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February 26, 2019
Insider's Guide
From: Obornv, Shirlev
Subject: Insider"s Guide for the Newport Beach City Council Meeting of Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Date: Friday, February 22, 2019 3:31:24 PM
Good afternoon,
This is being sent to you on behalf of Grace Leung...
Happy Friday! Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, February 26. The following are items
that may be of interest. As always, this is not a summary of the entire agenda, which can be
viewed here.
Study Session begins at 5:00 p.m. with some notable recognitions: congratulations to Emily
Park, 2018 Junior Lifeguard of the Year and to the Newport Harbor High Varsity Girls Soccer
Team for clinching the League Championship! Great accomplishments! In addition, we will
recognize the outstanding work of our Police Department in the Linda Ann O'Keefe Case. As
you may have seen from the extensive media coverage, an arrest has been made in this 1973
cold case murder, a culmination of significant efforts by our staff and several law enforcement
agencies.
Also for study session, staff will provide an update on the City's water system with a focus on
our groundwater basin. There will also be an update on the recent emergency waterline
break on Jamboree Road (between Bayside and Coast Hwy). This was a significant break that
required road closure and staff and contractors working long hours to repair.
The Regular Session begins at 7:00 p.m. and the following are items of note on the consent
calendar:
• Following extensive negotiations, agreements have been reached with the Newport
Beach City Employees Associations and the Newport Beach Professional and
Technical Employee Association. The tentative agreements address the negotiated
wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment for the 172
employees in these two associations. Details of the agreements, include costs, are
attached to the staff report. The agreements will be presented for adoption at the
March 12, 2019 Council meeting.
• A contract amendment with Host Compliance is recommended to continue to provide
online short-term rental audit service for the City. This service assists our staff in the
enforcement of our short-term rental ordinance by identifying unpermitted listings
across the world's 54 largest vacation rental websites.
Items of note for Public Hearing and Current Business include:
• The applicant for a minor use permit for tattoo services at 2721 East Coast Highway,
Suite 104, has appealed the Planning Commission's denial of the permit. The City
Council will hear the appeal at this meeting.
• Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Hoag) is requesting an amendment of an
existing development agreement to extend the term an additional ten years. Staff is
negotiating with Hoag, but needs more time before the current development
agreement expires. Therefore, a six-month extension is recommended to allow
additional time for negotiations to be completed.
• At the February 12, 2019 Council Meeting, the City Council directed staff to return
with a resolution to amend the membership of the General Plan Update Steering
Committee from five to seven resident members. Following City Council approval at
this meeting, the application period will open on February 27 and applications will be
accepted through noon on March 6. Any applications received, as well as the 34
applications already on file, will be considered by the ad-hoc Appointments
Committee. The Mayor will then recommend two additional committee members to
the City Council for its review and confirmation.
• About a year ago, City Council directed staff to consider changes to the municipal
code to address residential street parking impacted by the ongoing construction
occurring in residential neighborhoods. Over the past year, staff has discussed ways
to address this issue with community groups and local builders, and implemented a
pilot program to enhance enforcement. As a result of this outreach, several changes
are proposed for City Council consideration: restricting loud noise construction activity
on Saturdays between Memorial Day and Labor Day; require a temporary project
information sign on jobsite fences; require the submittal of a parking management
plan for new residential construction; and limiting the length of time a construction
project may take.
As a reminder, public comment is welcome at the City Council meeting. The public can
comment on any item on the agenda. If you cannot attend the meeting and/or want to
communicate with the City Council directly on an item, the following e-mail address gets to all
of them: City Council.
The Week in Review is provided this week. In case you miss it, we do post them on the City's
website; the latest edition can be found here.
Thank you for reading. Feedback is appreciated so please don't hesitate to ask a question or
offer a comment.
Grace K. Leung
City Manager
City of Newport Beach
100 Civic Center Drive, Bay 2E
Newport Beach, CA 92660
gleung@newportbeachca.gov
P: 949-644-3001 F: 949-644-3020