LAUREN KLEIMAN, Mayor
NOAH BLOM, Mayor Pro Tem
MICHELLE BARTO, Councilmember
ROBYN GRANT, Councilmember
JOE STAPLETON, Councilmember
SARA J. WEBER, Councilmember
ERIK WEIGAND, Councilmember
SEIMONE JURJIS, City Manager
AARON C. HARP, City Attorney
LENA SHUMWAY, City Clerk
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING- 4:00 PM
MARCH 24, 2026
NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTATIONS REQUIRING USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT Any presentation requiring the use of the City of Newport Beach ’s equipment must be submitted to the City Clerk 24 hours prior to the scheduled City Council meeting.
LEVINE ACT
Under the Levine Act, Section 84308 of the Government Code, a party to a proceeding before the City involving a contract (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts ), franchise, license, permit, or other entitlement for use, is required to disclose on the record of the proceeding any contribution in an amount of more than five hundred dollars ($500) made within the preceding 12 months by the party or the party ’s agent to any elected or appointed officer of the City. If you have made a qualifying contribution, please ensure to make this disclosure on the record.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
If in the future, you wish to challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by the City at or before the hearing.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Any times listed in this agenda are provided as a courtesy and the actual item may be heard before or after the time given.
This agenda was prepared by the City Clerk. Copies of the staff reports and supporting materials are on file with the City Clerk and are available for public inspection and copying at the City Clerk ’s Office or online at newportbeachca.gov/agendas. For questions or to request copies of any staff reports or other documentation related to items on this agenda, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 949-644-3005.
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March 24, 2026
City Council Meeting
I. ROLL CALL - 4:00 p.m.
INVOCATION
Dave Manne, Pastor Emeritus, Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS
The City Council of Newport Beach welcomes and encourages community participation. Public comments are invited on items listed on the agenda and non-agenda items. Speakers must limit comments to three minutes per person to allow everyone to speak. Written comments are encouraged as well. The City Council has the discretion to extend or shorten the time limit on agenda or non-agenda items.
CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ORAL REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL
ON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR
This is the time in which Councilmembers may pull items from the CONSENT CALENDAR for discussion (ITEMS 1 - 11). Public comments are also invited on Consent Calendar items. Speakers must limit comments to three minutes. Before speaking, please state your name for the record. If any item is removed from the Consent Calendar by a Councilmember, members of the public are invited to speak on each item for up to three minutes per item.
All matters listed under CONSENT CALENDAR are considered to be routine and will all be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. Councilmembers have received detailed staff reports on each of the items recommending an action. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the City Council votes on the motion unless members of the City Council request specific items to be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
II. CONSENT CALENDAR
READING OF MINUTES AND ORDINANCES
Reading of Ordinances1.
Waive reading in full of all ordinances under consideration for adoption and direct the City Clerk to read by title only.
Minutes for the March 10, 2026, City Council Meeting2.
Waive reading of subject minutes, approve as written, and order filed.
Minutes
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RESOLUTIONS FOR ADOPTION
Resolution No. 2026-19: Finding Consistency with Stated Investment Objectives and Amending City Council Policy F -1 (Statement of Investment Policy) to Incorporate Changes in Government Code Section 53600, Et Seq
3. a) 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
b) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-19, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Finding Consistency with Stated Investment Objectives and Amending City Council Policy F -1 (Statement of Investment Policy) to Incorporate Changes in Government Code Section 53600, et seq.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Council Policy F-1, Statement of Investment Policy (redlines) Attachment B - Resolution No. 2026-19
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
Amendment No. One to Professional Services Agreement with Moffat & Nichol for Newport Harbor Seawall Replacement /Rehabilitation (Contract No. 9503-1)
4. a) 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
b) Approve Amendment No. One to the Professional Services Agreement with Moffatt & Nichol for Newport Harbor Seawall Replacement /Rehabilitation for an additional $339,677 for a total not -to-exceed amount of $788,480 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Location Maps
Attachment B - Amendment No. One with Moffatt & Nichol
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Award of Maintenance /Repair Services Agreement with California PPE Recon Inc. for Fire Department Turnout Maintenance and Cleaning Services
5. a) 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
b) Approve a Maintenance and Repair Services Agreement with California PPE Recon, Inc. for Fire Department Turnout Maintenance and Cleaning Services, for a term of three years with an option to extend the agreement for two additional one-year terms, with a total not -to-exceed amount of $375,000 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Agreement with California PPE Recon, Inc.
Amendments to Professional Services Agreements for J. Lee Engineering, Inc., Willdan Engineering, and CSG Consultants, Inc. for Staff Augmentation and Plan Review Services
6. a) 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;
b) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No .
One to Professional Services Agreement with J. Lee Engineering, Inc. for Staff Augmentation and Plan Review Services, to increase the contract amount by $150,000 with a not-to-exceed amount of $770,000;
c) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No .
One to Professional Services Agreement with Willdan Engineering for Staff Augmentation and Plan Review Services, to increase the contract amount by $180,000 with a not-to-exceed amount of $300,000; and
d) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No .
One to Professional Services Agreement with CSG Consultants for Staff Augmentation and Plan Review Services, to increase the contract amount by $150,000 with a not-to-exceed amount of $650,000.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Agreement Amendment with JLee Engineering Attachment B - Agreement Amendment with Willdan Engineering Attachment C - Agreement Amendment with CSG Consultant
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Amendment No. One to Professional Services Agreement with COAR Design Group and Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Geocon West, Inc.
7. a) 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;
b) Approve Amendment No. One to Professional Services Agreement with COAR Design Group for Balboa Branch Library and Fire Station No. 1 Design for construction support services for $290,000 for a total not -to-exceed amount of $987,248, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the amendment; and
c) Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Geocon West, Inc. for Balboa Branch Library and Fire Station No. 1 Geotechnical Services for geotechnical inspection services for a total not -to-exceed amount of $139,000 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Amendment No. One with COAR Design Group Attachment B - Professional Services Agreement with Geocon West, Inc.
Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise Agreement (WISE Agreement)8. a) 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
b) Approve the Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise Agreement (WISE Agreement) with the County of Orange, to succeed the existing landfill waste disposal agreement, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise Agreement March 24, 2026
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MISCELLANEOUS
2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports (PA2025-0008)
9. a) Find the preparation, review and submission of the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as the actions are not a project as defined by Section 15378(b)(2) of the Public Resources Code;
b) Review the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report; and
c) Authorize submittal of the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the State Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and to the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
Staff Report
Attachment A - General Plan Annual Progress Report 2025 Purchase of Replacement Cardiac Monitors and AutoPulse© Automatic Chest Compression Devices
10. a) 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;
b) Approve the selection and purchase of twenty -four (24) Zoll Zenix © Monitor/Defibrilators and eleven (11) Zoll AutoPulse © NXT mCPR devices and associated components and warranties, using cooperative selection and pricing under National Purchasing Partners (NPPGov) Contract PS 25850, and authorize the City's Administrative Services Department to issue the Purchase Orders; and c) Approve Budget Amendment No. 26-064 appropriating $1,774,636.53 in increased expenditures in Account 75604-911024 (Fire Equipment) from the Fire Department’s unappropriated Internal Service Fund (ISF) equipment fund balance.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Attachment B - Zoll Master Price Agreement PS 25850
Attachment C - Quote 134496 Zoll Zenix©
Attachment D - Quote 129247 Zoll AutoPulse NXT©
Attachment E - Budget Amendment
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Planning Commission Agenda for the March 19, 2026, Meeting11.
Receive and file.
PC Agenda
PC Action Report
PC Future Agenda Items
ACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCEPT FOR
THOSE ITEMS REMOVED
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
III. MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
A motion to reconsider the vote on any action taken by the City Council at either this meeting or the previous meeting may be made only by one of the Councilmembers who voted with the prevailing side.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION
IV. CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - THREAT OF LITIGATION
A.
Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(2)(e)(3): 1 matter.
On March 11, 2026, the City Clerk received correspondence from legal counsel for Beaches for All -California alleging a Brown Act violation related to the February 10, 2026, City Council meeting, Agenda Item No. 3, “Safety Enhancement Zones and Enforcement During Peak Activity Periods,” regarding the amendment of Section 11.08.020 (Use of Shade Coverings).
A copy of the March 11, 2026, correspondence is available for public inspection at the City Clerk ’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, and on the City’s website at the following link below Letter - Newport Beach Brown Act Violation
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
B.
Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(4): 1 matter.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
EXISTING LITIGATION
C.
Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(1): 1 matter.
Newport Beach Stewardship Association v. City of Newport Beach Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2024-01428295
California Court of Appeals Case No. G065816
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
March 24, 2026
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ADJOURNMENT
in memory of Norma Maurer
Written Comments Received on Agenda and Non -Agenda Items after Agenda Posting
Non Agenda Item
Agenda Item 2
Closed Session Item A.
Written Comments
Testimony given before the City Council is recorded.
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