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AGENDA
City Council/Public Financing Authority
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
4:30 PM - Closed Session
6:00 PM - Regular Session
Council Chambers
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
GRACEY VAN DER MARK, Mayor
PAT BURNS, Mayor Pro Tem
RHONDA BOLTON, Councilmember
DAN KALMICK, Councilmember
CASEY McKEON, Councilmember
NATALIE MOSER, Councilmember
TONY STRICKLAND, Councilmember
STAFF
ERIC G. PARRA, Interim City Manager
MICHAEL E. GATES, City Attorney
ROBIN ESTANISLAU, City Clerk
ALISA BACKSTROM, City Treasurer
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4:30 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Moser, Bolton, Burns, Van Der Mark, Strickland, McKeon, Kalmick CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS (3-Minute Time Limit)
The Mayor will facilitate a voluntary opportunity for members of the Huntington Beach City Council to individually make brief comments to the public. Please note that the Brown Act does not allow for lengthy comments, discussion, or action on topics that are not on the agenda.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS PERTAINING TO CLOSED SESSION (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 any topic, including items on the Study Session and /or Closed Session agendas. Individuals wishing to provide a comment on item (s) 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 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].
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION
24-7431. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Eric Parra, Interim City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human Resources; Travis Hopkins, Assistant City Manager; Michael E.
Gates, City Attorney and David Cain, Interim Chief Financial Officer.
Employee Organization: Management Employees' Organization (MEO).
24-7442. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Eric Parra, Interim
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City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human Resources; Travis Hopkins, Assistant City Manager; Michael E.
Gates, City Attorney and David Cain, Interim Chief Financial Officer.
Marine Safety Management Association (MSMA).
24-7453. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Eric Parra, Interim City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human Resources; Travis Hopkins, Assistant City Manager; Michael E.
Gates, City Attorney and David Cain, Interim Chief Financial Officer.
Employee Organization: Huntington Beach Municipal Teamsters (HBMT).
24-7464. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(4).): One (1).
24-7475. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2).): One (1).
24-7486. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Daniels (Enda) v. City of Huntington Beach; OCSC Case No.: 30-2023-01315163. 6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING
ROLL CALL
Moser, Bolton, Burns, Van Der Mark, Strickland, McKeon, Kalmick
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
In permitting a nonsectarian invocation, the City does not intend to proselytize or advance any faith or belief. Neither the City nor the City Council endorses any particular religious belief or form of invocation.
24-7287. Huntington Beach Police Chaplain Bob Ewing
CLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (Received After Agenda
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Distribution)
PUBLIC COMMENTS (3-Minute Time Limit)
At this time, the City Council will receive comments from members of the public regarding any topic, including items on the open session 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 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.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmembers may make brief announcements on any appointments made to a board, committee, or commission. Councilmembers may not discuss or take any action on these announcements. Announcements are limited to 1 minute.
AB 1234 REPORTING
Per AB 1234 (Government Code Section 53232.3(d)) Councilmembers who attend a meeting, conference, or similar event at the expense of the City must provide a brief report of the meeting, conference, or similar event during the next regular City Council meeting. Reports are limited to 1 minute.
OPENNESS IN NEGOTIATION DISCLOSURES
Councilmembers must publicly disclose any meetings or communications with City employee associations, related to the negotiations of labor agreements. Disclosures are limited to 1 minute and must be made by the next regular City Council Meeting.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
24-7298. Economic Development Strategic Plan
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 9-17)
City Clerk
AGENDA October 15, 2024City Council/Public Financing
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24-7279. Approve and Adopt Minutes
A) Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority special meeting minutes of September 24, 2024; and,
B) Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes of October 1, 2024
Recommended Action:
City Manager
24-74010. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-55 Authorizing a Twin City Partnership with the City of Ramat Gan, Israel
Adopt Resolution No. 2024-55, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California Authorizing a Twin City Partnership with the City of Ramat-Gan, Israel.” Recommended Action:
Community Development
24-75211. Approve Zoning Text Amendment No. 23-002 (Zoning Update) by Adopting Ordinance No. 4310 - Approved for Introduction October 1, 2024 by a Vote of 7-0
A) Find Zoning Text Amendment No. 23-002 exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 4501, Class 20, which supplements the California Environmental Quality Act because the request is a minor amendment to the zoning ordinance that does not change the development standards intensity or density;
B) Approve Zoning Text Amendment No. 23-002 with findings (Attachment No. 1) and adopt Ordinance No. 4310, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Chapter 212 I Industrial Districts of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (Zoning Text Amendment No. 23-002)”; (Attachment No. 2) Recommended Action:
24-75312. Approve Zoning Map Amendment No. 23-001 by adopting Ordinance No. 4306; Approve Zoning Map Amendment No. 23-002 by adopting Ordinance No. 4316; Approve Zoning Map Amendment No. 24-001 by adopting Ordinance No. 4321; Approve Zoning Map Amendment No. 24-003 by adopting Ordinance No. 4323; Approve Zoning Map Amendment No. 24-004 by adopting Ordinance No. 4324; Approve Zoning Map Amendment No. 24-005 by adopting Ordinance No. 4325; Approve Local Coastal Program Amendment No. 24-001 by adopting
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Resolution No. 2024-14 (Continued from September 3, 2024) -- All Ordinances approved for introduction October 1, 2024 by a Vote of 7-0)
A) Find the proposed project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15183, Projects Consistent with a Community Plan or Zoning.
B) Approve the following:
1. Zoning Map Amendment No. 23-001 with findings (Attachment No. 1) and adopt Ordinance No. 4306, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to Rezone 17 Parcels Consisting of City Parks and City Owned Property into Conformance with their General Plan Designations (Zoning Map Amendment No. 23-001)”; (Attachment No. 7)
2. Zoning Map Amendment No. 23-002 with findings (Attachment No. 2) and adopt Ordinance No. 4316, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to Rezone 18 Parcels Consisting of Churches and Schools into Conformance with their General Plan Designations (Zoning Map Amendment No. 23-002)”; (Attachment No. 8)
3. Zoning Map Amendment No. 24-001 with findings (Attachment No. 3) and adopt Ordinance No. 4321, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to Rezone 23 Parcels within the Coastal Zone to be in Conformance with their General Plan Designations (Zoning Map Amendment No. 24-001)”; (Attachment No. 9)
4. Zoning Map Amendment No. 24-003 with findings (Attachment No. 4) and adopt Ordinance No. 4323, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to Rezone 42 Parcels Consisting of Utility Type Uses into Conformance with their General Plan Designations (Zoning Map Amendment No. 24-003)”; (Attachment No. 10)
5. Zoning Map Amendment No. 24-004 with findings (Attachment No. 5) and adopt Ordinance No. 4324, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to Rezone 5 Parcels Consisting of Commercial Uses into Conformance with their General Plan Designations (Zoning Map Amendment No. 24-004)”; (Attachment No. 11)
6. Zoning Map Amendment No. 24-005 with findings (Attachment No. 6) and adopt Recommended Action:
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Ordinance No. 4325, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to Rezone 28 Inconsistently Zoned Parcels into Conformance with their Residential General Plan Designations (Zoning Map Amendment No. 24-005)”; (Attachment No. 12)
7. Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA) No. 24-001 with findings (Attachment No. 3) by adopting City Council Resolution No. 2024-14, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Adopting Local Coastal Program Amendment No. 24-001 and Requesting Certification by the California Coastal Commission”; (Attachment No. 9).
Fire
24-60213. Approve and Authorize Execution of a Purchase Order with Galls, LLC for Uniforms for the Huntington Beach Fire Department Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a purchase order with Galls, LLC for uniforms for the Huntington Beach Fire Department in an amount not to exceed $375,000 over three years.
Recommended Action:
24-68514. Approve the reappointments of Van Vu and Diane Wood to the Harbour Commission, as recommended by City Council Liaisons Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark and Mayor Pro Tem Pat Burns
A) Approve the reappointment of Van Vu to the Harbour Commission through December 31, 2028; and,
B) Approve the reappointment of Diane Wood to the Harbour Commission through December 31, 2028.
Recommended Action:
24-72615. Approve and authorize execution of a contract with Amir Rombod Rahimian, M.D., Inc. for Chief Medical Officer
Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a contract with Amir Rombod Rahimian, M.D., Inc. for Chief Medical Officer.
Recommended Action:
Public Works
24-54816. Approve and Authorize execution of Third Amendment to the Site License Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and T-Mobile West LLC, for a Wireless Communications Facility at Fire
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Approve and Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Third Amendment to the Site License Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and T-Mobile West LLC.
Recommended Action:
24-70917. Approve and authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 to Professional Service Agreements with Harris & Associates, Inc., to increase the contract amount by $1 million; and Wallace & Associates Consulting, Inc., to extend the contract by one year and increase the contract amount by $1 million
A) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute “Amendment No. 1 to Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and Harris & Associates, Inc. for On-Call General Engineering Consulting Services,” to increase the contract amount by $1 million; and,
B) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute “Amendment No. 1 to Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and Wallace & Associates Consulting, Inc. for On-Call Construction Management and Engineering Services,” to extend the term by one year and increase the contract amount by $1 million.
Recommended Action:
PUBLIC HEARING
For the benefit of the public, prior to a public hearing item, each member of the City Council will disclose any ex parte communications they may have had pertaining to the item. In simple terms, public hearings are quasi -judicial proceedings and the information used by the City Council to make its decisions should be limited to that which is obtained during the public hearing. Ex parte communications, then, means any information obtained outside of a public hearing. In such public hearing proceedings, the City Council must uphold constitutional and statutory due process rights of present and non -present parties by disclosing ex parte communications. Ex parte communications include oral and written information, as well as visual or auditory information obtained during a site visit.
Individuals wishing to provide a comment on an item scheduled for Public Hearing 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. 24-71018. Consider the Bolsa Chica Senior Care Community Project - Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-52 approving General Plan Amendment No. 21-004; introduction of Ordinance No. 4327 approving Zoning Map Amendment No. 21-003; adoption of Resolution No. 2024-53 approving Zoning Text Amendment No. 22-005; adoption of Resolution No. 2024-51 certifying Revised Environmental Impact
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Report (EIR) No. 21-004; and consider an appeal by Brian Thienes and Brian Flynn of the Planning Commission’s approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 21-024
The City Council may take the following actions or alternative actions:
Applicant’s Request (Proposed Project)
A) Certify Final Environmental Impact Report No. 21-004 (Attachment No. 16) as adequate and complete in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements by approving City Council Resolution No. 2024-51, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Certifying the Final Revised Environmental Impact Report (SCH2022110040) for the Bolsa Chica Senior Care Community Project ” (Attachment No. 2); and,
B) Approve General Plan Amendment No. 21-004 and City Council Resolution No. 2024- 52, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Approving General Plan Amendment No. 21-004 for the Bolsa Chica Senior Care Community” (Attachment No. 3); and,
C) Approve Zoning Map Amendment No. 21-003 and approve for introduction City Council Ordinance No. 4327, “An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to Rezone the Real Property Generally Located on the Southwest Corner of Warner Avenue at Bolsa Chica Street from CG (Commercial General) to SP -19 (Specific Plan No. 19) (Zoning Map Amendment No . 21-003)” (Attachment No. 4); and,
D) Approve Zoning Text Amendment No. 22-005 and City Council Resolution No . 2024-53, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Adopting Zoning Text Amendment No. 22-005 by Creating the Bolsa Chica Senior Care Community Specific Plan (SP-19) to Apply to Real Property at the Southwest Corner of Warner Avenue at Bolsa Chica Street” (Attachment No. 5); and,
E) Deny the appeal and uphold the Planning Commission’s approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 21-024 with findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1).
Recommended Action:
COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS
24-75019. Item Submitted by Council Member Strickland and Mayor Van Der Mark - Symphony of Flowers Event Debut in Huntington Beach Direct City staff to work with the Symphony of Flowers operator on the feasibility of an agreement to debut the event in Huntington Beach at Central Park East Recommended Action:
ADJOURNMENT
AGENDA October 15, 2024City Council/Public Financing
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The regular meeting of November 5, 2024, has been cancelled.
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority is Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 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