City Council
Intergovernmental Relations Committee
May 21, 2025
2000 Main Street, CR-2
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Call to Order: 2:02PM
Roll Call: Council Liaisons Present: Mayor Burns, Councilman Twining, Council Woman Van Der Mark
Public Comments: Amory Hanson AB 596 ban masks for employees, oppose.
Minutes of February 19, 2025 meeting: APPROVED (2-0-1)
1. Federal Legislative Update
TJ Unable to attend today.
2. State Update- Louie Brown, Kahn Soares & Conway
Legislation is focused on the Appropriations Committees process within the House of Origin.
Many bills are in Suspense File; on Friday, there are hearings in the Assembly and Senate to determine which bills are successful.
The Governor’s Budget was released last Friday; $14-16B deficit calling it the Trump Slump due to tariffs. Budget proposes to significantly borrow from State Reserves and shifts funding between accounts, and both sides are having a hard time managing this approach. B udget must be signed and approved by June 30; this month is mostly focused on the budget. But it is likely that there will be 2-3 paper budgets prior to final ratification at the end of summer.
Working with Strickland on STR legislation (Durazo) SB 346. HB supported as of 3/7/25.
Medicare – no new immigrant enrollments and $100/month for existing patrons.
3. Legislative Update
a. AB 942. NEM Contracts. Commercial, multi-family housing. 20 years energy rate and AB 942 cuts the term. If you sell, then the contract is non-transferable.
Assembly committees forced the 10 year contract change out of the legislation.
Transfer language is still in the bill.
IRC voted to oppose the bill.
4. Updates from Committee Members
5. Staff update:
6. Topics for future discussion:
Leg update from Shannon.
Adjournment
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be June 18, 2025, at 4PM.