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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
JUNE 28, 2022
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS —100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
CLOSED SESSION — 4:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING — 4:30 P.M.
KEVIN MULDOON, Mayor
NOAH BLOM, Mayor Pro Tern
BRAD AVERY, Council Member
JOY BRENNER, Council Member
DIANE B. DIXON, Council Member
DUFFY DUFFIELD, Council Member
WILL O'NEILL, Council Member
GRACE K. LEUNG, City Manager
AARON C. HARP, City Attorney
LEILANI I. BROWN, City Clerk
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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NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
JUNE 28, 2022
CLOSED SESSION — 4:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING — 4:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL — 4:00 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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.
CLOSED SESSION — Council Chambers Conference Room
A. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code § 54956.8): 1 matter
Property: 1201 Dove Street, Newport Beach, California (APN 427-221-06).
City Negotiators: Seimone Jurjis, Community Development Director and Lauren Wooding
Whitlinger, Real Property Administrator.
Negotiating Parties: Parke Miller.
Under Negotiation: Instruction to City Negotiators regarding price and terms of payment.
IV. RECESS
V. RECONVENE AT 4:30 P.M. FOR REGULAR MEETING
VI. ROLL CALL
VII. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Vill. INVOCATION — Reverend James Pike, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Huntington Beach
IX. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
X. 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.
XI. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ORAL REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL ON
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
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XII. MATTERS WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ASKED TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE
AGENDA (NON -DISCUSSION ITEM)
• Consider whether the City should adopt any additional local regulations related to electric
bikes [Dixon]
XIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR
This is the time in which Council Members may pull items from the CONSENT CALENDAR for
discussion (ITEMS 1— 17). 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
1. Minutes for the June 14, 2022 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.
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
3. Ordinance No. 2022-14: Eastbluff Preferential Parking Zone Revisions
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. 2022-14, An Ordinance of the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Section 12.68.060(C) of the Newport
Beach Municipal Code to Remove Certain Streets from the Preferential Parking Program in
Zone "Y" Eastbluff.
4. Ordinance No. 2022-15: Approving a Military Equipment Use Policy for the Newport Beach
Police Department
a) Determine that the 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 it will not
result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and
b) Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2022-15, An Ordinance of the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, California, Approving a Military Equipment Use Policy for the
Newport Beach Police Department.
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RESOLUTIONS FOR ADOPTION
5. Resolution No. 2022-44: Adopting a Memorandum of Understanding with the Newport
Beach Police Management Association (NBPMA) and Associated Salary Schedule
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. 2022-44, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,
California, Adopting a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Newport Beach
and the City of Newport Beach Police Management Association and Amending the
Associated Salary Schedule; and
c) Approve Budget Amendment No. 23-005 appropriating $177,877 in increased expenditures
in various City division salary and benefit accounts from unappropriated General Fund
balance.
6. Resolution No. 2022-45: CalRecycle Grant Funding and Approval of Amendment
No. Three to On -Call Professional Services Agreement with EcoNomics, Inc. for Solid
Waste Consulting 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;
b) Adopt Resolution No. 2022-45, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,
California, Authorizing Submittal of Application(s) for All CalRecycle Grants for Which the
City of Newport Beach is Eligible for Five (5) Years;
c) Accept a CalRecycle SB 1383 Local Assistance grant award in the amount of $122,038; and
approve Budget Amendment No. 23-002 to increase revenue by $122,038 in the CalRecycle
grant account, 0108051-431490-G2280 and to increase expenditure appropriations by the
same amount in the Refuse Professional Services account, 0108051-811008-G2280; and
d) Approve Amendment No. Three to On -Call Professional Services Agreement with
EcoNomics, Inc. for consulting and staff support services to assist the City with management
of the City's Solid Waste program.
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
7. Newport Pier and McFadden Plaza Area Rehabilitation (Project No. 22T12) —Approval of
Professional Services Agreement with SWA Group
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 SWA Group of Laguna Beach, California,
for the Newport Pier and McFadden Plaza Area Rehabilitation project at a total not -to -exceed
price of $198,500, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement on a
form approved by the City Attorney.
8. Approval of Amendment No. Three to On -Call Professional Services Agreement with
RJM Design Group, Inc. (Contract No. 8167-1) for Peninsula Gateway Improvement Project
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;
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b) Approve Amendment No. Three to the On -Call Professional Services Agreement with
RJM Design Group, Inc. to add additional services, increase the total not -to -exceed amount
by $69,910 for a total not -to -exceed amount of $189,910 and extend the term to June 30,
2023; and
c) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.
9. Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Anchor QEA, LLC for Regional General
Permit (RGP-54) Sediment Suitability Characterization
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 Professional Services Agreement with Anchor QEA, LLC, for Regional General
Permit Sediment Suitability Characterization for a total amount of $324,553, and authorize
the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.
10. Superior Avenue Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge and Parking Lot (Project No. 15T09) — Reject
All Bids for Contract No. 8020-6
a) Reject all bids received for Contract No. 8020-6 and direct staff to return all bidders bonds;
and
b) Direct staff to review and value engineer the design plans, and re -advertise the Superior
Avenue Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge and Parking Lot project for construction.
11. Professional Services Agreements for Building and Fire Prevention Related 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;
b) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a three-year Professional
Services Agreement with The Code Group, dba VCA Code, for a not -to -exceed amount of
$900,000; and
c) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a three-year Professional
Services Agreement with JLee Engineering, Inc., for a not -to -exceed amount of $360,000.
12. Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Wittman Enterprises, LLC., to
Provide Emergency Medical and Ambulance Billing 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) Approve a five-year Professional Services Agreement with Wittman Enterprises, LLC., to
provide emergency medical and ambulance billing services at a not to exceed amount of
$950,000 for the term of the agreement and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute
the agreement.
13. Award of Contracts to Moss Adams LLP, Sjoberg Evashenk Consulting Inc.,
TAP International Inc., and Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP for Internal Audit 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 and City Clerk to sign four, five-year term contracts for $250,000 with
Moss Adams LLP, Sjoberg Evashenk Consulting Inc., TAP International Inc., and Macias
Gini & O'Connell LLP to perform internal audit services work.
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14. Temporary Employment Agreement with Former Employee Anne Donnelly
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 Temporary Employment Agreement with former employee Anne Donnelly, who
retired on December 19, 2020, to fill the position of Police Dispatcher - P/ T until all vacancies
have been filled and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
MISCELLANEOUS
15. Confirmation of Voting Delegate and Alternates for the 2022 League of California Cities
Annual Conference — September 7, 2022 to September 9, 2022
a) Determine that the 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 it will not
result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;
b) Designate Council Member Joy Brenner to be the Voting Delegate and Mayor Kevin Muldoon
and City Council Will O'Neill to be the Alternate Voting Delegates at the League of California
Cities Conference; and
c) Direct the City Clerk to complete and submit the designation form to the League of California
Cities.
16. Confirmation of Annual Citizen Member 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 the following reappointments to the Finance Committee: (1) Council Member
Will O'Neill, who will serve as Chair, (2) Mayor Pro Tern Noah Blom, (3) Council Member
Brad Avery, (4) John Reed based upon Mayor Kevin Muldoon's recommendation, (5) Nancy
Scarbrough based upon Council Member Joy Brenner's recommendation, (6) Joe Stapleton
based upon Council Member Diane Dixon's recommendation, and (7) William Collopy based
upon Council Member Duffy Duffield's recommendation.
17. Confirmation of Appointments to the Aviation 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;
b) Confirm Council Member Brad Avery's reappointment of Sharon Ray as the District 2
Member on the Aviation Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2028;
c) Confirm Mayor Kevin Muldoon's reappointment of Ron Rubino as the District 4 Member on
the Aviation Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2028;
d) Confirm Council Member Joy Brenner's reappointment of Jeffrey Cole as the District 6
Member on the Aviation Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2028;
e) Confirm Mayor Kevin Muldoon's reappointment of Jack Stranberg as the At -Large Member
on the Aviation Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2028; and
f) Direct the City Clerk to continue receiving applications for the District 1 Member and Newport
Coast Resident Member seats on the Aviation Committee.
ACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCEPT FOR
THOSE ITEMS REMOVED
XV. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
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XVI. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS
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.
XVII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
18. Ordinance No. 2022-16: Amendment to The Tennis Club at Newport Beach Development
Agreement No. DA2022-001 (PA2022-038)
a) Conduct a public hearing;
b) Find all significant environmental concerns for the Approved Project have been addressed
in a previously approved Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ND2010-008 (SCH
2010091052) and an Errata to Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ND2010-008 (together
referred as "MND"), and that the City of Newport Beach intends to use said document for the
proposed First Amendment to Agreement, and further that there are no additional reasonable
alternative or mitigation measures that should be considered in conjunction with the First
Amendment to Agreement; and
c) Waive full reading, direct the City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance No. 2022-
16, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending the
Development Agreement Between the City of Newport Beach and Golf Realty Fund
(PA2022-038), and pass to second reading on July 12, 2022.
19. 2022 Drinking Water Quality Report on Public Health Goals
a) Conduct a public hearing;
b) 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
c) Receive and file City of Newport Beach 2022 Drinking Water Quality Report on Public Health
Goals.
XVIII. CURRENT BUSINESS
20. Tustin Avenue Trial Street Closure
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) Direct staff to remove the temporary barricades on the north end of Tustin Avenue at
Cliff Drive, returning the roadway to its prior condition, and reopen the roadway to vehicular
traffic.
21. Balboa Island Teak Wood Bench Replacement Recommendation
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 following Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission
recommendations for replacing the existing teak wood benches on Balboa Island:
i. Remove the teak wood benches in two or three phases (depending on their current state
of repair) over the next couple of years and replace them with City purchased, unfinished
jatoba wood benches, on the condition the new benches will never be refinished, but
rather remain in a natural state and be allowed to grey with age,
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ii. Provide Public Works staff flexibility to explore and work with the Balboa Island
community on the possibility of reducing the amount of benches, if appropriate, during
the replacement of the teak wood benches,
iii. Direct staff to follow City Council Policy B-17 (Parks, Facilities and Recreation Program
Donations), no existing nor new donor plaques will be permitted on the replacement
benches, and
iv. Direct staff to use its best, reasonable efforts to contact the original teak wood bench
donors to offer the opportunity to receive the donated bench and/or plaque
(arrangements for any off -island pick-up/shipping will be the responsibility of the
accepting party). If donors cannot be reasonably located or are uninterested in having
the donated item returned to them, staff will explore options to have benches either
donated to the Balboa Island Museum (for display, fund raising effort/sale, etc.),
auctioned off through a public surplus auction, or finally, just disposed of.
22. Annual Appointments to Boards and Commissions
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) Make appointments to the Boards and Commissions from the nominees listed below. All new
terms will be effective on July 1, 2022, with an expiration date of June 30, 2026:
Board of Library Trustees [1 vacancy]
Ash Kumra
Jim Mosher
Laurel Tippett
Building and Fire Board of Appeals [2 vacancies]
Bill Caskey (incumbent)
Kenneth Kasdan
J.R. Walz (incumbent)
City Arts Commission [1 vacancy]
John Blom
Walt Howald
Wayan Kaufman (incumbent)
Civil Service Board (Council nominee) [1 vacancy]
Matthew Parisi
Sharon Wood (incumbent)
Harbor Commission [3 vacancies]
Ira Beer (incumbent)
Antonella Castro
Bill Peterson
Rudy Svrcek
Jordan Wachter
Don Yahn (incumbent)
Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission [2 vacancies]
Hassan Archer (incumbent)
Diane Daruty (incumbent)
Michael Rutledge
Planning Commission [1 vacancy]
Tristan Harris
Jonathan Langford
Debbie Stevens
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23. Resolution No. 2022-46: Declaring No Surplus Water and a Level Two Water Supply
Shortage
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. 2022-46, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,
California, Declaring a Level Two Water Supply Shortage as Mandated by the State Water
Board; and
c) Direct staff to implement additional water conservation public education and use restrictions
to conserve water.
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
Testimony given before the City Council is recorded.
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