Title
Review of Appraisal and Discussion of Rental Rates for Mooring Permits
Recommendation
The City of Newport Beach (City) manages tidelands in Newport Harbor, including: (i) areas of the harbor located bayward of the pierhead lines and designated as mooring fields, for berthing vessels and which are permitted as offshore moorings, and (ii) areas of the shore that are permitted for onshore moorings. In 2016, the City Council adopted fair market value rent for moorings in Newport Harbor. Since 2016, these rental rates have been adjusted annually by changes in the cost of living pursuant to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Under the direction of the Harbor Commission subcommittee responsible for 2021 Harbor Commission Objective 1.3, new appraisals of the on- and offshore mooring rental rates were commissioned. The reports were previously submitted to the Harbor Commission and are submitted for the Harbor Commission’s further consideration and discussion at this special meeting.
Recommendation:
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and
b) Provide feedback and direction to the Harbor Commission subcommittee responsible for 2021 Harbor Commission Objective 1.3 on further refinement of a recommendation for updated rental rates for permitted moorings.