HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 - Amended MinutesApril 22, 2014
Agenda Item No. 1
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
City Council Minutes
Study Session
April 8, 2014 - 4:00 p.m.
I. ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Gardner, Council Member Petros, Council Member Curry, Council
Member Henn, Mayor Pro Tem Selich, Mayor Hill
Absent: Council Member Daigle (Excused)
II. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Jim Mosher commented on the City video service contracting to New Beach and Company and referenced
Item No. 10 (Professional Services Agreement with George H. EiserAtl , ofXMeyers, Nave, Riback, Silver &
Wilson for the Newport Beach Municipal Code Title 20 and Other Hearings) of the regular meeting agenda.
He reported that the contract refers to the outside consultant h via ng the Jskills for the service required by the
City noting that there is a detail statement of qualificat;�ns withltonight's proposal and asked if the City
received a statement of qualifications from Newport Beach and Company and if not, wondered why.
Sarah Wilkinson, stated she is the artist
Chambers noting that it was approved a,,
sculpture at City Hall but noted her disap
asked if they would consider having the scu
motion for maintaining the sculpture for an
asked Council to consider the matter inclu
sculpture in place for another year.. \"
who made'the \sculpture (Uprooted II) located outside Council
a one-year-loan. , She expressed her appreciation to have the
ioiiitment�at a recent City Arts Commission meeting where she
pture /for an) additional year for $1,000. She reported there was a
they year, but it received no second so no decision was made. She
.ing thelpossibility of finding a donor for the $1,000 to keep the
Mayor Hill noted that the matter hasjnot been agendized and that based on the Brown Act and Council Policy
the item cannot be discussed -at this time. He added that there would need to be four (4) votes by Council in
order to agendize the item. D
III. STUDY SESSION
SS1. Clarification of Items on the Consent Calendar - None
SS2. Arts Master Plan
City Manager Kiff introduced the item, presented a brief background and deferred to staff for a report
Library Services Director Tim Hetherton presented details of the report addressing background, the Master
Plan process goals, proposed process overview, provisions of the final report, reporting and the Arts OC
Master Plan proposal.
Rick Stein, Arts Orange County, commended Council for its vision in pursuing improved and increased arts
services in the community and commented on the Civic Center Sculpture Exhibition currently being planned.
Regarding the latter, he stated that a report will be presented to Council next month.
Council Member Henn commented on a project by the Irvine Company that was going to generate a fee
payment of a sizable amount and asked regarding the status of that project.
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