CURRENT NEWS ISSUES
September 15, 2002
The Newport Papers
The Newport Beach City Council requested an audit of how the Airport Working Group and Citizens for Jobs and the Economy spent a $3.7 million grant of taxpayer funds from the city.
On this page, we publish the documents available so far for public review.
City Manager's memo of August 9, 2002 to the City Council forwarding information received on July 31 and August 1 from Citizens for Jobs and the Economy. 6 pages. (Adobe Acrobat required.)
Airport Working Group response letter of July 31 with a list of Directors and Vendors. 4 pages. (Acrobat file)
AWG report "Use of City of Newport Beach Grant Funds". 8 page list of checks. (Acrobat file)
Note: Due to technical problems, some lines that are readable in the originals are partially obscured in these scanned pages. For example, the following AWG check numbers:
1132 - $2796.20 Bus to EIR hearingMay 22, 2001 letter to the Mayor and City Council of Newport Beach recommending the grant. 1 page. (Acrobat file)
1133 - $1960.59 Lunch for EIR hearing
1134 - $5423.38 Copy Irvine brocures
1135 - $298.50 ET stickers
May 22, 2001 agreement between the City of Newport Beach and the Airport Working Group. 6 pages.
Minutes of the City Council meeting, May 22, 2001 approving the grant.
Minutes of the City Council meeting, August 13, 2002 re. terminating the grant and proceeding with the audit.