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City Council Staff Report
July 9, 2019
Agenda Item No. 8
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: David A. Webb, Public Works Director - 949-644-3311,
dawebb@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Peter Tauscher, Senior Civil Engineer,
ptauscher canewportbeachca.gov
PHONE: 949-644-3316
TITLE: Resolution No. 2019-70: Establishment of a Design Committee for
the Proposed Newport Beach Library Lecture Hall
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The City Library Department runs and manages many popular programs and community
events, including speaker forums. The City Council, working with the Board of Library
Trustees and City staff, are beginning the process to select a consultant design team to
develop a building Concept Plan, and possible design for the construction of a new Library
Lecture Hall (LLH). The Board of Library Trustees and Council are now considering the
formation of a Newport Beach Library Lecture Hall Design Committee (LLHDC) to
oversee the Design Consultant selection and overall design of the proposed new facility.
RECOMMENDATION:
a) Determine that the 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 it will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;
b) Adopt Resolution No. 2019-20, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach, California, Creating a Newport Beach Library Lecture Hall Design Committee,-
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ommittee,and
c) Confirm Mayor Diane B. Dixon's appointments of Mayor Diane B. Dixon, Karen Clark,
Jill Johnson -Tucker, Janet Ray, and Matthew Witte to the Library Lecture Hall Design
Committee.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
There is no fiscal impact related to the formation of the Newport Beach Library Lecture
Hall Design Committee. Funding for the Design Consultant team and other related project
cost is included within the approved Capital Improvement Budget.
Resolution No. 2019-70: Establishment of a Design Committee for the
Proposed Newport Beach Library Lecture Hall
July 9, 2019
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DISCUSSION:
Over the past few years, and at the request of the Board of Library Trustees, the City
supported and conducted some preliminary planning efforts to explore possible locations
for a new library lecture hall adjacent to the Central Library. At the March 12, 2019 Study
Session, the LLH was discussed and Council supported using an equal combination of
City and outside funding for constructing the LLH project. Subsequently, the FY 2019-20
budget includes funding to continue efforts for developing conceptual plans, cost
estimates and final design plans for this project.
In an effort to include the Board of Library Trustees, design professionals, and the public
in the development process, Mayor Dixon brought forward for Council consideration a
Library Lecture Hall Design Committee to oversee the selection of the future design
consultant as well as the development of the building concept and design. The LLHDC
tasks shall include reviewing responses to the City's requests for proposals, providing a
recommendation to the Council for the selection of a design team, coordinating and
meeting with the design team and City staff, reviewing and providing guidance on the
building concept and final design, and making recommendations as necessary to the
entire Council in regards to the LLH project.
The Mayor shall appoint five members to the LLHDC that will be confirmed by the
entire Council. The LLHDC shall be comprised of the following:
a) One member of the Newport Beach City Council;
b) One current member of the Board of Library Trustees;
c) One former member of the Board of Library Trustees who is a resident of the
City and registered to vote in the City;
d) One citizen member who is a resident of the City and registered to vote in the
City, who has a demonstrable design, artistic, construction and/or development
background, preferably with experience in attending lectures in the Friends
Room; and
e) One additional member who meets one of the above criterion but need not be
a resident and registered to vote in the City.
The LLHDC shall be an advisory committee and shall expire without further action
upon the opening of the Library Lecture Hall.
If Resolution No. 2019-70 is adopted, Mayor Diane B. Dixon requests Council confirm
her appointments of the following individuals to the LLHDC:
a) Mayor Diane B. Dixon;
b) Janet Ray, Chair of the Board of Library Trustees;
c) Jill Johnson -Tucker, former Board of Library Trustee;
d) Matthew Witte, member with architecture/development expertise; and
e) Karen Clark, additional member, a former member of the Library Board of Trustees
and Vice Chair of the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation
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Resolution No. 2019-70: Establishment of a Design Committee for the
Proposed Newport Beach Library Lecture Hall
July 9, 2019
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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, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has
no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
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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).
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