INSIDE CITY HALL Here are some of...

INSIDE

CITY HALL

Here are some of the decisions coming out of the Newport Beach

City Council on Tuesday:

STUDY SESSION CANCELED

People who were looking forward to a discussion on Crystal Cove

State Park projects learned on Tuesday that they’ll have to keep

looking forward to it for at least a few more weeks. The study

session was canceled on Tuesday because not enough council members

had attended.

Besides the Crystal Cove projects, presentations on the Corona del

Mar Vision Plan, the Pelican Hill Resort and the Southern California

Assn. of Governments were also postponed. It’s likely they will all

show up on the next agenda or another in the near future.

RECYCLING FEE INCREASE

Despite the objections of two community members, the council

approved an annual increase in the fees that residents pay to have

their recycling sorted. The 20-cent-per-month increase, from $2.46 to

$2.66, is to cover the increased cost to the city for the contracted

service.

ARTS GRANTS

The council took care of its annual approval of $40,000 in arts

grants. The amount is divvied up among cultural groups who applied

for grants. Awardees received amounts ranging from $1,000 to $3,650

for cultural projects. Recipients include South Coast Repertory,

Newport Beach Sister Cities Assn., the Newport Beach Film Festival,

the Orange County Museum of Art, Baroque Music Festival and Ballet

Pacifica.

-- Compiled by June Casagrande