CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
MINUTES FROM February 25, 2025
Huntington Beach City Hall
Call to Order at 3:57 PM
Roll Call
• Council Liaisons: (Present) Mayor Pat Burns; Councilmember Gracey Van Der Mark; (Absent) Mayor Pro Tem Casey McKeon
• Staff Liaisons: J. Carey, J. Toledo, S. Frakes
• Public: Amory Hanson
Public Comments (3 minutes per speaker)
• None
Approve Minutes from October 22, 2024 meeting:
• APPROVED (2-0)
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
1. Public Information Update
• Social Media: Facebook engagement down 5.3%; Instagram engagement down 35.4%; “X” engagement down
9.7%.
• Celebration Calendar – March:
i) Community Service & Volunteerism
ii) Women’s History
iii) National Nutrition
iv) Read Across America
v) Pi Day
vi) Vietnam War Remembrance Day
• Upcoming Events:
i) Feb. 27 Coffee & Conversations with City Staff
ii) Feb. 28 Read Across America
iii) March 12 Mayor’s Breakfast w/Chamber
iv) March 12 Town Hall Meeting - Finance
v) March 15 Step Into Wellness 5K, Senior Center in Central Park vi) March 25 Mayor’s Spotlight Awards
• HBTV Programming - Current:
i) Surf City Marathon
ii) HB Revolution
iii) Centered on the Center
iv) Town Hall Meetings
v) Founder’s Legacy w/Chris Epting
vi) Shop & Dine Locally
• Plants by Yours Truly
• Rusty’s Chips
• Monster Muffins
vii) Hidden HB
viii) Mayor’s Spotlight Awards
ix) FlasHBack
x) 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 episode.
• FlasHBack
ii) Monthly City Celebratory Theme - March
• Community Service & Volunteerism
iii) New Fitness Shows @ Senior Center.
Adjournment – 3:59 pm.
The next regularly scheduled meeting is set for March 25, 2025 at 3:30PM.
Communications
Committee
February 25, 2025
Social Media - Facebook
Social Media - Instagram
Social Media – X
January 2025
February 2025
City Celebration Content
Upcoming Events
Feb. 27 Coffee & Conversations with City Staff
Feb. 28 Read Across America
March 12 Mayor’s Breakfast w/Chamber
March 12 Town Hall Meeting - Finance
March 15 Step Into Wellness 5K, Senior Center in Central Park March 25 Mayor’s Spotlight Awards
Current Content
on HBTV
• Surf City Marathon
• HB Revolution
• Centered on the Center
• Town Hall Meetings
• Founder’s Legacy w/Chris Epting
• Shop & Dine Locally
• Plants by Yours Truly
• Rusty’s Chips
• Monster Muffins
• Hidden HB
• Mayor’s Spotlight Awards
• 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 – One more episode
• FlasHBack
• Monthly City Celebratory Theme – March – Community Service & Volunteerism • New Fitness Shows @ Senior Center
Questions?