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
SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
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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
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September 8, 2026
City Council Meeting
I. ROLL CALL - 4:00 p.m.
INVOCATION
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church - Reverend Monsignor Doug Cook
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
II. PRESENTATIONS
Recognition of Newport Mesa Unified School District Students• Proclamation Declaring September 2026 as Hunger Action Month - Second Harvest Food Bank
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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 - 16). 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.
III. CONSENT CALENDAR
Approval of Minutes1.
Approval of Minutes for the August 25, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting and for the August 18, 2026, Special City Council Meeting.
2026-08-25 CC minutes
2026-08-18 CC minutes
September 8, 2026
City Council Meeting
ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION
Ordinance No. 2026-15: Amending the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Address Illegal Activity and Public Safety During High -Risk Periods and Other Significant Crowd Events
2. 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) Introduce Ordinance No. 2026-15, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Subsection (B) (Safety Enhancement Zone) of Section 1.04.010 (Violations, Penalties and Enforcement) of Chapter 1.04 (Code Enforcement) of Title 1 (General Provisions ), Amending Chapter 10.36 (Minor’s Curfew ), and Adding Chapter 10.80 (Public Safety Orders and Regulation of Large Gatherings) to Title 10 (Offenses and Nuisances) and Amending Section
11.03.020 (General Provisions) of Chapter 11.03 (Special Events) of Title 11 (Recreational Activities) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Address Illegal Activity and Public Safety During High -Risk Periods and Other Significant Crowd Events and pass to a second reading on September 22, 2026.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Ordinance
Attachment B - Redline of Municipal Code
Ordinance No. 2026-16: Updating the Military Equipment Use Policy for the Newport Beach Police Department
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) Introduce Ordinance No. 2026-16, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Updating the Military Equipment Use Policy for the Newport Beach Police Department and pass to second reading on September 22, 2026; and
c) Receive and file the 2024/2025 Military Equipment Use Report.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Ordinance
Attachment B - Military Equipment Use Policy (redline)
Attachment C - 2024-2025 Military Equipment Use Report
September 8, 2026
City Council Meeting
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
Ordinance No. 2026-14: Amending Chapter 5.95 (Short Term Lodging Permit) of the Municipal Code
4. a) Find the code amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, which states that an activity is not subject to CEQA if “[t]he activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment”; and b) Waive full reading of an Ordinance, read by title only, conduct Second Reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2026-14, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Chapter 5.95 (Short Term Lodging Permit ) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Ordinance
Attachment B - Redlines to Chapter 5.95
RESOLUTIONS FOR ADOPTION
Resolution No. 2026-74: Modifying the Key & Management Compensation Plan and Approving Side Letters of Agreement between the City of Newport Beach and the Newport Beach Police Association, Newport Beach Police Management Association, Newport Beach Fire Management Association, and Newport Beach Lifeguard Management Association
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 Resolution No. 2026-74, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Modifying the Key & Management Compensation Plan and Approving Side Letters of Agreement Between the City of Newport Beach and the Newport Beach Police Association, Newport Beach Police Management Association, Newport Beach Fire Management Association, and Newport Beach Lifeguard Management Association Relating to Holiday Pay, Temporary Upgrade Pay, and Scholastic Achievement Pay.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Resolution
September 8, 2026
City Council Meeting
Resolution No. 2026-75: Authorizing Execution of the Intergovernmental Agreement Regarding Transfer of Public Funds with the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), and the Health Plan -Provider Agreement with CalOptima, to Participate in the Medi -Cal Rate Range Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) Program
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) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-75, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Authorizing the Execution of the Intergovernmental Agreement Regarding Transfer of Public Funds with the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), and the Health Plan -Provider Agreement with CalOptima, to Participate in Medi-Cal Rate Range Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) Program; c) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Intergovernmental Agreement Regarding Transfer of Public Funds with the California Department of Health Care Services;
d) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Health Plan -Provider Agreement Intergovernmental Transfer Rate Range Program Agreement with CalOptima; and
e) Approve Budget Amendment No. 27-017-CC appropriating $137,957 in increased expenditures in account 01040404-821008 ( IGT) from the General Fund unappropriated fund balance and increasing revenue estimates related to the Medi-Cal IGT program by $314,565 in Account No. 01040404-431246.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Draft Fund Flow CY 2025 IGT Transaction Estimate Attachment B - Resolution
Attachment C - Agreement with California Department of Health Care Services Attachment D - Agreeement with CalOptima
Attachment E - Budget Amendment 27-016
Resolution No. 2026-76: Creating the Ad Hoc Public Safety Committee7. a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a direct or indirect physical change to the environment; and
b) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-76, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Creating the Ad Hoc Public Safety Committee.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Resolution
September 8, 2026
City Council Meeting
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
Bristol Street North, Spyglass Hill Road, and Von Karman Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation - Notice of Completion for Contract No. 8895-3 (25R11, 25R15, and 23R15)
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) Accept the completed work and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the project.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Location Map
Purchase of Police Department Vehicles9.
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 purchase of six black -and-white Ford Explorer police patrol vehicles from the National Auto Fleet Group of Watsonville using Sourcewell cooperative pricing and authorize the City Manager to execute a purchase order in the amount of $354,938.46; and
c) Approve the purchase of nine unmarked administrative /investigative vehicles from the National Automotive Fleet Group of Watsonville using Sourcewell cooperative pricing and authorize the City Manager to execute purchase orders totaling $400,646.14.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Quotes for six black-and-white Ford Explorers Attachment B - Quotes for nine administrative vehicles
September 8, 2026
City Council Meeting
Budget Amendment for Replacement of Utilities Department Vehicle Unit 9296
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; and
b) Approve Budget Amendment No. 2027-014 appropriating $50,000 in increased expenditure appropriations from the Equipment Replacement Fund unappropriated fund balance to the Rolling Equipment account in Municipal Operations Account 7529032-911016.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Budget Amendment
Attachment B - National Auto Fleet Group Quotation
Amendment No. Two to Professional Services Agreement with Turbo Data Systems, Inc. for Parking Permit Management and Citation Processing Services
11. 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) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. Two to the Professional Services Agreement with Turbo Data Systems, Inc. for Parking Permit Management and Citation Processing Services and increase the total compensation with a not-to-exceed compensation amount of $1,652,496; and c) Approve Budget Amendment No. 27-019, increasing expenditure appropriations by $180,000 from the General Fund unappropriated fund balance to account number 0103032-811080, offset by a corresponding increase in revenues to account number 0103032-531045.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Amendment No. Two to Agreement
Attachment B - Budget Amendment
September 8, 2026
City Council Meeting
Professional Services Agreement for On-Call Harbor Management Community Outreach Services with JPW Communications, Inc.
12. 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) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an On -Call Professional Services Agreement with JPW Communications, Inc. for Harbor Management Community Outreach Services for a total amount not-to-exceed $195,342; and c) Establish an additional contingency of $9,302 ( 5% of the cost) to cover the cost of unforeseen needs.
Staff Report
Attachment A-Agreement with JPW Communications, Inc.
Second Amended and Restated Ground Lease with Balboa Bay Club Ventures, LLC for the Tidelands Property Located at 1221 West Coast Highway
13. 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) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Second Amended and Restated Ground Lease by and between the City of Newport Beach and Balboa Bay Club Ventures, LLC, for the tidelands property located at 1221 West Coast Highway, in a form substantially similar to the agreement prepared by the City Attorney ’s Office.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Second Amended and Restated Ground Lease Attachment B - Amended and Restated Ground Lease (2013) Attachment C - Letter from Balboa Bay Club Ventures, LLC September 8, 2026
City Council Meeting
Professional Services Agreement with Lincoln Property Company for Property Management Services at 1201 Dove Street
14. 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) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Professional Services Agreement with LPC West LP for Property Management Services for leasing, operations, and management of City property, an office building located at 1201 Dove Street, in a form substantially similar to the agreement attached to the staff report.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Professional Services Agreement
MISCELLANEOUS
Budget Amendment to Accept a Check from the Friends of the Newport Beach Library and Appropriate Funds to the Library ’s Fiscal Year 2026-27 Maintenance and Operation Budget
15. 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) Accept a check in the amount of $200,000 from the Friends of the Newport Beach Library and approve Budget Amendment No. 27-008 to increase expenditures by the same amount in Division 0106052 (Friends).
Staff Report
Attachment A - Budget Amendment
City Hall and Limited Off -Site Holiday Closure (Beginning Thursday, December 24, 2026, through Friday, January 1, 2027)
16. 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 closing City Hall and providing limited services at certain off -site facilities from Thursday, December 24, 2026, through Friday, January 1, 2027.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Hours of Operation for the Civic Center and City Facilities ACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCEPT FOR
THOSE ITEMS REMOVED
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
September 8, 2026
City Council Meeting
IV. 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
V. CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
EXISTING LITIGATION
17. Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1): 2 matters.
A. City of Newport Beach v. Newport Beach Stewardship Association & Newport Beach Stewardship Association v. Lena Shumway et al.
Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2026-01559183
B. City of Newport Beach et al. v. Robert Page et al.
Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2026-01580961
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
Written Comments Received on Agenda and Non -Agenda Items after Agenda Posting
Item 13 - Correspondence
Written Comments on Various Items
Non-Agenda Correspondence
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