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AGENDA
City Council/Public Financing Authority
Monday, October 23, 2023
Special Meeting - 5:00 PM
Council Chambers
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
TONY STRICKLAND, Mayor
GRACEY VAN DER MARK, Mayor Pro Tem
RHONDA BOLTON, Councilmember
PAT BURNS, Councilmember
DAN KALMICK, Councilmember
CASEY McKEON, Councilmember
NATALIE MOSER, Councilmember
STAFF
AL ZELINKA, City Manager
MICHAEL E. GATES, City Attorney
ROBIN ESTANISLAU, City Clerk
ALISA BACKSTROM, City Treasurer
AGENDA October 23, 2023City Council/Public Financing
Authority
5:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING
ROLL CALL
Kalmick, Moser, Van Der Mark, Strickland, McKeon, Bolton, Burns City Clerk Robin Estanislau has requested permission to be absent pursuant to City Charter Section 310 (a)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (Received After Agenda Distribution)
PUBLIC COMMENTS - (3 Minute Time Limit)
At this time, the City Council will receive comments from members of the public regarding item (s) listed on the SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA. Individuals wishing to provide a comment may do so in person by filling out a Request to Speak form delivered to the City Clerk. All speakers are encouraged, but not required to identify themselves by name. Each speaker may have up to 3 minutes unless the volume of speakers warrants reducing the time allowance.
Please note that the Brown Act does not allow discussion or action on topics that are not on the special meeting agenda. Members of the public who would like to speak directly with a Councilmember on an item not on the agenda may consider scheduling an appointment by contacting the City Council's Administrative Assistant at (714) 536-5553 or emailing the entire City Council at [email protected].
While the City Council welcomes public involvement and supports and defends free speech, the City Council rejects comments from anyone that are discriminatory, defamatory or otherwise not protected free speech. Those comments will not inform nor be considered by the City Council and may be cause for the Mayor to interrupt the public speaker. Such public comments will not be consented to or otherwise adopted by the City Council in its discussions and findings for any matter tonight.
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
23-9291. Consider selection of Huntington Beach’s Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) Default Energy Product Rate for Existing Huntington Beach OCPA Customers
Adopt Resolution 2023-55, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Authorizing the City Manager to Withdraw from the Orange County Power Authority,” which shall:
Recommended Action:
AGENDA October 23, 2023City Council/Public Financing
Authority
1) Approve and authorize switching the City of Huntington Beach OCPA customers currently enrolled in the OCPA 100% Renewable Choice Plan to the OCPA Basic Choice Plan (at least 38% Renewable); and
2) Authorize the appointed Huntington Beach OCPA Board Member, Councilmember McKeon or his alternate, to request on the City ’s behalf that OCPA expedite the requested default rate change for existing customers; and 3) Authorize the City Manager to effectuate the City ’s withdrawal from the Orange County Power Authority; and
4) Authorize the City Manager to notify OCPA of the City Council ’s decision and work with OCPA to give notice to all affected OCPA customers.
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority is Tuesday, November 7, 2023, in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California.
INTERNET ACCESS TO CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AGENDA AND
STAFF REPORT MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE PRIOR TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AT http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov