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PUBLIC COMMENTS: Individuals wishing to provide a comment on agendized or non -agendized items including Study Session, Closed Session, and Public Hearing, may do so in person in the City Council Chambers by completing a Request to Speak form delivered to the City Clerk. Sign-ups to Request to Speak will begin in person 30 minutes prior to the start of Study Session, Closed Session, or Regular City Council Meeting, whichever comes first. Sign-ups will be accepted until the commencement of the public comment period.
SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION : Members of the public unable to personally participate in the meeting but interested in communicating with the City Council on agenda -related items are encouraged to submit a written (supplemental) communication to the Council via email at [email protected]. Supplemental Communications are public record, and if received by 9:00 AM on the day of the meeting, will be distributed to the City Council prior to consideration of agenda -related items, posted to the City website, and announced, but not read, at the meeting. Communications received after the 9:00 AM deadline will be incorporated into the administrative record. Members of the public are also welcome to communicate with the City Council (and staff supporting Council) at [email protected].
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AGENDA
City Council/Public Financing Authority
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
4:00 PM - Closed Session
6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
Central Library - Lower Level Theater
7111 Talbert Avenue
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
PAT BURNS, Mayor
CASEY MCKEON, Mayor Pro Tem
ANDREW GRUEL, Councilman
DON KENNEDY, Councilman
BUTCH TWINING, Councilman
GRACEY VAN DER MARK, Council Woman
CHAD WILLIAMS, Councilman
STAFF
TRAVIS HOPKINS, City Manager
MIKE VIGLIOTTA, City Attorney
LISA LANE BARNES, City Clerk
ALISA BACKSTROM, City Treasurer
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4:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Twining, Kennedy, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, Gruel, Williams ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (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
25-3381. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins, City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human Resources; Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney and Robert Torrez, Interim Chief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Huntington Beach Municipal Teamsters (HBMT).
25-3392. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins, City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human Resources; Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney and Robert Torrez, Interim Chief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Management Employees' Organization (MEO).
25-3403. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins, City
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Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human Resources; Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney and Robert Torrez, Interim Chief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Marine Safety Management Association (MSMA).
25-3414. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins, City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human Resources; Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney and Robert Torrez, Interim Chief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Surf City Lifeguard Employees’ Association (SCLEA).
25-3425. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins, City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human Resources; Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney and Robert Torrez, Interim Chief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Non-Associated (N/A).
25-3436. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Mullens (Sharon) v. City of Huntington Beach; OCSC Case No.:
30-2024-01431999-CU-PO-CJC.
25-3447. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Torres (Anita M.) v. City of Huntington Beach; 30-2023-01350857-CU-PO-NJC. 25-3458. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). O'Rourke (Loretta) v. City of Huntington Beach; OCSC Case No.:
30-2023-01338666.
25-3469. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). City of Huntington Beach v. Newsom, et al.; 8:23-CV-00421-FWS (ADSx). 6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING
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ROLL CALL
Twining, Kennedy, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, Gruel, Williams
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.
25-33310. Huntington Beach Police Chaplain James Pike
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS (2-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 (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 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,
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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
25-17011. Department Services and Budget Overview
25-31212. Homeless Update
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 13 - 25)
City Clerk
25-17513. Approve and Adopt Minutes
Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes of April 15, 2025.
Recommended Action:
25-33214. Receive and File the City Clerk’s quarterly listing of professional services contracts filed in the City Clerk’s Office between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2025
Receive and file the “List of Professional Services Contracts Approved by Department Heads and Submitted to the Office of the City Clerk during the period of January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2025.”
Recommended Action:
Fire
25-33515. Approve and authorize execution of a three-year License Agreement with Rio Media & Advertising Inc. for the Lifeguard Tower Advertisements Program
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Approve and authorize Mayor and City Clerk to execute a three-year “Lifeguard Tower Advertising License Agreement by and Between the City of Huntington Beach and Rio Media and Advertising Inc.”
Recommended Action:
25-33616. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-33 authorizing certain City officials to execute Emergency Management Grant Applications and
Documents
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-33, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Authorizing Certain City Officials to Execute Grant Applications and Documents.” Recommended Action:
25-33717. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-34 authorizing certain City officials to execute Applications and Documents to obtain Disaster and Emergency Relief
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-34, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Authorizing Certain City Officials to Execute Applications and Documents to Obtain Disaster and Emergency Relief.”
Recommended Action:
Police
25-22918. Annual Military Equipment Use Report (AB481)
A) Approve Annual Military Use Report (AB 481) and renew Ordinance No. 4255 “An Ordinance of the City Council of Huntington Beach Adopting a Military Equipment Use Policy Consistent with Assembly Bill No. 481, and Making a Finding of Exemption Under CEQA”; and
B) Find that each type of military equipment identified in that report (Attachment 1) complies with the following standards for approval:
1. The military equipment is necessary because there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety.
2. The proposed military equipment use policy will safeguard the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties.
3. Any future purchased equipment is reasonably cost effective compared to available alternatives that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety.
4. Prior military equipment use complied with the military equipment use policy that was in effect at the time, or if prior uses did not comply with the accompanying military equipment use policy, corrective action has been taken to remedy nonconforming uses and ensure future compliance.
Recommended Action:
25-33119. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-28 and approve and authorize execution
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of Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington Beach Police and Community Foundation for the Transfer of Ownership of the Huntington Beach Police Department Training Center
A) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-28, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Accepting the Donation of Improvements to City Owned Real Property from the Huntington Beach Police and Community Foundation”; and B) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “Donation Agreement By and Between the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington Beach Police and Community Foundation,” for the transfer of ownership for the Huntington Beach Police Department Training Center.
Recommended Action:
Public Works
25-22720. Release Guarantee and Warranty Bond for Tract 18105 and Tract 18106 (Regatta - Holly and Gothard Townhomes)
A) Release Guarantee and Warranty Bond No. 30190069 (Attachment 1); and, B) Release Guarantee and Warranty Bond No. 30190068 (Attachment 2); and, C) Instruct the City Clerk to notify the developer, Meritage Homes of California, and the City Treasurer to notify the Surety, The Continental Insurance Company, of these actions; and,
D) Instruct the City Treasurer to notify the City Clerk when the Guarantee and Warranty Bonds mentioned above have been released.
Recommended Action:
25-31521. Approve and authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 to the Cooperative Agreement No. C-0-2037 between Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Cities of Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, and Westminster for the Edinger Avenue Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program Project.
Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute “Amendment No.1 to Cooperative Agreement No. C-0-2037 between Orange County Transportation Authority and Cities of Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, and Westminster for Edinger Avenue Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program Project.” Recommended Action:
25-31722. Reject lowest bid for the Civic Center - Generator & Switchgear
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Replacement Project, CC-1720; reject all remaining bids, re-scope, and re-bid the project
Reject all bids for the Civic Center - Generator & Switchgear Replacement Project, CC-1720.
Recommended Action:
25-32223. Approve Second Amendment authorizing a one-year extension to the Waste Disposal Agreement between the County of Orange and the City of Huntington Beach extending the term to June 30, 2026 Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “Second Amendment To Waste Disposal Agreement Between the County of Orange, California and the City of Huntington Beach.”
Recommended Action:
25-32324. Approve and authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 to the Cooperative Agreement No. C-0-2039 between Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Cities of Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, and Santa Ana for the Warner Avenue Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program Project
Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute “Amendment No.1 to Cooperative Agreement No. C-0-2039 between Orange County Transportation Authority and Cities of Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, and Santa Ana for Warner Avenue Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program Project” Recommended Action:
25-32425. Approve and authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 to the Cooperative Agreement No. C-0-2038 between Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Cities of Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, and Santa Ana for the Talbert Avenue/MacArthur Boulevard Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program Project Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute “Amendment No.1 to Cooperative Agreement No. C-0-2038 between Orange County Transportation Authority and Cities of Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, and Santa Ana for MacArthur Boulevard/ Talbert Avenue Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program Project.” 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
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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. 25-27226. Public Hearing to adopt Resolution No. 2025-32 approving the 2025-26 Annual Action Plan, 2025-29 Consolidated Plan, 2025-29 Citizen Participation Plan, and 2025-29 Orange County Regional Assessment of Fair Housing for Use of CDBG and HOME Funds A) Conduct a public hearing on the following documents:
1. 2025-26 Annual Action Plan (for CDBG and HOME funding)
2. 2025-29 Consolidated Plan
3. 2025-29 Citizen Participation Plan
4. 2025-29 Orange County Regional Assessment of Fair Housing B) Approve and adopt Resolution No. 2025-32, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, Approving the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, 2025- 2026 Action Plan, 2025-2029 Orange County Regional Assessment of Fair Housing, and the 2025-2029 Citizen Participation Plan for Federal Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Programs;” and
C) Authorize the City Manager to sign all necessary documents.
Recommended Action:
ADMINISTRATIVE PUBLIC HEARING
25-30827. Public Hearing and Authorization for the 2025 Annual Weed Abatement Program
A) Open the public hearing to hear any objections to the proposed weed and rubbish removal; and,
B) Authorize the Director of Public Works to proceed with the abatement of the identified nuisance conditions.
Recommended Action:
COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS
25-35928. Item Submitted by Mayor Pat Burns and Councilman Don Kennedy
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Direct the City Manager and City Attorney to amend the Group Homes Ordinance to prevent owners/operators from applying or re-applying for Group Home permit(s) for five years once they have been found to be operating unlawfully and agendize the Ordinance for Planning Commission review and City Council review and approval.
Recommended Action:
25-36329. Item Submitted by Councilman Chad Williams, Mayor Pat Burns, and Councilman Butch Twining
Approve the Mayor to work with the City Attorney to file a complaint(s) on behalf of the City Council with the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) and/or the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding suspected campaign finance and charitable law violations.
Recommended Action:
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority is Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at the Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave, Huntington Beach, California 92648.
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