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NEWPORT BEACH
City Council Staff Report
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
CITY OF
February 9, 2016
Agenda Item No. 16
ABSTRACT:
Staff is requesting the ADA Access for Balboa Pier Fire Rings Project be added to the
FY 15/16 Capital Improvement Program and is requesting City Council’s approval for a
budget amendment to fund this work.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Budget Amendment No. 16BA-___ appropriating $60,000 from the General
Fund unappropriated fund balance to ADA Access to Fire Rings Project, Account No.
01001928-980000-16M17 to construct this work.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
The Budget Amendment records and appropriates $60,000 in increased expenditure
appropriations from the General Fund unappropriated fund balance for the ADA Access
to Balboa Pier Fire Rings project.
Account Description Account Number Amount
General Fund 01001928-980000-16M17 $60,000.00
Total $60,000.00
DISCUSSION:
After an extensive community input process and review by the Coastal Commission, the
City received Coastal Development Permit No. 5-14-1213 and special condition #3 in
the summer of 2015 for ADA access improvements to the fire rings near Balboa Pier. At
that time, the project and permit were not incorporated or budgeted as part of the FY
TO:HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:David A. Webb, Public Works Director - 949-644-3311,
dawebb@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY:Peter Tauscher, Civil Engineer, ptauscher@newportbeachca.gov
PHONE:949-644-3316
TITLE:ADA Access for Balboa Pier Fire Rings – Budget Amendment for
Contract No. 6408 (Project No. 16M17)
ADA Access for Balboa Pier Fire Rings
February 9, 2016
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15/16 Capital Improvement Program. Staff has started the project and is requesting that
the ADA Access for Balboa Pier Fire Rings Project be added to the FY 15/16 Capital
Improvement Program and is requesting City Council’s approval for a budget
amendment to fund this work. Bidding is underway and construction is planned for
completion prior to the busy summer season.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1) and CEQA Guidelines Section
15268(a) the City's proposal to maintain a minimum separation of wood-burning fire
rings is mandated by AQMD Rule 444 and is therefore ministerial. Further, based upon
the substantial evidence contained herein, spacing wood-burning fire rings farther apart
will not cause significant impacts to the environment. In addition, this project is exempt
pursuant to the following CEQA categorical exemptions: (1) Section 15302,
Replacement or Reconstruction (Class 2), because certain existing fire rings will be
replaced or reconstructed within the same general footprint; (2) Section 15304, Minor
Alterations to Land (Class 4), because the installation, construction and movement of
fire rings will not result in the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees; and (3) Section
15311(c), Accessory Structures (Class 11), because the fire rings are seasonal in
nature primarily used during the summer months at the publicly owned beach. The City
concludes that no “exception” to reliance on any of the categorical exemptions provided
above apply for this project as provided in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2, because
it is not reasonably foreseeable that allowing wood-burning in compliance with AQMD
Rule 444 will result in a cumulative impact on the environment or cause significant
effects due to unusual circumstances. Additionally, this project is exempt from CEQA
under the “common sense exemption” provided in Section 15061(b)(3) because CEQA
does not apply where “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the
activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment…”
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).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A – Location Map
Attachment B – Budget Amendment
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ATTACHMENT B
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