Attachment A
Resolution No. 2026-29
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DISSOLVING THE
NEWPORT BEACH POLICE HEADQUARTERS
ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE, AND CREATING THE
NEWPORT BEACH POLICE HEADQUARTERS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, Section 200 ofthe CityCharter,ofthe Cityof Newport Beach ("City"), vests the City Council with the authorityto make and enforce all laws, rules, and regulationswith respectto municipalaffairssubjectonly to the restrictionsand limitations contained in the Charter and the State Constitution,and the power to exercise, or act pursuant toany and allrights,powers, and privileges,or procedures granted or prescribed by any law of the State of California;
WHEREAS, the Newport Beach Police Department ("NBPD") headquarters, located at 870 Santa Barbara Drive, constructed in 1973, no longer adequately meets the operationalneeds of the NBPD as identifiedina recent use survey, and comprehensive needs assessment;
WHEREAS, the use survey determined thatthe existingfacilitycomprises 49,284 gross square feet,while the needs assessment concluded that a new headquarters should be a minimum of 73,000 gross square feetto adequately accommodate the Patrol Divisionand a properlydesigned firearmstrainingand shooting range; WHEREAS, on October 14, 2025, the CityCouncil adopted Resolution No. 2025- 65, creatingthe Newport Beach PoliceHeadquarters Assessment Committee, an ad hoc committee comprised of Mayor Pro Tern Noah Blom and Councilmembers Michelle Barto and Sara J. Weber, to evaluate potentiallocationsand assess the feasibility,cost,and design of a new NBPD headquarters ("Ad Hoc Committee"); WHEREAS, on January 31, 2026, City staffpresented an update to the City Council on upcoming public works and capitalimprovement programs, including a preview of the research underway by the Ad Hoc Committee, which identifiedpotential locationsfora new NBPD headquarters, includingitscurrent locationon Santa Barbara Drive, 1201 Dove Street,the Civic Center area, and a portion of City-owned property adjacenttothe CivicCenter ("CivicCenter Campus");
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2026, the CityCouncil held a study session to discuss the research of the Ad Hoc Committee, includingthe four potentiallocationsfor a new NBPD headquarters,and feasibilityand costs associatedwitheach location; Resolution No. 2026-
WHEREAS, of the three primary locationsidentiifedfor a potentialnew NBPD headquarters, the existingSanta Barbara Drive site,1201 Dove Street,and the Civic Center Campus, the City Council has directedfurtherevaluation of the Civic Center Campus to betterunderstand itsfeasibility,while maintaining allidentifiedlocationsfor future consideration;
WHEREAS, the CityCouncil recognizes thatmeaningful community engagement and publicinputare essentialto evaluatingthe location,feasibilityand community benefits of a new NBPD headquarters;
WHEREAS, the City Council therefore desires to transitionfrom an internal assessment to a broader advisory process that incorporates robust community engagement and publicinput;and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to dissolve the Ad Hoc Committee and create a new advisory committee which includes members of the publicto incorporate and facilitatepublicparticipationinthe process.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows:
Section 1: Resolution No. 2025-65 ishereby repealed.
Section 2: The City Council hereby creates the Newport Beach Police Headquarters Advisory Committee ("Committee"),with the number of members, term, qualificationofappointees,selectionprocess,purpose,responsibilitiesand otherrelated rulesas set forthinAttachment "1",which isincorporated herein by thisreference.
Section 3: The recitalsprovided inthisresolutionare true and correctand are incorporatedintothe operativepartofthisresolution.
Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolutionis,forany reason, heldto be invalidor unconstitutional,such decisionshallnot affectthe validityor constitutionalityofthe remainingportionsofthisresolution.The City Council hereby declaresthatitwould have passed thisresolution,and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespectiveof the factthat anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalidor unconstitutional.
Section 5: The CityCouncilifndsthe adoptionofthisresolutionisnotsubjectto the CaliforniaEnvironmental QualityAct ("CEQA") pursuantto Sections 15060( c)(2)the activitywillnot resultina director reasonablyforeseeableindirectphysicalchange inthe environment)and 15060(c)(3)(theactivityisnot a projectas definedinSection 15378) Resolution No. 2026-
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 6: 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 12th day of May, 2026.
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY TTORNEY'S OFFICE
ar C. Harp
City Attorney
C
Lauren Kleiman
Mayor
Attachment 1: Description of the Newport Beach Police Headquarters Advisory Committee
ATTACHMENT 1
NEWPORT BEACH POLICE HEADQUARTERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AUTHORIZATION:
MEMBERSHIP:
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR:
MEMBERSHIP TERM:
MEETINGS:
QUALIFICATIONS OF
CITIZEN MEMBERS:
SELECTION OF APPOINTED
CITIZEN MEMBERS:
Established by Resolution No. 2026-_ adopted on
May 12, 2026.
Seven (7) members total, including three (3) City
Council Members and four (4) residents of the City, all of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor and
confirmed by the City Council.
The Mayor shall appoint the Committee Chair and
Vice Chair.
Membership shall be indefinite, pending expiration or
termination of the Committee. Committee members
shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council.
Meetings shall be held as required by the business
needs of the Committee in such locations, dates, and
times allowed by the Ralph M. Brown Act.
All appointed citizen members shall be City of
Newport Beach residents, and shall include:
A. One (1) member with construction management,
real estate development, architectural, and/or land
use planning knowledge and experience;
B. One (1) member with real estate financing
knowledge and experience; and
C. Two (2) at-large members with no required
specialized knowledge or experience.
Selection of citizen members shall be made as
follows:
A. The City Clerk shall prepare a notice letting
members of the public know of the opportunity to
serve on the Committee and the application
process. The notice shall include, but not be
limited to, details regarding what information is
necessary to be considered for appointment,
where to apply, and the application deadline.
B. The applicationnoticeshallbe published at least
once in a newspaper of general circulationinthe
City and posted in the City's normal posting
location for agendas, as well as the Newport
Beach Public Librarylocated at 1000 Avocado
Avenue.
C. The deadline to submit applications for the
Committee shall be one (1) week after the
applicationnoticeispublishedina newspaper of
generalcirculationinthe City.
D. The Mayor shallform an ad hoc appointments
committee, which shall be comprised of the
Mayor and two (2)CouncilMembers toreviewthe
applications,the applicants'answers to any
questions, and to conduct any necessary
interviews.
E. In conducting theirreview of applicationsand
interviewswith the individualapplicants,ifany,
the ad hoc appointments committee shallattempt
to determine ifthere existsa potentialconflictof
interest which might interfere with the
performance of the applicant'sduties in an
impartialmanner freefrom bias.
F. Afterthe applicationshave been reviewed and
any necessary interviewsconducted,the two (2)
Council Members on the ad hoc appointment
committee shall make a recommendation to the
Mayor regardingwho should be appointedto the
Committee. In making a recommendation to the
Mayor, the two (2)Council Members on the ad
hoc appointment committee shallendeavor to
avoid recommending the appointment of
applicantswith conflictsof interestthat would
requirerepeated disqualificationfrom votingon
issues that are likelyto come before the
Committee.
G. The Mayor shallconsiderthe recommendation of
the two (2) Council Members on the ad hoc
appointmentcommittee,and afterconsideration
of the recommendation, decide, in the Mayor's
discretion, who should be appointed to the
Committee.
H. The Mayor shall inform the City Clerk of the
names of the members to be appointed to the
Committee, and the City Clerk willsubmit the
names ofthe appointeestothe CityCouncil,atan
open and noticed meeting, to be considered for
confirmationby the CityCouncil.
I. Except as otherwise requiredby law,the process
forselecting,appointingand confirmingmembers
tothe Committee shallfollowthe process setforth
herein.
PURPOSE & A. Evaluate and assess the feasibilityof the Civic RESPONSIBILITIES: Center Campus as a potentialsite for a new Newport Beach PoliceDepartment headquarters,
while recognizingthatother previouslyidentified
sites remain under consideration by the City
Council;
B. Assess the cost and design of developing a new
Newport Beach PoliceDepartment headquarters
and providerecommendations tothe CityCouncil;
and
C. Such other relatedmatters as directedby the City
Council.
EXPIRATION: The Committee shall expire upon making its
recommendations to the entire City Council at a
noticed public meeting of the City Council, or
December 31, 2029, whichever isearlier.