Title
Lease Agreement with Harbor Island Community Association for Use of Tidelands Property for the Harbor Island Bridge
Recommendation
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment;
b) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the Lease Agreement By and Between the City of Newport Beach and Harbor Island Community Association for the Harbor Island Bridge, in a form substantially similar to the agreement attached to the staff report; and
c) Approve a waiver of City Council Policy F-7 - Income and Other Property based on the findings contained in this staff report and the Agreement, that conducting an open bid process or converting the property to another use would result in vacancy and other expenses that would outweigh other financial benefits to the City, and that the use promotes the City’s goals to provide essential or unique services to the community.