City of Huntington Beach
INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMMUNICATION
HUNTINGTON BEACH
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Robin Estanislau, City Clerk RE |PE
DATE: July 19, 2022
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION FOR CONSENT ITEM NO. 8-
APPROVE AND ADOPT MINUTES
Minor corrections to the July 5, 2022 City Council/Public Financing Authority meeting minutes are necessary. If there are no objections, Council will approve the July 5, 2022 minutes as amended by supplemental communication, with changes identified below:
Shari Freidenrich, elected Orange County Treasurer since 1996, 2010, was called to speak and stated her support for keeping the City Treasurer as an elected position. Ms. Freidenrich shared how important oversight protection is, and noted that most cases of fraud happen when there is a lack of segregation for duties.
Clarification on the following votes:
Straw Vote #3 re: Buffer Measurements
Kalmick made a motion to approve buffer zone of 600 feet for affected use to affected use; elimination of Downtown, Sunset Beach and Coastal Zones; 1,000 feet from the property line of high schools and middle schools, and parks, to the business premise (most elementary schools are in residential neighborhoods and are already protected); and 600 feet premise-to-premise for day care and youth centers.
Carr made a substitute motion to keep buffer measurements consistent with the code (property line to property line).
Moser moved to amend the motion to use 1,000 feet buffers from all sensitive uses for retail and keep the proposed buffers for non-retail cannabis businesses (1,000 feet buffers from middle-and high schools and 600 feet buffers from others), measured by property line to property line. Moser's amendment was seconded by Carr.
Vote: 6 - 1 (Kalmick - No)
SUPPLEMENTAL
COMMUNICATION
Meeting Defe: 7/19/2022
Aganda Item No.: $8 (22.(15)
Straw Vote #5 re: Location/Property Requirement
Kalmick made a motion, second Delgleize to require a 12 month property lease, or ownership, proof of ownership (e.g. 12 month property lease) at the time of application Vote: 7 - 0
Straw Vote #6 re: Pre-application requirement to have at least 4 local permits or State licenses, one of which must be retail for retailers for retail applicants Kalmick made a motion, second Bolton, to require 4 local permits (from other cities) or a State license, and setting a refundable fee (amount to be determined later) to raise the bar for the pre-application process.
Vote: 5 - 2 (Peterson, Posey - No)
SC Memo from Clerk - 07-05-2022 -2- 7/19/2022 12:39:00 PM