Attachment A
Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-_
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CREATING THE
AD HOC PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, Section 200 of the City Charter, of the City of Newport Beach ("City"), vests the City Council with the authority to make and enforce all laws, rules and regulations with respect to municipal affairs subject only to the restrictions and limitations contained in the City Charter and the State Constitution, and the power to exercise, or act pursuant to any and all rights, powers, and privileges or procedures granted or prescribed by any law of the State of California;
WHEREAS, the City Council establishes various committees from time to time for the purpose of advising the entire City Council on matters; WHEREAS, during certain periods, such as Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day weekends, as well as spring break, Newport Beach attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to the City's beaches, parks, and commercial districts, placing extraordinary demands upon public safety resources and municipal infrastructure; WHEREAS , the City of Newport have taken a number of measures including, but not limited to, amendments to the Newport Beach Municipal Code ("NBMC"), closure of certain streets, and enhancement of the City's communication network, to mitigate the impacts that have historically been associated with increased public safety risks, noise disturbances, illegal fireworks, overcrowding , and other violations of the law; and WHEREAS , the City Council desires to establish the Ad Hoc Public Safety Committee ("Committee") to review and make recommendations to the full City Council regarding public safety strategies for holidays and other City needs.
NOW, THEREFORE , the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows:
Section 1: The City Council hereby creates the Ad Hoc Public Safety Committee consisting of three members who shall be appointed by the Mayor.
Section 2: The purpose and responsibility of the Committee is to provide a recommendation to the entire City Council regarding public safety strategies for holidays and other City needs.
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Section 3: The Committee shall be an advisory committee and shall expire upon making a recommendation to the entire City Council.
Section 4: The Committee shall not be subject to the Brown Act; however, the recommendation of the Committee to the City Council shall be considered at a noticed and public hearing by the entire City Council.
Section 5: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 6: 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 unconstitutiona I.
Section 7: 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.
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Section 8: 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 8th day of September , 2026.
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY E
Aaro C. Harp
City Attorney
Lauren Kleiman
Mayor