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Newport Beach City Council — votes at a glance: consent, waste franchise, fees, coastal permit, aviation ad hoc
Summary
The Newport Beach City Council approved multiple routine and ordinance items on Feb. 11, including a commercial solid waste franchise ordinance, an amendment to pass credit card transaction fees to consumers, and a coastal development permit with policy waiver for a Balboa Peninsula duplex.
The Newport Beach City Council voted on multiple consent and action items Tuesday. Key outcomes:
- Consent calendar (items 1–12): adopted by a single motion and approved unanimously (7–0). The consent calendar included routine items such as completion acceptance of the slurry sealing program; a public commenter noted recurring cracks in streets recently slurry sealed.
- Ordinance 2025‑1 (commercial solid waste franchises): Council read the ordinance title and voted to grant nonexclusive franchise agreements for commercial solid waste and vertical materials handling services within the city. The motion carried unanimously (7–0).
- Amendment to schedule of rents, fines and fees (pass‑through of credit card transaction fees): Council approved an amendment that will pass merchant processing fees charged by third parties to consumers. Staff explained varying merchant processor rates are used across systems; the motion carried unanimously (7–0).
- Item 15 — Waiver of Council Policy L2 and Coastal Development Permit for a duplex at 3601 Lake Avenue: Staff presented the project and recommended approval of a waiver to Council Policy L2 (driveway approaches) because one garage must be accessed from 30th Street due to an immovable utility pole; staff noted the street segment has red curb that prevents on‑street parking so an extra on‑site parking space would not be needed. The council approved the coastal development permit and the L2 waiver as presented (7–0).
- Aviation committee ad hoc (future agenda request): Councilmember Blom asked to create an ad hoc committee to review structure, membership, roles and responsibilities of the Aviation Committee. The council took a straw vote in favor (recorded as unanimous 7–0 at the straw‑vote stage in the meeting record).
Votes recorded in the meeting minutes matched the actions above; where the transcript provided a vote tally it was recorded as unanimous 7–0 for the listed items. The employment agreement for the police chief (Item 16) was also considered and approved; council additionally voted (4–3) to have staff return with draft language on a proposed minimum bonus/merit provision (see separate article).
