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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
JULY 14, 2020
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
REGULAR MEETING — 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(cDnewportbeachca.gov. To give the City Council adequate time to review your questions and comments, please
submit your written comments by Monday, July 13, 2020, at 5:00 p.m.
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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.
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or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, we will attempt to
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your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible (949-644-3005 or cityclerk(@newportbeachca.gov).
NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
JULY 14, 2020
REGULAR MEETING - 5:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL — 5:00 p.m.
II. INVOCATION
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. 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.
V. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ORAL REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL ON
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
VI. 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— 12). 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.
VII. CONSENT CALENDAR
READING OF MINUTES AND ORDINANCES
1. Minutes for the June 23, 2020 City Council Meeting and June 25, 2020 Special 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. 2020-15: Amending the Newport Beach Municipal Code Restrictions for
Short Term Lodging
a) Find 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) Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2020-15, An Ordinance of the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Section 3.16.060 and Chapter 5.95 of
the Newport Beach Municipal Code Relating to Short Term Lodging.
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4. Resolution Nos. 2020-67 and 2020-68: Modifying the Start Time for the Holding of Regular
City Council Meetings
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) Adopt Resolution No. 2020-67, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,
California, Adopting a Revised City Council Policy A-1 "City Council, and
c) Adopt Resolution No. 2020-68, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,
California, Repealing Resolution Nos. 2019-104 and 2020-15 and Setting the Time and
Dates of City Council Regular Meetings for Calendar Year 2020.
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
5. East Coast Highway Pavement Rehabilitation (21R12) —Approval of Professional Services
Agreement with Michael Baker International, Inc., Contract No. 7807-1
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 with Michael Baker International, Inc., of Irvine,
CA, for the East Coast Highway Pavement Rehabilitation project at a not -to -exceed price of
$398,185, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement.
6. Grant Howald Park Rehabilitation — Award of Contract No. 7476-2 (19P11)
a) Approve the project drawings and specifications;
b) Declare the bid packages submitted by RAL Investment Corporation of San Diego as non-
responsive;
c) Award Contract No. 7476-2 to Environmental Construction, Inc. (ECI) for the total bid price
of $4,543,686, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract;
d) Establish a contingency of $475,000 (approximately 10 percent) to cover the cost of
unforeseen work not included in the original contract;
e) Authorize the City Manager to approve payments to Southern California Edison (SCE) and
AT&T in the amount of approximately $750,000 for project design services, equipment and
installation necessary to underground the existing above -ground facilities related to the
project; and
f) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the current Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design
Group, Inc. to add $73,160 to the contract for a total not -to -exceed fee of $354,950, for
additional design services and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement.
7. Amendment No. One to Lease Agreement Between the City of Newport Beach and Harbor
Day School
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 City Manager and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. One To Lease
Agreement Between the City of Newport Beach and Harbor Day School, in a form substantially
similar to the agreement attached to the staff report.
8. Approval of COVID-19 Economic Relief Funding Support for the Corona del Mar Business
Improvement District
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) Approve the Corona del Mar Business Improvement District (CdM) COVID-19 economic
relief plan and budget; and
c) Authorize the City Manager to allocate $40,000 in COVID-19 Economic Relief Funding
Support to the CdM BID in Fiscal Year 2020-21.
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9. Approval of COVID-19 Economic Relief Funding Support for the Newport Beach
Restaurant Association Business Improvement District
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) Approve the Newport Beach Restaurant Association Business Improvement District (NBRA)
COVID-19 economic relief plan and budget; and
c) Authorize the City Manager to allocate $40,000 in COVID-19 Economic Relief Funding
Support to the NBRA BID in Fiscal Year 2020-21.
MISCELLANEOUS
10. Planning Commission Agenda for the July 9, 2020 Meeting
Receive and file.
11. Confirmation of Annual Appointments to the Finance Committee
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) Confirm Mayor Will O'Neill's and individual Council Members' appointments to the Finance
Committee: (1) Mayor Will O'Neill, who will serve as Chair, (2) Mayor Pro Tem Brad Avery,
(3) Council Member Joy Brenner, (4) Joe Stapleton based upon Council Member Diane
Dixon's recommendation, (5) William Collopy based upon Council Member Duffy Duffield's
recommendation, (6) Larry Tucker based upon Council Member Jeff Herdman's
recommendation, and (7) John Reed based upon Council Member Kevin Muldoon's
recommendation.
12. Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) Annual Report and Fiscal Year 2020-21
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;
b) Authorize a waiver of the timeline provided in Section 3.5 of the Tourism Business
Improvement District Management Agreement;
c) Review and approve the NB TBID'S FY 2020-21 Annual Report; and
d) Review and approve the NB TBID's FY 2020-21 Budget.
ACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCEPT FOR
THOSE ITEMS REMOVED
VIII. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR [949-270-8165]
IX. 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.
X. PUBLIC HEARING
14. Resolution No. 2020-69: Community Development Block Grant — Economic Development
Job Retention Program [949-270-8165]
a) Conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the Draft Substantial Amendment to the
2020-21 Annual Action Plan;
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b) Find the approval of the Substantial Amendment to the 2020-21 Annual Action Plan exempt
from the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") pursuant to 24 CFR Part 58, Section
58.34;
c) Find the approval of the Substantial Amendment to the 2020-21 Annual Action Plan is exempt
from 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, Chapter 3, because it has no
potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;
d) Adopt Resolution No. 2020-69, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,
California, Approving a Substantial Amendment to the 2020-21 Annual Action Plan for the
Federal Community Development Block Grant Program; and
e) Authorize the City Manager to:
1. Submit the Substantial Amendment to the 2020-21 Annual Action Plan to HUD;
2. Execute the CDBG-CV Program Grant Agreement and all related documents on behalf
of the City;
3. Execute the sub -recipient agreements with the nonprofit organizations receiving
allocations of CDBG funds in the Substantial Amendment to the 2020-21 Annual Action
Plan; and
4. Authorize the Community Development Director, or his/her designee, to be the official
representative of the City of Newport Beach, and to submit required environmental
documentation for CDBG projects.
XI. CURRENT BUSINESS
13. Approval of COVID-19 Economic Relief Funding Support for the Balboa Island Merchants
Association [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;
b) Approve the Balboa Island Merchants Association (BIMA) Fiscal Year 2020-21 Proposed
Projects and Budget, Profit and Loss Statement for FY 2019-20 and balance sheet of current
assets;
c) Authorize the City Manager to allocate $20,000 in COVID-19 Economic Relief Funding
Support to BIMA in Fiscal Year 2020-21; and
d) Authorize the City Manager to execute a grant agreement with BIMA for Fiscal Year 2020-
21.
15. Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update [949-270-8165]
An oral report will be provided.
XII. MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
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.
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
Testimony given before the City Council is recorded.