RESOLUTION NO. 2026-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, WAIVING
COUNCIL POLICY B-8 TO PERMIT THE PACIFIC COAST
TRIATHLON ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2026
WHEREAS, the PacificCoast Triathlon(“Triathlon”),regularlyheld on the third Sunday in September on PacificCoast Highway at CrystalCove State Park, began in 1997 and isone of Southern California’slargestand longest-runningtriathlonevents; WHEREAS, a special event permit applicationwas filedby Five Point Events (“Applicant”),an endurance race event company based in California, which has successfullyhosted the Triathlonforthe past 10 years, showcasing Newport Beach as a premier destinationforendurance sports and drawing over 800 attendees annually; WHEREAS, the Applicant requests the City Council waive Council Policy B-8 (Bike, Foot Race and Surf Contest Event) (“Council Policy B-8”) to allow the 2026 Triathlonto take place on September 13, 2026, the second Sunday of the month, due to scheduling conflictswith other race/walk events inSouthern California; WHEREAS, Council Policy B-8 limitsraces, running events, walking events and other athleticcontests/eventsusing City publicpropertyfrom being conducted during the summer, defined as June 15 through September 15; therefore,waiver of Council Policy B-8 would allow forthe Triathlon to take to take place on September 13, 2026; WHEREAS, CaliforniaState Parks staffhave agreed to permit use of Crystal Cove State Park forthe Triathlon on Sunday, September 13, 2026, ifthe waiver of Policy B-8 isapproved; and
WHEREAS, approval of thiswaiver, in itsentirety,would allow the Applicant to move forward with the special event permit review process.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows:
The City Council does hereby waive Council Policy B-8 to permit the Triathlon to be held on Sunday, September 13, 2026. As part of the special event permittingprocess, the Applicant is required to submit supplemental materials with the special event permit applicationfor City Staff review and approval, including, but not limitedto,a race map, schedule of events, and map of street closures.
Section 1:
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Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution 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, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Section 5: 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 10th day of February, 2026.
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITi ATTORNEY'S FICE
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Lauren Kleiman
Mayor