HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-10 - Creating an Ad Hoc Committee to Explore Opportunities for Private Funding of the Proposed Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard BuildingRESOLUTION NO. 2020-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CREATING AN AD
HOC COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PRIVATE FUNDING OF THE PROPOSED NEWPORT
BEACH JUNIOR LIFEGUARD BUILDING
WHEREAS, since 1984, the Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard program
("Program") has provided ocean safety training, personal growth and fun for over 1,200
children each year;
WHEREAS, the Program currently operates from a modular trailer system that
has no water or sewer connections;
WHEREAS, at the April 9, 2019, study session, staff provided a history of the
Program, discussed the possibility of replacing the existing modular trailer system with a
new Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Building ("NBJG Building"), proposed possible
future building locations for the NBJG Building, provided the City Council with a
preliminary cost estimate for the NBJG Building, and informed the City Council of the
Junior Lifeguard Foundation's ("Foundation") commitment of One Million Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000) towards the construction of a new NBJG
Building,
WHEREAS, on May 14, 2019, the City Council approved an agreement with Jeff
Katz Architecture of San Diego to, among other things, develop a conceptual design for
the NBJG Building adjacent to the Balboa Pier as well as a proposed reconfiguration of
the Main Street Parking Lot;
WHEREAS, the proposed NBJG Building is anticipated to be a single structure
that is approximately 4,500 square feet with an exterior shaded area and will have
several amenities such as a training auditorium with audio visual capabilities, restrooms
with controlled access for junior lifeguards, an exterior secure storage area for junior
lifeguard equipment, locker rooms for junior guard instructors, and administrative offices
("Project");
WHEREAS, the estimated cost for the Project is Three Million Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($3,300,000), excluding costs associated with proposed modifications
to the park and parking lot;
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WHEREAS, the Foundation and many residents of the City are interested in
helping support the design and construction of the Project by donating money to be
used to fund the Project and purchase furniture, fixtures and equipment including, but
not limited to, the Foundation's recent commitment to increase its funding of the
construction of the NBJG Building to One Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($1,750,000); and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to create an Ad Hoc Committee, comprised
of two (2) Council Members, to explore opportunities for private support of the Project
and to make a recommendation to the entire City Council in regards thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council hereby creates an Ad Hoc Committee comprised
of two (2) Council Members, who shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the
entire City Council, to explore opportunities for private support of the Project and to
make recommendation(s) to the entire City Council in regards thereto.
Section 2: The Ad Hoc Committee shall be an advisory committee and shall
expire upon making recommendation(s) to the entire City Council or December 31,
2020, whichever occurs first.
Section 3: The Ad Hoc Committee shall not be subject to the Brown Act;
however, the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Committee shall be considered at a
noticed and public hearing by the entire City Council.
Section 4: 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 5: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the substantive portion of this resolution.
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Section 6: 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.
Section 7: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution.
ADOPTED this 28th day of January, 2020.
ATTEST:
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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Will O'Neill
Mayor
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Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2020-10, was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 28th day of January, 2020; and the same was so passed and adopted
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Will O'Neill, Mayor Pro Tem Brad Avery, Council Member Joy Brenner, Council
Member Diane Dixon, Council Member Duffy Duffield, Council Member Jeff Herdman,
Council Member Kevin Muldoon
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 291h day of January, 2020.
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California
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