Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee

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Purpose:
It shall be the duty of the Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee to:

Advise and make recommendations to the City Council on policies, projects and programs that support and/or strengthen existing regulations to protect water quality and habitat in the bay and ocean;
Advise and make recommendations to the City Council on policies, programs and projects that improve the water quality and habitat of Newport Bay and the ocean;
Advise the City Council on implementation of the Tidelands Infrastructure Capital Plan in the following areas:
1. Sea level rise as it affects ocean beaches.
2. Ocean beach sand replenishment.
3. Other capital projects affecting the ocean beaches and tidelands not covered by other committees;
Advise and make recommendations to the City Council on policies, programs and projects that educate the watershed's population about the value of Newport Bay and the ocean; and
Advise on any matter referred to the Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee by the City Council or City Manager.

Committee Authorization:
Resolution 2021-11

Frequency of Meetings:
The first Thursday each month, unless otherwise noticed.

COMMITTEE MEMBER	Appointed	Reappointed	Term Expires
Council Member Michelle Barto, Chair	01-14-25		01-13-26
Mayor Joe Stapleton, Vice Chair	01-10-25		01-13-26
Peter Belden	02-23-21	06-10-25	06-30-29
Curtis Black	02-23-21	06-10-25	06-30-29
Charles Fancher	02-23-21	06-10-25	06-30-29
Craig Hudson	06-27-23		06-30-27
Sharon Ray	06-10-25		06-30-29
George Robertson	01-22-13	06-27-23	06-30-27
John Wadsworth	06-27-23		06-30-27

Length of Term for Members:
The two non-voting Council Members shall serve a one-year term and the seven citizen members serve for a four-year term.