HomeMy WebLinkAbout0 - AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
MARCH 26, 2024
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS —100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
CLOSED SESSION — 4:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING — 5:00 P.M.
WILL O'NEILL, Mayor
JOE STAPLETON, Mayor Pro Tern
BRAD AVERY, Councilmember
NOAH BLOM, Councilmember
ROBYN GRANT, Councilmember
LAUREN KLEIMAN, Councilmember
ERIK WEIGAND, Councilmember
GRACE K. LEUNG, City Manager
AARON C. HARP, City Attorney
LEILANI I. BROWN, City Clerk
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
MARCH 26, 2024
CLOSED SESSION — 4:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING — 5:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL — 4:00 p.m.
II. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA AND NON -AGENDA ITEMS
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 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. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code § 54956.8): 2 matters
1. Property: A portion of the public right-of-way adjacent to 929 Zurich Circle (423-282-04) and
944 Via Lido Nord (423-281-10) (approximately 845 square feet).
City Negotiators: Seimone Jurjis, Assistant City Manager, and Lauren Wooding-Whitlinger,
Real Property Administrator.
Negotiating Parties: Palmer Luckey on behalf of the 929 Zurich Circle Trust and the 944 Via
Lido Nord Trust.
Under Negotiation: Instruction to City Negotiators regarding price and terms of payment.
2. Property: 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA 92663.
City Negotiators: Seimone Jurjis, Assistant City Manager, and Lauren Wooding-Whitlinger,
Real Property Administrator.
Negotiating Parties: Robert D. Olson.
Under Negotiation: Instruction to City Negotiators regarding the lease - price and terms of
payment.
IV. RECESS
V. RECONVENE AT 5:00 P.M. FOR REGULAR MEETING
VI. ROLL CALL
VII. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Vill. INVOCATION — Holly Cunningham, First Church of Christ Scientist, Newport Beach
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IX. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
X. PRESENTATIONS
• Proclamation Recognizing Speak Up Newport
• Proclamation Recognizing Leadership Tomorrow
XI. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The City Council of Newport Beach welcomes and encourages community participation. Public
comments are generally limited to three 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
XIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR
This is the time in which Councilmembers may pull items from the CONSENT CALENDAR for
discussion (ITEMS 1 — 8). Public comments are also invited on Consent Calendar items. Speakers
must limit comments to three minutes. Before speaking, please state your name for the record. If any
item is removed from the Consent Calendar by a Councilmember, members of the public are invited
to speak on each item for up to three 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. Councilmembers 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 March 12, 2024 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.
ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION
3. Ordinance No. 2024-6: Amending Chapter 10.08 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code
Regarding the Use of Public Property for Commercial Purposes (PA2024-0015)
a) Find this project 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. 2024-6, An Ordinance of the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Section 10.08.030 (Use of Public
Property for Commercial Purposes) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (PA2024-0015).
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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
4. Underground Utility Assessment District No. 111, Underground Utilities District No. 22
Phase 2 & 3, & Utility Undergrounding for McFadden Alleys and Count Street — Notice of
Completion for Contract No. 7833-1 (21A11)
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;
c) Release Faithful Performance Bond one year after acceptance by the City Council;
d) Authorize staff to proceed with the final Verizon additional work and increase project
contingency from $3,500,000 to $3,595,003 (approximately 51.6 percent of the contract
award) to cover the additional cost of the requested additional work; and
e) Approve Budget Amendment No. 24-058 recognizing $31,872.75 in contribution revenue
from Crown Castle to Account No. 13501-561007-21A11 and $159,250.85 in increased
expenditures in Account No. 13501-980000-21A11 (UUD22-1 CIP Expenditures for GL) from
multiple utility companies.
5. 38t" Street and Lake Avenue Landscape Improvement Project — Reject All Bids for
Contract No. 9008-1 (231-01)
a) Find this project 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) Reject all bids received for Contract No. 9008-1; and
c) Direct staff to re -advertise the 38th Street and Lake Avenue Landscape Improvement Project
for construction using a wider bidding pool.
6. Approval of Amendment No. Six to Professional Services Agreement with Chambers
Group, Inc. for Superior Avenue Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge and Parking Lot Environmental
Services — Contract No. 8020-4 (15T09)
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 Amendment No. Six to the Professional Services Agreement with Chambers Group,
Inc. for environmental services for the Superior Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge and
Parking Lot to extend the term of the agreement an additional four years to April 30, 2028,
and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS
7. Budget Amendment No. 24-059: Allocate Additional Funds for the Comprehensive
General Plan Update (CIP Project No. 20M11)
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. 24-059, transferring $750,000 from the unappropriated
General Fund balance to the General Fund CIP and appropriating it into Account
No. 01 201928-980000-20M1 1 for the General Plan Update (Project No. 20M11).
8. 2023 Annual General Plan and Housing Element Progress Report (PA2007-195)
a) Find the preparation, review and submission of the 2023 General Plan Progress Report not
subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as the actions are not a project
as defined by Section 15378(b)(2) of the Public Resources Code;
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b) Review the 2023 General Plan Progress Report, including the Housing Element Annual
Progress Report; and
c) Authorize the submittal of the 2023 General Plan Progress Report to the California Office of
Planning and Research and the submittal of the Housing Element Annual Progress Report
to the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
ACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCEPT FOR
THOSE ITEMS REMOVED
XV. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
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 minutes. Before
speaking, please state your name for the record.
XVII. CURRENT BUSINESS
9. Ordinance No. 2024-7: Terminating Two Non -Exclusive Franchise Agreements for
Commercial Solid Waste
a) Conduct a hearing to consider the termination of the Non -Exclusive Commercial Solid Waste
Franchise Agreement with Haul -Away Rubbish Service Co. and Key Disposal & Recycling,
Inc;
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) Waive full reading, direct the City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance No. 2024-
7, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Terminating
Two Non -Exclusive Franchise Agreements for Commercial Solid Waste, and pass to second
reading on April 9, 2024.
XVIII. 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 Councilmembers who voted with the prevailing
side.
XIX. ADJOURNMENT
Testimony given before the City Council is recorded.
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