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Home My WebLink About03 - Vin Scully DayTO: FROM: CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH City Council Staff Report October 11, 2016 Agenda Item No. 3 HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Dave Kiff - City Manager, 949-644-3001 dkiff@newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Rob Houston, Assistant to the City Manager PHONE: 949-644-3033 TITLE: Vin Scully Day ABSTRACT: Councilmember Keith Curry is requesting the City Council to recognize October 11, 2016 as Vin Scully Day in the City of Newport Beach. RECOMMENDATION: a) Waive City Council Policy A-6 relating to how a City Council Member may place an item on the regular City Council Meeting Agenda; if waived: b) Adopt Resolution No. 2016-115, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Recognizing October 11 as Vin Scully Day, and c) Find the adoption of Resolution No. 2016-115 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: There is no fiscal impact related to this item. DISCUSSION: Dodger Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully returned in 2016 for his sixty-seventh (67th) and final season with the Los Angeles Dodgers Organization. His tenure with the Dodgers is the longest of any sports broadcaster with one team. 3-1 Resolution No. 2016-115 - Recognizing October 11, 2016 as Vin Scully Day October 11, 2016 Page 2 One year after graduating from Fordham University in 1950, Mr. Scully began his broadcasting career with the Dodgers at the age of 22. He has experienced many memorable moments in his career, from calling the Dodgers' first and only championship in Brooklyn, New York to calling Don Larsen's perfect game in the World Series. Mr. Scully has been a integral part of the Dodgers organization; his voice has often been labeled the "soundtrack to summer" in Los Angeles, where generations of fans have grown up listening to him call Dodgers baseball. On April 21, 2001, the press box at the Dodger Stadium was named in Mr. Scully's honor and on January 29, 2016 the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to change the street leading to Dodger Stadium's main entrance from Elysian Park Avenue to Vin Scully Avenue. On October 2, 2016, Vin Scully announced his last game and ended his broadcasting career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The City Council has the opportunity to adopt the attached resolution declaring October 11, 2016 as Vin Scully Day in Newport Beach. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Staff recommends the City Council find the adoption of the attached resolution and the recognition of October 11, 2016 as Vin Scully Day is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. NOTICING: The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item). ATTACHMENTS: .7[f we"1 ►[.W0i11ME . 3-2 ATTACHMENT A RESOLUTION NO. 2016- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 11, 2016 AS VIN SCULLY DAY IN NEWPORT BEACH WHEREAS, Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully was born in the Bronx, New York, on November 29, 1927; WHEREAS, when Vin Scully was 8 years old he decided he wanted to become a sports announcer; WHEREAS, in 1950, at the age of 22, Vin Scully joined the radio and television broadcast team for the Brooklyn Dodgers; WHEREAS, Vin Scully announced Brooklyn Dodgers' games through 1957, after which time he moved with the Dodgers to Los Angeles as the first team in Major League Baseball to play in Southern California; WHEREAS, since 1950, Vin Scully has announced more than 9,000 Major League Baseball games and almost half of all Los Angeles Dodgers games ever played; WHEREAS, Vin Scully has been awarded the honors of National Sportscaster of the Year from the National Sports Media Association in 1965, 1978, and 1982; the Ford Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982; induction into the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame in 1991; induction into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1992; induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1995; induction into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2009; Top Sportscaster of All -Time from the American Sportscasters Association in 2009; and the Baseball Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award in 2014; WHEREAS, Vin Scully has instilled a love of baseball, America's great and poetic game, within legions of Dodgers and baseball fans and Newport Beach residents, from generation to generation; and WHEREAS, on October 2, 2016 Vin Scully completed his 67th and final season as the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows: Section 1: The City Council does hereby express its deep and lasting gratitude to Vin Scully for all he has done for generations of baseball fans, and declares October 11, 2016, to be "Vin Scully Day in Newport Beach." Furthermore, the City Council wishes Vin Scully a long, healthy, enjoyable and blessed next phase of his incredible 3-3 Resolution No. 2016 - Page 2 of 2 life, filled with happiness, green fields, family gatherings, and the everlasting roar of the crowd, which he has loved so much. Section 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 3: Staff recommends the City Council find the adoption of the attached resolution and the recognition of October 11, 2016 as Vin Scully Day is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. Section 4: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution. ADOPTED this 11 day of October, 2016. ATTEST: Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY AT 'S OFFICE Aaron C. Harp, City Attorney Diane B. Dixon, Mayor 3-4