Newport Beach — 2025-05-27

City Council

#1 Closed Session
A.\nCONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code § 54957.6): 2 matters\n1. Agency Designated Representatives: Mayor Joe Stapleton and Mayor Pro\nTem Lauren Kleiman.\nUnrepresented Employees: Key and Management Group.\n2. Agency Designated Representatives: Grace K. Leung, City Manager, and\nJonathan Holtzman, Esq., Negotiators.\nEmployee Organizations: Newport Beach Fire Management Association\n(NBFMA); Newport Beach Lifeguard Management Association (NBLMA); and\nNewport Beach Police Management Association (NBPMA); and Newport Beach\nProfessional and Technical Employees Association (NBPTEA).\nB.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(1)): 1 matter\nKristalea Houseman v. City of Newport Beach\nOrange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2023-01359736\nXVII.\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT\nXVIII.
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1. Agency Designated Representatives: Mayor Joe Stapleton and Mayor Pro\nTem Lauren Kleiman.\nUnrepresented Employees: Key and Management Group.
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10.\nAmendment to On-Call Maintenance\nInc., for Sewer Root Control Services\nAgreement\nwith\nDuke’s\nRoot\nControl,\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 On-Call Maintenance/Repair Services\nAgreement with Duke’s Root Control, Inc., for Sewer Root Services, which extends\nthe contract for two additional years to June 30, 2027, and increases the contract\namount by $290,000, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the\nAgreement.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Amendment No. One\nMay 27, 2025
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11.\nTentative Agreement with Newport Beach Police Association (NBPA)\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) Receive and consider the Tentative Agreement between the City of Newport\nBeach and the Newport Beach Police Association.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Tentative Agreement and Proposed MOU (redlined)\nAttachment B - Cost of Contract
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12.\nTemporary Employment Agreement for City Clerk 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;\nb) Pursuant to Charter Section 600, appoint Molly McLaughlin Perry as the Interim\nCity Clerk for the City of Newport Beach; and\nc) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Temporary Employment\nAgreement with Molly McLaughlin Perry for city clerk services.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Temporary Employment Agreement\nMISCELLANEOUS
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13.\nSet Public Hearing Date to Adopt Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget\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) Schedule a public hearing on the City of Newport Beach’s Proposed Budget for\nFiscal Year 2025-2026 for June 10, 2025, and direct the City Clerk to publish a\nnotice of said hearing in accordance with Section 1102 of the Newport Beach\nCharter.\nStaff Report\nACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE\nTHOSE ITEMS REMOVED\nACTION\nOF\nTHE\nCONSENT\nCALENDAR,\nEXCEPT\nFOR\nMay 27, 2025
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2. Agency Designated Representatives: Grace K. Leung, City Manager, and\nJonathan Holtzman, Esq., Negotiators.\nEmployee Organizations: Newport Beach Fire Management Association\n(NBFMA); Newport Beach Lifeguard Management Association (NBLMA); and\nNewport Beach Police Management Association (NBPMA); and Newport Beach\nProfessional and Technical Employees Association (NBPTEA).\nB.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(1)): 1 matter\nKristalea Houseman v. City of Newport Beach\nOrange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2023-01359736\nXVII.\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT
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3.\nResolution No. 2025-24: Establishing the Position of Historian Laureate\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) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-24, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Establishing the Position of Historian Laureate.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Resolution No. 2025-24
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4.\nResolution\nSchedule\nNo.\n2025-25:\nApproving\nAmendments\nto\nthe\nRecords\nRetention\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) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-25, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Amending Certain Sections of the Records Retention\nSchedule and Authorizing Destruction of Certain Records.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Resolution No. 2025-25\nMay 27, 2025\nCONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
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5.\nSan Miguel Park Accessibility Playground\nCompletion for Contract No. 9371-1 (24P01)\nImprovements\n-\nNotice\nof\na) Accept the completed work and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of\nCompletion for the project.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Location Map
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6.\nUtilities Department Locker\nContract No. 9501-1 (25F03)\nRoom\nMaintenance\n-\nNotice\nof\nCompletion\nfor\na) Accept the completed work and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of\nCompletion for the project.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Location Map
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7.\nPublic Bathroom Gate\nContract No. 9761-1\nFabrication\nand\nInstallation\n-\nReject\nAll\nBids\nfor\na) Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, because\nthis action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;\nb) Reject all bids received for Contract No. 9761-1; and\nc) Direct staff to re-advertise the Public Bathroom Gate Fabrication and Installation\nproject.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Gate Plans
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8.\nApproval to Increase the Purchase Order Amount with Vulcan Materials Co.\nfor As-Needed Procurement of Asphalt Materials for the Public Works\nDepartment\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 a change order to Purchase Order No. 22500313 with Vulcan Materials\nCo., increasing the amount from $120,000 to $150,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-25.\nStaff Report\nMay 27, 2025
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9.\nParks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Recommendations\nBoulevard Vision Plan and The Great Rescue of 1925 Plaque\nfor\nOcean\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) Receive and file the Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission’s revised Ocean\nBoulevard Concept Master Plan, dated March 4, 2025;\nc) Approve the Donation Agreement with Paul Burnett for the fabrication, installation\nand maintenance of The Great Rescue of 1925 plaque, and authorize the Mayor and\nCity Clerk to execute the agreement; and\nd) Waive the requirements of City Council Policy L-6 to allow the placement of The\nGreat Rescue of 1925 plaque within the public right-of-way at the Dahlia Avenue\nvista point.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Ocean Boulevard Concept Master Plan\nAttachment B - Donation Agreement\nAttachment C - Memorial Monument Proposal