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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
OCTOBER 27, 2020
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
CLOSED SESSION — 4:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING — 4:30 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.goy. To give the City Council adequate time to review your questions and comments, please
submit your written comments by Monday, October 26, 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(cDnewportbeachca.gov)
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 newportbeachca.gov).
NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
OCTOBER 27, 2020
CLOSED SESSION — 4:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING — 4:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL — 4:00 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS [949-270-8165]
The City Council of Newport Beach welcomes and encourages community participation. Public
comments are invited on items listed on the agenda and non -agenda items. 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. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Government Code § 54957(b)(1)): 3 matters
Title: Grace K. Leung, City Manager
Title: Aaron C. Harp, City Attorney
Title: Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk
IV. RECESS
V. RECONVENE AT 4:30 P.M. FOR REGULAR MEETING
VI. ROLL CALL
VII. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
VIII. INVOCATION
IX. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
X. PRESENTATIONS
• Proclamation Designating November 8-14, 2020 as National Nurse Practitioner Week
Presentation from the Newport Beach Library Foundation
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. MATTERS WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ASKED TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE
AGENDA
• Consideration of a zoning code amendment to allow restaurant and health club uses in
the MU -DW Mixed -Use Dover Drive/Westcliff area [Duffield]
• Discussion of traffic calming measures in Dover Shores [Muldoon]
XIV. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR [949-270-8165]
This is the time in which Council Members may pull items from the CONSENT CALENDAR for
discussion (ITEMS 1— 13). 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.
XV. CONSENT CALENDAR
READING OF MINUTES AND ORDINANCES
1. Minutes for the October 13, 2020 City Council Regular 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.
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
3. Ordinance No. 2020-25: Designating Portions of 61St and Lancaster Streets in Newport
Shores as One -Way Streets
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) Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2020-25, An Ordinance of the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Section 12.52.060 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code to Designate Portions of Streets as One -Way Traffic Only.
4. Ordinance No. 2020-26: Short Term Lodging Amendments to Chapter 5.95 (PA2020-048)
a) Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
Section 21065 of CEQA and State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060 (c)(2), 15060 (c)(3),
and 15378. The proposed action is also exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section
15061(b)(3) because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and
b) Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2020-26, An Ordinance of the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Portions of Chapter 5.95 of the Newport
Beach Municipal Code Relating to Short Term Lodging.
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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
5. 2019-2020 Playground Improvements Project — Notice of Completion for Contract
No. 7737-1 (20P01)
a) Accept the completed work and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the
project;
b) Authorize the City Clerk to release the Labor and Materials Bond 65 days after Notice of
Completion has been recorded in accordance with applicable portions of the Civil Code; and
c) Release the Faithful Performance Bond one year after acceptance by the City Council.
6. Community Room Audio -Visual Improvements — Notice of Completion of Contract
No. 7817-1 (19F02)
a) Accept the completed work and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the
project;
b) Authorize the City Clerk to release the Labor and Materials Bond 65 days after the Notice of
Completion has been recorded in accordance with applicable portions of Civil Code; and
c) Release Faithful Performance Bond one year after acceptance by the City Council.
7. Central Library Chiller Maintenance and Condenser Replacement/Relocation — Notice of
Completion of Contract No. 7776-1 (20F02)
a) Accept the completed work and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the
project;
b) Authorize the City Clerk to release the Labor and Materials Bond 65 days after the Notice of
Completion has been recorded in accordance with applicable portions of Civil Code; and
c) Release Faithful Performance Bond one year after acceptance by the City Council.
8. Bonita Canyon Drive and Ford Road Pavement Rehabilitation — Notice of Completion for
Contract No. 7758-2 (19R22)
a) Accept the completed work and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the
project;
b) Authorize the City Clerk to release the Labor and Materials Bond 65 days after the Notice of
Completion has been recorded in accordance with applicable portions of Civil Code; and
c) Release Faithful Performance Bond one year after acceptance by the City Council.
9. Approval of a Purchase Agreement with Halcore Group, Inc., DBA Leader Industries for
the Purchase of Rescue Ambulances
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 City Council Policy F-14; and
c) Approve a Purchase Agreement with Halcore Group, Inc., DBA Leader Industries for a total
not to exceed amount of $980,977.67 for the purchase of three rescue ambulances..
10. Ocean Piers Condition Assessment Study — Approval of Professional Services Agreement
with COWI North America, Inc (171-103)
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 COWI North America, Inc. (COWI) of Long
Beach, California, for the Ocean Piers Inspection project at a not -to -exceed price of
$177,647, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.
11. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Facilities — Rejection of All Bids for Contract
No. 7876-1 (20F14)
Reject all bids received for Contract No. 7876-1.
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MISCELLANEOUS
12. Planning Commission Agenda for the October 22, 2020 Meeting
Receive and file.
13. Budget Amendment to Accept a Check from the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation
and Appropriate Funds to the Library's Fiscal Year 2020-21 Maintenance and Operation
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) Approve Budget Amendment No. 21-013 to increase revenue estimates by $88,000 in
Account 0106051-511085 (Library Foundation Donations) and to increase expenditure
estimates by the same amount in Division 0106051 (Library Foundation) and Division
01060604 (Literacy Services).
ACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCEPT FOR
THOSE ITEMS REMOVED
XVI. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR [949-270-8165]
XVII. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS [949-270-8165]
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.
XVIII. CURRENT BUSINESS
14. Ordinance No. 2020-27: Amending Chapter 17.40 (Live-Aboards) of Title 17 (Harbor Code)
of the Newport Beach Municipal Code and Other Related Provisions [949-270-8165]
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3) and 15321 of the CEQA Guidelines because
this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and
b) Waive full reading, read by title only, introduce Ordinance No. 2020-27, An Ordinance of the
City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Chapter 17.40 (Live-
Aboards) of Title 17 (Harbor Code) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code and Other Related
Provisions, and pass to second reading on November 10, 2020.
15. Update on Homeless Strategies [949-270-8165]
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) Receive and file.
16. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update [949-270-8165]
An oral report will be provided.
XIX. 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.
XX. ADJOURNMENT — In memory of John Stahr
Testimony given before the City Council is recorded.