December 9, 2025
Agenda Item No. 6
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
Lena Shumway, City Clerk - 949-644-3005, [email protected] PREPARED BY:
Lena Shumway, City Clerk
TITLE:
Resolution No. 2025-86: Setting City Council Regular Meeting Dates for Calendar Year 2026 ABSTRACT:
The proposed resolution establishes the 2026 City Council regular meeting schedule in accordance with the City Charter, generally setting meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, with modified dates in August, November, and December to accommodate election and holiday scheduling while complying with Brown Act noticing requirements.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and Adopt Resolution No. 2025-86, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Setting the Time and Dates of City Council Regular Meetings for Calendar Year 2026.
DISCUSSION:
The City’s Charter reads, in pertinent part, as follows:
Section 407. Regular Meetings.
The City Council shall hold two meetings per month except in the months of August and December when there shall be at least one regular meeting in August and one regular meeting in December. The City Council shall hold regular meetings at such times as it shall fix by ordinance or resolution. All regular meetings shall be publicly noticed according to the Ralph M. Brown Act, or any successor law.
The proposed resolution sets the regular meeting schedule for 2026. Except for August, November and December, the meetings are scheduled for the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
However, for November 2026, in order to avoid holding a meeting on Election Day and during the week of the Thanksgiving holiday, the meetings will be held on the second and third Tuesdays of the month.
The City Council meeting dates for 2026 will be:
January 13 and 27
February 10 and 24
March 10 and 24
April 14 and 28
May 12 and 26
June 9 and 23
July 14 and 28
August 25
September 8 and 22
October 13 and 27
November 10 and 17
December 8
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action 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.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENT:
Attachment A – Resolution No. 2025-86
Resolution No. 2025-86: Setting City Council Regular Meeting Dates for Calendar Year 2026 December 9, 2025
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