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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; Resolution No. 2020-10 Page 2 of 3 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. Resolution No. 2020-10 Page 3 of 3 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: pc"� r Leilani I. Brown City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 110w, Will O'Neill Mayor C �- Aaron 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. 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. 17 r Leilani I. Brown City Clerk Newport Beach, California !I=o vaN�