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Home My WebLink About0 - Agenda for February 24, 2026CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FEBRUARY 24, 2026 COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING- 4:00 PM LAUREN KLEIMAN, Mayor NOAH BLOM, Mayor Pro Tern MICHELLE BARTO, Councilmember ROBYN GRANT, Councilmember JOE STAPLETON, Councilmember SARA J. WEBER, Councilmember ERIK WEIGAND, Councilmember SEIMONE JURJIS, City Manager AARON C. HARP, City Attorney LENA SHUMWAY, City Clerk NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTATIONS REQUIRING USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT Any presentation requiring the use of the City of Newport Beach's equipment must be submitted to the City Clerk 24 hours prior to the scheduled City Council meeting. LEVINE ACT Under the Levine Act, Section 84308 of the Government Code, a party to a proceeding before the City involving a contract (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts), franchise, license, permit, or other entitlement for use, is required to disclose on the record of the proceeding any contribution in an amount of more than five hundred dollars ($500) made within the preceding 12 months by the party or the party's agent to any elected or appointed officer of the City. If you have made a qualifying contribution, please ensure to make this disclosure on the record. PUBLIC HEARINGS If in the future, you wish to challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by the City at or before the hearing. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Any times listed in this agenda are provided as a courtesy and the actual item may be heard before or after the time given. This agenda was prepared by the City Clerk. Copies of the staff reports and supporting materials are on file with the City Clerk and are available for public inspection and copying at the City Clerk's Office or online at newportbeachca.gov/agendas. For questions or to request copies of any staff reports or other documentation related to items on this agenda, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 949-644-3005. The City of Newport Beach's goal is to fully comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, we will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact City Clerk staff prior to the meeting at 949-644-3005 or cityclerk@newportbeachca.gov so that reasonable accommodations can be made. City Council Meeting February 24, 2026 Page 2 I. ROLL CALL - 4:00 p.m. INVOCATION Rev. Ray Jordan - Corona del Mar Community Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. PRESENTATIONS • Recognition of Newport -Mesa Unified School District Students 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. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ORAL REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL ON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR This is the time in which Councilmembers may pull items from the CONSENT CALENDAR for discussion (ITEMS 1 -9). 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. III. CONSENT CALENDAR READING OF MINUTES AND ORDINANCES 1. Reading of Ordinances Waive reading in full of all ordinances under consideration for adoption and direct the City Clerk to read by title only. 2. Minutes for the February 10, 2026, City Council Meeting Waive reading of subject minutes, approve as written, and order filed. City Council Meeting February 24, 2026 Page 3 3. Ordinance No. 2026-2: Amending Various Sections of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Address Illegal Activity During High -Risk Periods 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. 2026-2, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Sections 1.04.060 (Safety Enhancement Zone) of Chapter 1.04 (Code Enforcement), Sections 5.95.045 (Conditions) and 5.95.065 (Suspensions and Revocations) of Chapter 5.95 (Short Term Lodging Permit), and Section 11.08.020 (Use of Shade Coverings) of Chapter 11.08 (Conduct on Beaches and Piers) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Address Illegal Activity During High -Risk Periods. 4. Resolution No. 2026-13: Limiting the Parking of Vehicles on Certain City Streets 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) Adopt Resolution 2026-13, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Limiting the Parking of Vehicles on Certain City Streets. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS 5. Amendment No. One to On -Call Maintenance/Repair Services Agreement with South Coast Shipyard, Inc. for Rescue Boat Haul Out Services 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. 1 to On -Call Maintenance/Repair Services Agreement with South Coast Shipyard, Inc. for Rescue Boat Haul Out Services (Contract No. 9428-1) to extend the term to June 30, 2028, and to increase the contract amount by $150,000, for a total not -to -exceed amount of $270,000, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Amendment. City Council Meeting February 24, 2026 Page 4 6. Newport Beach Fire Station No. 1 and Balboa Branch Library Project - Award of Contract No. 8865-5 (23F12) a) Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15301 (Class 1 - Existing Facilities), Section 15302 (Class 2 - Replacement of Reconstruction), and 15303 (Class 3 - New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3; b) Approve the project plans and specifications; c) Approve Budget Amendment No. 26-054 appropriating $850,000 in new revenue and expenditures from a Federal Grant to Account Nos. 13501-431453-23F12 and 13501-980000-23F12, respectively; d) Award Contract No. 8865-5 to AMG & Associates, Inc. for the total bid price of $13,178,000 for the Newport Beach Fire Station No. 1 and Balboa Branch Library Project, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract; and e) Establish a contingency of $1,317,800 (approximately 10% of total bid) to cover the cost of unforeseen work not included in the original contract. 7. Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for Video Production and Programming Services with TV Pro Gear, Inc. (Contract No. 9488-1) 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. One to the Professional Services Agreement with TV Pro Gear, Inc. to increase the contract by $60,000 for a new not -to -exceed amount of $180,000 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the amendment. MISCELLANEOUS 8. Irrigation Controller Replacement Phase 3- Notice of Completion for Contract No. 9924-1 (26P02) 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) Accept the completed work and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the project. City Council Meeting February 24, 2026 Page 5 9. Cultural Arts Grants Fiscal Year 2025-26 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 2025-26 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 ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS 10. Resolution No. 2026-14: Substantial Amendment to the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan for the Federal Community Development Block Grant Program a) Conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the Draft Substantial Amendment to the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan; b) Find the approval of the Substantial Amendment to the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan exempt from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) pursuant to 24 CFR Part 58, Section 58.34; c) Find the approval of the Substantial Amendment to the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302(c), Class 2 (reconstruction of existing facility involving negligible or no expansion of capacity) of the CEQA Guidelines, because this project has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; d) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-14, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Approving a Substantial Amendment to the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan for the Federal Community Development Block Grant Program; and e) Authorize the City Manager to: submit the Substantial Amendment to the 2025- 2026 Annual Action Plan to HUD; execute all related documents on behalf of the City; and authorize the Community Development Director, or his/her designee, to be the official representative of the City of Newport Beach, and to submit required environmental documentation for CDBG projects. City Council Meeting February 24, 2026 Page 6 V. CURRENT BUSINESS 11. Approval of Proposed Revisions to Various Council Policies 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) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-15, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Various Provisions of the Newport Beach City Council Policies and Rescinding Council Policy D-4 12. Citywide ADA Improvements - Award of Contract No. 9943-1 (26R12) a) Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302(c), Class 2 (reconstruction of existing facility involving negligible or no expansion of capacity) of the CEQA Guidelines, because this project has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; b) Approve the project plans and specifications; c) Approve Budget Amendment No. 26-051 appropriating $582,000 in new expenditures from the Community Development Block Grant to Account No. 12050502-821004-26R12; d) Award Contract No. 9943-1 to Heed Engineering for the total bid price of $429,400 for the Citywide ADA Improvements project, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract; e) Establish a contingency of $86,000 (approximately 20% of total bid); and f) Approve Contract Amendment No. One to the Professional Services Agreement with Michael Baker International, Inc. for annual CDBG Administration and Affordable Housing Monitoring (Contract No. 9932-1) to increase the total contract amount by $31,185 for labor compliance services for the Citywide ADA Improvement project, for a total not -to -exceed contract amount of $427,435, and authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the amendment. VI. 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. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION VII. CLOSED SESSION A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - INITIATION OF LITIGATION Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(4): 1 matter. City Council Meeting February 24, 2026 Page 7 B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(1): 1 matter. Newport Beach Stewardship Association v. City of Newport Beach Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2024-01428295 California Court of Appeals Case No. G065816 C. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: Palm Street Parking Lot - 600 & 608 East Balboa Boulevard and 209 Washington Street City Negotiators: Seimone Jurjis, City Manager and Lauren Wooding Whitlinger, Real Property Administrator. Negotiating Parties: Henry Pyle, Chartwell Real Estate Development Under Negotiation: Instruction to City Negotiators regarding price and terms of payment. CLOSED SESSION REPORT ADJOURNMENT Written Comments Received on Agenda and Non -Agenda Items after Agenda Posting Testimony given before the City Council is recorded. The timer light will turn yellow when the speaker has one minute remaining. The timer light will turn red when the speaker has 10 seconds remaining. PLEASE TURN CELL PHONES OFF OR SET IN SILENT MODE.