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 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 3:00 P.M.
OCTOBER 19, 2026
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LEVINE ACT
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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October 19, 2026
City Council Meeting
I. ROLL CALL - 3:00 p.m.
INVOCATION
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Public comments are invited on Consent Calendar item. Speakers must limit comments to three minutes. Before speaking, please state your name for the record.
II. CONSENT AGENDA
Resolution No. 2026-94: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Proclaiming a Local Emergency
1. 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. 2026-94: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Proclaiming the Existence of a Local Emergency Due to King Tides Affecting Low-Lying and Harbor Front Properties and Adopting Emergency Orders and Regulations.
Staff Report
Attachment A- Resolution
III. CURRENT BUSINESS
October 19, 2026
City Council Meeting
West Newport Beach Sand Replenishment - Award of Contract No. 10239-1 (27H04) to Jeremy Harris Construction
2. a) Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301(c), Class 1 (maintenance of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use) of the CEQA Guidelines, because this project has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; b) Approve the project plans and specifications;
c) Find the bid submitted by Elka Construction Inc. to be non-responsive; d) Approve Budget Amendment No. 26-031 appropriating $1,486,457.10 in increased expenditures in Account 10101-980000-27H04 from the unappropriated Tidelands Capital fund balance;
e) Award Contract No. 10239-1 to Jeremy Harris Construction for the total bid price of $1,487,678 for the West Newport Beach Sand Replenishment project, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract; and f) Establish a contingency of $375,000 (approximately 25% of the total bid) to cover the cost of unforeseen work not included in the original contract.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Location Map
Attachment B - Budget Amendment
Attachment C - West Newport Beach Sand Replenishment Project Contract No. 10239-1
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.
ADJOURNMENT
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