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Community Members:
At its June 10 meeting, the Newport Beach City Council adopted a balanced Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget that reflects our City’s continued strong financial position and commitment to long-term fiscal responsibility.
The approved budget prioritizes public safety and maintains core services while investing in future needs. General Fund revenue projections remain strong, and through disciplined financial planning, the City is projecting a structural surplus of $12.2 million in the General Fund.
Key highlights of the adopted budget include:
- A balanced, $332 million General Fund budget. The City's revenues (primarily from property, sales and hotel/short-term rental taxes) are projected to meet and exceed expenditures, continuing a trend of prudent fiscal management.
- Continued paydown of outstanding pension liability. Newport Beach has adopted an aggressive strategy to pay down its unfunded pension liability. The budget allocates $40 million toward this effort -- $6.4 million more than the minimum required payment to CalPERS. This accelerated paydown strategy is expected to eliminate the City’s pension liability by FY 2032-33.
- Increased capital funding. An additional $5 million will be transferred from the General Fund to a facilities fund to support capital improvement projects that maintain and enhance City infrastructure.
- Preservation of AAA Credit Rating. The City’s budget approach helps ensure continued financial stability and favorable borrowing rates if needed.
The City Council’s approval follows a public review process, including a May 29 Finance Committee meeting where the proposed budget was recommended for approval.
The City budget reflects shared priorities: a commitment to strong public safety and fiscal discipline; investment in essential infrastructure; and financial strategies that benefit Newport Beach residents today and in the future.
Visit this link on the City website for the full budget document.
City Manager, Grace K. Leung
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Please join us at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 14 at the Newport Beach Civic Center for a special event honoring the U.S. Army on Flag Day.
Special guests include State Assemblymember Diane Dixon, the American Legion Post 291 Color Guard, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Angelo Pasciuti. The event is hosted by Newport Beach Councilmember Sara Weber, with flags provided by the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor.
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Join us for a summer of free family activities, entertaining performances, and a fun reading challenge for kids, teens, and adults during the Summer Reading Program, which runs from early June through August 2.
For more information and to register visit the Library web site.
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The City's Police, Fire and Library Services departments will be participating in the Corona del Mar "3rd Thursdays" event, on June 19 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. This month's event will be Hawaiian-themed.
The Newport Beach Police Department will be at the Altman Brothers lot, 3700 E. Coast Hwy., with the SWAT bear cat, dune buggy, and more. Newport Beach Fire Station #5, 410 Marigold Ave., will be hosting an open house and the CdM Branch Library will have special activities for families at the same location.
Other activities include a live Hawaiian band under the clock tower, stilt walkers, scavenger hunts, pet adoption, restaurant specials, giveaways and more.
The event is organized and supported by Visit Newport Beach and the Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce to promote local commerce and community engagement.
For more information: visitnewportbeach.com/3rdthursdays
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The public restrooms at Irvine Terrace Park, 38th Street Park, Balboa Ferry, and Washington Street are now open to the public following temporary closures for refurbishment.
Construction upgrades included new roofing systems, plumbing fixtures, partitions, automatic locking doors and gates, floors, and accessibility improvements.
These improvements provide better safety and service to the public and extend the useful life of the facilities.
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The Newport Beach Fire Department (NBFD) Fire Prevention Division hosted representatives from the Fire Protection Association Australia (FPAA) during a June 9 visit, marking a meaningful exchange of international fire safety expertise.
The visit served as a valuable opportunity to share best practices and foster cross-continental collaboration in addressing the growing challenges of wildfire threats and public safety.
The NBFD thanks the FPAA representatives for visiting and looks forward to continued dialogue and collaboration with international partners in fire safety.
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NBFD Fire Prevention Division staff with FPAA Prevention staff. |
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Mosquito Prevention Encouraged as Summer Season Kicks Off
The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District (OCMVCD) is encouraging residents to help prevent the spread of mosquitos and reduce health risks as the mosquito season gets underway. Next week, June 15-21, is National Mosquito Awareness Week, which heralds the start of the summer mosquito season.
Orange County is home to the Culex erythrothorax variety, also known as tule mosquitoes, which bite at dusk and dawn and can spread West Nile virus, Western equine encephalitis, and St. Louis encephalitis. In addition, the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (a.k.a. “the ankle biters”) can spread dengue fever, yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika.
Residents should follow these steps to prevent mosquitoes:
- Eliminate all sources of standing water, including water in flowerpots, old tires, buckets, pet dishes, and trash cans.
- Install screens on doors and windows and keep them in good repair.
- Repair leaky faucets and broken sprinklers that can create standing water.
- Clean rain gutters.
- Report neglected swimming pools.
- Follow label instructions to apply insect repellent containing an EPA-registered active ingredient such as DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or IR3535.
- Wear long sleeves and pants, especially while outside during dawn and dusk, when the mosquitoes that can spread West Nile virus are most active.
Residents can request a free mosquito inspection by calling 714-971-2421 or visiting www.ocvector.org.
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 This week, the City’s homeless outreach and response teams:
- Placed a person at the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter.
- Enrolled six people into services.
- Continued to shelter people. Twenty-two people who had been experiencing homelessness in Newport Beach are sheltered in the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter.
Click here to view the latest homeless dashboard.
Click here for information on the City's Good Giving program.
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