HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-115 - Supporting the Stopping Hazardous Incidents in the Pacific Act of 2021 (“SHIP Act”).RESOLUTION NO. 2021-115
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING
THE STOPPING HAZARDOUS INCIDENTS IN THE
PACIFIC ACT OF 2021 ("SHIP ACT")
WHEREAS, the oil spill that occurred on or about October 2, 2021 off the Southern
California coast resulted in the closure of Newport Harbor, reduced tourism, and other
impacts, causing financial losses for community members, businesses, and the City of
Newport Beach ("City");
WHEREAS, the oil spill was possibly caused by a ship's anchor rupturing the
pipeline of an offshore rig;
WHEREAS, numerous cargo vessels have been idle and anchored off the coast
of Orange and Los Angeles Counties due to the backlog at the Ports of Long Beach and
Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, Representative Michelle Steel introduced H.R. 5573, Stopping
Hazardous Incidents in the Pacific Act of 2021 ("SHIP Act"), to prohibit cargo vessels from
idling or anchoring in the coastal waters of Southern California.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby support the SHIP Act to prohibit cargo
vessels from idling or anchoring in the coastal waters of Southern California.
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
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Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
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, Division 6, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 16th day of November, 2021.
ATTEST:
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Aar n C. Harp
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2021-115 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 161h day of November, 2021; and the same was so passed and
adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Brad Avery, Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Muldoon, Council Member Noah Blom,
Council Member Joy Brenner, Council Member Diane Dixon, Council Member
Duffy Duffield, Council Member Will O'Neill
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 17th day of November, 2021.
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California