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FROM
CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH
City Council Staff Report
December 11, 2018
Agenda Item No. 17
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk - 949-644-3005,
(brown@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk
TITLE: Setting City Council Regular Meeting Dates for Calendar Year 2019
ABSTRACT:
Pursuant to City Charter Section 407, City Council regular meetings should be set by
resolution.
RECOMMENDATION:
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) Adopt Resolution No. 2018-84, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach, California, Setting the Time and Dates of City Council Regular Meetings for
Calendar Year 2019.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
DISCUSSION:
The City's Charter reads, in pertinent part, as follows:
Section 407. Regular Meetings.
The City Council shall hold two meetings per month except in the months of
August and December when there shall be at least one regular meeting in
August and one regular meeting in December. The City Council shall hold
regular meetings at such times as it shall fix by ordinance or resolution. All
regular meetings shall be publicly noticed according to the Ralph M. Brown
Act, or any successor law.
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The proposed Resolution sets the following regular meeting schedule for 2019. The
meetings are scheduled for the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, except
for the month of November. In order to avoid a meeting during Thanksgiving week,
the meetings are schedule for the first and third Tuesday of November.
January 8 and 22
February 12 and 26
March 12 and 26
April 9 and 23
May 14 and 28
June 11 and 25
July 9 and 23
August 13
September 10 and 24
October 8 and 22
November 5 and 19
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City Council Policy A-1 sets forth the hours for the conduct of business at each regular
meeting. The proposed Resolution incorporates those hours. In addition, the proposed
Resolution recognizes that the Mayor or a majority of the members of the City Council
may call emergency or special meetings on an as -needed basis in compliance with the
Brown Act or revise the regular meeting schedule when necessary by adoption of a
resolution.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action 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).
ATTACHMENT:
Attachment A — Resolution No. 2018-84
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ATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-84
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SETTING THE TIME AND
DATES OF CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETINGS FOR
CALENDAR YEAR 2019
WHEREAS, Section 407 of the City of Newport Beach's City Charter directs that the
City hold regular meetings at least twice each month except in the months of August and
December when there shall be at least one regular meeting in August and one regular meeting
in December;
WHEREAS, the Charter also directs that the times and dates of the regular meetings
be set by Ordinance or Resolution; and
WHEREAS, Council Policy A-1 provides that regular meetings shall begin at 4:00 p.m.,
or as otherwise scheduled due to the demand of business, for Study Sessions, with Closed
Sessions to follow immediately thereafter, followed by recess after Closed Session until
reconvening at 7:00 p.m. or as otherwise scheduled due to the demand of business.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach hereby determines as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby establish the following dates as the schedule
for regular meetings of the City Council for calendar year 2019:
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE
January 8 and 22
February 12 and 26
March 12 and 26
April 9 and 23
May 14 and 28
June 11 and 25
July 9 and 23
August 13
September 10 and 24
October 8 and 22
November 5 and 19
December 10
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SECTION 2. The time of the City Council regular meetings will be held at
4:00 p.m. for Study Sessions, or as otherwise scheduled due to the demand of business, with
Closed Sessions to follow immediately thereafter, followed by recess after Closed Sessions
and reconvening at 7:00 p.m. or as otherwise scheduled due to the demand of business.
SECTION 3. The Mayor or a majority of the members of the City Council may call
emergency or special meetings on an as -needed basis in compliance with the Brown Act. The
regular meeting schedule may be revised by adoption of a resolution amending the regular
meeting schedule.
SECTION 4. The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
SECTION 5. 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 6. The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution 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 7. 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 11th day of December, 2018.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S TICE
aron C. Harp
City Attorney
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