CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
MINUTES FROM January 28, 2025
Huntington Beach City Hall
Call to Order at 4:00 PM
Roll Call
• Council Liaisons: (Present) Mayor Pat Burns; Mayor Pro Tem Casey McKeon; Councilmember Gracey Van Der Mark
• Staff Liaisons: J. Carey, J. Toledo, C. Long, S. Frakes • Public: Amory Hanson, Matt Liffreing
Public Comments (3 minutes per speaker)
• Amory Hanson wanted to notify staff that the website had not been updated to show himself or Cody Cleary as running for the upcoming City Council member election in 2026. • Approve Minutes from October 22, 2024 meeting: APPROVED (3-0)
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
1. Public Information Update
• Social Media: Facebook engagement up 339%; Instagram engagement up 352%; “X” engagement up 44%. • Celebration Calendar – Review of December & October Celebration Content • Celebration Calendar – February:
i) Shop & Dine Locally
ii) Black History
iii) Heart Health
iv) Safer Internet Day
v) Valentine’s Day
vi) National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day
vii) Huntington Beach Birthday
viii) Presidents’ Day
ix) Anniversary of Officer Nicholas Vella Line of Duty Death • Upcoming Events:
i) Jan. 28 Mayor’s Spotlight Awards
ii) Jan. 29 Small Business Clinic
iii) Feb. Shop & Dine Locally (City)
iv) Feb. Foodie Awards (Visit HB)
v) Feb. 2 Surf City Marathon
vi) Feb. 2 Inaugural HB Sports Hall of Fame
vii) Feb. 7 Love Grows by Giving/Waymakers Fundraiser
viii) Feb. 8 The Revolution @ Central Park
ix) Feb. 25 Mayor’s Spotlight Awards
• HBTV Programming - Current:
i) Baca Park Flag Ceremony
ii) 2024 State of the City
iii) Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center Documentary iv) Robyne’s Nest Food Drive
v) A Discussion on Fire Preparedness in HB
vi) HBPL Storytime
vii) Mayor’s Spotlight Awards
viii) Mayor’s Roundtable
ix) Police Public Affairs
x) Surf Scene with PT
xi) Hidden HB
xii) FlasHBack
xiii) City Council & Planning Commission Meetings
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
• HBTV Programming - Upcoming:
i) New Seasons for
• •Hidden HB – Season 6
(a) New episodes in Post-Production – Newland Family
• Surf Scene with PT – one more to shoot, however, will put this show on hiatus soon. • FlasHBack – three more episodes for this year.
ii) Monthly City Celebratory Theme – February
• Shop & Dine Locally
iii) New Fitness Shows @ Senior Center – potentially Hoag as a sponsor - Casey McKeon requested that we advertise ways to watch our video content other than HBTV Ch. 3, as streaming customers may not have access on standard television. - Gracey Van Der Mark requested a video overview of Senior Center services.
Adjournment – 4:15 pm.
The next regularly scheduled meeting is set for February 25, 2025 at 3:30PM.
Communications
Committee
January 28, 2025
Social Media - Facebook
Social Media - Instagram
Social Media – X
City Celebration Content
Upcoming Events
Jan. 28 Mayor’s Spotlight Awards
Jan. 29 Small Business Clinic
Feb. Shop & Dine Locally (City)
Feb. Foodie Awards (Visit HB)
Feb. 2 Surf City Marathon
Feb. 2 Inaugural HB Sports Hall of Fame
Feb. 7 Love Grows by Giving/Waymakers Fundraiser
Feb. 8 The Revolution @ Central Park
Feb. 25 Mayor’s Spotlight Awards
Current Content on
HBTV
• Baca Park Flag Ceremony
• 2024 State of the City
• Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center
Documentary
• Robyne’s Nest Food Drive
• A Discussion on Fire Preparedness in HB
• HBPL Storytime
• Mayor’s Spotlight Awards
• Mayor’s Roundtable
• Police Public Affairs
• Surf Scene with PT
• Hidden HB
• FlasHBack
• City Council & Planning Commission
Meetings
Upcoming Content on HBTV
• New Seasons for
• Hidden HB – Season 6
• New episodes in Post-Production – Newland Family
• Surf Scene with PT
• FlasHBack
• Monthly City Celebratory Theme – February – Shop & Dine Locally • State of the City Video – November 13
• New Fitness Shows @ Senior Center
Questions?