Harbor Commission - Regular Meeting

Thursday, October 1, 2026Official site

About this meeting

Government Body
Harbor Commission
Meeting Type
Harbor Commission
Location
Newport Beach, CA
Meeting Date
October 1, 2026

Video will appear here as soon as Newport Beach Harbor Commission posts it — usually within a day of the meeting

Thursday, October 1, 2026

18 items on the agenda.

CALL MEETING TO ORDER•Item 1)

CALL MEETING TO ORDER

ROLL CALL AND INTRODUCTIONS•Item 2)

ROLL CALL AND INTRODUCTIONS

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS•Item 3)

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS

REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES•Item 4)

REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Recommendation: Approve September 3, 2026 Minutes.

CURRENT BUSINESS•Item (a)

New Approaches for Assessing Human Health Risk in Newport Bay (James Fortuna, OC Public Works)

Recommendation: Committee Discussion

CURRENT BUSINESS•Item (b)

Harbor & Beaches Master Plan (Chris Miller, Public Works)

Recommendation: Approve Alternate Recommendation: Receive and file. (Approve at November meeting.) Harbor & Beaches Master Plan Document

COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) (10 min)•Item (a)

Ocean beach sand renourishment plans, efforts, status

COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) (10 min)•Item (b)

Santa Isabella restoration grant application

COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) (10 min)•Item (c)

Draft copper Total Maximum Daily Load

COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) (10 min)•Item (d)

Caulerpa in Newport Harbor

COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) (10 min)•Item (e)

Lower Bay Dredging project completion

COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) (10 min)•Item (f)

In-harbor nearshore dredging, sediment testing and RGP-54

COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) (10 min)•Item (g)

Randall Preserve update

COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) (10 min)•Item (h)

Water Board guest speaker

COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON-DISCUSSION ITEM) (10 min)•Item (i)

Committee self-assessment

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS•Item 7)

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

SET NEXT MEETING DATE•Item 8)

SET NEXT MEETING DATE

Recommendation: November 5, 2026

ADJOURNMENT•Item 9)

ADJOURNMENT