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SURFRIDER FOUNDATION DONATION
Representatives from the Surfrider Foundation North Orange County Chapter recently presented the City with a generous donation of $ 12,415 toward the purchase and installation of a new marine trash skimmer for Newport Harbor . The donation will be used to offset the $ 18,000 cost of a new trash skimmer that will replace an older , broken skimmer located at the Rhine Wharf public dock .
Marine trash skimmers are floating devices attached to docks that operate in a manner similar to pool filters , using a motor to cycle water through a filtration system while trapping trash and debris . The new skimmer will be part of a network of eight skimmers that collect seven to eight tons of trash and debris from Newport Harbor every year . The new model will be more efficient than previous versions , using 80 percent less power and a self-cleaning filter that empties automatically every 30 minutes .
The Newport Harbor trash skimmers are an important part of the City ’ s ongoing efforts to keep our beaches , harbor and waterways clean .
NEW BODY WORN CAMERA SYSTEM
The Newport Beach Police Department ( NBPD ) recently implemented a new Body Worn Camera ( BWC ) system . The device offers significant technological features and will further the Department ’ s goal of providing premier public safety service to our community .
The BWC system is a substantial upgrade from the Department ’ s existing car mounted cameras , and will help to provide the accountability , transparency , and digital evidence collection the public expects in 2023 .
The goal in any police encounter with a detained subject is to obtain voluntary compliance , and officers will do everything they can to de-escalate someone who is non-compliant . BWCs capture a record of all interactions , thereby protecting the rights of the public and demonstrating the lawful , ethical , and professional conduct of the NBPD . All NBPD sworn officers are now outfitted with a BWC .
UPCOMING OASIS SEMINARS
On Tuesday , March 14 at 10 a . m ., the OASIS Senior Center will host “ Navigating Care for your Aging Parent or Loved One ” presented by Hoag Faith Community Nursing . If you or a loved one is considering moving into a senior community in the near or distant future , or you would like to know how to remain in your home and “ age in place ” successfully , this presentation is for you .
On Wednesday , March 22 at 10 a . m ., the OASIS Senior Center will host “ How to Improve and Maintain Brain Health ,” presented by UCI Health . Participants will learn both the importance of maintaining memory and the skills to improve recall , and updates on the newest medications to treat Alzheimer ’ s Disease will be provided . RSVP to OASIS seminars at ( 949 ) 644-3244 .
Be Well Mobile Crisis Response Update
The Be Well mobile crisis response team operates in Newport Beach 12 hours a day , seven days a week to respond to mental and behavioral health crises . The mobile unit is staffed with mental health specialists and EMTs , and works closely with the City ’ s police and fire departments . This week the Be Well team :
• Collaborated with City staff to relocate a man to his hometown to obtain services and resources .
• Collaborated with a local church and City Net to assist a person in distress .
• Transported a person to a crisis stabilization unit for treatment .
• Homelessness update
HOMELESSNESS UPDATE This week the City ’ s homeless outreach and response teams :
• Transported a client in transitional housing to the Social Security office to obtain his new card and gave him his new photo ID .
• Enrolled a Be Well client into services and obtained a P . O . Box for him to receive his new photo ID card and EBT benefits .
• Enrolled a new client into services .
• Continued to shelter people . Eighteen people who had been experiencing homelessness in Newport Beach are now sheltered in the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter .
• Completed the necessary forms to extend an Emergency Housing Voucher and assisted the client in applying for apartments .
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There will be an opportunity to ask Grace questions at the meeting or by submitting questions in advance to question @ speakupnewport . com .
Grace Leung became city manager for the City of Newport Beach in September 2018 . She is responsible for City ’ s day-to-day operations , directing the staff of approximately 730 fulltime employees and 450 part-time employees , overseeing the services of 11 departments , and managing an annual operating budget of nearly $ 210 million .
Grace has more than two decades of experience working in local government . She began her career with the City of Long Beach and went on to serve the City of Sunnyvale for 18 years , specializing in municipal finance , budgeting and administration . During her tenure with Sunnyvale , she developed the city ’ s performance-based budget and its 20-year financial plan , and served as the city ’ s finance director for six years . Grace left Sunnyvale to join the City of Irvine as its administrative services director . She was soon promoted to assistant city manager and later to acting city manager , overseeing the city ’ s operations and leading its Administrative Services , Community Services , Community Development , Transportation and Public Works departments .
Grace holds a Bachelor ’ s degree from Columbia University in Urban Studies and a Master ’ s degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University . She is a member of the International City Managers ’ Association .
Grace and her husband Jim have two children , Skylar and Miles .