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City Council Minutes
Regular Meeting
November 25, 1996 - 7:00 p.m. INDEX
•CLOSED SESSION, 6:00 n.m.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT PRESENTED - None
RECESSED AND RECONVENED AT 7:00 P.M. FOR REGULAR MEETING
ROLL CALL
Present: O'Neil, Edwards, Debay, Cox, Glover, Watt and Mayor Hedges
Absent: None
Pledge of Allegiance - Council Member Watt
Invocation by Bishop Weatherford T. Clayton, Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints.
Dave Carmichael, President of the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation; Katie
Robertson, Treasurer of the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation; and Judy
Kelley, Youth and Branch Services Manager; presented the City with a check for
$50,000 for CD ROM databases for the library's local area network.
Mr. Carmichael announced that the donor wall at the library was donated on
Sunday, November 24, 1996 and every person or organization donating $1,000 will
get their name added to the wall. He also announced that on December 12, 1996 a
shopping day will be held at Bloomingdale's and 10% of the sales will go to benefit
•the Library Foundation.
Mayor Hedges presented a tile plaque and crystal bowl to outgoing Council Member
Jean Watt as an expression of appreciation on behalf of the City. He thanked her for
her service to the community over the past eight years and wished her the best of
luck in the future.
City Manager Murphy explained that it has been the City's tradition over the years
to give outgoing Council Members a City seal tile plaque, however it didn't really
seem like the tile plaque alone expressed the City's appreciation in an appropriate
fashion to someone who has given eight years of their life at a minimum of twice a
month at Council meetings, many more hours at Council committee meetings,
regional meetings, late night phone calls, etc. so after consultation with several
people about what the appropriate gift would be for outgoing Council members, staff
came up with the crystal bowl idea.
Nancy Gardner, speaking as a representative of the Newport Chapter of Surfrider
Foundation, saluted Council Member Watt for her work on the environment,
particularly water quality issues, and presented her with a plaque from the
Foundation. She also saluted her, as a resident, for her belief that she was elected to
represent all the people in the City, not just those that agreed with her. She said
that because of this belief, she listened to all the people and took into consideration
what they said. She said that this attitude and what she has brought to the political
process has been just as significant a contribution as what she has done for the
environment.
•Nancy Skinner said that prior to serving eight years on Council, she remembers
many more years that Council Member Watt served the community. She reminisced
about when a group met with Jean to convince her to nm for Council and how they
knew she would be the perfect candidate because she would be a person with the
highest level of integrity, extremely competent and committed to maintaining the
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quality of life for the residents of Newport Beach. She noted that Jean has worked
for open space, parks, the environment, Newport Bay, against the expansion of the
airport, as well as watching out for the density of the housing, while caring and
•maintaining a viable interest in the economy. She expressed her gratitude for the
years she served the City.
Art Gronsky said that living in the City is good now because of Council Members,
and particularly Jean Watt. He said that Jean has always done her homework, is
always well prepared to discuss the matters before the Council and is able to vote
intelligently. He noted that it was a pleasure to work on one project with her
(Measure A) because she was completely devoted to it. lie said the City owes her a
great deal of thanks and a big hand for doing a wonderful. job for eight years.
Maryann Towercy noted that Jean is never one to sing her own praises or one to sit
comfortably while others praise her for all the good work she has done or her ideas.
She said that Jean Watt was the worst thing that could have ever happened to the
pro group movement of Newport Beach, but the positive side is that the City is
almost built out and it is very livable and very beautiful. She said that she knows
that Jean will continue to be the guardian of the City, its beauty and it's
environment and thanked her for all of her good work.
Council Members Glover, Cox, Debay, Edwards, O'Neil and Mayor Hedges all
expressed their gratitude and thanks to Council Member Watt for her years of
service on the Council and remembered and reminisced about particular areas of her
service to Newport Beach, as well as her personal attributes.
Outgoing Council Member Jean Watt expressed her appreciation for everyone's
comments, especially Council Member Cox. She said she is not fond of endings, she
•is fond of beginnings so she is looking at this as a beginning. She said the City is
beginning term limits and she is beginning to find out what it is like to be the
recipient of term limits. She thanked the electorate for letting her serve on the
Council for eight years and said she thinks they did the right thing by voting for
term limits. She said she voted for term limits to and probably what everybody was
trying to say was that they want the wisest, fairest, most representative, most
efficient government possible and by throwing everybody out of office on a regular
basis, maybe somehow the dream will come true. She said the bottom line is that
the City needs to find and support people who are wise, fair and intellectually
balanced and in order to get that a community balance has to be provided so the
candidates can be independent from one sided financing. She said she feels that has
been true in most of the campaigns and the community balance comes from both
sides of the equation trying to find and support candidates. She said that we also
have to hope that the candidates are free from the money influence on any side of
the equation and she also hopes that candidates are free from irrelevant, counter
productive partisan politics. She also thanked the electorate for working to get a
balance on the Council. She also thanked the staff for all the things they have done
to help her to do justice to her district and her task. She said that even though a
distance has to be kept in order to deal with personnel and salary matters, the "staff
is us" and "we are them," and sometimes people talk as if staff has a bureaucratic
view that isn't the Council's, but basically they work with the community, citizens
groups, and with the Council to get a consensus. She gave examples of
accomplishments that have been made (Balboa Island Fire Station, the Irvine Ranch
water problem, airport, etc.). She said that she has one problem with the staff and
noted that it doesn't seem right that the Fire and Police Employee Associations
•support and campaign for Council candidates, which she noted are usually the same
ones that the Chamber of Commerce supports. She said it is sort of an
establishment thing, therefore if the prevailing establishment leads to more or
excessive growth and development and less open space, recreation, quiet
neighborhoods, clean air and water, then she is anti - establishment. She said she
thinks the City has a reasonably balanced establishment in the City and she is
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grateful for that. She said she thinks all of those that have come out supporting
different values have worked together and elected people that are representative of
that. She thanked everyone for their comments and voiced her appreciation for her
•Council colleagues.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tent Debay to waive reading of the Minutes of the
Regular Meeting of November 12, 1996, approve as written and order filed.
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: O'Neil, Edwards, Debay, Cox, Glover, Watt, Mayor Hedges
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Debay to waive reading of the Ordinances and
Resolutions under consideration, and direct the City Clerk to read by titles
only. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: O'Neil, Edwards, Debay, Cox, Glover, Watt, Mayor Hedges
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
MATTERS WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A
FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION. ACTION OR REPORT (NON-
Council Member Edwards thanked the Mayor for his comments at the Board
• of Supervisors meeting on the E1 Toro issue and urged anyone wishing to
testify at the next meeting on either December 9th or 10th to contact Bonnie
O'Neil at 645 -4450.
• Mayor Hedges requested that the tiered water structure be brought to
Council as soon as possible so the proper ordinances can be enacted.
Mayor Hedges requested that a separate policy prohibiting ex parte
communications for any Board/Commission or City Council member who
would be acting in his or her judicial capacity in a hearing be brought back to
Council for consideration.
CONSENT CALENDAR
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
1. Removed from Consent Calendar.
2. ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 96 -44 AMENDING CHAPTER 15.15 OF
THE NBMC PERTAINING TO RESIDENTIAL BUILDING RECORDS.
3. ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 96 -45 DELETING CHAPTER 20.03,
REPORT OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING RECORDS, WHICH WAS
RECENTLY MODIFIED AND RECODIFIED AS CHAPTER 15.15
•WITHIN TITLE 15 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE.
RESOLUTIONS FOR ADOPTION
4. Removed from Consent Calendar.
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5. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 96.96 APPROVING ADDENDUM NO. 3
FOR AIRBORNE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES (ABLE) (Included
in the Addendum are Provisions to: Authorize the City Manager to Sign a
Letter of Intent to Purchase a New Replacement Helicopter to Replace Two
Existing Helicopters, Continue ABLE as the Prime Contractor for Services to
LoJack Corp., Provide for Each Agency to Give 120 Days Notice Prior to
Withdrawal, and Establish a Procedure for ABLE to Sell Equipment in the
Event the MOU is Terminated).
6. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 96 -97 ADOPTING THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN (the
Standardized Emergency Management Systems (SEMS) Regulations
of the California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 2) AND
APPROVING SUBMITTAL OF THE NEWPORT BEACH
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES BY DECEMBER
1, 1996.
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
7. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - NEWPORT BEACH PRO -
FESSIONALITECHNICAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (CONTRACT
NO. 2051). Approve subject Memorandum of Understanding between the
City and the Newport Beach ProfessionaUTechnical Employees Association
for the period from January 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997.
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIONS
•8. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 21, 1996.
9. CORONA DEL MAR FARMERS MARKET - SIX MONTH REVIEW
[Requested by Council Member O'Neil]. Receive and file
10. REPORT CONCERNING COUNTY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH
LIFEGUARD SERVICES [Requested by Mayor Pro Tem Debay].
Receive and file.
11. Removed from Consent Calendar.
12. Removed from Consent Calendar.
13. BUDGET AMENDMENT (BA -018). Approve BA -018 to appropriate the
$50,000 gift from the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation to purchase
materials.
14. UNSCHEDULED VACANCY ON THE CITY ARTS COMMISSION.
Continue nominations to December 9, 1996 and the final appointment to
January 13, 1997.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Debay to approve the Consent Calendar, except
for those items removed (1, 4, 11 & 12). The motion carried by the following
roll call vote:
•Ayes: O'Neil, Edwards, Debay, Cox, Glover, Watt, Mayor Hedges
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
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Res 96 -96
C -3011 (38)
Orange Co
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Npt Bch Prof/
Tech Assn
MOU
C -2051 (38)
Planning (68)
CDM Farmers
Market (68)
Orange Co
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Arts Comm
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1. ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 96 -42 AMENDING CHAPTER 12.24.020 Ord 96 -42
• THROUGH 12.24.049 OF THE NBMC REGARDING INCREASING Veh/Trfc/Speed
STATE SPEED LIMITS. Limits (85)
Ord 96 -43
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 96 -43 AMENDING CHAPTER 12.24.050
THROUGH 12.24.130 OF THE NBMC REGARDING DECREASING
STATE SPEED LIMITS.
Mayor Hedges said that he would recommend that any areas that are still of
concern be pulled off the ordinance and referred to the Traffic Affairs
Committee.
Motion by Council Member Edwards to adopt Ordinance No. 96 -42, as
modified by the removal of and referral of Highland Drive from Irvine
Avenue to Westcliff Drive, Holiday Road from Tustin Avenue to Irvine
Avenue, Port Seaborne Way from Newport Hills East to Newport Hills West,
and Santiago Drive from Irvine Avenue to Westcliff Drive (Section 12.24.030)
to the Traffic Affairs Committee, and to adopt Ordinance No. 96 -43. He
asked that the residents who have written and expressed concern be notified
of the date and place when this will be discussed by the committee since he
believes this is an education issue.
Mayor Pro Tem Debay clarified that the Public Works Committee reviewed
the changes and approved forwarding them to City Council for consideration,
however did not recommend raising the speed limits. She also clarified that
the limits are being raised to 30 mph, not 35 mph.
• City Manager Murphy recommended that Port Seabourne Way from
Newport Hills East to Newport Hills West (Section 12.24.030) also be
removed and referred to the Traffic Affairs Committee.
Council Member Cox recommended that Newport Hills Drive West and
Newport Hills Drive East also be removed and referred to the Traffic Affairs
Committee.
Council Member Edwards restated his motion to adopt Ordinance Nos. 96 -42
and 96 -43 as amended with all of the recommended streets removed and
referred to the Traffic Affairs Committee for further study.
Council Member Glover spoke in opposition to increasing speed limits on
residential streets so that radar can be used to catch speeders. She stated
that this is not in the best interest of the people of Newport Beach, not the
correct approach to use, bad public policy and an injustice to the community.
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: O Neil, Edwards, Debay, Cox, Glover, Watt, Mayor Hedges
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
• 4. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 96.95 APPROVING NEGATIVE Upper Nwpt
DECLARATION 96 -157 AND IMPLEMENTING A SEDIMENT Bay Unit III
CONTROL AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT IN PORTIONS OF CO2987(G)
UPPER NEWPORT BAY UNIT III AND ADJACENT ON AND OFF. (38)
SHORE AREAS.
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Mayor Pro Tem. Debay said that the Upper Bay dredging project was a
discussion issue during the recent campaign forums, therefore she would like
to get an update on the funding situation.
• Public Works Director Webb reported that he spoke with the Wetlands
Program Coordinator for the State Resources Agency today, who also sits on
the Coastal Commission. He explained that last August it was anticipated,
based on information received from various different state agencies, that a
Wetlands Mitigation Bank fund would be set up sometime around November
or December and the Upper Bay dredging project would be the first on the
priority list to receive funding, however the bank has not been set up so
there is no funding at the present time. He said they also anticipated that
funding would be received from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach,
however the Resources Agency has now indicated that based on the
agreements that have been worked out with the County, the Port money is
going to be going towards the Bolsa -Chita project. However, if it falls
through then Newport Beach would be at the top of the list again. The
Coastal Commission continued a hearing on the Southern California Edison
Songs project, the San Onofre plant, and at that hearing the State Resources
Agency suggested that mitigation measures be added to the Songs project,
which would create a remediation fund which was larger than was originally
anticipated in the mitigation measures that SCE was required to put forth.
That fund would be an $11 million fund and it was indicated that it was the
intent that the $5 million dredging portion of the project in Upper Newport
Bay would be earmarked to be part of that fund. The Coastal Commission
will hear this again in February and it was suggested that the City support
it as actively as possible. It was also pointed out that the new Speaker of the
House will be appointing four new Coastal Commissioners and if the City
• has any political contacts with the Speaker and those new members it might
be beneficial to the City. He said the State Resources Agency was optimistic
that by this time next year if the Songs project does not come through, that
there would be some funding, but it was not indicated where the funding
would come from. He reiterated that as of today the City does not have $5
million to start the dredging project and the outlook is not all that rosy.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Debay to adopt Resolution No. 96 -95 approving
Negative Declaration 96 -157 and implementing a sediment control and
enhancement project in portions of Upper Newport Bay Unit III and
adjacent on and off -shore areas. The motion carried by the following
roll call vote:
Ayes:
O'Neil, Edwards, Debay, Cox, Glover, Watt, Mayor Hedges
Noes:
None
Absent:
None
Abstain:
None
11. PROPOSED COUNCIL POLICY A -14, RESTRICTIONS ON
COMMUNICATIONS INITIATED BY THE CITY OFFICIALS AND
CITY STAFF WITH CIVIL SERVICE BOARD MEMBERS.
City Manager Murphy reported that at the Legislative Committee meeting
at the end of last week this matter was requested by the committee to be
• continued to address the issue the Mayor touched on earlier in terms of ex
parte communications, so staff would like to pull this item from
consideration and return it so the package is complete.
Motion by Council Member Edwards to refer the proposed policy to the
Legislative Committee. The motion carried by the following roll call
vote:
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Ayes:
O'Neil, Edwards, Debay, Cox, Glover, Watt, Mayor Hedges
Noes:
None
Absent:
None
Abstain:
None
12. ANNUAL REVIEW OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
Mayor Hedges indicated that this item relates to the annual review of
Council committees. He said that part of that review encompasses the
citizens committees and there is a recommendation which envisions
combining Environmental Quality Affairs and Harbor Quality Citizens
Committee. He said he thinks this is a good idea, however the physical
make -up of that committee was not discussed and there needs to be a
recommendation from the Legislative Committee on that, particularly with a
view towards trying to keep at least the level of citizen participation that we
now have with the two committees.
Motion by Mayor Hedges to approve th
Council Legislative Committee and direct
changes to resolutions for future Council
consolidation of the Harbor Quality and
Committees to the Legislative Committee
make -up of the consolidated committee.
following roll call vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
PUBLIC HEARINGS
recommendations of the City
staff to prepare the appropriate
consideration; and to refer the
Environmental Quality Affairs
for recommendations as to the
The motion carried by the
O'Neil, Edwards, Debay, Cox, Glover, Watt, Mayor Hedges
None
None
None
15. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CRIME SUPPRESSION UNIT TO BE
FUNDED BY THE RECEIPT OF $160,721.28 IN STATE FUNDS FROM
THE CITIZEN'S OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM (COPS)
[AB32291, TO BE DEPOSITED IN A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUND (SLESF) IN TFIE CITY.
Mayor Hedges commented that the report is very good and the proposal has
also been recommended by the Public Safety Committee.
In response to Mayor Pro Tern Debay's question about the rental cost of
vehicles ($600 each) and the type of vehicles used, Police Chief McDonell
explained that the City is involved in short term rentals on other undercover
projects where the City has the ability to turn those vehicles over every
couple of weeks if they get burned in surveillance, etc. He reiterated that
they are used vehicles that are excess on vehicle lots that the City deals
with, so the makes vary, but generally they are older and not in the greatest
of shape.
Motion by Council Member O'Neil to approve the receipt of $160,721.28 in
state funds for the establishment of a Crime Suppression Unit as outlined in
• this report and as recommended by the Council's Public Safety Committee at
their meeting of November 15, 1996.
The Mayor opened the public hearing, and hearing no testimony, closed the
hearing.
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The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes:
O Neil, Edwards, Debay, Cox, Glover, Watt, Mayor Hedges
Noes:
None
Absent:
None
Abstain:
None
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Larry Rhinehart, Intergovernmental Affairs Director at South Coast Air
Quality Management District, reported that the Governor signed into law SB
836. SB 836 revises the threshold number of employees an employer can
have before falling under the requirements of AQMD Rule 2202, the
mandatory trip reduction rule. The threshold has been raised from 100 to
250 employees that employers can have before they must prepare and
implement a trip reduction rule. The test will be in effect for a year and a
half, at which time it will be evaluated and then either revert back to 100 or
increase to 500 employees. In summary, he said it will be about a three year
test program. The AQMD will be providing $1.5 million a year over two
years to promote voluntary ridesharing, which is the principle theme of SB
836. The money will be distributed to eligible rdeshare agencies, such as
SCAG, Southern California Rideshare Department, OCTA, or other eligible
transportation agencies. The most significant current activity involves
updating the 1994 Air Quality Management Plan, which is required by law
to be done every three years. As it was approved, the 1997 AQMP contains
several control measures that were initiated in the 1994 plan and it
postpones or drops all together several marginal measures that were deemed
less cost effective or other wise unfeasible, such as indirect source rules for
shopping centers and special event centers. The only measures in the plan
that will directly affect local governments involve the requirement to pave or
treat unpaved roads and to replace current technology or brush -type street
sweepers with PM -10 efficient or vacuum -type street sweepers whenever
they are to be replaced. There is no mandatory replacement time for them.
The plan shows that both the emissions and the pollution levels have
steadily decreased toward healthful levels. For example, the number of
Stage One smog alerts for ozone has decreased from 121 days in 1977 to 41
days in 1990 to just 14 last year and the 7 that have occurred this year are
probably all there will be, in as much as we are already out of the so called
"smog season." He reminded the Council that his office is available to assist
the City in any air quality matters that may arise, particularly the AB 2766
reporting requirements. He said his office administers both the
discretionary fund and the subvention fund portions of that program. He
noted that the City of Newport Beach receives about $75,000 per year from
the subvention fund portion of AB 2766.
Council Member Edwards recognized and saluted the following teams from
the two high schools: the Corona del Mar and Harbor High girls tennis
teams - Harbor is still playing in the CIF playoffs and Corona del Mar had
an incredible season as well; the Harbor football team who are still playing
in the CIF playoffs; the Harbor volleyball team who won their league and
went on to CIF; both moot court competition teams that are undefeated in
the constitutional law foundation (2 -0) and moving forward in the county-
wide circuit.
Mayor Hedges reiterated that the airport issue is coming to a head during
the first week in December. He asked that if there is anyway the residents
can help out, to please do so. If someone wants to help out in this last big
push on December 9, 1996, he urged them to contact the City Attorney at
644 -3131, the Assistant to the City Manager at 644 -3002 or call City Hall to
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S16. MAYORAL ROTATION (Requested by Council Member Glover).
Council Member Glover reported that this was on the agenda at the last
meeting, but because of comments by Council Member Cox it sort of floated
and never landed anywhere. She said she would like to recommend to the
City Council that this be the beginning of a document that would be studied.
Motion by Council Member Glover to have the Mayor appoint herself and
others on the Council, or the outgoing members, as an ad -hoc committee to
look at this and see if they would recommend it to the full Council.
Council Member Cox said that his opinion has not changed and thinks it is
up to the Council in the future to always have the right to select its Mayor
and the Mayor should serve at the discretion of the Council. He said this
proposal would change that whole ability, therefore he would oppose the
motion.
Council Member O Neil said he doesn't necessarily oppose the motion since it
may have some merit and he thinks that looking at some options that might
involve a rotation or some other system that helps the Council with the
business of selecting a Mayor and a Mayor Pro Tom might be worth looking
at. However, he said he would suggest that this be referred to the
Legislative Committee and considered after the new Council members are
seated. He said he would support the concept of looking at it but only after
the new City Council has been seated, unless the maker of the motion wants
to refer it to the Legislative Committee and then have it come back in
whatever period of time it takes (60 -90 days), with some kind of a
recommendation.
Council Member Watt said she feels there are benefits to having the
rotation, but the way to get at it would be to have some form and substance
to the debate that goes on at the Legislative Committee. She said whoever
does this should try to first of all look at some of the places that have it, find
out why they did that, how it works and then list the pros and cons. She
said the pros are obvious in some ways to her. She said it is an irrelevant
discussion that goes on as to who should be Mayor for the wrong reasons
sometimes. The Mayor typically is someone who represents the Council and
is able to chair the Council such that the consensus is brought forth and
assures that everything is discussed properly, etc. Unless somebody doesn't
want to serve as Mayor, that particular function is brought out better in the
sense of what the Mayor is by taking it out of the political arena.
Substitute motion by Mayor Hedges to table the matter indefinitely. The
motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Edwards, Debay, Cox, Mayor Hedges
Noes: O'Neil, Glover, Watt
Absent: None
Abstain: None
MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION - None
Prior to adjourning the meeting, Mayor Hedges stated that he may not be able to
attend the meeting on December 3, 1996, therefore he bid outgoing Council Member
John Cox farewell and indicated that he enjoyed serving with him for the past six
years.
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The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. in memory of Grant Howald, retired Corona
del Mar Postmaster, who passed away on November 20, 1996, to 4:00 p.m.,
Tuesday, December 3, 1996 in the City Council Chambers to swear in the new
Council Members and to bid farewell to outgoing Council Member John Cox.
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The agenda for the Regular meeting was posted on November 20, 1996 at
10:40 a.m. and the supplemental agenda was posted on November 22, 1996
at 11:00 a.m., on the City Hall Bulletin Board located outside of the City of
Newport Beach Administration Building.
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