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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-95 - City Hall Design CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 2008- 95 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -14 WHICH ESTABLISHED THE CITY HALL DESIGN COMMITTEE WHEREAS, on February 5, 2008, the voters of Newport Beach approved Measure B, which provides that a new city hall shall be located on City owned property north of the Central Library; and WHEREAS, the City Council, seeking to follow the will of the voters and develop a new city hall on said property, adopted Resolution 2008 -14 relating to a City Hall Design Committee; and WHEREAS, the Design Committee conducted a natonwide design competition for a City Hall and park, narrowing 51 submittals to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) down to thirteen, then selecting five of the thirteen to receive a stipend to submit a Concept Plan for the City Hall, park, and parking structure; and WHEREAS, in November 2008, the Committee forwarded its recommendations to the City Council, an act that completed the Committee's formal scope of work as outlined in Resolution 2008 -14; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to keep the Committee involved in the next steps of the design process (called "Design Development "), and seeks to amend Resolution 2008 -14 accordingly; now, therefore be it RESOLVED by the Newport Beach City Council as follows: Section 1. The City Council amends Resolution 2008 -14 as follows: Section 2. The name of the Committee shall be the "City Hall and Park Design Committee." Section 3. The primary duties of the Committee shall be: (1) to oversee and conduct a design competition for the city hall and park master plan project, including the following specific duties: a. Issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to world class architects interested in participating in a design competition for the project. b. In consultation with the Ad Hoc Building Committee, develop recommendations for a detailed set of Design Parameters to be used by the participating architects. c. Review the qualifications of architects who respond to the RFQ. d. Recommend to the City Council three to four architects to participate in the design competition. e. Review design concepts submitted by the selected architects, and hold public meetings to receive public input on the design concepts. f. Recommend an architect and design concept to the City Council. (2) to assist the City Council as the Council and staff work with the selected design team through the Schematic Design /Design Development phase by: a. Naming two (2) existing Committee members to a Schematic Design /Design Development Subcommittee. These two members shall serve as ex officio members of the Building Committee. They shall attend Building Committee meetings as necessary and shall offer the Subcommittee's perspective on any design and construction issues; and b. Holding at least two (2) noticed and public Committee meetings during the Schematic Design /Design Development phase whereby the Committee will offer Committee members' thoughts about changes to the design during this phase, as well as accept and respond to public comments about the phase. Section 4. The Committee shall sunset on December 31, 2009, unless extended by action of the City Council. This Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on November 12, 2008. /, ATTEST: ITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH } I, LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2008 -95 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 12th day of November 2008, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: Ayes: Henn, Rosansky, Daigle, Webb, Curry, Gardner, Mayor Selich Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 13th day of November 2008. (Seal) City Clerk Newport Beach, California