CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
MINUTES FROM October 22, 2024
Huntington Beach City Hall
Call to Order at 3:33 PM
Roll Call
• Council Liaisons: (Present) Mayor Pro-Tem Pat Burns; Council Member Tony Strickland; (Absent) Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark
• Staff Liaisons: J. Carey, J. Toledo, S. Frakes
• Public: Amory Hanson, Matt Liffreing
Public Comments (3 minutes per speaker)
• Matt Liffreing gave an update on SurfScene.
• Amory Hanson attended the Goldenwest College Candidate Forum, where they discussed Homeless Services, and how they can be better promoted on social media and through news sources.
Approve Minutes from September 24, 2024 meeting.
• APPROVED (3-0)
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
1. Public Information Update
• Social Media: Facebook engagement up 251%; Instagram engagement down 3.2%; “X” engagement down 55%.
• Celebration Calendar - October:
i) Currently working on Black/Gold Jubilee content
ii) National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
iii) Native American Heritage
iv) Law Enforcement Records and Support Day
v) Veteran’s Day
vi) Thanksgiving
vii) Small Business Saturday
• Upcoming Events:
i) Oct. 26 Falloween at Central Park
ii) Oct. 26 Corgi Beach Day
iii) Oct. 30 Help Shape HB’s Future @ Oak View
iv) Oct. 31 Surf City Spooktacular @ Main Street
v) Nov. 3-9 ISA World Para Surfing Championship
vi) Nov. 7 Help Shape HB’s Future @ Central Library
vii) Nov. 13 State of the City
viii) Nov. 14 Junior Citizens Academy (Graduation)
ix) Nov. 26 Magic on Main
x) Nov. 28 HB Turkey Wobble
• HBTV Programming - Current:
i) Sunset Beach Chili Cookoff
ii) Ed Laird Commemorative Sign Event
iii) Family Arts Day
iv) HB Press Conference
v) Huntington Central Park Equestrian Documentary
vi) 2024 Pacific Air Show
vii) Cars N Copters at the Coast
viii) Oak View Beautification Event
ix) HBPL Storytime
x) Mayor’s Spotlight Awards
xi) Mayor’s Roundtable
xii) Surf Scene with PT
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xiii) Hidden HB
xiv) FlasHBack
xv) City Council & Planning Commission Meetings
xvi) OC Mosquito & Vector Control PSAs
• HBTV Programming - Upcoming:
i) New Seasons for
• •Hidden HB – Downtown Police Sub-Station
(a) New episodes in Post-Production
• Surf Scene with PT
• FlasHBack
ii) Monthly City Celebratory Theme – November
• Black Gold Jubilee
iii) State of the City Video – November 13
iv) New Fitness Shows @ Senior Center
• Upcoming Communications Meetings in November and December have been cancelled due to holiday closures.
Adjournment – 3:45 pm.
The next regularly scheduled meeting is set for January 28, 2025 at 3:30PM.