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On the Agenda: October 8 City Council Meeting
The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, October 8. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire
agenda and reports can be viewed here.
A study session will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda items include:
• Recommendations on future uses and potential improvements to Lower Castaways Park. Staff
will present findings from an ad hoc committee that was convened to study and discuss potential
improvements to the City property at 100 Dover Dr.
The regular meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. Agenda items include:
• Consideration of an $817,000 contract with Orange -based R.E. Schultz Construction for the
construction of ADA accessible playground improvements at San Miguel Park, 2200 San Miguel
Dr. The project, to be paid mostly through federal Community Development Block Grants, will add
accessible play equipment, an accessible path and parking lot improvements that meet the latest
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines. The playground improvements will include more
than 20 components accessible from the ground for all ability levels, along with additional
elevated components accessible by transfer platforms.
• A $4.8 million agreement with South Coast Fire Equipment, Inc. for the purchase of four 2028
Pierce Type 1 fire engines. Type 1 engines are used primarily for structural firefighting and initial
Emergency Medical Service response. Under Council policy, frontline City fire engines must be
replaced every 13 years (with an additional 5-7 years of use in reserve status). Four Type 1 engines
currently in the City fleet are due for replacement in 2027.
• A public hearing and consideration of a development agreement amendment related to the
Uptown Newport Planned Community at 4311 Jamboree Rd. The developer, Shopoff Realty
Investments, is requesting an amendment that would allow excess park in -lieu fee credits to be
applied toward applicable public benefit fee obligations.
• A public hearing and resolution to approve updated park in -lieu fees to reflect fair market value.
Under the City's Municipal Code, residential developments of 50 lots or fewer can dedicate
parkland as part of the development or pay an in -lieu fee equal to the value of land required, or a
combination of the two. The last update to the park in -lieu fee was approved in 2020