o7Here are a few items the council...

o7Here are a few items the council considered Tuesday.

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STATE BEACH

RENOVATIONS

Corona del Mar State Beach will get $3.94 million in upgrades,

after the City Council approved a contract with Weeger Bros. Inc. to

build a new concession and lifeguard building, two restroom

buildings, beachfront walkways and walls with seating and a ticket

booth for the parking lot. The contract also includes landscaping and

irrigation system upgrades.

The council agreed the popular state beach is in dire need of

upgrades, because most of its amenities were built in the 1960s and

‘70s and are not adequate for the large number of visitors the beach

now attracts. Councilman Ed Selich was among those to vote against

the project because he wasn’t convinced it was the best use of the

city’s capital improvement funds.

WHAT IT MEANS

Improvements at the beach will start after Labor Day and should be

done by next April or May.

FUEL TANK

REMOVAL

An underground fuel storage tank near City Hall will be taken out

because it could leak, and it is no longer needed, the council

decided. It also might be in the way of plans the council has not

finalized for a new city hall and fire station.

The city will pay Leighton Consulting Inc. $57,400 to remove the

tank.

WHAT IT MEANS

The 12,000-gallon fuel tank will be removed whether or not the

city moves forward with building a new city hall.

LANDSCAPING CONTRACT

The council agreed to hire Park West Landscape Maintenance Inc. to

handle maintenance of city facility landscaping. The company was the

lowest of five bidders, which included the city’s current landscape

maintenance contractor, TruGreen Landscape.

WHAT IT MEANS

The city will pay Park West Landscape Maintenance Inc. $390,315 a

year for three years for upkeep of landscaping at city parks and

facilities.

IF YOU GO

* WHAT: Next Newport Beach City Council meeting

* WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday, first of two special meetings on the

city’s general-plan update

* WHERE: Council Chambers, City Hall, 3300 Newport Boulevard

* INFO: Call (949) 644-3005 or visit

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-- Compiled by Alicia Robinson