HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
STUDY SESSION
AND
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 14, 2017
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH
STUDY SESSION - 4:00 P.M./CLOSED SESSION - AFTER STUDY SESSION/
REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 P.M.
KEVIN MULDOON, Mayor
DUFFY DUFFIELD, Mayor Pro Tem
BRAD AVERY, Council Member
DIANE B. DIXON, Council Member
JEFF HERDMAN, Council Member
WILL O'NEILL, Council Member
SCOTT PEOTTER, Council Member
DAVE KIFF - City Manager
AARON HARP - City Attorney
LEILANI BROWN - City Clerk
CAROL JACOBS - Assistant City Manager
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH
MARCH 14, 2017
STUDY SESSION - 4:00 P.M./CLOSED SESSION - AFTER STUDY SESSION/
REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL - 4:00 p.m.
CURRENT BUSINESS
SS1. Clarification of Items on the Consent Calendar
SS2. Proclamation Commemorating the 110th Anniversary of the Newport Beach Chamber
of Commerce
SS3. Update on Harbor Programs and Projects Related to Water Quality
Public Works will update the City Council on efforts underway to maintain good water quality
in Upper and Lower Bay, including within the San Diego Creek Watershed.
SS4. Commercial Marina Rates
Community Development and Public Works staff will summarize a recent appraisal that
would adjust rental rates for Newport Harbor's Commercial Marinas on City -controlled
Tidelands, and will ask for City Council direction to bring the matter back for formal action.
SS5. Early Look at the Proposed FY17-18 Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
Public Works staff will summarize some of the major capital expenditures planned for Fiscal
Year 2017-18, including facilities, streets, drainage, water, wastewater, tidelands, and more.
III. PUBLIC COMMENTS
The City provides a yellow sign -in card to assist in the preparation of the minutes. The completion of
the card is not required in order to address the City Council. If the optional sign -in card has been
completed, it should be placed in the box provided at the podium.
The City Council of Newport Beach welcomes and encourages community participation. Public
comments are invited on items listed on the agenda and non -agenda items. Speakers must limit
comments to three (3) minutes per person to allow everyone to speak. Written comments are
encouraged as well. The City Council has the discretion to extend or shorten the time limit on agenda
or non -agenda items.
IV. CLOSED SESSION - After Study Session - Council Chambers Conference Room
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code § 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives: Dave Kiff, City Manager, Carol Jacobs, Assistant City
Manager, Barbara Salvini, Human Resources Director; and Peter Brown, Esq., Negotiators.
Employee Organizations: Newport Beach Police Association (NBPA)
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)): 1 matter
Susan Bidart Riddle v. City of Newport Beach, John Vallely, et al
Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2015-00808124-CU-WM-CJC
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C. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Government Code § 54957 (b)(1))
Title: Dave Kiff, City Manager
Aaron C. Harp, City Attorney
Leilani Brown, City Clerk
D. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
(Government Code § 54957.6 (a))
Agency Designated Representative: Council Member Diane Dixon
Unrepresented Employees: Dave Kiff, City Manager, Aaron C. Harp, City Attorney, and Leilani
Brown, City Clerk.
V. RECESS
VI. RECONVENE AT 7:00 P.M. FOR REGULAR MEETING
VII. ROLL CALL
VIII. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
IX. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Elizabeth J. Cron, Miss Newport Coast United States 2017
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XI. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The City provides a yellow sign -in card to assist in the preparation of the minutes. The completion of
the card is not required in order to address the City Council. If the optional sign -in card has been
completed, it should be placed in the box provided at the podium.
The City Council of Newport Beach welcomes and encourages community participation. Public
comments are generally limited to three (3) minutes per person to allow everyone to speak. Written
comments are encouraged as well. The City Council has the discretion to extend or shorten the time
limit on agenda or non -agenda items. As a courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in the
silent mode.
XII. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS (NON -DISCUSSION ITEM)
XIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR
This is the time in which Council Members may pull items from the CONSENT CALENDAR for
discussion (ITEMS 1 - 10). Public comments are invited on Consent Calendar from members of the
audience. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes. Before speaking, please state your
name for the record. If any item is removed from the Consent Calendar by a Council Member,
members of the public are invited to speak on each item for up to three (3) minutes per item.
All matters listed under CONSENT CALENDAR are considered to be routine and will all be enacted
by one motion in the form listed below. Council Members have received detailed staff reports on
each of the items recommending an action. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior
to the time the City Council votes on the motion unless members of the City Council request specific
items to be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
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XIV. CONSENT CALENDAR
READING OF MINUTES AND ORDINANCES
1. Minutes for the February 28, 2017 City Council Meeting
Waive reading of subject minutes, approve as written, and order filed.
2. Reading of Ordinances
Waive reading in full of all ordinances under consideration, and direct the City Clerk to read by
title only.
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3. Waterfront Project Guidelines and Standards — Harbor Design Criteria, Commercial &
Residential Facilities: Approve Revised Standards
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.
Alternatively, determine this action is not a project under CEQA Regulation Section
15061(b)(3) because it has no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment;
b) Adopt Resolution No. 2017-16, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,
California, Amending the City's Waterfront Project Guidelines and Standards, Harbor Design
Criteria — Commercial and Residential Facilities; and
c) Introduce Ordinance No. 2017-4, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach, California, Deleting Newport Beach Municipal Code Subsection 17.01.030(A)(2) and
Amending Newport Beach Municipal Code Subsections 17.01.030(D)(1), 17.35.010(A),
17.50.040(A) and 17.50.050(D) Relating to the City's Waterfront Project Guidelines and
Standards, Harbor Design Criteria — Commercial and Residential Facilities, and pass to
second reading on March 28, 2017.
4. Ordinance No. 2017-5: Reauthorization of the City's Public, Educational and
Governmental Access Fee on State Video Franchises
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) Introduce Ordinance No. 2017-5, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach, California, Reauthorizing the Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) Fee on
State Video Franchises Operating within the City of Newport Beach, and pass to second
reading on March 28, 2017.
ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION
5. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 2017-3 to Repeal Approvals Related to the Museum
House Residential Project Located at 850 San Clemente Drive (PA2015-152)
a) Determine this action is exempt from the CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15270,
which states that projects that a public agency rejects or disapproves are not subject to
CEQA review; and
b) Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2017-3, An Ordinance of the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, California, Repealing Approvals for the 100 -Unit Museum
House Residential Project Located at 850 San Clemente Drive (PA2015-152).
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RESOLUTIONS FOR ADOPTION
6. Resolution to Accept and Agree to the Terms and Conditions of Categorical Exclusion
Order CE-5-NPB-16-1
a) Find that City acceptance and agreement to the terms and conditions of Categorical
Exclusion Order CE-5-NPB-16-1 is part of the certification of the Local Coastal Program and
is therefore statutorily exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
Section 15265(a)(1) of the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, and Chapter 3 of the
Coastal Act; and
b) Adopt Resolution No. 2017-17, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,
California, Accepting and Agreeing to the Terms of and Conditions of Categorical Exclusion
Order CE-5-NPB-16-1.
7. Resolution No. 2017-18: Amendments to Council Policy F-10 (Civil Asset Forfeiture and
Seizure Policy)
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) because this action will not result in a
physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and
b) Adopt Resolution No. 2017-18, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,
California, Amending City Council Policy F-10 Relating to Civil Asset Forfeiture and Seizure.
MISCELLANEOUS
8. Planning Commission Agenda for the March 9, 2017 Meeting
Receive and file.
9. Supporting St James the Great Episcopal Church
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) because this action will not result in a
physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and
b) Support Council Member Dixon's request to send a letter in support of St James the Great
retaining their church property.
10. 2017 Election Reform
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) Form and confirm Mayor Kevin Muldoon's appointments of Council Members Diane Dixon,
Jeff Herdman, and Scott Peotter to an Ad Hoc Committee to study and report back to the
City Council regarding potential election reforms. This Ad Hoc Committee will automatically
sunset once the committee concludes its work.
ACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCEPT FOR THOSE
ITEMS REMOVED
XV. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
XVI. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS
Public comments are invited on non -agenda items generally considered to be within the subject
matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes. Before
speaking, please state your name for the record.
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XVII. ORAL REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL ON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
XVIII. CURRENT BUSINESS
11. Newsracks/Fixed Pedestal Zones in Corona del Mar
a) Determine that the action is exempt from 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;
b) Rescind Ordinance No. 86-18; and
c) Waive full reading, direct the City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance No. 2017-
6, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending
Chapter 5.70 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code in its Entirety Relating to Newspaper
Racks and Designating Portions of Corona del Mar as Fixed Pedestal Zones, and pass to
second reading on March 28, 2017.
XIX. MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
A motion to reconsider the vote on any action taken by the City Council at either this meeting or the
previous meeting may be made only by one of the Council Members who voted with the prevailing
side.
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