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City Council Meeting
December 10, 2024
January 14, 2025
Agenda Item No. 1
b) Approve Budget Amendment No. 25-024, adjusting revenue estimates and expenditure
appropriations as outlined in the report; and
c) Receive and file the report of budget amendments for the first quarter.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Stapleton, seconded by Councilmember Avery, to approve the
Consent Calendar, except for Item 10; and noting the recusal by Councilmember Kleiman to Items 7
and 8 and Councilmember Blom to Item 3, the amendments to Item 1, and the amended exhibit to
Ordinance No. 2024-30 (Item 4).
The motion carried unanimously.
VIII. ITEM REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
10. Affordable Housing Loan Agreement to American Family Housing for the Travelodge
North Homekey Project at 1400 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa (C- 9806-1)
Councilmember Kleiman relayed that she has questions and concerns about the agreement terms,
especially the practical application of local priorities relative to homelessness and affordable
housing, and asked that she and Councilmember Grant work with staff on the tenant plan and final
agreement terms.
Noa Tuliau, Policy Fellow at County Supervisor Katrina Foley's office, discussed the Homekey in a
Box Program and expressed Supervisor Foley's commitment to working with the City to solve the
homelessness crisis. r . &
Motion by Councilmember Kleiman, seconded it Councilmember Grant, to a) find this
project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301
(Existing facilities) and Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) of the CEQA Guidelines,
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because this project has no potential to have a
significant effect on the environment; b) approve Budget Amendment No. 25-047, appropriating
$3,000,000 for increased expenditures in the Permanent Supportive Housing Account No. 01201925-
980000-22M15; c) authorize the City Manager to finalize negotiations and authorize the City
Manager and City Clerk to execute the Affordable Housing Loan Agreement between the City of
Newport Beach and American Family Housing, LLC, to loan $3,000,000 to convert the property at
1400 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, into permanent supportive housing, provided the terms of the
Agreement are substantially similar with the Agreement attached to the staff report, which terms
shall be reviewed av approved by the City Attorney's Office, and to take any other action necessary
to implement the AgWement, including, but not limited to, approving and executing additional
documents related thereto; and d) allow Councilmember Kleiman and Councilmember Grant to
work with staff on finalizing the terms of the agreement.
The motion carried unanimously.
IX. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION
Dennis Bress thanked the outgoing members of Council for their service and noted continued efforts to
work with the Aviation Committee to have aircrafts flyer higher, slower, and quieter.
Noa Tuliau congratulated the newly elected and reelected members of the City Council on behalf of
County Supervisor Katrina Foley, expressed gratitude to the outgoing Councilmembers, noted
Supervisor Foley's intent to work collaboratively with the City, and provided her contact information.
He provided Certificates of Recognition for distribution to the outgoing, newly elected, and reelected
Councilmembers.
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