HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-14 - Indefinitely Waiving Section A.1 of Council Policy B-13 to Allow for Alcoholic Beverages at the Annual Charity Polo Event Held at Peninsula ParkRESOLUTION NO. 2024-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, INDEFINITELY
WAIVING SECTION A.1 OF COUNCIL POLICY B-13 TO
ALLOW FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT THE
ANNUAL CHARITY POLO EVENT HELD AT PENINSULA
PARK
WHEREAS, in 2016 and 2023, a charity polo event ("Charity Polo Event") was
held at Peninsula Park, providing a memorable event for residents, celebrating the
tradition of the sport of Polo, including the artistic expression of fashionable hats, social
camaraderie, showcasing the wares of local vendors, and providing a boost to the local
economy;
WHEREAS, to accommodate the Charity Polo Event, the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach ("City") waived Section A.1 of Council Policy B-13, Public Use of City
Facilities, which restricts dispensing of alcohol on City property to specific locations
("Council Policy B-13"), so that alcohol could be dispensed at Peninsula Park;
WHEREAS, a special event permit application was recently filed by the Newport
Beach Foundation, a California nonprofit corporation ("Foundation"), to hold the Charity
Polo Event on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Peninsula Park;
WHEREAS, the Charity Polo Event held in 2016 and 2023 at Peninsula Park was
a success, with residents requesting the event be held again, and the Foundation now
intends to hold the Charity Polo Event on an annual basis;
WHEREAS, the Foundation requests the City Council again waive Council Policy
B-13 to allow for the dispensing of alcohol at Peninsula Park to accommodate the Charity
Polo Event; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to indefinitely waive Council Policy B-13 for
the Chairty Polo Event held at Peninsula Park, provided that that a special event permit
is obtained that contains appropriate conditions related to the sale and service of alcohol.
Resolution No. 2024-14
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows..
Section 1: The City Council does hereby indefinitely waive Section A.1 of
Council Policy B-13 to allow for the dispensing of alcoholic beverages at Peninsula Park
for the Charity Polo Event, provided that a special event permit is obtained that contains
appropriate conditions related to the sale and service of alcohol. As part of the special
event permitting process, supplemental materials shall be submitted with the special
event permit application for City staff review and approval including, but not limited to, an
alcohol service plan that sets forth limits on the number of alcohol service locations,
alcohol container sizes, and the types of alcohol to be served, as well as information about
the security personnel, how the applicant will adhere to California Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control (ABC) restrictions, and required training of alcohol service personnel.
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.
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.
Resolution No. 2024-14
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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 12th day of March, 2024.
Will O'Neill
Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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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. 2024-14 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 12th day of March, 2024; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Will O'Neill, Mayor Pro Tern Joe Stapleton, Councilmember Noah Blom,
Councilmember Robyn Grant, Councilmember Lauren Kleiman, Councilmember
Erik Weigand
NAYS: Councilmember Brad Avery
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 13th day of March, 2024.
M& W.
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California
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