HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/25/2001 - Study SessionCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
City Council Minutes
Study Session
September 25, 2001- 4:10 p.m.
Present: Heffernan, O'Neil, Ridgeway, Glover, Bromberg, Proctor, Mayor
Adams
Absent: None
CURRENT BUSINESS
1. CLARIFICATION OF ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
In response to Mayor Adams' questions regarding Item 4 (West Newport
Sewer Main Replacement Project — C- 3453), Public Works Director Badum
reported that this project deals with a rare case in which a sealed pipe in a
segment of a clay pipe is leaking due to corrosion. He indicated that
conducting the work at night was looked at, but with the proximity of
residents it was determined that the work could be done during the day
since there are many points in which traffic volumes are low.
Regarding Item 6 (Newport Coast Advisory Committee), Mayor Adams asked
how Council makes its appointments. Assistant City Manager Kiff stated
that the intent is to have the City Clerk have a call for applicants; have the
applications reviewed by Council; and, with Council's concurrence, the
Mayor would make the appointments. He noted that this procedure is
outlined in Exhibit A. Mr. Mff confirmed for Mayor Pro Tem Ridgeway that
members have to live in Newport Coast and must submit an application.
Regarding Item 8 (Buck Gully Pump Station Rehabilitation — C- 3368),
Mayor Adams noted that this appears to be a 100% increase in professional
services and that a lot of agencies prohibit this out of fairness to the
engineering community. City Manager Bludau reported that the City does
not have a threshold policy. Mayor Adams indicated that the City may want
to consider this type of policy and maybe go out to bid for this, noting that
the original contract was for $36,000 and now it is being proposed to be
increased by $39,000. Public Works Director Badum explained that the two
projects that were added were relatively minor in nature, yet similar in
many ways, and doing it in this manner would expedite the CIP process. He
indicated that they are not opposed to taking the two pump stations out of
the contract, but do want to make some modifications to the additional work
on the Buck Gully Pump Station because they feel they have a better design
plan. He noted that the cost of this modification is about $9,242. He stated
that, if this were to go out to bid, they are requesting that at least this
amount remain. Mayor Adams indicated that he is alright with this if there
were extenuating circumstances, but he believed that the City should be
careful in these situations. He added that Council may want to entertain a
policy to place a percent cap on extending current contracts. Mayor Pro Tern
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Ridgeway suggested that Council discuss this during the regular meeting
since this goes beyond clarifying an item on the Consent Calendar.
Regarding Item 10 (Main Beach Sewer Force Main Replacement — C- 3296),
Mayor Adams applauded staff for being creative, coming up with an
alternate bid item, dealing with the homeowners association, and saving
$40,000.
Mayor Adams noted that Item 14 (Water Quality Testing in Storm Drains
and Tributaries to Newport Bay) is a sole source contract with the
University of California for $36,000 and believed that staff provided good
justification for it. Regarding the 50% charge on overhead, Assistant City
Manager Kiff explained that it is .5 times direct labor and materials costs
($12,000 on the $24,000 cost of labor and materials). He added that the
University Regents also applied a 50% overhead to the original charge for
administration. In response to Council Member Proctor's questions, Mr. Ki£f
stated that there will be a lot to tackle once the City gets answers from the
tests and finds out the exact problem, the source of the bacteria, and
whether there are viruses present. Regarding doing more, he indicated that
he is always open to suggestions. He added that the City received another
$400,000 in State money to complete a variety of tests that have not been
considered yet. This item will be brought before Council at the next meeting.
Council Member Glover stated that the City needs to set goals regarding
beach closures, how many the City will tolerate, and how to alleviate the
closures. She indicated that the perception in the City is that the water is
not clean and that Council needs to turn this perception around. Mr. Mff
agreed and stated that this is important to address.
In response to Mayor Adams' question regarding Item 15 (Newport Center
First Station No. 3 Mechanical Upgrade and Restroom Addition — C- 3385),
City Manager Bludau stated that it was his understanding that this was in
the budget. Public Works Director Badum indicated that the additional
funding includes $23,000 and noted that this is a CIP project.
In response to Council Member Proctor's questions regarding the protest
that was filed, Mr. Badum explained that the second low bidder was
protesting that the low bidder did not list subcontractors that were
specialized in several areas. However, under the B- License of building, the
contractor can employ people with those types of skills and do the work
himself. He pointed out that the second bidder indicated that contract law
states that, if you do more than one percent of the work, you have to list the
subcontractors in the contract. He stated that the City will be ensuring that
he is doing the work himself. He reported that, since there is nothing that
prohibits the contractor from hiring specialists, they had to reject the
protest. Council Member Proctor asked if everyone is comfortable that there
is no basis in fact or law for this issue to be reexamined. Mr. Badum stated
that the Project Manager, Lloyd Dalton, consulted with the City Attorney's
office and believed that everyone is satisfied.
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COUNCIL REVIEW OF STAFF'S PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF I GPA 97 -3(F)
CITY ACQUISITION OF DUNES LEASEHOLD. Dunes Leasehold
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Mayor Adams reported that he received a call from Nancy Skinner prior to
September 11, 2001, asking that the discussion be less formal and provide
for more flexible debate and discussion from the public. He indicated that he
will try to accommodate this since this issue is something the public has
expressed a great interest in. He reported that, with Council permission,
Council will receive the presentation by staff, open Council discussion, and
then the public will be invited to speak for three minutes individually.
However, after all the public has had the chance to speak for three minutes,
he will invite people back to speak again for an additional three minutes so
there will be a chance to have discussion or comment. Council Member
Glover indicated that she is not particularly comfortable with the proposed
procedure. Mayor Adams noted that the difference from normal policy is
that people are given three minutes instead of five minute and they also will
be allowed to speak more than once.
City Manager Bludau stated that, after the Closed Session agenda went out,
he received word that the window to accept bids closes on October 15, 2001.
He indicated that, based on the closing date, he will be requesting that
Council add this item to the Closed Session agenda at the end of the study
session since it came up after the agenda was printed.
Mr. Bludau stated that Council Member Bromberg requested that staff take
a preliminary look at the Newport Dunes leasehold and report back to
Council so a determination can be made on whether it is interested and
possibly propose to purchase the leasehold. He reported that the current
leasehold is held by the Newport Dunes Partnership; is 100 acres, which
includes the water; is leased from the County of Orange; is tidelands, except
for about 5% of the leasehold which is uplands; and is presently operating as
a recreational vehicle (RV) park and marina. He noted that the use of the
tidelands is governed by Chapter 526 of the California Statutes.
Mr. Bludau utilized a PowerPoint presentation and reported that, prior to
1955, the area was nothing more than a saltwater marsh. However, in 1955,
the County began a dredging project that took two years. In 1958, the lease
was entered into with Newport Dunes, Incorporated. Beginning in 1976, the
County and Newport Dunes started planning for the enlargement and
improvement of existing facilities and the construction of new facilities. He
stated that included in this was the construction of a family inn with 350
rooms and meeting rooms with the capacity to seat 400 people. He reported
that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was generated and the City
challenged the EIR in 1981, which resulted in a settlement agreement in
1983 that gave the City land use authority over the property and identified
what the improvements could be and its scope. He reported that the City
regulates the site through a Newport Dunes Planned Community (PC)
District Plan and utilized a map to show the five different planned uses (RV
resort area; Bay, beach, and lagoon area; boat launch and storage area;
marina area; and the proposed resort). Regarding the map, he indicated that
it simply shows the areas in the PC District Plan and its authorized uses,
and was not meant to show the entitled plan for the proposed resort.
Mr. Bludau utilized a slide which highlights how the different land uses
compare with the settlement agreement. He reported that the entitled 275-
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room tamely inn that could be up to 500,000 square feet, and the 27,500
square foot restaurant are not built yet. He also stated that there is a
difference between what was required by the settlement agreement and
what is available, pointing out that, instead of having 450 slips, there are
430 slips and 20 temporary slips.
Mr. Bludau reported that the Newport Dunes Partnership leases the
property from the County and has a 50 -year lease that was entered into on
February 16, 1989. He noted that the lease has had about four major
amendments and the purpose of the property, as sited in the lease, is for the
County to enter into the lease in order to promote the redevelopment of the
Newport Dunes and to make tenant - provided recreational facilities and
services available for the benefit of the public. He reported that there is an
annual minimum rent with a provision for adjustments by the County every
five years. He explained that the percentage of rent against the gross, which
is subject to periodic adjustments by the County, is generated from specific
uses and pointed out that the percentages are outlined in the staff report.
Further, the tenant must establish a capital replacement fund for replacing
furniture, fixtures, marina facilities, and capital repairs and improvements;
and the lease requires specific mandatory demolitions that have already
taken place. Mr. Bludau reported that the tenant is solely responsible for
the site maintenance, with the exception of dredging which is established
and funded by the County when it is needed. Further, lifeguards are
required at the swimming area when it is open to the public, plus there are
insurance requirements. He reported that the lease transfer does require
County approval and the County also has the right of first refusal to match
any bona fide purchase offer within 45 days. Lastly, the County must agree
to the boat launch and marina fee changes.
Mr. Bludau stated that there is no minimum bid. He reiterated that the
cutoff date for accepting purchase offers is October 15, 2001; the entire
leasehold is for sale; the seller is not interested in purchase payments over
time; the County has 45 days to match any purchase offer; and leasehold
revenues have increased on the average of 6% to 8% annually. He reported
that, from the latest audit, the combined revenues for the last audit year
were a little more than $11 million; the gross operating profit was
$4.6 million; the lease payment to the County is almost $1.8 million;
property taxes, insurance, and other expenditures were in excess of
$580,000; the net income is $2.2 million; and the property and equipment
value is almost $29 million, but has been depreciated and amortized down to
$16 million. Mr. Bludau indicated that he was most interested in the
$2.2 million net income and what the City could bond off of.
Council Member O'Neil asked what types of financing methods are available
to the City if it wanted to buy the lease. Mr. Bludau indicated that the first
question to answer is whether the City would be able to borrow the money
and, if it sells bonds, will the bonds be tax free because that would reduce
the interest rate. He stated that, in providing information to Council, he
made the assumption that the revenues generated will need to pay for the
borrowing of the money since the City probably would not want the General
Fund to support this purchase. He estimated the property to be worth
$25 million to $50 million for the 39 year leasehold. He recommended that a
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consultant be brought on board, if Council were interested, to take a look at
the financials and determine a price that the City may be interested in
offering.
Council Member Glover believed that Council needs to know what this would
cost per parcel for each household because, if the City buys this, it would
have to be paid for by the citizens and would need to become a ballot issue.
She stated that her district is surrounded on three sides by commercial area
and, if the Dunes were turned into a park, inlanders would be driving off of
Newport Boulevard through Cliff Haven, Mariners, and Newport Heights to
get to the Dunes. She expressed the opinion that this would be a disaster for
her district. She stated that this does not make any sense unless the City is
willing to gate her district, which should also be paid for by the taxpayers
who want a park at the Dunes.
Mr. Bludau added that the $2.2 million shows what the net profit is right
now. He stated that there is probably about $2 million that can be bonded
indebtedness. However, with anything over $30 million, the City would need
more money and, if the community was really interested in doing this, one
way of doing this would be to make up the differential between the profit
that comes off of the site and what the cost of the bond payment would be
each year. This would necessitate having a property tax override which
requires a 2/3 vote. Mr. Bludau stated that the City would not be able to
determine what the amount to each resident would be until it determines
what it believed to be a fair purchase price.
Council Member Heffernan expressed concern about the City going into
businesses that they should not necessarily be in. He suggested that, if the
City purchased the property, it sell off the other pieces (RV park, slips, boat
dock, etc.) to people who are in these types of businesses. The City should
end up with the hotel site, and downgrade it to open space for a park.
Mayor Pro Tern Ridgeway agreed that the City should only be focused on the
30 acres. He asked if the City has conducted a needs assessment and
defined what that space is going to be. He asked, if the space is going to be a
park, will it be an active park or a passive park, noting that the City's parks
are extremely underutilized. Mayor Pro Tern Ridgeway indicated that
citizens of his district would not be amiable to paying for open space on this
side of the Bay to the exclusion of the district. Regarding the other parcels,
the City needs to bifurcate ownership and stay interested in the undeveloped
parcel since the City has no right as a governmental entity to be in these
types of private businesses. He stated, however, that it would be a steal to
get the entire parcel for $50 million since there is about $23 million for the
operational component. He pointed out that the undeveloped 30 acres that is
entitled has a value, noting that land along Coast Highway is in excess of
$100 /foot. Additionally, this calculates to about $4 million/acre which makes
the 30 acres worth $120 million. He clarified that he does not believe the
land is worth this, but just wanted to give people the comparables that are
out there. Mayor Pro Tem Ridgeway stated that this gets more complicated
because a proposal needs to be in by October 15; the City would need to buy
the entire parcel; find a buyer for the remainder parcels; and put some type
of public financing on this. He also asked if someone has talked with the
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County to determine if they are prepared to lose the income on that piece of
property. He pointed out that the City has an expectation for a certain
amount of tax dollars from that property (revenue and transient occupancy
tax) and now this will be lost. He asked if this was included in the formula.
He indicated that he is willing to put this to a vote, but believed the citizens
are not prepared to approve the purchase by a 2/3 vote.
Council Member Bromberg stated that, if there is the slightest glimmer that
this Council might be interested in acquiring this property or bid on this
property, Council should consider the studies that Mayor Pro Tem Ridgeway
mentioned. However, if October 15 is the date to close bids, the City would
never be able to make a bid or offer on a project like this. He added that
doing a study would still take a few months.
Mayor Pro Tem Ridgeway noted that the City had a willing and cooperative
seller for Upper Castaways which was previously voted on by the citizens,
but that still took months to posture. He emphasized that this is not the
case with the Dunes as the seller is desirous to close. Further, the Upper
Castaways election occurred when the 2/3 vote rule did not exist.
Council Member Proctor believed that the City needs to approach this, not
withstanding the October 15 date, with a feasibility study and a needs
assessment. Further, costs, how to finance this, and whether the voters will
be willing to accept the financial responsibilities also need to be determined.
Mayor Adams asked if the County has discretion over the lease transfer and
suggested that the City work through the County to possibly extend the
October 15 date. Further, he asked if the County can tell the Dunes that
they cannot transfer ownership. Mr. Bludau stated that the County would
have to have a good reason not to approve the transfer.
Council Member Heffernan stated that people should understand that, even
though the hotel is entitled, it does not mean this is the end of City review.
Mayor Adams clarified that this is incorrect and reported that the developer
pretty much has a green light and the City would have very little discretion
on how and where it gets built, and its characteristics on the site. He
reiterated that there is an entitlement for a hotel on the property and noted
that there was recently a proposal to change the characteristics of the hotel
by adding a meeting space and slightly increasing the square footage. City
Attorney Burnham pointed out that permitting timeshares was never in the
settlement agreement.
Bob Caustin stated that he is in attendance on behalf of his wife, Susan
Skinner Caustin of Stop the Dunes Hotel. Noting that he lives in Council
Member Glover's district, he indicated that he does not believe people will be
driving through their streets to get to the Dunes. He stated that he does
take his child to the park and that it is important to make them available to
everyone. Regarding bond financing, he indicated that the current tax free
rates are about 4.5% which means about $30 million can be floated on that
existing income stream. He noted that the seller's EIR states that the hotel
site could not make money under its current approved plan and, if the City
bought the land, it could probably negotiate something. He agreed with a
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previous comment that there may not be a reason to continue to discuss this
at this point if the October 15 date is absolute. However, he expressed hope
that negotiations continue and the City explores what the individual pieces
of land are worth, believing that buyers may be able to come to the table and
jointly buy the property with the City. He requested that, since many people
could not attend tonight's meeting, this be rescheduled.
Council Member Glover asked what Mr. Caustin thought about the citizens
buying the property, assessing parcels, and voting on this issue. Mr. Caustin
believed that this should be brought to a vote of the people, but they need to
know what the property is going to be and what it is worth, especially since
the City only wants the vacant lot. Council Member Glover expressed the
opinion that this could only be done if the citizens are willing to pay for it
because the City cannot indebt itself this way. She noted that the City is not
a realtor and does not buy and sell off pieces of property.
Mayor Adams noted that the map is inaccurate since the RV park stems into
the vacant lot, making the acreage smaller than what is shown. Further, the
boat ramp operation also encroaches more to the south.
Ray Carpenter indicated that he emailed Council and the Daily Pilot
regarding the Pilot's question relative to whether the hotel should be built.
He stated that he was under the opinion that this was still up for a vote.
Mayor Adams explained that no vote is necessary for the entitled 275 room
hotel and that a leaseholder can build that with virtually no input from the
City. He noted that this has not happened for over ten years since the
owners elected not to build it, but reported that they came to the City last
year to change the entitlement. Mr. Carpenter believed that the growth in
the City since 1962 has been helpful for the City; however, another hotel is
nothing more than private people wanting to put up another hotel. He asked
if the City really needs this and asked about the traffic congestion. He also
noted that the Balboa Bay Club is already adding over 200 rooms to its
property. He reported that the room occupancy in the hotels has decreased,
and asked how many hotels the City is going to allow. Further, he wanted to
know if the needs of the current hotel owners have been considered.
Mr. Carpenter stated that long time residents keep seeing growth and it
always comes from people who just want to make a profit and do not care
how the citizens feel.
Mayor Adams clarified that all of the City's traffic models and forecasts have
the rooms at the Balboa Bay Club and the 275 rooms at the Dunes built into
its long range planning. He stated that the entitlement is outside the City's
jurisdiction since the County is the custodian of the land, but noted that the
property is public land. He stated that the leaseholder went to the County
18 years ago requesting a master plan which included a large hotel; however,
the City voiced its concerns and a compromise was reached through a
settlement agreement. Mayor Adams reported that Council has received a
lot of letters on this subject and people feel that, if the City intervenes and
took over the lease, this could be the City's chance to make the hotel
entitlement disappear. He emphasized that this is why Council is discussing
this.
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Mr. Carpenter asked if the traffic generated from the additional apartments
along MacArthur Boulevard were taken into consideration. Mayor Adams
confirmed that all the development that occurs, which is entitled by the
property owners, has been factored into the City's General Plan. He stated
that the City has a roadway system that is theoretically built to
accommodate development.
Mayor Pro Tern Ridgeway reported that the settlement agreement does give
the City jurisdiction over the property.
Elaine Linhoff, 1760 E. Ocean Boulevard, believed that, if a bond election
was held 1.5 years ago to buy the Dunes property, it probably would have
passed by 67% just like Greenlight because the Dunes was what people
thought about when they were thinking about Greenlight. She added that, if
the vacant lot is kept as a park, she cannot see how it is going to be causing
much more traffic than the City has now.
Council Member Glover asked Ms. Linhoff if she would be in favor of placing
this issue on the ballot. Ms. Linhoff believed that she would be in favor of
this but does not want to commit herself. She stated that, in order to
purchase the land, the City would need to do some creative financing to keep
the price down because people may not want to assess themselves for an
astronomical amount. She expressed the opinion that the City wastes money
in other places, but when it is time to buy open space, the people have to pay
for it.
In response to Mayor Pro Tern Ridgeway's previous statement, Ms. Linhoff
indicated that, when she was petitioning for Greenlight, the Peninsula
residents were upset about the Dunes. Mayor Pro Tom Ridgeway clarified
that he feels everyone on the Peninsula cares about the quality of life in the
City; however, he is not sure if they are prepared to pay for the next 15 years
to allow a bond issue for a passive park or an open space area on the other
side of the Bay. He emphasized that his position as an elected official is to
look at the City at- large, not just his district.
Robert Gleason, Newport Dunes, reported that they began the public process
of selling this around the end of July, first part of August. He indicated that
it was never true that there was no cutoff date, but it was only true that they
did not establish a specific cutoff date. Regarding net income on the
property, he reported that the numbers that were used were from financial
statements prepared previously with adjustments for corporate charges,
non - project overhead, and other non -cash adjustments, and noted that the
net cash flow is actually about $2.9 million. Mr. Gleason stated that the PC
District Plan that has been shown tonight was the plan that was developed
during the application process for the hotel. He noted that, in the end, it was
not adopted in that form and the current hotel parcel is actually about 15
acres, not 30 acres. He added that the County approval for a lease
transaction would be governed under the terms of the lease.
Council Member Bromberg asked Mr. Gleason if he was aware of what the
City would need to go through to even consider becoming a bidder and
questioned the October 15 cutoff date. Mr. Gleason explained that the date
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was set due to the current marketing efforts that have happened over the
last 60 days and the amount of interest generated in the property.
Steve McKenzie, Eastdil Realty in Century City, stated that they were
engaged by the Evans family to bring this property out to the market and
expose it to whatever complement of investors there may be that would be
ready, willing, and capable of purchasing the property under the terms,
conditions, and timeframes that were favorable to them as a seller of an
asset in the free market. He indicated that they did this and that it is their
judgment that, based on the large number of inquiries they have received
and the number of people who have reviewed detailed offering materials that
were also made available to the City, they would be in a position by mid -
October to receive initial bids. He indicated that, once the bids are received,
they will be reviewing them with their client and deciding which bids merit
further consideration. He noted that this is a typical process. He
emphasized that they did not start this process with any anticipation that
the best use for the site would be the conversion to a municipal park. He
stated that they welcome any offer and will discuss them with their client.
Mr. McKenzie clarified that the County considers Newport Dunes as one
leasehold premises and is not something that is subdivided, pointing out that
the lease's definition of "premises" is a single premise. However, he noted
that, with good lawyers, time, and money, a subdivision may be possible.
Council Member Glover noted that, even if this goes before a vote of the
people, it could not take place until November 2002 because the City
probably will not have sufficient information to put this on the ballot in
March 2002. She asked if this is viable or if they would not know until
October 15. Mr. McKenzie indicated that this is a decision the client would
have to make; however, their advice would be that the election would be a
passage of time that inherently carries risks that their client will not be well
advised to undertake without compensation. Council Member Glover asked
if it could take several years to get a viable offer on something of this nature
with multiple uses. Mr. McKenzie indicated that they anticipate that it
would only take until the first week of November for them and their client to
determine who the most attractive bidder is and then present that party to
the County of Orange for approval. He stated that the County has 45 days to
process the approval and believed that a qualified party can line up
financing during that 45 day period and be capable of closing sometime in
the first quarter of 2002. He indicated that a wide variety of investors are
looking at this due to the present mixed use of the site.
In response to Council Member Proctor's question, Mr. McKenzie indicated
that they did not set a minimum bid amount and are working on a sealed bid
process.
Council Member Bromberg stated that he feels a bit guilty asking for a study
session on this item because Council's time might have been wasted. He
indicated that the City could do nothing or agendize this for the next
meeting to determine whether Council wants to form a committee to conduct
a feasibility study. He suggested that the City do nothing at this point and
wait until shortly after October 15 to contact the Dunes to determine
whether they are interested in extending that time period, adding that the
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City should not have to pay for them to extend the date for about six months.
Mayor Adams added that, if a grassroots group came to Council with an
initiative, the City could put it up for a special election. Council Member
Bromberg pointed out that they probably could not do it in three weeks.
Mayor Pro Tem Ridgeway believed that there is not going to be a
groundswell for an initiative and, even if there was, the City cannot interfere
with contractual rights. He stated that he will not support anything that
may interfere with these rights.
Council Member Proctor expressed the opinion that this should be agendized
and taken to the next level which includes a feasibility and cost study so that
Council has hard data in front of them. He stated that Council owes that to
the citizens, especially since there is a lot of misinformation. He emphasized
that this is a settlement agreement based on a lawsuit from 18 years ago.
Regarding the 15 acre site, Mr. Caustin reiterated that the EIR indicated
that the property was not financially viable and that they needed timeshares
in order to get financing. He believed that the land is currently zoned open
space and that they would need to do a General Plan Amendment in order to
build the hotel.
Mr. Bludau believed that there is still value in Council having a discussion
about this during Closed Session. Mr. Burnham clarified that Council
cannot decide in Closed Session to hear the matter at the next Council
meeting, but any member of Council can ask that the matter be brought back
on a regular agenda.
Mr. Bludau reported that, after the Closed Session agenda was posted, he
was informed by representatives of the Newport Dunes that they would only
accept offers for the leasehold interests that were submitted on or before
October 15, 2001. He stated that, assuming that Council is interested in
submitting a bid, the City would need to commence negotiations with the
Newport Dunes representatives well before the next Council Meeting.
Accordingly, he believe that there is a need to discuss the possible
acquisition of the Newport Dunes lease in Closed Session. He reported that,
according to the City Attorney, the proper procedure is for a member of
Council to move that the acquisition of the Newport Dunes lease be added to
the Closed Session agenda. This motion should be accompanied by a finding
that there is a need to take immediate action in Closed Session and that the
need arose after the agenda was posted.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Ridgeway to move that the acquisition of the
Newport Dunes lease be added to the Closed Session agenda. Further, he
stated that there is a need to take immediate action in Closed Session and
that the need arose after the agenda was posted. The motion carried without
objection.
3. BALBOA VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FUNDING OPTIONS.
In response to City Manager Bludau's question, Administrative Services
Director Danner stated that it is not imperative that this item be discussed
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today. Mayor Adams suggested taking this up at the next study session.
PUBLIC COMMENTS -None.
ADJOURNMENT - 5:45 p.m.
The agenda for the Study Session was posted on September 19, 2001, at
3:00 p.m. on the City Hall Bulletin Board located outside of the City of
Newport Beach Administration Building.
City Clerk
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