Newport Beach — 2025-03-25

City Council

#1 Closed Session
A. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code § 54956.8): 3 matters\n1. Property: 3848 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (Assessor Parcel\nNumber 427-151-08).\nCity Negotiators: Seimone Jurjis, Assistant City Manager and Lauren\nWhitlinger, Real Property Administrator.\nNegotiating Parties: John Saunders on behalf of 3848 Campus Drive LP.\nUnder Negotiation: Instruction to City Negotiators regarding price and terms of\npayment.\n2. Property: 12 Corporate Plaza Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (Assessor\nParcel Numbers 442-271-12 & 442-271-30).\nCity Negotiators: Seimone Jurjis, Assistant City Manager and Lauren\nWhitlinger, Real Property Administrator.\nNegotiating Parties: John Pomer on behalf of Junkins 12 Corporate Plaza,\nLLC; and The Irvine Company\nUnder Negotiation: Instruction to City Negotiators regarding price and terms of\npayment.\n3. Property: 707 E. Balboa Blvd, Newport Beach, CA 92661 (Assessor Parcel\nNumber 048-135-02).\nCity Negotiators: Seimone Jurjis, Assistant City Manager and Lauren\nWhitlinger, Real Property Administrator.\nNegotiating Parties: Linda Sadeghi on behalf of Balboa Theater Company,\nLLC\nUnder Negotiation: Instruction to City Negotiators regarding price and terms of\npayment.\nMarch 25, 2025\n\nB. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code § 54957.6): 1 matter\nAgency Designated Representatives: Grace K. Leung, City Manager, and\nJonathan Holtzman, Esq., Negotiators.\nEmployee Organizations: Association of Newport Beach Ocean Lifeguards\n(ANBOL); Newport Beach City Employees Association (NBCEA); Newport Beach\nEmployees League (NBEL); Newport Beach Firefighters Association (NBFA);\nNewport Beach Fire Management Association (NBFMA); Newport Beach Lifeguard\nManagement Association (NBLMA); Newport Beach Police Association (NBPA);\nNewport Beach Police Management Association (NBPMA); Newport Beach\nProfessional and Technical Employees Association (NBPTEA); and Part Time\nEmployees Association of Newport Beach (PTEANB).
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1. Property: 3848 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (Assessor Parcel\nNumber 427-151-08).\nCity Negotiators: Seimone Jurjis, Assistant City Manager and Lauren\nWhitlinger, Real Property Administrator.\nNegotiating Parties: John Saunders on behalf of 3848 Campus Drive LP.\nUnder Negotiation: Instruction to City Negotiators regarding price and terms of\npayment.
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10. Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Dudek, Inc. for\nConsulting Services on the Comprehensive General Plan Update\n(PA2022-080)\na) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines\nbecause this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or\nindirectly; and\nb) Approve Amendment No. One to the Professional Services Agreement with\nDudek, Inc. for Consulting Services on the Comprehensive General Plan Update,\nwhich augments the Scope of Work, extends the contract to June 30, 2026, and\nincreases the contract amount by $128,479.99 for a total not-to-exceed amount of\n$1,606,509.74, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No.\nOne to the Agreement.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Amendment No. One\nAttachment B - GPUSC Memo\nMISCELLANEOUS
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11. General Plan Annual Progress Report Including Housing Element Report for\n2024 (PA2025-0008)\na) Find the preparation, review and submission of the 2024 General Plan Progress\nReport not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as the actions\nare not a project as defined by Section 15378(b)(2) of the Public Resources Code;\nb) Approve the 2024 General Plan Progress Report, including the Housing Element\nAnnual Progress Report; and\nc) Authorize submittal of the 2024 General Plan Progress Report to the State Office\nof Land Use and Climate Innovation and the submittal of the Housing Element Annual\nProgress Report to the State Department of Housing and Community Development.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Annual Progress Report\nACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCEPT FOR\nTHOSE ITEMS REMOVED\nMarch 25, 2025
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2. Property: 12 Corporate Plaza Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (Assessor\nParcel Numbers 442-271-12 & 442-271-30).\nCity Negotiators: Seimone Jurjis, Assistant City Manager and Lauren\nWhitlinger, Real Property Administrator.\nNegotiating Parties: John Pomer on behalf of Junkins 12 Corporate Plaza,\nLLC; and The Irvine Company\nUnder Negotiation: Instruction to City Negotiators regarding price and terms of\npayment.
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3. Property: 707 E. Balboa Blvd, Newport Beach, CA 92661 (Assessor Parcel\nNumber 048-135-02).\nCity Negotiators: Seimone Jurjis, Assistant City Manager and Lauren\nWhitlinger, Real Property Administrator.\nNegotiating Parties: Linda Sadeghi on behalf of Balboa Theater Company,\nLLC\nUnder Negotiation: Instruction to City Negotiators regarding price and terms of\npayment.\nMarch 25, 2025\nB. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code § 54957.6): 1 matter\nAgency Designated Representatives: Grace K. Leung, City Manager, and\nJonathan Holtzman, Esq., Negotiators.\nEmployee Organizations: Association of Newport Beach Ocean Lifeguards\n(ANBOL); Newport Beach City Employees Association (NBCEA); Newport Beach\nEmployees League (NBEL); Newport Beach Firefighters Association (NBFA);\nNewport Beach Fire Management Association (NBFMA); Newport Beach Lifeguard\nManagement Association (NBLMA); Newport Beach Police Association (NBPA);\nNewport Beach Police Management Association (NBPMA); Newport Beach\nProfessional and Technical Employees Association (NBPTEA); and Part Time\nEmployees Association of Newport Beach (PTEANB).
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4. Resolution No. 2025-12: Creating the Ad Hoc Refuse Committee\na) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines\nbecause this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or\nindirectly;\nb) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-12, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Creating the Ad Hoc Refuse Committee; and\nc) Confirm the appointments of Councilmember Robyn Grant and Councilmember\nMichelle Barto to serve on the Ad Hoc Refuse Committee.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Resolution No. 2025-12\nCONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
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5. Irrigation Controller Replacement Phase 2 - Award of Contract No. 9735-1\na) Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines, California\nCode of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because this project has no potential to\nhave a significant effect on the environment;\nb) Award Contract No. 9735-1 to EMTS for the total bid price of $480,202.74 for the\nreplacement of 37 irrigation controllers, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to\nexecute the agreement; and\nc) Establish a contingency of $24,000 (approximately 5% of total bid) to cover the\ncost of unforeseen work not included in the original contract.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Contract\nAttachment B - Protest Letter\nMarch 25, 2025
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6. Approval to Increase the Purchase Order Amount with W. W. Grainger, Inc.\nfor As-Needed Procurement of Public Works Department Maintenance and\nRepair Tools, Materials and Supplies\na) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines\nbecause this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or\nindirectly;\nb) Approve a change order to Purchase Order No. 22500148 with W. W. Grainger,\nInc., increasing the amount from $120,000 to $200,000 for FY 2024-25; and\nc) Approve issuing a purchase order with W. W. Grainger, Inc., for $200,000 for FY\n2025-26 on or after July 1, 2025.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Contract
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7. Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Sampson Oil\nCompany for Oil Well Management Services\na) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines\nbecause this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or\nindirectly; and\nb) Approve Amendment No. Seven to the Professional Services Agreement with\nSampson Oil Company for Oil Well Management Services, which extends the\ncontract to June 30, 2026, and increases the contract amount by $750,000, and\nauthorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Amendment No. Seven\nMarch 25, 2025
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8. Professional Services Agreement with Environmental Science Associates for\nEnvironmental Services Related to Proposed Improvements at Back Bay\nLanding and Bayside Village Marina (PA2024-0135)\na) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines\nbecause this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or\nindirectly; and\nb) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Professional Services\nAgreement with Environmental Science Associates for Supplemental EIR Related to\nBack Bay Landing and Bayside Village Marina Improvement Project in an amount\nnot-to-exceed $426,100, in a form substantially similar to the agreement attached to\nthe staff report.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Agreement
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9. Concession Agreement with Kit at the Library, Inc. for Use of the Concession\nFacility at the Central Library Located at 1000 Avocado Avenue\na) Find this project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to Section 15301 (Existing facilities) and Section 15302 (Replacement or\nReconstruction) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14,\nChapter 3, because this project has no potential to have a significant effect on the\nenvironment;\nb) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the Concession Agreement\nbetween the City of Newport Beach and Kit at the Library, Inc., for use of the\nconcession facility at the Central Library, located at 1000 Avocado Avenue, in a form\nsubstantially similar to the agreement attached to the staff report; and\nc) Approve a waiver of City Council Policy F-7 - Income and Other Property based\non the findings contained in the staff report and the Agreement, that charging less\nthan fair market rent promotes the City’s goals to provide essential or unique\nservices to the community, that cannot otherwise be provided if full market rates were\ncharged.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Concession Agreement\nAttachment B - Proposed Menu\nAttachment C - Proposed Tenant Improvements\nAttachment D - City Council Policy F-7\nMarch 25, 2025