Harbor Commission - Regular Meeting
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Harbor Commission
- Meeting Type
- Harbor Commission
- Location
- Newport Beach, CA
- Meeting Date
- May 13, 2026
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments are invited on agenda and non-agenda items. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes. Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the record. The Harbor Commission has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers' time limit on agenda or non-agenda items, provided the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all speakers. As a courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in the silent mode.
Draft minutes of the April 8, 2026 Harbor Commission Regular Meeting
04.08.2026 Harbor Commission Meeting Minutes Draft
Hearing on Revocation of Mooring Permit for Mooring E-1A-Clarely Family Trust
The Permittee of Mooring E-1A, the Clarey Family Trust, (herein the “Permittee”) has repeatedly failed to timely pay its mooring fees. The Permittee has also repeatedly been informed that if it does not timely pay its mooring fees, the City would commence a mooring permit revocation proceeding. In spite of numerous warnings over a 2-year period, the Permittee of Mooring E-1A remains at least 6 months in arrears on its mooring fee payment as of this writing.
Residential Dock Reconfiguration at 2227 Bayside Drive
Swift Slip Dock and Pier Builders, Inc. (“Applicant”) has applied for a harbor development permit to reconfigure the shared residential dock at 2227 Bayside Drive within Carnation Cove. The project includes reconfiguring a portion of the shared float and relocating three piles (“Project”). Because the applicant is proposing to extend the float beyond the existing permitted length, staff is unable to approve the project. Therefore, Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) directs the Harbor Commission to hold a public hearing for the proposed project.
Review and Approve Recommended Harbor Commission Objectives for 2026
The Harbor Commission Objectives ad hoc committee periodically reviews and updates the commissions objectives. In late 2025, the ad hoc committee revised the 2024 objectives to better align with the commission's goals for Newport Harbor. In April 2026 the subcommittee presented the proposed objectives for 2026 and assigned a chair to each functional area within the objectives. Throughout 2026, commissioners will be assigned to each specific objective. If approved, the recommended 2026 objectives will be forwarded to the City Council for review and consideration.
Ad Hoc Committee Updates
Several ad hoc committees have been established to address short term projects outside of the Harbor Commission objectives. This is the time the ad hoc committees will provide an update on their projects.
Harbor Commission 2024 Objectives
Each ad hoc committee studying their respective Objective within the Commission’s 2024 Objectives, will provide a progress update.
Harbormaster Update - April 2026 Activities
The Harbormaster oversees the City Harbor Department and is responsible for the management of the City’s mooring fields and Balboa Yacht Basin marina, support for the Harbor Commission, municipal code enforcement on the harbor, events and marine activities permitting, safety and rescue operations, management of the Marina Park visitor serving marina, marine sanitation pump out equipment and public pier maintenance, water quality monitoring and maintenance, impound and disposition of abandoned and unclaimed vessels and public relations and information dissemination on and about Newport Harbor as well as several special projects. This report will update the Harbor Commission and the public on the Harbor Department's recent activities.
MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
A motion to reconsider any action taken by the Harbor Commission must be made at the same meeting or the subsequent meeting at which the action was taken and may only be made by one of the Harbor Commission members who voted with the prevailing side.