during the study session, the council will hear a
presentation on the Corona del Mar Vision Plan, a revitalization
project.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Planners believe that improvements are dependent on the city
taking over a portion of Coast Highway, so it’s likely that talks
will focus on this possibility.
OASIS AGREEMENT
When the regular meeting convenes at 7 p.m., the council will
consider, among other things, whether to create a formal agreement
with the Friends of the Oasis to help govern the city’s relationship
with the volunteer body. If the council agrees that formalizing the
relationship could better serve the center, it will vote tonight to
create an ad hoc committee that would in turn begin drafting the
agreement.
-- Compiled by June Casagrande
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