Newport Beach — 2026-03-24
City Council
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A.\nOn March 11, 2026, the City Clerk received correspondence from legal counsel for\nBeaches for All-California alleging a Brown Act violation related to the February 10,\n2026, City Council meeting, Agenda Item No. 3, “Safety Enhancement Zones and\nEnforcement During Peak Activity Periods,” regarding the amendment of Section\n11.08.020 (Use of Shade Coverings).\nA copy of the March 11, 2026, correspondence is available for public inspection at\nthe City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660,\nand on the City’s website at the following link below\nLetter - Newport Beach Brown Act Violation\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL\nANTICIPATED LITIGATION - INITIATION OF LITIGATION\n\nB.\nGovernment Code § 54956.9 (d)(4): 1 matter.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL\nEXISTING LITIGATION\n\nC.\nGovernment Code § 54956.9 (d)(1): 1 matter.\nNewport Beach Stewardship Association v. City of Newport Beach\nOrange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2024-01428295\nCalifornia Court of Appeals Case No. G065816
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1.\nWaive reading in full of all ordinances under consideration for adoption and direct the\nCity Clerk to read by title only.\nMinutes for the March 10, 2026, City Council Meeting
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10.\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 the selection and purchase\nof twenty-four\n(24)\nZoll\nZenix©\nMonitor/Defibrilators and eleven (11) Zoll AutoPulse © NXT mCPR devices and\nassociated components and warranties, using cooperative selection and pricing\nunder National Purchasing Partners (NPPGov) Contract PS 25850, and authorize\nthe City's Administrative Services Department to issue the Purchase Orders; and\nc)\nApprove Budget\nAmendment No.\n26-064 appropriating $1,774,636.53 in\nincreased expenditures in Account 75604-911024 (Fire Equipment) from the Fire\nDepartment’s unappropriated Internal Service Fund (ISF) equipment fund balance.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement\nAttachment B - Zoll Master Price Agreement PS 25850\nAttachment C - Quote 134496 Zoll Zenix©\nAttachment D - Quote 129247 Zoll AutoPulse NXT©\nAttachment E - Budget Amendment\nPlanning Commission Agenda for the March 19, 2026, Meeting
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11.\nReceive and file.\nPC Agenda\nPC Action Report\nPC Future Agenda Items\nACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCEPT FOR\nTHOSE ITEMS REMOVED\nITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR\nIII.\nMOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION\nA motion to reconsider the vote on any action taken by the City Council at either this\nmeeting or the previous meeting may be made only by one of the Councilmembers who\nvoted with the prevailing side.
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2.\nWaive reading of subject minutes, approve as written, and order filed.\nMinutes\nRESOLUTIONS FOR ADOPTION\nResolution\nNo.\n2026-19:\nFinding Consistency with Stated Investment\nObjectives and Amending City Council Policy F-1 (Statement of Investment\nPolicy) to Incorporate Changes in Government Code Section 53600, Et Seq
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3.\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. 2026-19, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Finding Consistency with Stated Investment Objectives\nand Amending City Council Policy F-1 (Statement of Investment Policy) to\nIncorporate Changes in Government Code Section 53600, et seq.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Council Policy F-1, Statement of Investment Policy (redlines)\nAttachment B - Resolution No. 2026-19\nCONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS\nAmendment No. One to Professional\nServices Agreement with Moffat\n&\nNichol for Newport Harbor Seawall Replacement/Rehabilitation (Contract No.\n9503-1)
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4.\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\nMoffatt & Nichol for Newport Harbor Seawall Replacement/Rehabilitation for an\nadditional $339,677 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $788,480 and authorize the\nMayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Location Maps\nAttachment B - Amendment No. One with Moffatt & Nichol\nAward of Maintenance/Repair Services Agreement with California PPE\nRecon Inc. for Fire Department Turnout Maintenance and Cleaning Services
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5.\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 Maintenance and Repair Services Agreement with California PPE\nRecon, Inc. for Fire Department Turnout Maintenance and Cleaning Services, for a\nterm of three years with an option to extend the agreement for two additional\none-year terms, with a total not-to-exceed amount of $375,000 and authorize the\nMayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Agreement with California PPE Recon, Inc.\nAmendments to Professional Services Agreements for J. Lee Engineering,\nInc., Willdan Engineering, and CSG Consultants, Inc. for Staff Augmentation\nand Plan Review Services
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6.\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 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. One\nto Professional Services Agreement with J. Lee Engineering,\nInc. for Staff\nAugmentation and Plan Review Services, to increase the contract amount by\n$150,000 with a not-to-exceed amount of $770,000;\nc)\nApprove and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. One\nto Professional Services Agreement with Willdan Engineering for Staff Augmentation\nand Plan Review Services, to increase the contract amount by $180,000 with a\nnot-to-exceed amount of $300,000; and\nd) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. One\nto Professional Services Agreement with CSG Consultants for Staff Augmentation\nand Plan Review Services, to increase the contract amount by $150,000 with a\nnot-to-exceed amount of $650,000.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Agreement Amendment with JLee Engineering\nAttachment B - Agreement Amendment with Willdan Engineering\nAttachment C - Agreement Amendment with CSG Consultant\nAmendment No. One to Professional Services Agreement with COAR Design\nGroup and Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Geocon West,\nInc.
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7.\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 Amendment No. One to Professional Services Agreement with COAR\nDesign Group for Balboa Branch Library and Fire Station No. 1 Design for\nconstruction support services for $290,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of\n$987,248, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the amendment; and\nc)\nApprove a Professional Services Agreement with Geocon West, Inc. for Balboa\nBranch Library and Fire Station No. 1 Geotechnical Services for geotechnical\ninspection services for a total not-to-exceed amount of $139,000 and authorize the\nMayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Amendment No. One with COAR Design Group\nAttachment B - Professional Services Agreement with Geocon West, Inc.\nWaste Infrastructure System Enterprise Agreement (WISE Agreement)
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8.\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\nthe Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise\nAgreement (WISE Agreement) with the County of Orange, to succeed the existing landfill waste\ndisposal agreement, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the\nagreement.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise Agreement\nMISCELLANEOUS\n2025 General\nPlan\nand\nHousing\nElement\nAnnual\nProgress\nReports\n(PA2025-0008)
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9.\na) Find the preparation, review and submission of the 2025 General Plan and\nHousing Element Annual Progress Report are not subject to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) as the actions are not a project as defined by\nSection 15378(b)(2) of the Public Resources Code;\nb) Review the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report;\nand\nc)\nAuthorize submittal of the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual\nProgress Report to the State Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and to the\nState Department of Housing and Community Development.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - General Plan Annual Progress Report 2025\nPurchase\nof Replacement Cardiac Monitors and AutoPulse©\nAutomatic Chest Compression Devices