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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-100 - Reconstituting the Character, Membership and Purpose of the Newport Beach Homeless Task ForceRESOLUTION NO. 2019-100 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, RECONSTITUTING THE CHARACTER, MEMBERSHIP AND PURPOSE OF THE NEWPORT BEACH HOMELESS TASK FORCE WHEREAS, on March 26, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019- 25, establishing a City Council/Citizens' Committee known as the Newport Beach Homeless Task Force ("Committee") to study the impacts of homelessness on the City of Newport Beach ("City") and develop solutions to end homelessness; WHEREAS, on May 14, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-42, increasing the membership of the Committee to three (3) councilmembers and seven (7) residents; WHEREAS, on September 14, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-85, declaring a shelter crisis pursuant to Senate Bill 850 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018 and Government Code Section 8698.2); and WHEREAS, given how quickly issues are developing related to the homeless crisis, on November 12, 2019, the Committee recommended that the City Council reconstitute the character, membership, and purpose of the Committee to provide greater public participation directly with Council Members on the Committee and to allow the Committee to make recommendations to the entire City Council in a more expedited and efficient manner. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows: Section 1: The Committee shall be comprised of three (3) councilmembers. Mayor Pro Tem O'Neill, Council Member Avery and Council Member Brenner shall continue to serve as members of the Committee. The term of the appointed members of the Committee shall be indefinite pending City Council action or expiration of the Committee as set forth in this resolution. The seven (7) residents previously appointed to the Committee shall no longer be members of the Committee; however, the City Council is grateful for the invaluable insight they have provided related to people experiencing homelessness. Section 2: The sole purpose and responsibility of the Committee shall be to analyze issues related to people experiencing homelessness and return to the City Council with a recommendation regarding the following: Resolution No. 2019-100 Page 2 of 3 A. What are the best options for housing those persons experiencing homelessness including, but not limited to, temporary shelter and/or permanent supportive housing opportunities? B. How should the City conduct public outreach and education regarding issues related to people experiencing homelessness? C. What are the best options for the City to coordinate with other governmental agencies to address homelessness? D. What are the best options for the City to establish public/private partnerships to address homelessness? Section 3: The Committee shall continue to function as an ad hoc committee and shall not be subject to the Brown Act. The City Council encourages the Committee to hold regular public meetings to solicit input on issues related to homelessness and the issues that will affect the recommendations to be made to the entire City Council. Section 4: The Task Force shall expire upon making its recommendations to the entire City Council, at a noticed public meeting of the City Council, or December 31, 2020, whichever is sooner. Section 5: The City Council hereby repeals Resolution No. 2019-42. Section 6: 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 7: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are incorporated into the substantive portion of this resolution. Section 8: 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. Resolution No. 2019-100 Page 3 of 3 Section 9: 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 19th day of November 2 19. Q f�>� Di ne B. Dixon Mayor ATTEST: EllW., ' ME,)I /�I Leilani I. Brown City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE / C'4� C Aar n C. Harp City Attorney STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. 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. 2019-100, was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 19th day of November, 2019; and the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Mayor Diane Dixon, Mayor Pro Tem Will O'Neill, Council Member Brad Avery, Council Member Joy Brenner, Council Member Duffy Duffield, Council Member Jeff Herdman NAYS: None ABSENT: Council Member Kevin Muldoon IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 20th day of November, 2019. Leilani 1. Brown City Clerk Newport Beach, California coo