HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-84 - Amending City Council Policy 1-10 (Financial Support for Culture and Arts) Including Re-Titling as City Council Policy 1-10 (Culture and Arts Grants)RESOLUTION NO. 2024-84
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CITY
COUNCIL POLICY 1-10 (FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR
CULTURE AND ARTS) INCLUDING RE -TITLING AS
CITY COUNCIL POLICY 1-10 (CULTURE AND ARTS
GRANTS)
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach ("City") is governed, in part, by its Charter,
Municipal Code, and adopted City Council Policies;
WHEREAS, City Council Policy 1-10 (Financial Support for Culture and Arts)
("Policy") provides guidelines for the City's role in financially sponsoring art and cultural
events within the City of Newport Beach; and
WHEREAS, the City Arts Commission reviewed the Policy and recommends
revisions to align with current practices of administering the Policy, eliminate outdated
methods of execution, and reduce unnecessary language where applicable.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby re -title City Council Policy 1-10 (Culture
and Arts Grants) and further amends it as set forth in Exhibit "A," which is incorporated
herein by this reference.
Section 2: All prior versions of City Council Policy 1-10 are hereby repealed.
Section 3: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 4: 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.
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Section 5: 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.
Section 6: 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 November, 2024.
Will O'Neill
Mayor
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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City Attorney
Attachment(s): Exhibit A — City Council Policy 1-10 (Culture and Arts Grants)
I-10
CULTURE AND ARTS GRANTS
The City Council hereby recognizes the importance of promoting culture and the arts within Newport
Beach. Pursuant to City Council Policy A-12, the City budget specifically allows the City Council to direct
revenue towards worthy projects and programs which the City Council deems beneficial to the quality of
life for Newport Beach's residents. A number of individuals and groups have been organized with the
express purpose of developing and promoting culture, theatre and the arts.
In regard to the City's role in financially sponsoring art and cultural events, up to $55,000 shall be expended
from the General Fund for culture and arts grants each fiscal year. The City Arts Commission shall review
all programs and requests for support from arts groups. The Commission shall forward its recommendations
for funding to the City Council for final approval. For the purpose of this policy, arts groups shall be defined
as those involved in visual, musical, theatre, dance, crafts, performing and literary activities.
The following priorities shall be considered by the Commission. The order of preference for granting
support shall be as follows:
A. Local arts groups located within the City and offering programs to City residents;
B. Regional arts groups located in Orange County and offering programs to City residents; and
C. Arts groups located in California and performing or offering programs to City residents.
Groups not offering programs or services to local residents shall not be eligible for support from the City.
History
Adopted F-20 —
5-11-1981 ("Reserve Fund for Culture and Arts")
Amended F-22
— 6-22-1981
Adopted I-20—1-24-1983
("Co -Sponsorship for Cultural Events and Arts Groups")
Amended F-20
—11-14-1983
Amended F-20
—1-23-1984
Amended F-20 — 3-28-1988
Amended F-20—10-28-1991
Created I-12—1-24-1994 (incorporating I-20 and F-20, and renaming "Financial Support for Culture
and Arts")
Amended I-12 — 5-8-2001
Amended I-12 - 4-8-2003 (changed to I-10)
Amended I-10 — 8-8-2017
Amended I-10— 11 - 12-2024
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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. 2024-84 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 November, 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 Brad Avery,
Councilmember Noah Blom, Councilmember Robyn Grant, Councilmember
Lauren Kleiman, Councilmember Erik Weigand
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said
City this 13th day of November, 2024.
VP& 4.
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California