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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
MARCH 11, 2025
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS —100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
STUDY SESSION — 4:00 P.M. (PUBLIC WELCOME)
REGULAR MEETING — 5:00 P.M.
CLOSED SESSION — FOLLOWS MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
JOE STAPLETON, Mayor
LAUREN KLEIMAN, Mayor Pro Tern
MICHELLE BARTO, Councilmember
NOAH BLOM, Councilmember
ROBYN GRANT, Councilmember
SARA J. WEBER, 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 11, 2025
STUDY SESSION - 4:00 P.M. (PUBLIC WELCOME)
REGULAR MEETING - 5:00 P.M.
CLOSED SESSION - FOLLOWS MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
ROLL CALL — 4:00 p.m.
II. CURRENT BUSINESS
SS1. Clarification of Items on the Consent Calendar
SS2. Presentation to the City by the Newport Beach Sister City Association on Behalf of
Mayor Yasuhiro Uchida of Okazaki, Japan
SS3. Proclamation Recognizing National Nutrition Month
SS4. History of Balboa Island by the Balboa Island Museum
SS5. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Early Look
Staff will present the preliminary new projects and funding proposed for the FY 2025-26
Capital Improvement Program for City Council review and discussion.
III. PUBLIC COMMENTS
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.
IV. RECESS
V. RECONVENE AT 5:00 P.M. FOR REGULAR MEETING
VI. ROLL CALL
VII. INVOCATION — Gene Clark, Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints
Vill. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IX. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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.
X. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ORAL REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL ON
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
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XI. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR
This is the time in which Councilmembers may pull items from the CONSENT CALENDAR for
discussion (ITEMS 1— 12). 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.
XII. CONSENT CALENDAR
READING OF MINUTES AND ORDINANCES
1. Minutes for the February 25, 2025 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.
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
3. Ordinance No. 2025-2: Updating the Military Equipment Use Policy for the Newport Beach
Police Department
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) Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2025-2, An Ordinance of the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, California, Updating the Military Equipment Use Policy for the
Newport Beach Police Department.
4. Ordinance No. 2025-3: Designating a Portion of Corona del Mar as a Safety Enhancement
Zone and Expanding West Newport Safety Enhancement Zone to Include Memorial Day,
Fourth of July, and Labor Day Holidays
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) Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2025-3, An Ordinance of the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, California, Designating a Portion of Corona del Mar as a Safety
Enhancement Zone During the Memorial Day, Fourth of July Independence Day, and Labor
Day Holidays and Expanding the West Newport Safety Enhancement Zone to Include the
Memorial Day and Labor Day Holidays by Amending Section 1.04.060 (Safety Enhancement
Zone), Chapter 10.58 (Police Services at Large Parties, Gatherings or Events on Private
Property), and Section 10.66.060 (Violation -Penalty -Civil Fine) of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code.
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ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION
5. Ordinance No. 2025-4: Amending the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Update
Administrative Procedures Related to Good Cause Determinations and the Extension of
Deadlines for Short -Term Lodging Permits
a) Determine this action is exempt from 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, Chapter 3, because this action will not result in a physical change to
the environment, directly or indirectly; and
b) Waive full reading, direct the City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance No. 2025-
4, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending
Section 1.08.120 (Definitions) of Title 1 (General Provisions), Section 5.95.042 (Maximum
Number of Permits), Section 5.95.043 (Transfer of Permit), and Section 5.95.065
(Suspensions and Revocations) of Chapter 5.95 (Short -Term Lodging Permit) of Title 5
(Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Update
Administrative Procedures Related to Good Cause Determinations and the Extension of
Deadlines, and pass to second reading on March 25, 2025.
RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION
6. Resolution No. 2025-11: Waiving Section A.1. of City Council Policy B-13 to Allow for
Alcoholic Beverages at Charity Polo Event Held at Peninsula Park, and Repeal of
Resolution No. 2024-14
a) Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
Section 15304 under Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land) because it has no potential to have
a significant effect on the environment; and
b) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-11, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,
California, Waiving Section A.1 of City Council Policy B-13 to Allow for Alcoholic Beverages
at Charity Polo Event Held at Peninsula Park, and Repeal of Resolution No. 2024-14.
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
7. Balboa Boulevard, Newport Boulevard, and 32"d Street Pavement Rehabilitation (Project
No. 22R11) — Notice of Completion for Contract No. 8833-2
a) Accept the completed work and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the
project.
8. Newport Beach Police Station Video Surveillance System Replacement (Project
No. 24F02) — Notice of Completion for No. 9500-1
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; and
c) Release Faithful Performance Bond one year after acceptance by the City Council.
9. Approval of On -Call Maintenance and Repair Services Agreement for Roll -Up Doors and
Gates with Excel Door & Gate Company, Inc.
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;
b) Approve a Maintenance and Repair Services Agreement with Excel Door and Gate
Company, Inc. for on -call Roll -Up Door and Gates Maintenance and Repair Services for a
five-year term and total not -to -exceed amount of $550,000; and
c) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.
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10. Amendment No. One to Purchase and License Agreement with T2 Systems Canada, Inc.
for Multi -Space Pay Stations
a) Find this project exempt from 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 1578) 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) Authorize staff to purchase and replace the outdated pay stations over the next five years,
ensuring all units are replaced by the end of their 10-year lifespan, while maintaining
compliance with the City's Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan and the California
Vehicle Code;
c) Authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into an amendment to the existing
agreement to purchase, install and maintain up to 86 additional multi -space pay stations,
replacing those purchased between 2014 and 2018 as they reach the end of their 10-year
lifespan in the coming years, with an amount not -to -exceed $785,122.04; and
d) Waive the standard bidding requirements provided by City Council Policy F-14 and approve
a single source award of the agreement to T2 Systems, Inc. (T2).
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11. Planning Commission Agenda for the March 6, 2025 Meeting
Receive and file.
12. Cultural Arts Grants Fiscal Year 2024-25
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 recommended recipients for Fiscal Year 2024-25 Cultural Arts Grants as selected
by the City Arts Commission in accordance with City Council Policy 1-10, Culture and Arts
Grants.
ACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCEPT FOR
THOSE ITEMS REMOVED
XIII. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
XIV. 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.
XV. CURRENT BUSINESS
13. Ordinance No. 2025-5: An Amendment Deleting Section 5 of Ordinance No. 2022-8
Removing Sunset Date of April 21, 2025
a) Find this action exempt from 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,
Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment,
directly or indirectly; and
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b) Waive full reading, direct the City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance No. 2025-
5, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Removing the
Sunset Provision from Ordinance No. 2022-8 Thereby Retaining Section 15.02.095 (Section
105.3.4) to Timeframes for Completion of Construction, and pass to second reading on
March 25, 2025.
XVI. 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.
XVII. CLOSED SESSION — Council Chambers Conference Room
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code § 54957.6): 1 matter
Agency Designated Representatives: Grace K. Leung, City Manager, Barbara Salvini, Human
Resources Director, and Jonathan Holtzman, Esq., Negotiators.
Employee Organizations: Association of Newport Beach Ocean Lifeguards (ANBOL); Newport
Beach City Employees Association (NBCEA); Newport Beach Employees League (NBEL);
Newport Beach Firefighters Association (NBFA); Newport Beach Fire Management Association
(NBFMA); Newport Beach Lifeguard Management Association (NBLMA); Newport Beach Police
Association (NBPA); Newport Beach Police Management Association (NBPMA); Newport Beach
Professional and Technical Employees Association (NBPTEA); and Part Time Employees
Association of Newport Beach (PTEANB).
XVIII. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
XIX. ADJOURNMENT
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