HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - AgendaAMENDED AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH
STUDY SESSION — 2:00 PM/CLOSED SESSION — 3:00 PM (est.)/
REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 PM
RUSH N. HILL, II
Mayor
EDWARD D. SELICH
Mayor Pro Tem
TONY PETROS
Council Member
NANCY GARDNER
Council Member
MICHAEL F. HENN
Council Member
LESLIE J. DAIGLE
Council Member
KEITH D. CURRY
Council Member
DAVE KIFF - City Manager
AARON HARP - City Attorney
LEILANI BROWN - City Clerk
STEVE BADUM - Assistant City Manager
TERRI CASSIDY - Deputy City Manager /Human Resource Director
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NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
STUDY SESSION — 2:00 PM /CLOSED SESSION — 3:00 PM (est.)/
REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 PM
ROLL CALL - 2:00 p.m.
CURRENT BUSINESS
SS1. Clarification of Items on the Consent Calendar (2:00 p.m.)
SS2. Newport Boulevard /32nd Street Parking Lot Concept Plan (2:05 p.m.)
Staff will present concepts for a proposed parking lot at this location, along with landscaping
and art alternatives.
III. PUBLIC COMMENTS
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completed, it should be placed in the box provided at the podium.
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 (3) 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. CLOSED SESSION - Estimated at 3:00 p.m. - Council Conference Room
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Government Code § 54957(b)(1))
Title: Dave Kiff, City Manager
Aaron C. Harp, City Attorney
Leilani Brown, City Clerk
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government Code § 54956.9(a), (d)(1)): 5 matters
Martin O'Connor v. City of Newport Beach, et al.
Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30- 2013 - 00665055 -CU -PO -CJC
John Hougan v. City of Newport Beach, et al.
Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30- 2012 - 00582855 -CU -OE -CJC
Christine Hougan v. City of Newport Beach, et al.
Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30- 2013 - 00646369 -CU -WT -CJC
Pacific Shores Properties, LLC, et al. v. City of Newport Beach
Newport Coast Recovery, LLC, et al. v. City of Newport Beach
United States District Court, Central District Case Nos. CV 08- 00457 -JVS (RNBx) & CV 09-
00701- JVX(RN Bx)
United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit Case Nos. 11 -55460 & 11 -55461
City of Newport Beach v. Yellowstone Recovery, LLC, et al.
Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30- 2011 - 00514217
C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(1)): 1 matter
V. RECESS
VI. RECONVENE AT 7:00 P.M. FOR REGULAR MEETING
VII. ROLL CALL
VIII. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
IX. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
X. INVOCATION - Kyle Zimmerman, Mariners Church
XI. PRESENTATION(S)
Presentation Relative to the 2015 Special Olympics World Games
Donation to the Ben Carlson Foundation by Police and Fire: The Fallen Heroes
XII. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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comments are generally limited to three (3) 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. As a courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in the
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XIII. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE
PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA (NON- DISCUSSION ITEM)
XIV. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR
This is the time in which Council Members may pull items from the CONSENT CALENDAR for
discussion. Public comments are invited on Consent Calendar. Speakers must limit comments to
three (3) minutes. Before speaking, please state your name for the record. If any item is removed
from the Consent Calendar by a Council Member, members of the public are invited to speak on each
item for up to three (3) 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. Council Members 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.
XV. CONSENT CALENDAR
(ITEMS 1 - 24)
A. READING OF MINUTES AND ORDINANCES
1. Minutes for the October 28, 2014 Study Session and Regular 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.
B. ORDINANCE(S) FOR INTRODUCTION
3. Balboa Village A -frame Signs Interim Ordinance
a) Find adoption of the interim Ordinance is categorically exempt under Section 15311 of the
State CEQA Guidelines; and
b) Introduce City Council Ordinance No. 2014 -18, An Interim Ordinance of the City Council
of the City Of Newport Beach Allowing A -Frame Signs in Balboa Village Commercial
Zoning Districts (Staff Report Attachment No. CC 1), and pass to second reading on
November 25, 2014.
C. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
4. Balboa Boulevard Beautification — Notice of Completion and Acceptance of Contract
No. 4842 (CAP14 -0008)
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 the Civil Code;
c) Release the Faithful Performance Bond one year after acceptance by the City Council;
and
d) Approve Budget Amendment No. 15BA -021 transferring $10,845.00 from project savings
from Account No. 7013- C3002021 (Eastbluff Bike Lane) to Account No. 7013- C2002063
(Balboa Boulevard Landscaping); reappropriating $9,481.00 from project design savings
within Account No. 7013- C2002063 (encumbered funds carried over for surveying
services); and authorizing use of these funds for GMC Engineering.
5. 16th Street Pump Station and Dolphin and Tamura Water Wells Improvements — Notice
of Completion and Acceptance of Contract No. 5196 (CAP12 -0003)
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 the Civil Code;
and
c) Release the Faithful Performance Bond one year after acceptance by the City Council.
6. Police Facility HVAC Replacement Project- Completion and Acceptance of Contract
No. 5542 (CAP14 -0003)
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 the Civil Code;
and
c) Release the Faithful Performance Bond one year after this Council acceptance.
Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Interwest
Consulting Group, Inc. for On -Call Public Works Inspection
a) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the current Professional Services Agreement with Interwest
Consulting Group, Inc. for on -call as needed Public Works Inspection services increasing
the original contract by $160,000 and extend the agreement term to February 29, 2016;
and
b) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 1 of the Agreement.
8. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Willdan
Engineering for On -Call Traffic Engineering Services
a) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the current Professional Services Agreement with Willdan
Engineering, Inc. for on -call as needed Traffic Engineering services increasing the original
contract by $160,000.00; and
b) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 1 of the Agreement.
9. Agreements for Landscape and Hardscape Maintenance on West Coast Highway
(Route 1) for the Mariner's Pointe Development Project at 100 — 300 West Coast
Highway
a) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the "Project Specific
Maintenance Agreement for Route 1 in the City of Newport Beach" between the City of
Newport Beach and State of California Department of Transportation;
b) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the "Landscape Maintenance
Agreement within State Highway Right of Way on Route 1 with the City of Newport
Beach" between the City of Newport Beach and State of California Department of
Transportation; and
c) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the License Agreement
between the City of Newport Beach and VBAS Properties, Inc.
10. Agreement to Purchase a Sewer Rodder Truck
Approve the agreement with Haaker Equipment Company of La Verne, CA for the purchase
of one CNG- powered 2015 Vactor Ramjet Jet Rodder truck for a total cost of $383,329.41.
11. Request to Install Private Improvements within the Public Right -of -Way at 3725 Ocean
Boulevard
a) Waive Council Policy L -6, Private Encroachments in the Public Rights -of -Way, to allow an
entry walkway with stairs, garden walls, and pilasters not exceeding 36- inches in height, a
retaining wall to support the existing grade of a neighboring property, private landscaping
and irrigation improvements and appurtenances that encroach in excess of 1 -foot into the
Ocean Boulevard right -of -way, contingent upon all conditions of the Encroachment Permit
process being met; and
b) Direct staff to enter into an Encroachment Agreement with the Owners and authorize the
City Manager and City Clerk to execute the Encroachment Agreement within one (1)
calendar year upon receipt of approval.
12. Request to Retain Existing Private Improvements within a City Easement Reserved for
a Future Sewage Force Main at 233 Milford Drive
a) Waive City Council Policy L -6, Private Encroachments in the Public Rights -of -Way, to
allow walls, patio, patio stairs and caissons to encroach in excess of 1 foot into the future
easement for sewage force main; and
b) Direct Staff to prepare an Encroachment Agreement with the property owners for the
existing private improvements and authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute
the Encroachment Agreement within one (1) calendar year upon receipt of approval.
13. Approval of a Purchase Agreement for Junior Lifeguard Uniforms
Approve a three (3) year Purchasing Agreement with Quiksilver, Inc. for Junior Lifeguard
uniform apparel at an annual cost of $181,095 plus tax per contract year, and a total three
year cost of $543,285 plus tax.
14. Consent to Assign Rainbow Disposal's Commercial Solid Waste Nonexclusive
Franchise Agreement
Approve the Consent to Assign Rainbow Disposal's Commercial Solid Waste Nonexclusive
Franchise Agreement.
15. Approval of a New Third Party Administrator for Workers' Compensation
Administration - AdminSure, Inc.
Staff recommends approval of Adminsure, Inc. for Workers' Compensation Third Party Claims
Administration with an annual expenditure of $260,784, effective January 1, 2015.
16. Approval of a New Benefits Broker — Alliant Employee Benefits
Approve the five -year Professional Services Agreement with Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.
to serve as the City's employee benefits broker with an annual expenditure of $49,000,
effective January 1, 2015.
D. MISCELLANEOUS
17. Planning Commission Agenda for the November 6, 2014 Meeting
Receive and file.
18. Measure M Grant Projects Update
Receive comments and file report.
19. Naming of "Benjamin M. Carlson Lifeguard Headquarters"
a) Waive the Parks, Beaches, and Recreation Commission review per City Council Policy B-
9 (Naming of City Parks & Facilities) and accept staff's recommendation to dedicate a
facility in honor of Benjamin M. Carlson; and
b) Approve the official naming of the Benjamin M. Carlson Lifeguard Headquarters.
20. Balboa Island Residential Condominium Prohibition Code Amendment Initiation
a) Find this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ")
pursuant to Section 15262 of the State CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations,
Title 14, Chapter 3; and
b) Initiate an amendment to Title 20 to prohibit residential condominium projects on Balboa
Island and Little Balboa Island.
21. Accept the 2013 Assistance to Firefighters Grant
a) City Council accept the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) for $69,579 to purchase
Wildland Webgear for Fire personnel; and
b) Approve Budget Amendment No. 15BA -020 increasing revenue estimates by $69,579 in
2320 -4894 and increasing expenditure appropriations in 2320 -9032 by $77,309 which
includes $7,730 from the General Fund unappropriated fund balance for the required 10%
matching funds.
22. City of Newport Beach Participation as a "Host Town" for the 2015 Special Olympics
World Games in Los Angeles
Staff recommends the City of Newport Beach serve as a Host Town for the 100 delegates'
three day stay in Newport Beach prior to the July 2015 Special Olympics in Los Angeles and
authorize funding support in the amount of up to $10,000 to defer costs associated with event
logistics.
23. Acceptance of Funds from the California Board of State and Community Corrections
a) Authorize acceptance of funds received and posted as Fiscal Year 2014 -2015 revenues
in Account No. 1820 -486F; and
b) Approve Budget Amendment No. 15BA -022 appropriating Local Assistance law
enforcement funds from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC)
in the amount of $24,646.95 for front -line law enforcement services by increasing
expenditure appropriations for Fiscal Year 2014 -2015 in Account No. 1830 -7041.
24. Metro Cities Fire Authority Joint Powers Agreement Representative
Appoint Fire Chief Scott Poster as a City of Newport Beach representative and voting Board
Member to the Metro Cities Fire Authority Joint Powers Agreement (JPA).
ACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCEPT FOR
THOSE ITEMS REMOVED
XVI. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
XVII. 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 (3) minutes. Before
speaking, please state your name for the record.
XVIII. ORAL REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL ON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
XIX. PUBLIC HEARING(S)
25. Annual Review of Zoning Implementation and Public Benefit Agreement for Sober Living
by the Sea, Inc. (PA2010 -150)
a) Conduct a public hearing;
b) Find this review exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA') pursuant to
Section 15321 (Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies) of the CEQA Guidelines,
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because this review enforces an
entitlement for use adopted by the City and has no potential to have a significant effect on the
environment;
c) Find that Sober Living by the Sea has demonstrated good faith compliance with the terms of
the Zoning Implementation and Benefit Agreement; and
d) Receive and file documents submitted by Sober Living by the Sea (Staff Report Attachment
A) to demonstrate good faith compliance with the terms of the Zoning Implementation and
Public Benefit Agreement.
XX. CURRENT BUSINESS
26. Proposed Bayview Heights Drainage improvement Project
As offered, staff will receive comments and recommendations from Council.
27. Review and Amendment - Tree Services Agreement with Great Scott Tree Services
a) If interested, discuss staff's analysis of service to date for Great Scott Tree Service (GSTS)
and make any recommendations related to it; and
b) For the contract year ending November 30, 2014, approve an amendment to the agreement
with GSTS reflecting City staff's direction to GSTS to perform more work, thereby leading to
an increase in the annual not -to- exceed cost of $1,800,000 for this year alone, and authorize
the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the amendment.
XXI. 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 Council Members who voted with the prevailing
side.
XXII. ADJOURNMENT
Testimony given before the City Council is recorded.
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