HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-47 - Authorizing the Use of the Official City Seal on the Commemorative Plaque for the Ben Carlson StatueRESOLUTION NO. 2016-47
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING
THE USE OF THE OFFICIAL CITY SEAL ON THE
COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE FOR THE BEN CARLSON
STATUE
WHEREAS, on Sunday, July 6, 2014, Newport Beach Lifeguard Ben Carlson
heroically gave his life to rescue a distressed swimmer;
WHEREAS, Mr. Carlson's sacrifice was the first death in the line of duty in the
100 -year history of the Newport Beach Lifeguard Department;
WHEREAS, to honor Mr. Carlson's sacrifice, the Ben Carlson Foundation
commissioned and donated a memorial statue to the City of Newport Beach;
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2015, the City Council accepted the donation of a
memorial statue from the Ben Carlson Foundation in accordance with Council Policy
and approved the placement of the statue at the base of the Newport Pier;
WHEREAS, the Ben Carlson Foundation has contracted Lifescapes International
for the landscape architecture of the site, and ValleyCrest Contractors for the installation
of the statue: and
WHEREAS, in preparation for the dedication ceremony for the memorial
scheduled for July 6, 2016, the Ben Carlson Foundation requests permission to place
the Official City Seal on the statue's commemorative plaque.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach as follows:
Section 1: Pursuant to Newport Beach Municipal Code Section 1.16.050 the
City Council hereby authorizes the Ben Carlson Foundation to use the Official City Seal
on the Ben Carlson statue, which will be placed at the base of the Newport Pier.
Section 2: The recitals provided above are true and correct and incorporated
into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 3: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution and the use of
the Official City Seal is not subject to 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.
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Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall
not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid
or unconstitutional.
Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 121h day of April, 2016.
ATTEST:
Diane B. Dixon
Mayor
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerkf11ft-441
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I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2016-47 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a
regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 12th day of April, 2016, and that the same
was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Peotter, Council Member Duffield, Council Member Selich,
Council Member Curry, Council Member Petros, Mayor Pro Tem Muldoon, Mayor Dixon
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 131h day of April, 2016.
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Leilani
I. Brown, MMC
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California
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