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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING AND CLOSED SESSION
MAY 26, 2020
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
REGULAR MEETING AND CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 P.M.
WILL O'NEILL, Mayor
BRAD AVERY, Mayor Pro Tem
JOY BRENNER, Council Member
DIANE B. DIXON, Council Member
DUFFY DUFFIELD, Council Member
JEFF HERDMAN, Council Member
KEVIN MULDOON, Council Member
GRACE K. LEUNG, City Manager
AARON C. HARP, City Attorney
LEILANI I. BROWN, City Clerk
CAROL JACOBS, Assistant City Manager
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19
On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19.
On March 12, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-20, which allows Council Members to attend City Council
meetings telephonically. Please be advised that to minimize the spread of COIVD-19, some, or all, of the Newport Beach City
Council Members may attend this meeting telephonically.
Also, please be advised that on March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20, which allows for the
public to participate in any meeting of the City Council telephonically or by other electronic means. Given the health risks
associated with COVID-19, the City of Newport Beach has decided to not have City Council Chambers open to the public for
this meeting. As a member of the public, if you would like to participate in this meeting, you can participate via the following
options:
1. You can submit your questions and comments in writing for City Council consideration by sending them to the City Clerk
at cityclerk(a)newportbeachca.gov. To give the City Council adequate time to review your questions and comments, please
submit your written comments by Monday, May 25, 2020, at 5:00 p.m.
2. In addition, members of the public can participate in this meeting telephonically. Specifically, the meeting will be viewable
on NBTV and live streamed on the City's website. If you are watching the meeting on NBTV or via the live stream, during
the meeting, phone numbers for the public to call and to comment on specific agenda items will be posted on the screen.
When you call, you will be placed on hold until it is your turn to speak. Please note that only twenty (20) people can
remain on hold at a time. If you call in to speak on an item and the line is busy, please call back after a few moments.
The City will ensure that it allows enough time per item for everyone to call in to comment.
Please know that it is important for the City to allow public participation at this meeting. If you are unable to participate in the
meeting via the process set forth above, please contact the City Clerk at (949-644-3005 or cityclerk(a)-newportbeachca.cioy)
and she will attempt to accommodate you. While the City does not expect there to be any changes to the above process for
participating in this meeting, if there is a change, the City will post the information as soon as possible to the City's website.
The City of Newport Beach thanks you in advance for continuing to take precautions to prevent the spread of the
COVID-19 virus.
NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTATIONS REQUIRING USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT
Any presentation requiring the use of the City of Newport Beach's equipment must be submitted to the City Clerk
24 hours prior to the scheduled City Council meeting.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
If in the future, you wish to challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted,
you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written
correspondence received by the City at or before the hearing.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Any times listed in this agenda are provided as a courtesy and the actual item may be heard either before or after the time
given.
This agenda was prepared by the City Clerk and staff reports are available in the City Council Chambers lobby located at
100 Civic Center Drive. Staff reports or other written documentation have been prepared or organized with respect to the items
of business listed on the agenda. If you have any questions or require copies of any of the staff reports or other documentation
regarding any item of business on the agenda, please contact City Clerk staff at 949-644-3005. Agendas and staff reports are
also available on the City's webpage at newportbeachca.gov/agendas.
The City of Newport Beach's goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee
or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, we will attempt to
accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact City Clerk Leilani Brown prior to the meeting to inform us of
your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible (949-644-3005 or cityclerk(a�newportbeachca.gov).
NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
MAY 26, 2020
REGULAR MEETING AND CLOSED SESSION — 5:00 P.M.
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NOTE: A Special Joint Meeting of the Newport Beach City Council and the Finance Committee will
be held at 4:00 p.m. in the same location (City Council Chambers). Please see the separate agenda
for this meeting. The public is welcome to participate in the Special Joint Meeting, as well as the
City Council Meeting.
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ROLL CALL — 5:00 p.m.
II. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION [949-270-8165]
The City Council of Newport Beach welcomes and encourages community participation. Public
comments are invited on items listed under Closed Session. Speakers must limit comments to three
(3) minutes per person to allow everyone to speak. Written comments are encouraged as well. The
City Council has the discretion to extend or shorten the time limit on agenda or non -agenda items.
III. CLOSED SESSION — Council Chambers Conference Room
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(1)): 1 matter
IV. RECESS
V. RECONVENE AFTER CLOSED SESSION
VI. ROLL CALL
VII. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
VIII. INVOCATION
IX. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
X. PRESENTATION
• Public Works Week Proclamation
XI. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The City Council of Newport Beach welcomes and encourages community participation. Public
comments are generally limited to three (3) minutes per person to allow everyone to speak. Written
comments are encouraged as well. The City Council has the discretion to extend or shorten the time
limit on agenda or non -agenda items.
XII. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ORAL REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL ON
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
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XIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR [949-270-8175]
This is the time in which Council Members may pull items from the CONSENT CALENDAR for
discussion (ITEMS 1— 10). Public comments are also invited on Consent Calendar items. Speakers
must limit comments to three (3) minutes. Before speaking, please state your name for the record. If
any item is removed from the Consent Calendar by a Council Member, members of the public are
invited to speak on each item for up to three (3) minutes per item.
All matters listed under CONSENT CALENDAR are considered to be routine and will all be enacted
by one motion in the form listed below. Council Members have received detailed staff reports on
each of the items recommending an action. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior
to the time the City Council votes on the motion unless members of the City Council request specific
items to be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
XIV. CONSENT CALENDAR
READING OF MINUTES AND ORDINANCES
Minutes for the April 30, 2020 Special Emergency Meeting, May 2, 2020 Special Meeting,
and May 12, 2020 City Council Meeting
Waive reading of subject minutes, approve as written, and order filed.
2. Reading of Ordinances
Waive reading in full of all ordinances under consideration, and direct the City Clerk to read by
title only.
ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION
3. Ordinance No. 2020-14: Terminating Non -Exclusive Commercial Solid Waste Franchises
a) Determine this action to be 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;
b) Conduct a second reading to consider termination of 2017 Non -Exclusive Franchise
Agreements for Commercial Solid Waste and Divertible Materials Handling Services with
Nine firms as listed in this staff report due to not obtaining insurance of the types and amounts
in the 2017 Franchise and providing evidence of coverage by February 10, 2020, and/or not
providing evidence of a collision avoidance system on all equipment that operates in Newport
Beach by January 1, 2020; and
c) Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2020-14, An Ordinance of the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, California, Terminating Those Certain 2017 Non -Exclusive
Franchise Agreements for Commercial Solid Waste and Divertible Materials Handling
Services Within the City of Newport Beach.
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
4. Arches Diversion Projects — Award of Contract No. 8279-2
a) Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
Section 15301 (minor alteration of existing facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has
negligible potential to have a significant effect on the environment;
b) Approve the project drawings and specifications;
c) Award Contract No. 8279-2 to GCI Construction, Inc. for the total bid amount of $462,448.45,
and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract;
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d) Establish a contingency of $47,000.00 (approximately 10% of total bid) to cover the cost of
unforeseen work not included in the original contract; and
e) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the Temporary Right of Entry
Agreement with Hoag Hospital on an agreement approved as to form by the City Attorney.
5. Cameo Highlands Street Reconstruction — Award of Contract No. 7067-2 (20R21)
a) Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
Section 15301(b)(c), Class 1 (maintenance of existing public facilities involving negligible or
no expansion of use) of the CEQA Guidelines, because this project has no potential to have
a significant effect on the environment;
b) Approve the project plans and specifications;
c) Award Contract No. 7067-2 to All American Asphalt for the total bid price of $2,425,694, and
authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract;
d) Establish a contingency of $242,000 (approximately 10 percent of total bid) to cover the cost
of unforeseen work not included in the original contract; and
e) Approve Budget Amendment No. 20-048 appropriating $46,525 in increased expenditures
from the Water Enterprise unappropriated fund balance to Account No. 70101-980000-
20R09 for the Cameo Highlands Street Reconstruction project (20R21).
6. Approval of On -Call Professional Services Agreement with Moffatt & Nichol Engineering
for Environmental Consulting Support
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) Approve On -Call Professional Services Agreement with Moffatt & Nichol for environmental
consulting support for a term of two years and a total not -to -exceed amount of $200,000, and
authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.
7. Approval and Award of Professional Services Agreement with Moffatt & Nichol for the
Newport Pier Restaurant Demolition and Platform Rehabilitation Design
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) Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Moffatt & Nichol for the Newport Pier
Restaurant Demolition and Platform Rehabilitation Design for a not -to -exceed price of
$359,237, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement.
8. Professional Services Agreement with Rodell R. Fick for Hearing Adjudication Services
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) Authorize the Mayor to execute a three-year agreement with Rodell R. Fick for hearing
adjudication services, with a not -to -exceed compensation amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000).
MISCELLANEOUS
9. Set Public Hearing Date to Adopt Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget
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) Schedule a public hearing of the City's Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 on
June 9, 2020, and direct the City Clerk to publish a notice of said hearing in accordance with
Section 1102 of the Newport Beach Charter.
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10. Board and Commission Scheduled Vacancies — Confirmation of Nominees
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;
b) Waive the portion of City Council Policy A-2 (Boards, Commissions & Committees) that
recommends nominating two or more candidates for each vacancy, if a sufficient number of
candidates are available; and
c) Confirm the nominations made by the City Council Ad Hoc Appointments Committee:
Board of Library Trustees [1 vacancy]
Ash Kumra
Paul Watkins (incumbent)
Building and Fire Board of Appeals [2 vacancies]
Khosrow (Saum) Nourmohammadi (Nour) (incumbent)
Rolly Pulaski (incumbent)
City Arts Commission [2 vacancies]
Patricia Dreyfus
Marie Little (incumbent)
Leonard Simon
Civil Service Board (Police and Fire nominees) [2 vacancies]
Robyn Grant (incumbent)
Howard Herzog (incumbent)
Brian Moore
Richard Tilley
Harbor Commission [1 vacancy]
Kevin Kramer
Jordan Wachter
Gary Williams
Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission [1 vacancy]
David Granoff (incumbent)
Kent Martin
Cynthia Sender
Planning Commission [2 vacancies]
Curtis Ellmore (incumbent)
Debbie Stevens
Erik Weigand (incumbent)
ACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCEPT FOR
THOSE ITEMS REMOVED
XV. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR [949-270-8165]
XVI. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS [949-270-8175]
Public comments are invited on non -agenda items generally considered to be within the subject
matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes. Before
speaking, please state your name for the record.
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XVII. CURRENT BUSINESS
11. Emergency Ordinance No. 2020-005: Fast Track Back to Business — Emergency
Temporary Use Permit Program (PA2020-069) [949-270-8165]
a) Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
15269 (c) (the activity is necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency), 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 this project has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment,
directly or indirectly; and
b) Pursuant to City of Newport Beach Charter Section 412, waive full reading, direct the City
Clerk to read by title only, and adopt Emergency Ordinance No. 2020-005, An Emergency
Ordinance of the City of Newport Beach, California, Authorizing the Community Development
Director to Grant Emergency Temporary Use Permits to Commercial Businesses and
Religious Institutions for the Utilization of Private Property, Parking Lots, Sidewalks, and
Public Property.
12. Ad Hoc Committee on Local Business Advancement Recommendations [949-270-8175]
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) Review and approve the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Local Business
Advancement.
13. Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update [949-270-8165]
An oral report will be provided.
A motion to reconsider the vote on any action taken by the City Council at either this meeting or the
previous meeting may be made only by one of the Council Members who voted with the prevailing
side.
XIX. ADJOURNMENT
Testimony given before the City Council is recorded.