RESOLUTION NO. 2026-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SETTING THE
DEADLINES FOR FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS
IN RESPONSE TO DIRECT ARGUMENTS FILED FOR
AND AGAINST A REFERENDUM TO BE SUBMITTED TO
THE VOTERS AT THE [SPECIAL OR GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION] TO BE HELD ON [JUNE 2 OR
NOVEMBER 3, 2026]
WHEREAS, a [Specialor General MunicipalElection]isto be held in the City of Newport Beach, California(“City”)on [June2,2026 or November 3, 2026], at which there willbe submittedto the registeredvotersofthe Citythe followingquestion:
MEASURE
Yes
Shall Newport Beach CityCouncil ResolutionNo, 2025-
71, approving an amendment to the General Plan to
increase the allowable development limit(forAnomaly
No. 58 in Table LU2 of the General Plan Land Use
Element) from 20,000 square feetto 59,772 square feet,
be adopted?
No
WHEREAS, pursuant to ElectionsCode (“ElectionsCode”) Section 9282, the proponentsofa referendummeasure may filea writtenargument for,and the legislative body may filea writtenargument against, thereferendum measure; WHEREAS, pursuant to ElectionsCode Section 9285, the City Council, by majorityvote,may adopt provisionsto provideforthe filingof rebuttalarguments in response to directarguments filedforor againsta referendum measure; and WHEREAS, the CityCouncildesirestoprovideforthefilingof rebuttalarguments inresponse todirectarguments filedforor againstthe referendum measure.
Attachment G
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City Of Newport Beach, California, does resolve,declare,determine and order as follows;
Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9285(a), when the ElectionsSection 1:
Officialhas selected the arguments for and against the referendum measure which will be printedand distributedto the voters,the ElectionsOfficialshallsend a copy of the argument infavorof the initiativemeasure to the authors of the argument against the referendum measure and a copy of the argument againstthe referendum measure to the authors ofthe argument infavorofthe referendum measure.
Section 2: The author or a majorityof the authors of an argument relatingto a referendum measure may prepare and submit a rebuttalargument not exceeding two hundred fiftywords or may authorize,inwriting,any other person or persons to prepare, submit or sign the rebuttalargument. A rebuttalargument may not be signed by more than five authors.
Rebuttalarguments shallbe filedwiththe ElectionsOfficial,signed.Section 3:
withthe printednames and signaturesof not more than fiveof the authors submitting it, or ifsubmitted on behalfof an organization,the name of the organization,and the printed name and signatureof at leastone of itsprincipalofficersby the date and time fixedby the City Clerk in consultationwith the Orange County Registrar of Voters. Rebuttal arguments shallbe accompanied by the form statement required by Elections Code Section 9600.
Rebuttalarguments shallbe printedinthe same manner as the directSection 4:
arguments.Each rebuttalargument shallimmediatelyfollowthe directargument which it seeks to rebut.
Section 5: Rebuttalarguments shallbe made availablefor publicexamination for no fewer than ten calendar days followingthe deadline for submission of those materials,in accordance with ElectionsCode Section 9295.
Section 6: Allpreviousresolutionsprovidingforthe filingof rebuttalarguments forCitymeasures are hereby repealed.
The rebuttal provisions provided herein shall apply only to theSection 7:
[Specialor General MunicipalElection]MunicipalElectionto be held on [June 2, 2026, or November 3, 2026].
Section 8: The City Clerk shall certifyto the passage and adoption of this resolutionand enter itintothe book of originalresolutions.
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Section 9: The CityClerk shalldelivera certifiedcopy of thisresolutionto the Orange County Board ofSupervisorsand the Orange County Registrarof Voters.
Section 10: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolutionis,forany reason, heldto be invalidor unconstitutional,such decision shall not affectthe validityor constitutionalityofthe remainingportionsof thisresolution.The City Council hereby declares that itwould have passed thisresolution, and each section, subsection,sentence, clause or phrase hereof,irrespectiveof the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 11: The recitalsprovided in thisresolutionare true and correct and are incorporatedintothe operativepartofthisresolution.
Section 12: The CityCouncilfindsthe adoptionofthisresolutionisnot subject to the CaliforniaEnvironmental QualityAct (“CEQA”) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section21080(b)(1)because submission tothe votersof a voter-sponsored initiativeisa ministerialduty requiredby ElectionsCode Section9241, and istherefore not subject to CEQA pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(1)(theactivitydoes not involve the exercise of discretionarypowers by a publicagency), 15060(c)(3)(the activityis not a projectas defined in Section 15378), and 15060(c)(2) (the activitywill not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirectphysicalchange in the environment) of the CEQA Guidelines,CaliforniaCode of Regulations,Title14, Division6, Chapter 3.
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Section 13: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 27th day of January, 2026.
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney
Lauren Kleiman
Mayor