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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - On the AgendaOn the Agenda: October 24 City Council Meeting The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, October 24. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here. A study session will begin at 4 p.m.: • Potential changes to the Newport Beach Municipal Code and City Council policies. The Council Ad Hoc Municipal Code and Council Policy Review Committee, in consultation with City staff and certain Boards and Commissions, has proposed recommended changes that can be found on the City Council Agenda. The regular meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. Agenda items include: • A $1.08-million contract award to Green Giant Landscape, Inc. of La Habra, to construct eight pickleball courts at Newport Ridge Park, a private park in the Newport Coast community. Under a lease agreement between the City and the homeowners association, six courts will be available for general public use, with two reserved for members of the local homeowners association. • A $3.4-million contract award to Irvine -based T.E. Roberts, Inc. to replace Balboa Island water main pipes and improve the Shorecliff community water system. This project will replace older, deteriorated water mains on Balboa Island, replace a short section of water main on Evening Canyon Road, and build two new water pressure regulating stations in the Shorecliff and Cameo Shores area. Year-end budget results and surplus allocation. The Council will receive a report on revenues, expenditures and estimated fund balance for the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2022-23. The City projects a General Fund operating budget surplus of $11.6 million for FY 2022-23, $3.8 million higher than anticipated. Per Council policy, the City's Finance Committee has recommended that the surplus be allocated to long-term liabilities (50%) and infrastructure or neighborhood capital improvements (50%). Annual review of zoning agreement for Sierra by the Sea. City staff conducts an annual review of the organization's operations and requirements under the zoning agreement. • City Arts Commission sculpture exhibition funding. Staff is seeking City Council direction on a request from the Arts Commission for an additional $24,000 in funding for the next phase of the Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park.