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Purpose
The Aviation Committee was formed generally to assist the City in the implementation of Council Policy A-17 (Newport Beach City Council Airport Policy).

Committee Authorization
Amended by Resolution 2025-31 (June 10, 2025).

 Committee Members Appointed Reappointed  Term Expires 
 Councilmember Noah Blom, Chair  01-12-2021  01-09-2024  01-13-2026
 Councilmember Lauren Kleiman, Vice Chair  01-10-2023  01-09-2025  01-13-2026
 City Manager Grace Leung      
 Assistant City Manager Tara Finnigan      
 City Attorney Aaron Harp      
 Kurt Belcher, Committee Member  09-09-2025    06-30-2029
 Nicholas Prytherch, Committee Member  09-09-2025    06-30-2029
 Michael Radigan, Committee Member  09-09-2025    06-30-2029
 John "Jack" Stranberg, Committee Member  09-09-2025    06-30-2027
 Mary-Christine (M.C.) Sungaila, Committee Member  09-09-2025    06-30-2027

 

Length of Term for Members
Defined by Resolution No. 2025-31

Frequency of Meetings
Meetings are held quarterly.

 Staff Liaison    
 Tara Finnigan Assistant City Manager   tfinnigan@newportbeachca.gov

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Orange County Airport Commission Meeting

On April 17, the JWA Airport Commission reviewed the GAIP and voted to continue the discussion during their May 1 meeting, as agenda item 3

  • Orange County Airport Commission Meeting
    May 1, 2019 at 5 p.m.
    JWA Administrative Offices
    3160 Airway Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626

The County of Orange prepared a Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed General Aviation Improvement Program (GAIP) in the fall of 2018. The draft EIR public review and comment period began on September 20, 2018 and closed on November 21, 2018. City staff and consultants reviewed the Draft EIR for potential impacts to Newport Beach.

The City submitted a comment letter on the Draft EIR to JWA on November 16, 2018. Four Newport Beach community organizations also submitted comment letters on the Draft EIR and those can be found on the Documents and Resources page (see Community Organizations' Letters). The Draft EIR is available for public review at ocair.com/deir627.

The County issued its responses to comments on April 9, 2019. You can access the information at ocair.com/generalaviation/gaimprovement.

The County moved the date that the Board of Supervisors will review the GAIP:

  • Orange County Board of Supervisors Meeting 
    May 7, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.
    County Hall of Administration
    333 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92701
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