Attachment C
Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-_
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE
FY 2025 OPERATION STONEGARDEN GRANT FROM
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY, ADMINISTERED BY THE COUNTY OF
RIVERSIDE, AND DESIGNATING THE CHIEF OF
POLICE AS THE CITY'S AUTHORIZED AGENT TO
EXECUTE GRANT DOCUMENTS
WHEREAS , the City of Newport Beach ("City") by and through its Police Department desires to accept a grant in the amount of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($130,000 .00) from the County of Riverside as the pass through administrative agency of funds made available through the FY 2025 Operation Stonegarden program ("Grant") from the United States Department of Homeland Security which will be used to support the City's operational readiness along land and sea borders; WHEREAS, the terms of the Grant require that the City Council provide written authorization of authority for an authorized agent to execute Grant documents on behalf of the City, and for said written authorization to include certain standard assurances; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize the City's Chief of Police to act as the City's authorized agent to execute Grant documents , subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney, and provide written standard assurances .
NOW, THEREFORE , the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby accept the Grant made available through the Operation Stonegarden program.
Section 2: The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to act as the City's authorized agent with the authority to execute Grant documents and take any further actions necessary to secure payment of, and implementation of, Grant funds.
Section 3: In accordance with the terms of the Grant, the City agrees: (a) to provide all matching funds required, if any, and that any cash match will be appropriated as required by the terms of the Grant; (b) that any liability arising out of the performance of the Grant activities shall be the responsibility of the City; ( c) that Grant funds shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by the City; (d) that the City is authorized to apply for federal assistance , and the institutional , managerial and financial capability to Resolution No. 2026-
ensure proper planning, management and completion of the project (including funds sufficient to pay the non-federal share of project cost, if any, or to retroactively repay and reimburse any payment , project cost, or other assistance found out of compliance that was paid to City, for as long as the grant is active); and, (e) the official herein designated by the City to execute Grant documents is authorized to do so.
Section 4: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 5: 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, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 6: 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.
Resolution No. 2026-
Section 7: 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 25th day of August , 2026.
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITA TTORNEY 'S OFFICE
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Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney
Lauren Kleiman
Mayor