Newport Beach — 2026-06-09

CLOSED SESSION REPORT\n CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL\nANTICIPATED LITIGATION - INITIATION OF LITIGATION\nGovernment Code § 54956.9 (d)(4): 1 matter.\nB. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL\nEXISTING LITIGATION\nGovernment Code § 54956.9 (d)(1): 3 matters.\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\nCity of Newport Beach v. Newport Beach Stewardship Association\nOrange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2026-01559183\nNewport Beach Stewardship Association v. City of Newport Beach\nOrange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2026-01572799

1. Approval of Minutes\nApproval of Minutes for the May 26, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting, and\nMinutes for the May 26, 2026 Special Joint City Council and Finance Committee\nMeeting.\n2026-05-26 CC Minutes - Regular Meeting\n2026-05-26 Minutes - Special Joint Meeting\nORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION

10. Amendment No. One to Encroachment and Landscape Maintenance\nAgreement Between the City of Newport Beach and the Balboa Island\nImprovement Association EPN2010-0097\na) Find this project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15311(a) (Accessory Structures) of the CEQA\nGuidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because the project\nconsists of placement of minor accessory public improvements involving negligible\nor no expansion of existing use; and\nb) Approve Amendment No. One to the Encroachment and Landscape\nMaintenance Agreement Between the City of Newport Beach and Balboa Island\nImprovement Association (EPN2010-0097) and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk\nto execute the agreement; and\nc) Waive City Council Policies B-17 (Parks, Facilities and Recreation Program\nDonations) and L-6 (Encroachments in Public Rights-of-Way) to allow for the\ncommemorative donation plaque and use of 110 voltage electrical wiring for\nuplighting of the flagpole within the public right-of-way.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Encroachment and Landscape Maintenance Agreement\nAttachment B - Amendment No. One to Agreement

11. Amendment No. One to Services Agreement with Ocean Blue Environmental\nServices for Citywide Storm Drain Cleaning 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 Contract Amendment No. One to Maintenance/Repair Services\nAgreement with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. for Citywide Storm Drain\nSystem Cleaning Services (Contract No. 9578-1) to increase the contract amount by\n$600,000 for a new contract not-to-exceed amount of $3,185,000, and authorize the\nMayor and City Clerk to execute the Amendment.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A – Amendment No. One to Agreement

12. Amendment No. One to On-Call Services Agreement with Linnes Services,\nInc., for As-Needed Hauling, Delivery and Disposal of Materials\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 Contract Amendment No. One to On-Call Professional Services\nAgreement with Linnes Services, Inc., for As-Needed Hauling, Delivery and Disposal\nof Materials, to extend the contract term for two years and to increase the contract\namount by $80,000, for a new not-to-exceed amount of $200,000; and authorize the\nMayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A – Amendment No. One to the Agreement

13. Post Retirement Temporary Employment Agreement with Kevin Bass for Fire\nMarshal - Civilian 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) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute a Post Temporary\nEmployment Agreement with Kevin Bass for Fire Marshal - Civilian Services.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Temporary Employment Agreement

14. Final Tract Map No. 19396 for a Residential Condominium Development\nLocated at 1650 Ford Road\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) Review and approve the Subdivision Agreement by and between the City of\nNewport Beach and Shea Homes, Inc. for Final Tract Map No. 19396 pursuant to\nSection 19.36.010 of the Municipal Code, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to\nexecute the Subdivision Agreement;\nc) Review and approve the required construction bonds for Final Tract No. 19396\npursuant to Section 19.36.030 of the Municipal Code, and authorize the Public\nWorks Director to execute and release the securities; and\nd) Review and approve the Final Tract Map No. 19396 located at 1650 Ford Road\npursuant to Section 19.60.010 of the Municipal Code.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Location Map\nAttachment B - Planning Commission Resolution No. PC2025-012\nAttachment C - City Council Resolution No. 2025-55\nAttachment D - Tract Map 19396\nAttachment E - Tract Map 19396 Surety Bonds\nAttachment F - Tract Map 19396 Subdivision Agreement

15. Agreement for Supplemental Law Enforcement Services between the County\nof Orange and the City of Newport Beach\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 the Agreement Between the County of Orange and the City of Newport\nBeach for supplemental law enforcement services and authorize the Mayor and City\nClerk to execute the agreement.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A – Agreement

16. Newport Beach Lecture Hall Naming Rights Agreements\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 Newport Beach Lecture Hall Naming Rights Agreement between the\nCity of Newport Beach, Newport Beach Public Library Foundation, and Jill and Larry\nTucker for the control room;\nc) Approve the Newport Beach Lecture Hall Naming Rights Agreement between the\nCity of Newport Beach, Newport Beach Public Library Foundation, Stephanie and\nKenneth Grody, and Susan and Spencer B. Croul for the green room; and\nd) Waive Council Policy B-9 (Naming of City Parks and Facilities) and B-17\n(Parks, Facilities and Recreation Program Donations) for the naming of various\ncomponents of the Lecture Hall.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Donation agreement Tucker\nAttachment B - Donation Agreement Grody & Croul\nMISCELLANEOUS

17. Harbor Commission 2026 Objectives\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 File.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A-Harbor Commission 2026 Objectives

18. Planning Commission Agenda for the June 4, 2026, Meeting\nReceive and file.\nPC Agenda\nACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCEPT FOR\nTHOSE ITEMS REMOVED\nITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR\nIV. PUBLIC HEARINGS

19. Resolution No. 2026-40: Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget Adoption; City Budget\nHearing; and Recommendations from the Finance Committee\na) Conduct a public hearing regarding the City Manager’s proposed budget for\nFiscal Year 2026-27;\nb) 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;\nc) Review and approve the proposed budget revisions;\nd) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-40, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Adopting the Budget for the 2026-27 Fiscal Year; and\ne) Review and approve the City Manager’s recommended list of City position\nclassifications and their salary ranges as required by the California Public\nEmployees’ Retirement System and in accordance with 2 CCR § 570.5 (a)(1).\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Resolution No. 2026-XX\nAttachment B – New Job Descriptions\nAttachment C - City Council Policy F-3 Redlines

2. Ordinance No. 2026-05: Amending Title 21 of the Newport Beach Municipal\nCode to Implement the Housing Element and Establish the Housing\nOpportunity (HO) Overlay Coastal Zoning Districts (PA2022-0245 &\nPA2024-0205)\na) Find that all potential environmental effects for the amendment have been\nadequately addressed in the previously certified Final Program Environmental\nImpact Report identified by State Clearinghouse Number 2023060699, and the City\nCouncil of the City of Newport Beach intends to use said document for the approval\nof the Local Coastal Program Amendment; and\nb) Waive full reading of an Ordinance, read by title only, conduct a second reading\nand adopt Ordinance No. 2026-05, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Approving an Amendment to Title 21 (Local Coastal\nProgram Implementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code, as Modified\nby the California Coastal Commission, to Establish the Housing Opportunity (HO)\nOverlay Coastal Zoning District (PA2022-0245 & PA2024-0205).\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Ordinance No. 2026-5

20. Ordinance No. 2026-07: Updating Titles 20 (Planning and Zoning) and 13\n(Streets, Sidewalks and Public Property) Related to Personal Wireless\nService Facilities and Resolution No. 2026-41: Authorizing the Submission of\na Local Coastal Program Amendment\na) Conduct a public hearing;\nb) Find the introduction and adoption of this ordinance is not subject to the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2),\n15060(c)(3), 15303, and 15378, of the California Code of Regulations, Title 14,\nDivision 6, Chapter 3 (CEQA Guidelines).The proposed amendments are also\nexempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that\nCEQA applies only to projects, which have the potential for causing a significant\neffect on the environment;\nc) Introduce Ordinance No. 2026-07, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City\nof Newport Beach, California, Adding Chapter 13.22 (Personal Wireless Service\nFacilities in the Public Right-of-Way) and Amending Chapter 20.49 (Personal\nWireless Service Facilities) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Related to\nTelecommunication Facilities, and pass to second reading on June 23, 2026; and\nd) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-41, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Authorizing Submittal of a Local Coastal Program\nAmendment to the California Coastal Commission to Amend Chapter 21.49\n(Personal Wireless Service Facilities) in Title 21 (Local Coastal Program\nImplementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Related to\nTelecommunication Facilities.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Ordinance 2026-07\nAttachment B - Resolution 2026-41\nAttachment C - PC Resolution No. PC2026-006\nAttachment D - PC Resolution No. PC2026-007\nAttachment E - March 5, 2026, PC Staff Report\nAttachment F - March 5, 2026, PC Minutes\nAttachment G - Master License Agreement Template\nAttachment H - Amendment to Title 21 - Redline\nAttachment I - General Plan Consistency\nAttachment J - Coastal Land Use Plan Consistency

21. Resolution No. 2026-42 &2026-43: Adoption of the 2025 Urban Water\nManagement Plan and 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan\na) Conduct a public hearing;\nb) 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;\nc) Adopt Resolution 2026-42, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Adopting the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan;\nd) Adopt Resolution 2026-43, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Adopting a Water Shortage Contingency Plan; and\ne) Direct staff to fulfill the notification requirements set forth by the Water Code after\nthe Urban Water Management Plan is adopted.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - 2025 Urban Water Management Plan\nAttachment B - 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan\nAttachment C – Resolution No. 2026 – 42\nAttachment D – Resolution No. 2026 – 43\nV. CURRENT BUSINESS

22. Annual Appointments to Boards and Commissions\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) Make appointments to the Boards and Commissions - Board of Library Trustees,\nBuilding and Fire Boards of Appeals, City Arts Commission, Civic Service Boards,\nHarbor Commission, Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission, and Planning\nCommission;\nc) Make Appointments to the Finance Committee of (4) citizen members, and\nreappoint Councilmember Sara J. Weber, Councilmember Stapleton, and appoint\nMayor Pro Tem Blom as three members of the Newport Beach City Council; and\nd) Appoint Councilmember Sara J. Weber as Chair of the Finance Committee and\nCouncilmember Stapleton as Vice Chair.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Boards and Commissions Applications\nAttachment B - Finance Committee Applications\nVI. MOTION 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.

3. Ordinance No. 2026-06: Amending Title 5 (Business Licenses and\nRegulations) and Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) Related to Tobacco Retailer\nBusinesses (PA2025-0171)\na) Find this project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21080.17 of the Public Resources Code and\npursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects,\nwhich have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment; and\na) Waive full reading of an Ordinance, read by title only, conduct a second reading\nand adopt Ordinance No. 2026-06, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Adding Chapter 5.55 (Retailer Businesses) to Title 5\n(Business Licenses and Regulations) and Amending Title 20 (Planning and\nZoning) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Related to Operation of New\nTobacco Retailer Businesses and the Relocation or Physical Expansion of\nExisting Tobacco Retailer Businesses, Also Known as Smoke Shops.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A – Ordinance No. 2026-6\nRESOLUTIONS FOR ADOPTION

4. Resolution No. 2026-32: Authorizing the Temporary Closure of Selected\nStreets for the Fourth of July Holiday Period\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. 2026-32, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Authorizing the Temporary Closure of Back Bay Drive,\nthe 100 Block of Orange Street from Traffic Off of Pacific Coast Highway, San\nJoaquin Hills Road Between Back Bay Drive and the Entrance to the Park Newport\nApartment Complex, and Via Malaga between Via Oporto and Via Lido.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Resolution No. 2026-32

5. Resolution No. 2026-33: Specifying Uses for Fiscal Year 2026-27 RMRA\nFunding from the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017\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. 2026-33, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2026-27\nFunded by SB 1, The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Resolution No. 2026-33

6. Resolution No. 2026-34: Annual Measure M2 Eligibility Submittal\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 the Measure M2 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program;\nc) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-34, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Concerning the Update of the Local Signal\nSynchronization Plan for the Measure M2 Program; and\nd) Direct staff to submit all necessary materials to the Orange County Transportation\nAuthority to satisfy the FY 2026-27 Measure M2 annual eligibility requirements.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Measure M2 Seven-Year CIP\nAttachment B - Resolution No. 2026-34\nAttachment C - LSSP

7. Resolution Nos. 2026-35, 2026-36 and 2026 -37: Calling the November 3,\n2026, General Municipal Election\na) Determine that the 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 it will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;\nb) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-35, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Calling for the Holding of a General Municipal Election\nto be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the Election of Members of the City\nCouncil as Required by the Provisions of the City Charter;\nc) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-36, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of\nOrange to Consolidate a General Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday,\nNovember 3, 2026, with the Statewide General Election to be Held on the Same\nDate Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10403 for the Purpose of\nElecting Members of the City Council; and\nd) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-37, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Adopting Regulations for Candidates for Elective Office\nPertaining to Candidates Statements to be Submitted to the Voters at an Election\nto be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Resolution No. 2026-35: Calling Election\nAttachment B - Resolution No. 2026-36: Requesting Consolidation\nAttachment C - Resolution No. 2026-37: Candidates Statement Regulations

8. Resolution No. 2026-38: Adoption of Fiscal Year 2026-27 Appropriations\nLimit\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. 2026-38, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Determining and Establishing the Appropriations Limit\nfor Fiscal Year 2026-27 in Accordance with Article XIII B of the California\nConstitution and Government Code Section 7910, in the amount of $285,723,555.\nStaff Report\nResolution No. 2026-38

9. Resolution No. 2026-39: Modifying Salary Schedules and Approving\nAmendments to the Employment Agreements for the Police Chief and Fire\nChief\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. 2026-39, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Adopting a Modified Salary Schedule for the Police\nChief and Fire Chief and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendments to\nthe Police and Fire Chief Employment Agreements.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A – Resolution No. 2026-39\nCONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS