From: StarsStripes
To: CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF)
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: 8-6-24 City Council Meeting
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:30:49 PM
File 24-549, Agenda Item 32
I support this agenda Item.
I do not trust the previous city council.
I think there were many backroom deals that we are
not privy to.
I would love to see the actual numbers and details as to what they have committed us taxpayers to.
Lets turn the flashlight on and expose these details.
Robert Cloyd
Huntington Beach Resident
8/6/2024
32 (24-549)
From: J C
To: CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF)
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: 8-6-24 City Council Meeting, 6pm
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:45:32 PM
File 24-549, Agenda Item 32
I SUPPORT THIS
I believe this information is absolutely necessary to have. There have been some numbers thrown
up in the air, but I think actual figures are required at this point.
Thank you for this.
Jean Cloyd
resident of huntington beach
From: Fikes, Cathy
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Council Mtg. of 8/6/2024
Date: Monday, August 5, 2024 11:36:33 AM
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 5, 2024 10:34 AM
To: CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF) <[email protected]> Subject: Council Mtg. of 8/6/2024
Re Agenda Items 31, 32, and 30
I support exposing monkey business (Item #31), question "giving the business" to an already overworked staff (Item #32), and bemoan yet another example of someone who should mind her own business (Item #30).
Cheryl Elliott (Resident of 44 years)
From: Janet Michels
To: CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF); [email protected] Subject: Agenda items
Date: Monday, August 5, 2024 8:19:33 PM
City Council,
It is again with profound disappointment that I feel required to submit a letter on several of tomorrow night's agenda items. Please accept the following comments from an interested, engaged and deeply concerned citizen.
Item 24-541: It appears that several of you continue to seek out issues that are unrelated to your authority as City Council Members or the governance of our city. Just how many "statements" of support or opposition will be enough? This does not accomplish anything productive, and despite the statements by the Mayor from the dais and on the city website stating her desire to bring unity and reduce divisiveness, this item has no purpose other than....wait for it...continue to fracture our city and foster divisiveness. Please focus on your job, which, as a reminder, is pasted below from the City's website. Mayor, you can do better than this. Your item in no way meets the basic criteria for your position.
The City Council establishes policies and priorities for the provision of effective and efficient municipal services. The City Council is the city’s legislative authority and sets the policies under which the city operates. The City Council’s duties include establishing goals and policies, enacting legislation, adopting the city’s operating budget, and appropriating the funds necessary to provide service to the city’s residents, businesses, and visitors.
Item 24-549 ( with a nod to 24-547)
On the face of it, Councilmember McKeon's item is one I wholly support, and have done so within the scope of my role on the Finance Commission. In fact for over 6 months, we have discussed Meadowlark over and over and
over again since January 2024 with several members
of our commission seemingly having no objective other than to identify some sort of "gotcha" to reveal seemingly nefarious activities on behalf of city staff. In fact, in order to get off the merry-go-round of the same topic discussion for 6 months, I proposed a task force to do a better job with the partnership which will commence in 2025. In my opinion, to require the city to do a full analysis of foregone rent (of which Meadowlark was a key target) during a (hopefully) once in a lifetime pandemic seems to have no beneficial purpose. Transparency is all well and good, if it has a role in improving the future of the city.
Mr. Mckeon lists several items, but the one he does not list is the release of the recent airshow settlement, which has gotten the most attention from within the city, from all political persuasions and also caught the attention of legislators and state administrators. However, Mr.
McKeon lists a general #5 for other topics, and I for one, would appreciate him adding the full cost analysis of this settlement. Even people who can do basic math come up with very big numbers in terms of scale, lack of city control, and real costs to the city in terms of giving away the city's few direct revenue opportunities AND the city paying for most of the major labor costs for the air show itself. I would recommend Mr. McKeon publicly supports item 24-547 as consistent with his own item. Further. I would suggest amending to add some language that would describe specifically what would be gained by each analysis being requested ...something several council members should also do and their designates on commissions should learn as well.
Thank you,
Janet Michels
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Janet Michels
714.448.3095
From: K Carroll
To: [email protected]; CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF) Subject: CityCouncil Mtg. August 6, 2024 - Items 24-541 Parents Right to know. 24-549 Tax Payer Transparency- Tax Saving Date: Monday, August 5, 2024 9:19:22 PM
Greetings Mayor Van Der Mark, Pro Tem Pat Burns, Esteemed Council Members Casey McKeon and Tony Strickland.
First of all, I am super amazed that you are keeping up on items. I have a few items that I would like to share my thoughts:
24-541: Parents rights. Gracey Van Der Mark
Gracey, I cannot thank you enough. Our kids are safe with you. We are with you more than you know.
Do people know that Newsome is making it mandatory that Teachers are prohibited from telling a parent that their kids may be identifying as another sex and name changes...bc their parents may cause them to commit suicide? They need to monitor bullying in schools that does instigate bullying bc of no school intervention. Pretty sure parent's already know. And, if cities don't adhere; he holds back funding. Newsome penalize's citiies financiancilly for not paying for these porno books in schools and libraries of explicit male on male illustrations sexual acts and girls masterbation. With Newsome's newly passed bill; teachers are prohibited f
rom notifying the parents if their child shows up one day and says he wants to change his gender...name..from Sam to Suzie;.bc, a teacher has influenced him/her. Manipulating our children..bc they say 'we spend more time with them than parents'. It protects teachers and groomers. " Secrets" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH2_kUzNbUk https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Pizza-Party-Adam-Rubin/dp/0803739478/ref=sr_1_1? crid=10I0F12A4H3LO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cX7yDqqu4Tnub1pzLg0KrLPsOF5Wc56Dit33aVlC7BvswRvsDxR6Gvf-Tok_QvLRPItb3OegWZ7- neJc3qjSn7HfiRzVJGtTVY0rJNd7p4LkCnxUU5sRPZtbmqd9VUhSV8w7H- VUUpdnVkKrKjVnnRIK40KQWJTwDIF3U1LsGLDapIE6UI2T6320JA4IWJeZGs4jMsDeujHB1X1V7TEFf9aiXIDsoBlsfUTZaQ2Erqs.iRPImbjddhRP- 5MCV4lJUS3e6hNSKmT9yLOo8mT5REk&dib_tag=se&keywords=secret+pizza+party&qid=1717726482&sprefix=secret+pizza%2Caps%2C217&sr=8- 1#customerReviews
'Let's keep this between you and me.. know, your parent's don't understand you... I won't tell your parents..you won't get in trouble'...the kids are in their most vulnerable stage. My 14 year old daughter came home from HB Highschool and she showed me a 'gift' that her (male) art teacher made it and had given it to her totally inappropriate. She knew it was not right.
For me, I had an incredible teacher (5th grade) that summoned my mom. bc she thought I was 'stressed'...that's what my mom told me. Domestic violence.I will never, ever forget the impact this teacher made on me bc I thought magically she knew and was going to fix things. Teachers are mandatory reporters. I would really appreciate it if they could just be persistent with that instead of sexual choices. I don't think people care about that.Teachers and Parents need to be partners.
From all of this, I am saying that if we could have our teachers concentrate on academics and report on issues to the appropriate agency and involve parents, that would be great.
I would also like to see the stats on suicide up to date on kids that have committed suicide bc their parents shunned them. I really feel that era is long gone. I'm in my 70's, HRD for orver 40 years and there has only been one report outside of work and that was in the 70's. That era is gone.
Parent's with LGBTQ kids need to stop instilling in them that they are victims...THEY are making them victims. 24-549 Casey McKeon. TaxPayer Transparency. Evaluation of City Tax Tax Sharing.
Thank You Casey. You are a no BS, no nonsense guy. I can't wait to see the results. I know that our family and many of the other neighbors will have a pre lift off for the air show and after party on the Airshow. But, I cannot wait to see the other facts. I am coming to this meeting to relish in the detailed results. Huge...thank you for all you do. You have contributed so much and appreciated more than you know.
Pro Tem Pat Burns and Councilman Tony Strickand, as always. thank you so much for your immense contributions.
Best regards,
Kris Carroll
From: Celeste Rybicki
To: CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF); [email protected] Subject: No on item 24-541, Yes on item 24-542
Date: Monday, August 5, 2024 9:21:11 PM
City council members,
This item, 24-541, only serves to prove what we already know: Mayor Gracey hates the LGBTQ+ community (including kids) and our mayor did not read or understand the governor’s bill. AB 1955 does not prevent “educators from informing parents of their child's gender identity or gender expression” it only prevents the government from FORCING them to out students to their parents. If our goal is truly to strengthen children’s relationships with their parents we should be setting the example by being open, welcoming to diversity, and respectful to others. That’s clearly not the council majority’s priority. This is maga virtue signaling and nothing more. It could have been a Facebook post, and I ask that the mayor please stop wasting everyone’s valuable time with this crap.
Item number 24-542 should be a no-brainer. The Huntington Beach community is rightfully outraged at the details revealed in the Pacific Airshow settlement. Taxpayers deserve a thorough review and breakdown of the total costs and impact (something that should have have been done before the majority agreed to it) I look forward to this item passing with Casey McKeon’s vote, if taxpayer transparency actually matters to him.
Thank you,
An HB taxpayer with children currently in the public school system From: [email protected]
To: CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF); [email protected] Subject: Oppose Agenda Item #32 as written
Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 2:56:19 AM
As written, Agenda Item #32 only asks for the negative numbers for all of the scenarios presented. Clearly, it's a biased request in an attempt to sway and/or reinforce opinions with data. However, the data requested will only show a partial picture.
I would support this item if the data requested was full and complete with regard to each item.
Why isn't any of the federal supplementation requested with regard to all of the COVID relief? This item only requests information about the expense side of the ledger, not the revenue side.
Why isn't the overall package of the Breakwater and Elon agreement requested? Once again, this item only requests the expense side.
By only requesting the expense side of issues that the Council majority have built up to be controversial, they are giving talking points to people who are uninformed about the overall packages. It's a sham political technique and I'm sad to see it here.
Let's be transparent and honest with constituents.
Sincerely,
Diane James
From: Steven C Shepherd Architect
To: [email protected]; CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF) Subject: AGENDA ITEMS #31 & #32 - TRANSPARENCY IS ESSENTIAL, BUT BEWARE OF THOSE WHO APPLY IT
SELECTIVELY
Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 8:57:21 AM
I believe transparency is an essential pillar of competent local governance, and because of that strongly held belief, I support the passage of Agenda Items #31 and #32.
In voicing my support for transparency, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the utter hypocrisy of the council member putting forth Agenda Item #32. For while I commend this council member’s current interest in identifying and informing Huntington Beach residents about various City incentives for “big business,” where was this zeal for transparency over the past year regarding the air show settlement? A single vote for transparency by this council member would have released the details of the settlement involving millions of dollars in public funds payments and decades of future public revenue giveaways to a private vendor. This settlement remained largely a secret for over a year and was only revealed after a successful citizen-led lawsuit forced its disclosure. Where was the concern for transparency then?
Eventually, Huntington Beach residents will finally be given a full accounting of the air show settlement as it is scheduled to be reviewed by a state auditor. Sadly even this attempt at providing transparency has been threatened to be met by a City of Huntington Beach lawsuit seeking to prevent this review.
Excuse my skepticism, but while I strongly support transparency, I will always question the motives of those who employ a selective approach to its application.
Steve Shepherd
Huntington Beach 92646
From: Fikes, Cathy
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Agenda item 24-541
Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 8:55:47 AM
From: Adam Kelly <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 5, 2024 9:01 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF) <[email protected]> Subject: Agenda item 24-541
I'm writing against agenda item 24-541.
The bill prohibits ordinances requiring teachers/schools to out students without their consent, no more no less. Teachers and schools should not be forced to out students without a student's consent. Students have their own right to privacy, especially when it comes to confidences they share with trusted members of their community. As much as it probably hurts some authoritarian parents' feelings, parents do not own their children.
If a child chooses to share personal information such as their gender identity preference to a teacher or a school staff member and not their parent, that is for the student to decide. I'll add that if your kids aren't sharing information like that with you as a parent, that is on you. That is a failure as a parent to open safe avenues of communication with your child. It's shocking that Gracey would want the government to mandate disclosure of a student's private information. But I guess in her mind, if you're a terrible parent, you can have the government make your kids share their private feelings and identity with you.
It is also pretty obvious that agenda item 24-541 and the public statement she had city staff make on her behalf is a distraction from Gracey and company's atrocious settlement with the Pacific Air Show and their buddy Kevin Elliot.
I'm also writing in support of items 24-547, and 24-549. Not only am I disgusted by the obfuscation committed by the Republican Council members regarding the Air Show Settlement, I am also bewildered that any city leadership would buckle to a private corporation like that and sell our city out. If Michael Gates is too cowardly to fight a single company he should step down from office. It is clear we need oversight and to have this tremendous payout investigated. Hopefully we will see the criminals that let this settlement go through be investigated and prosecuted.
Huntington Beach deserves justice.
Thank you,
Adam Kelly
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Tomorrow night, this Council Majority continues to find distractions from the real business of the City. Mayor Van Der Mark has submitted an agenda item
to declare HB a "Parents' Right to Know" City and
potentially sue the state over AB1955, signed into law last month. It doesn't appear the Mayor has actually read the law, as AB1955 only applies to School Districts and stops school districts from forcing teacher to "out" their students; it maintains status quo. Discretion still lies with the teacher or administrator. This bill maintains the From: Fikes, Cathy
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Another Meeting Another Circus
Date: Monday, August 5, 2024 5:44:14 PM
From: J C <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 5, 2024 5:30 PM
To: Dan Kalmick <[email protected]>; CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF) <city.council@surfcity- hb.org>; Save Surf City <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Another Meeting Another Circus
Gee Dan, you sound really nervous about Council Member Casey McKeon's Agenda Item 32……..
On Aug 5, 2024, at 5:07 PM, Dan Kalmick <[email protected] > wrote:
relationship between the parent, student and teacher. Read the law for yourself here and Assembly analysis here. The City of Huntington Beach doesn't need another lawsuit to deal with, especially one that has nothing to do with City Business.
This item is a distraction from the AIRSHOW SETTLEMENT. Some have estimated it to be a giveaway of nearly $100million over 40 Years to a campaign donor. If you haven't read in the papers, OVSD School Board Trustee, Gina Clayton-Tarvin had to sue the City Attorney to have the Airshow Settlement (a public record) released to the public. It differs greatly from what the City Attorney released as an 'executive summary' more than a year ago.
The City Attorney and the Council Majority agreed to give away tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to a political supporter without knowing the cost of the settlement, what our liability was (if any) and what type of value they created with such a deal
Council Members Bolton, Moser and I drafted our own agenda item to get a proper accounting of what the settlement agreement is actually going cost taxpayers, what the settlement agreement is worth and what the Airshow actually generates in revenue to the City.
Common sense transparent government: You can read our agenda item for tomorrow night HERE
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A non-exhaustive summary of compensation to the Airshow for unproven losses is as follows:
1. Long-Term Contract:
○ A 10-year exclusive contract with three 10-year extensions (totaling 40 years) that only the Air Show can terminate.
2. Financial Compensation:
○ Cash payments of $5million and potentially an additional $2 million for unproven losses.
○ $550,000 for environmental clearance, an unprecedented move for any applicant (and three additional EIRs).
3. Parking Revenue:
○ All parking revenue: RVs (which is substantially marked up to $4,500 per spot) and up to 3,500 parking spaces (yielding hundreds of thousands of dollars of revenue to the Airshow operator annually as opposed to the City).
○ The ability to buy every single public parking spot in the City for $10 each with no inflation escalator (what does a parking spot cost in 2064?).
4. Waived Fees:
○ All fees, including those for security and police services, are waived (hundreds of thousands of dollars annually).
○ Obligation to assist in mitigating unspecified third-party fees.
5. Contract Sale Rights:
○ The Airshow operator can sell the contract to any buyer at any time.
The City can only object to such a sale with a super majority of City Council vote, effectively relinquishing control over future partnerships.
Although City Attorney Michael Gates claims this a fair compensation, from this settlement agreement we can see the City committed tens of million of taxpayer dollars without public input, for a single day's event cancellation with no investigation of actual damages or liability.
Rhonda Bolton, Natalie Moser and I have called for the Attorney General to open an investigation into the agreement for potential gift of public funds.
The Council Meeting is tomorrow night, August 6th at 6pm, at Civic Center, 2000 Main St. You'll have anywhere from 1min to 3mins for Public Comment and/or you can email [email protected] .
You can also watch the meeting on YouTube Live or Archived.
In Service,
Dan Kalmick,
Huntington Beach City Council
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