HomeMy WebLinkAboutS21 - Amendment for Establishment of City Hall Design CommitteeCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. s21
March 11, 2008
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: City Manager's Office
Dave Kiff, Assistant City Manager
(949) 644 -3002 or dkiff @city.newport - beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: Resolution 2008 -_ Amending the Resolution that Established the City
Hall Design Committee
ISSUE:
Should aspects of Resolution 2008 -14, which the Council adopted at its February 26, 2008
meeting and which established the City Hall Design Committee, be changed?
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution 2008 amending Resolution 2008 -14 relating to the City Hall Design
Committee in accordance with the Council's wishes at the March 11, 2008 meeting.
DISCUSSION:
In the event that professional architectural interest in the City Hall Design Committee warrants a
change to the makeup of the Design Committee, this resolution allows the City Council to make
these changes formally at the March 11, 2008 meeting.
Submitted by:
DA E KIFF
Assistant City Manager
attachment: Resolution 2008 -_
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -14
WHICH ESTABLISHED THE CITY HALL DESIGN COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, on February 5, 2008, the voters of Newport Beach approved
Measure B, which provides that a new city hall shall be located on City owned property
north of the Central Library; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, seeking to follow the will of the voters and develop
a new city hall on said property, adopted Resolution 2008 -14 relating to a City Hall
Design Committee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, in reviewing applications to the Committee, desires
to change aspects of the Committee by amending Resolution 2008 -14;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council as follows:
Section 1. The City Council amends Resolution 2008 -14 as follows: That the City Hall
Design Committee shall be comprised of _ (_) licensed architects and U
licensed landscape architect(s). Each member shall be a resident of Newport Beach
and shall have at least five (5) years of professional experience, preferably including
experience in large scale commercial and/or public facility design. The Committee shall
also include a non - voting Chairman, who shall have experience as a meeting facilitator.
Prospective members shall be interviewed and recommended by the Ad Hoc Building
Committee, and appointed by the City Council.
Section 2. All meetings of the Committee shall be noticed and open to the public, and
meeting minutes shall be posted on the City's website.
Section 3. The primary duty of the Committee shall be to oversee and conduct a design
competition for the city hall and master plan project, including the following specific
duties:
a. Issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to world class architects
interested in participating in a design competition for the project.
b. In consultation with the Ad Hoc Building Committee, develop
recommendations for a detailed set of Design Parameters to be used by the
participating architects.
c. Review the qualifications of architects who respond to the RFQ.
d. Recommend to the City Council three to four architects to participate in the
design competition.
e. Review design concepts submitted by the selected architects, and hold public
meetings to receive public input on the design concepts.
f. Recommend an architect and design concept to the City Council.
Section 4. The Committee shall sunset on December 31, 2008, unless extended by
action of the City Council.
This Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach held on March 11, 2008, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS
NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS
ABSENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK