HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-85 - Modifying the Schedule of Rents, Fines, and Fees and Adopting Short Term Lodging Permit Initial Fee and Renewal FeeRESOLUTION NO. 2020-85
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, MODIFYING THE
SCHEDULE OF RENTS, FINES, AND FEES AND
ADOPTING SHORT TERM LODGING PERMIT INITIAL FEE
AND RENEWAL FEE
WHEREAS, on July 14, 2020, Ordinance No. 2020-15 amended Chapter 5.95 of
the Newport Beach Municipal Code ("NBMC") relating to short term lodging, which
resulted in additional staff oversight;
WHEREAS, NBMC Section 3.36.010 (Findings) provides that services and
programs that primarily benefit a person requesting the service are traditionally funded in
whole, or in part, from fees charged to the person who initiates the service;
WHEREAS, Exhibit A of NBMC Section 3.36.030 (Cost Recovery Percentages)
contains cost recovery percentages for specific services, and provides that the City
Council may modify the fee resolution upon a determination that there has been an
increase or decrease in one or more cost factors relevant to the calculation of the actual
cost of providing the service;
WHEREAS, on May 28, 2019, the City retained MGT of America Consulting, LLC
("MGT") under a Professional Services Agreement to prepare the cost allocation plan and
cost -of -services studies for the City ("Agreement");
WHEREAS, pursuant to its Agreement, MGT has conducted cost -of -services
studies for the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to its Agreement, MGT has determined an updated cost
incurred by the City for short term lodging permits (initial and renewal) due to the
additional staff oversight required.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Resolution No. 2020-85
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Section 1: The City Council hereby revises the Schedule of Rents, Fines, and
Fees ("SRFF"), in part, as set forth in Exhibit 1, attached hereto and incorporated herein
by reference. Except where prohibited by law, all fees of five dollars ($5.00) or more shall
be rounded down to the nearest dollar and fees less than five dollars ($5.00) shall be
rounded down to the nearest quarter dollar. Except as explicitly revised by Exhibit 1, all
other provisions of the SRFF shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 2: As set forth in Resolution 2020-29, the first CPI adjustment to fees
and charges adopted by this resolution, as set forth in Exhibit 1, shall commence on July
1, 2021.
Section 3: Any portion of any prior resolution that is in conflict with this
resolution is hereby repealed and of no further force or effect.
Section 4: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 5: 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 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.
Resolution No. 2020-85
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Section 7: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 22nd day of September, 2020.
ATTES
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Adrod C. Harp
City Attorney
Will O'Neill
Mayor
Attachment: Exhibit 1 — Revision to the Schedule of Rents, Fines, and Fees — Short Term
Lodging Permits (Initial and Renewal)
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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. 2020-85, was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 22nd day of September, 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
NAYS: Council Member Kevin Muldoon
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 23rd day of September, 2020.
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California