HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - On the AgendaOn the Agenda: June 27 City
Council Meeting
The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, June 27. Items
of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and
reports can be viewed here.
The regular meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. Agenda items
include:
• A contract amendment with BrightView Landscape Services for landscape maintenance of
medians and roadsides, as well as on -call services. BrightView performs on -call services such
as emergency storm response, traffic accident repairs, irrigation part replacement, plant
replacement, landscape enhancement, City street tree planting, and more. As a result of higher
than anticipated ongoing maintenance needs, staff is requesting an increase to the fixed -
maintenance portion of the contract by about $131,000 a year. Due to a higher level of on -call
work that has already taken place, as well as anticipated work throughout the remainder of the
contract term, staff is requesting an increase to the on -call portion of the
contract by about $2.2 million for the remaining 4.5 years.
• A $1.4 million professional services agreement with Dudek, Inc. for consulting services related
to the City's comprehensive General Plan update. Dudek and its subconsultants will support
the City through the update process with a number of efforts, including community
engagement, reviewing the current General Plan against best practices, and compiling
community feedback and best practices to inform and create the comprehensive General Plan
update.
• Acceptance and appropriation of opioid settlement funds for community outreach
and education and distribution of Naloxone. In 2021, a $26 billion settlement offer was made
by opioid manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals and three distributors to resolve
their liabilities in over 3,000 opioid crisis -related lawsuits nationwide. It is estimated
that California will receive about $2 billion from these settlement agreements over the next 18
years, with the majority of funds dedicated to the abatement of the opioid epidemic throughout
the state. The City of Newport Beach will receive a portion of these funds annually;
$395,765.84 has been received for FY 2022-23. The funding will be used to make naloxone
more readily available in the community, and for an outreach campaign to educate the public
on the use and availability of the naloxone as well as the dangers associated with the misuse
of opioids.
• The Council will consider filling a number of appointments to City boards, commissions and
committees, including: Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee; Board of Library Trustees;
Building and Fire Board of Appeals; City Arts Commission; Civil Service Board; Harbor
Commission; Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission; and Planning Commission.
• A pilot program to permit certain homeowner's associations to install privately
operated security cameras within the public rights -of -way in residential neighborhoods. If
approved, the pilot program could include as many as 10 neighborhoods for a one-year trial.
Qualifying associations would have 50 or more single-family dwelling units within a contiguous
neighborhood.
• An agreement to amend Newport Beach's Bridge Shelter partnership with the City of Costa
Mesa, expanding the number of beds available to Newport Beach from 20 to 25.
• An ordinance aimed at addressing homelessness through prohibiting interference with public
access, unpermitted structures on public property and certain conduct on public property, and
a resolution setting forth the City Council's approach to people experiencing homelessness.