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Community Members:
With the summer season now in full swing, the City's Police Department will conduct the first in a series of safety operations to address unsafe use of electric bicycles. The first operation will be tomorrow (Saturday, July 9) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a focus on the Balboa Peninsula, including the Oceanfront Boardwalk. Additional e-bike traffic safety operations will be conducted throughout the summer in other areas of the City.
Electric bicycles have become popular throughout all of Orange County’s beach communities, including Newport Beach. The Newport Beach Police Department has seen an increase in traffic law violations as the number of e-bikes on roads, trails, and sidewalks within our community has grown. Common complaints include children not wearing helmets, unsafe operations, California Vehicle Code violations, and near collisions between e-bike riders and pedestrians.
The goal of this operation is to encourage the safe and responsible use of e-bikes by enforcing the law against violators, educating e-bike riders on the rules of the road, and providing e-bike traffic safety tips. For general information on bicycle safety, please see the City's Safety Guidelines for Bicyclists and Motorists brochure and our bike safety web page.
City Manager, Grace K. Leung
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Residents are invited to join members of the Newport Beach Police Department on Saturday, July 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Rose Bakery Café, 3536 East Coast Hwy, for the first Mobile Café, a new community outreach initiative.
The Mobile Café will give community members and police officers the opportunity to meet informally to discuss community issues and build relationships.
Most of the public's contacts with law enforcement happen during emergencies or emotional situations. Unfortunately, those situations are not always the most effective times for building relationships. The Newport Beach Police Department Mobile Café allows for relaxed, one-on-one interaction and a unique opportunity for community members to learn more about the Police Department’s work.
This is a comfortable setting for the public to ask questions, address concerns, or simply get to know our officers and build stronger community partnerships. For questions or information please contact Sgt. Steve Oberon at 949-644-3717 or soberon@nbpd.org.
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The City is gearing up for next week’s evening King Tides, which are a series of some of the highest tides of the year.
Although no rain is forecasted, City crews will be placing sand bags in strategic areas on the Peninsula and Balboa Island next week in preparation for potential flooding. Also, staff will be installing the stop gap boards on the south side of the Balboa Island seawall on Monday, July 11 (see photo below). Each night next week, dozens of City staff will be on site in key areas with truck-mounted pumps, ready to pump any water seepage in the streets created by the King Tides' height and resulting pressure.
The predicted tide heights for the week are: Monday, July 11 peak of 6.9 ft. at 7:52 p.m.; Tuesday, July 12 peak of 7.2 ft. at 8:40 p.m.; Wednesday, July 13 peak of 7.3 ft. at 9:29 p.m.; Thursday, July 14 peak of 7.1 ft. at 10:18 p.m.; and Friday, July 15 peak of 6.7 ft. at 11:08 p.m.
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The General Plan Update Steering Committee will hold its first meeting on Monday, July 11, at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center Community Room at 100 Civic Center Drive. The agenda is available here.
The steering committee will introduce itself to the community and will hear updates on the progress of the City's General Plan Housing Element and the Circulation Element. In addition, City staff will provide an overview of the remaining General Plan Update, including anticipated schedule and necessary consultant services. These meetings will be a great opportunity for the community to participate and to stay informed and involved.
The City Council initiated a comprehensive update of the Newport Beach General Plan in 2019. Later that year, the City was assigned a heightened Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation of 4,845 new housing units. This RHNA allocation and legislative changes regarding housing required an immediate pivot from the comprehensive update to a more focused update. Now that the City is wrapping up its 6th Cycle Housing Element, City Council re-formed the General Plan Update Steering Committee in January and appointed its three members in April.
For additional information please visit the steering committee's web page here and the General Plan Update webpage at www.newportbeachca.gov/gpupdate.
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Grab your beach chairs and blankets and join us at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 15 at Buffalo Hills Park for the first Movie in the Park event of the summer. The event will include crafts and games for kids and The Croods: A New Age on the big screen! Activities kick off at 7 p.m., with the movie starting promptly at sundown. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our August and September movie dates.
On Wednesday, July 13 at noon, the OASIS Senior Center will host a lecture, “How to Maintain Good Posture,” presented by UCI Health. To RSVP or to get more information on UCI Health lectures, please call 949-644-3244.
OASIS Senior Center frequently hosts informative and interactive lectures in partnership with UCI Health. Last month UCI Health family medicine practitioner Elham Arghami, M.D. presented “Balance Problems and Fall Prevention." The lecture and important takeaways were highlighted in last week’s Daily Pilot.
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The Be Well mobile crisis response team operates in Newport Beach 12 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to mental and behavioral health crises. The mobile unit is staffed with mental health specialists and EMTs, and works closely with the City’s police and fire departments.
This week the Be Well team:
- Helped provide a wheelchair to a disabled person.
- Transported two people to the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter.
- Transported one person to an emergency room for treatment.
- Transported nine people to services, shelter intakes, and appointments.
- Conducted 28 outreach interactions with residents and people experiencing homelessness.
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The City of Newport Beach provides a comprehensive response to address homelessness through a coordinated effort by City staff, contractors, partner agencies and nonprofit groups.
This week, the City’s homeless outreach and response teams:
- Enrolled two older adults into services and completed housing assessments.
- Continue to shelter people. Seventeen people who had been experiencing homelessness in Newport Beach are now sheltered in the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter.
- Completed housing paperwork for a client.
To donate to those experiencing homelessness in Newport Beach, please visit our Good Giving Program web page.
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On the Agenda: City Council Meeting for July 12, 2022
Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, July 12. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here.
A study session will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda Items include:
- Film permit regulations and management. Staff will provide an overview of the City's film permit regulations and practices and how they compare to those in other Southern California cities.
The regular session begins at 5 p.m. Agenda items include:
- A public hearing on a code amendment related to the implementation of Senate Bill 9. SB9, which became law in January, mandates that California cities permit the construction of two units on a single-family zoned property and the subdivision of a single-family zoned lot into two lots. In November, the City Council directed staff to prepare a municipal code amendment for consideration that meets the SB9 mandates while including restrictions necessary to maintain neighborhood character and uphold the health, safety and welfare of the community.
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