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Home My WebLink About01 - Minutes - AmendedCity of Newport Beach Study Session and Regular Meeting February 23, 2021 March 9, 2021 Agenda Item No. 1 XIII. MATTERS WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ASKED TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA Consideration of a resolution modifying Council Policy A-1 to allow for discussion of items appearing on the City Council Agenda under the category "Matters Which Council Members Have Asked to be Placed on a Future Agenda" [Brenner] With Mayor Pro Tem Muldoon absent, the City Council concurred to bring the item back at a future meeting 6-0. XIV. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR Council Member Dixon, addressing Item 15 (Fiscal Year 2020-21 Second Quarter Financial Report), commended staff for continuing to manage the City's fiscal health and noted revenues were lower than expected but higher than projected. Lee Pearl, addressing Item 6 (Resolution No. 2021-12: Request for Petition Certification and Funding for Proposed Underground Assessment District No. 124 (Central Balboa Island) and Approval of Professional Services Agreement for Assessment Engineering (C-8627-2)), related that he, his wife and other community members were the proponent committee for undergrounding utilities, they worked on this project with integrity and without arm -twisting, &thanked Council for allowing staff to handle the project. Jim Moaloney, addressing Item 6, believed that manWs s cannot afford $30,000 and expressed concern about the interest rate presented in the infor Dan Abbott expressed his support for Item (Lan ted the support of others he communicated with City Attorney Harp advised that the exhibit attached to the resolution in Item 6 was amended and should be noted in the motion. Assistaf City Engineer Sinacori clarified that the petition certification was revised the day prior to the melting and 63.31% of the residents supported the petition. Regarding Item 6, Jamshed Dastur questioned whether residents were aware of the process when they signed the petition, questioned the interest rate, and believed the statement that signing the petition was not legally binding are incorrect. Bob McCaffrey, addressing Item 6, discussed membership in the Balboa Island Improvement Association (BIIA), the BIIA's campaign tactics, the deadline, and entities' eligibility to vote on the petition. Addressing Item 6, Tom Houston noted that only property owners voted, there was no coercion, and urged Council to approve the item. Regarding Item 6, an unidentified speaker, indicated the BIIA Board of Directors and more than 60% of the property owners support undergrounding utilities, people are working to obtain funding for those who cannot afford the cost, and the BIIA did not state the cost would be $40,000. David Tanner, addressing Item 3 (Ordinance No. 2021-4: Amending the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan to Include Balboa Village Parking Management Overlay District and Plan (PA2017-046)), questioned the use of exemptions and asked if the exemptions are intended to enable high-density developments. Brian Ouzounian requested Council postpone Item 6 to have time to verify the votes, opposed the project, questioned the accuracy of the vote in support of the project, and believed the City voting in support of the project was brazen. Volume 64 - Page 643 City of Newport Beach Study Session and Regular Meeting February 23, 2021 5. Resolution No. 2021-11: Waiving the Term Limits Established by Resolution No. 2012-115, Amending the Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee Membership to Stagger the Terms, and Confirming Appointments [241100-2021] a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; b) Adopt amended Resolution No. 2021-11, AResolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Waiving the Term Limits and Amending the Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee Membership to Stagger the Terms; and c) Appoint Louis Denger, Tom Houston and George Robertson to serve on the Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee for two-year- six-month terms, and Peter Belden, Curtis Black, Charles Francher and Richard McNeil to serve on the Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee for four-year six-month terms. 6. Resolution No. 2021-12: Request for Petition Certification and Funding for Proposed Underground Assessment District No. 124 (Central Balboa Island) and Approval of Professional Services Agreement for Assessment Engineering (C-8627-2) [38/89/100-2021] a) Staff recommends the City Council find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302(d) (conversion of overhead electric utility distribution system facilities to underground including connection to existing overhead electric utility distribution lines where the surface istored to the condition existing prior to the undergrounding); b) Adopt Resolution No. 2021-12, AResolution of the City Oncil of the City of Newport Beach, California, Accepting Petition of Assessment District No. 124, including the amended Exhibit; c) Approve Budget Amendment No. 21-031 to advance find appropriate $135,000 from General Fund and increase expenditures in Ac�unt No. 67502-941006 (AD Assessment Engineering); and d) Approve Professional Services Agr ent with NV5, Inc. of Irvine, CA for a not -to -exceed fee of $135,000.00 for Assessment Engineering Services. Council Member Blom recus Ximself on Item 6 due to real property interest conflicts. 7. Resolution Nos. 2021-13-14: Proposed Assessment District No. 120 - Area Along Santa Ana Avenue Betwe 1 Newport Boulevard and Cliff Drive [89/100-2021] a) The City Council deem s project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) on November 2020 pursuant to Section 15302(d) (conversion of overhead electric utility distributi0ystem facilities to underground including connection to existing overhead electric utility disbution lines where the surface is restored to the condition existing prior to the undergrounding); b) Adopt Resolution No. 2021-13, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Declaring its Intention to take Proceedings Pursuant to the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 and to Issue Bonds Pursuant to the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, and Make Certain Findings and Determinations in Connection therewith, all relating to the Formation of Assessment District No. 120; and c) Adopt Resolution No. 2021-14, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Preliminarily Approving the Assessment Engineer's Report and Fixing the Time and Place of the Public Hearing for Assessment District No. 120. S. Resolution No. 2021-15: Expressing Support for Actions to Further Strengthen Local Democracy, Authority, and Control as Related to Local Zoning and Housing Issues [100- 2021] a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and Volume 64 - Page 645 City of Newport Beach Study Session and Regular Meeting February 23, 2021 19. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update [100-2021] City Manager Leung and Fire Chief Boyles utilized a presentation to discuss Orange County cases, requirements for moving into the red tier, activity status, Orange County hospitalizations and ICU cases, vaccine distribution, Phase 113, super sites, and employee tests. In response to Council Member Dixon's question, Fire Chief Boyles advised that the Fire Department has not conducted outreach to seniors because a Point of Distribution (POD) has not been established at the OASIS Senior Center. City Manager Leung confirmed that OASIS staff is assisting seniors with vaccination information and appointments. Council Member O'Neill noted Council has committed to vaccinating Newport -Mesa Unified School District employees if the County provides adequate doses, a couple of sites are focusing on vaccinations for educators over the age of 65, and vaccination sites may need to be open in the evenings and on weekends to accommodate them. Council Member Brenner stated parents are anxious to have theitildren back in sports and s4a�ed 4er-related a very -positive vaccination experience at the Anaheim Convention Center where she was processed in less than one hour. ( Fire Chief Boyles added that the Junior Lifeguards gram will be oven this summer. XX. MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION - None XXI. ADJOURNMENT -Adjourned at 8:00 p.m. in me illiam (Bill) Monroe The agenda was posted on the City's spite In the City Hall electronic bulletin board located in the entrance of the Cit ur Chambers at 100 Civic Center Drive on February 18, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. alkw City Clerk Brad Avery Mayor Volume 64 - Page 650