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February 11, 2020
Agenda Item No. 8
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk - 949-644-3005,
(brown@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk
TITLE: Resolution No. 2020-15: Amending the August 2020 City Council
Regular Meeting Date
ABSTRACT:
Pursuant to City Charter Section 407, City Council regular meetings should be set by
ordinance or resolution.
RECOMMENDATION:
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. 2020-15, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach, California, Amending the Date for the August 2020 City Council Regular
Meeting.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
DISCUSSION:
The City's Charter reads, in pertinent part, as follows:
Section 407. Regular Meetings.
The City Council shall hold two meetings per month except in the months of
August and December when there shall be at least one regular meeting in
August and one regular meeting in December. The City Council shall hold
regular meetings at such times as it shall fix by ordinance or resolution. All
regular meetings shall be publicly noticed according to the Ralph M. Brown
Act, or any successor law.
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Resolution No. 2020-15: Amending the August 2020 City Council Regular Meeting Date
February 11, 2020
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On December 10, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-104 which set the
regular meeting schedule for 2020, as follows:
January 14 and 28
February 11 and 25
March 10 and 24
April 14 and 28
May 12 and 26
June 9 and 23
July 14 and 28
August 11
September 8 and 22
October 13 and 27
November 10 and 24
December 8
City Council Policy A-1 (City Council) sets forth the hours for the conduct of business at
each regular meeting. The proposed Resolution incorporates those hours. In addition,
the proposed Resolution recognizes that the Mayor or a majority of the members of the
City Council may call emergency or special meetings on an as -needed basis in
compliance with the Brown Act or revise the regular meeting schedule when necessary
by adoption of a resolution.
The Newport -Mesa Unified School District will be amending the school schedule so that
the first day of school is moved from the day after Labor Day, Tuesday, September 8,
2020, to Monday, August 24, 2020. This topic was discussed during the City Council
Planning Session on Saturday, January 25, 2020, and it was the consensus of the City
Council to change the August 11, 2020 City Council meeting date to August 25, 2020.
Resolution No. 2020-15 reflects the change to the August 2020 City Council meeting date
(Attachment A).
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action 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, Chapter 3, because it has no
potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of
the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENT:
Attachment A — Resolution No. 2020-15
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ATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE DATE
OF THE AUGUST 2020 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR
MEETING
WHEREAS, Section 407 of the City of Newport Beach's City Charter directs that
the City hold regular meetings at least twice each month except in the months of August
and December when there shall be at least one regular meeting in August and one regular
meeting in December;
WHEREAS, the City Charter also directs that the times and dates of the regular
meetings be set by ordinance or resolution;
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-104 which set the dates
of the 2020 City Council regular meetings; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to amend the August 2020 meeting
date from August 11, 2020 to August 25, 2020.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach, California, as follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby establish the following dates as the
schedule for regular meetings of the City Council for calendar year 2020:
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE
January 14 and 28
February 11 and 25
March 10 and 24
April 14 and 28
May 12 and 26
June 9 and 23
July 14 and 28
August 25
September 8 and 22
October 13 and 27
November 10 and 24
December 8
Section 2: Pursuant to City Council Policy A-1 (City Councio, regular meetings
shall begin at 4:00 p.m., or as otherwise scheduled due to the demand of business, for
Study Sessions, with Closed Sessions to follow immediately thereafter, followed by
recess after Closed Session until reconvening at 7:00 p.m. or as otherwise scheduled
due to the demand of business.
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Section 3: The Mayor or a majority of the members of the City Council may call
emergency or special meetings on an as -needed basis in compliance with the Brown Act.
The regular meeting schedule may be revised by adoption of a resolution amending the
regular meeting schedule.
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, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, 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 ("CEQX) 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.
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 11th day of February, 2020,
Will O'Neill
Mayor
ATTEST:
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S Off ICE
Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney