2026 Council Liaison List
Updated February 3, 2026
CITIZEN BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
(Appointed by City Council to Four-Year Terms)
Citizen-led Legislative Bodies Council Liaisons Meeting Date/Place Staffing Department City Celebration Committee
No Term Limits
McKeon, Twining
And 7-9 Mayoral Appointments Twice per Year City Manager’s Office Design Review Board Kennedy, Twining 2nd Thursday, monthly, 3:30 PM Civic Center, Lower Level, B-8 Community Development
Harbor Commission Burns, Van Der Mark 4th Thursday, monthly, 5:00 PM Civic Center, Lower Level B-8 Fire
Historic Resources Board Gruel, Williams 3rd Wednesday monthly, 5:00 PM Civic Center, Lower Level B-7
Community
& Library Services
Personnel Commission1 Gruel, Van Der Mark
3rd Wednesday Quarterly, 5:30 PM
(January, April, July, October)
Civic Center, Lower Level B-8
Human Resources
Independence Day Board McKeon, Van Der Mark 1st Wednesday, monthly, 6:00 PM Civic Center, Lower Level B-8
Community
& Library Services
Citizen Infrastructure Advisory Board /
Public Works Commission Individual Appointments 3rd Wednesday, monthly, 5:00 PM Utilities Yard, 19021 Huntington St Public Works
Citizen Participation Advisory Board Individual Appointments 1st Thursday, monthly from Jan.- June
and as needed, 6:00 PM
Civic Center, Lower Level B-8
Community Development
Community & Library
Services Commission Individual Appointments 2nd Wednesday, monthly, 6:00 PM Civic Center Council Chambers
Community
& Library Services
Finance Commission Individual Appointments 4th Wednesday, monthly, 5:00 PM Civic Center, Council Chambers Finance
Investment Advisory Board Individual Appointments
3rd Thursday Quarterly
(Jan., April, July, Oct.), 6:00 PM
Civic Center, B7/B8
City Treasurer
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Planning Commission Individual Appointments 2nd & 4th Tuesday, monthly, 6:00 PM Civic Center, Council Chambers Community Development
Sunset Beach Local Coastal
Program Review Board2 N/A 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 7:30 PM Nobles Family Community Center Community Development
Supplemental Employee Retirement
Plan and Trust Board3
City Manager, Director of
Finance/CFO, and City Treasurer Quarterly or as needed City Treasurer Zoning Administrator3
Senior-level or higher City staff
planner appointed by Director of
Community Development
1st and 3rd Wednesday, monthly, 1:30PM Community Development
COUNCIL COMMITTEES (STANDING)
(Created by City Council Action, consisting of three Council members; subject to the Brown Act) Council Committees Committee Members Meeting Date/Place Staffing Department Communications Committee Burns, McKeon, Van Der Mark 4th Monday, quarterly, 3:15 PM Civic Center, 4th Floor, CR #2 City Manager’s Office
Economic Development Committee
(EDC)
Burns, McKeon, Twining
(Prescribed - Mayor, Mayor Pro
Tem, Immediate Past Mayor)
2nd Monday, every other month,
3:30 PM
Civic Center, Lower Level B-8
Community Development
Intergovernmental Relations
Committee (IRC)
McKeon, Burns, Twining
(Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and
immediate-past Mayor)
3rd Monday, monthly, 4:00 PM
Civic Center, 4th Floor, CR #2 City Manager’s Office
Southeast Area Committee McKeon, Kennedy, Twining
4th Wednesday, every other month
January - November, 4:30 PM
Civic Center, Lower Level Room B-8
City Manager’s Office
Sunset Beach Area Committee Burns, Van Der Mark, Williams As needed.
Civic Center, Lower Level Room B-8 Community Development Specific Events
Executive Committee Burns, Van Der Mark, Williams As needed.
Civic Center, 4th Floor, CR #2 Community & Library Services
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COUNCIL COMMITTEES (AD-HOC)
(Created by City Council Action; not subject to the Brown Act) Council Committee Committee Members Meeting Date/Place Staffing Department Downtown and Beach Front Ad hoc
Council Committee McKeon, Van Der Mark As needed. Community Development
OTHER CITY AND CITIZEN COMMITTEES
(Community/Stakeholders Meetings w/ Roundtable format hosted by the City; not subject to the Brown Act)
Citizen Group Council Liaisons Meeting Date/Place Staffing Department Homeless Task Force McKeon, Van Der Mark, Gruel 3rd Wednesday, monthly, 3:00 PM Civic Center, Lower Level B-7 Police Department
Huntington Central Park Collaborative Twining, Williams Last Tuesday, monthly,
3:30 PM
Civic Center, Lower Level B-8
Community & Library Services
Oak View Community Meetings Burns, Kennedy, Van Dar Mark As needed.
Oak View Elementary School Community & Library Services School District / City Burns, Van Der Mark 3rd Monday, quarterly, 3:30 PM Civic Center, Lower Level B-8 City Manager’s Office
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COMMUNITY GROUPS/ INDEPENDENT CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS
(Community groups both local and regional requiring participation by one or two Council Members; Citizen Members are not appointees)
Citizen Group Council Liaisons Meeting Date/Place Staffing Department Huntington Beach Council on Aging Gruel, Twining 1st Thursday, monthly, 9:00 AM Senior Center (EMG, Room 1) Community & Library Services Huntington Beach Downtown Business
Improvement District (Downtown BID) 4 Burns, Van Der Mark 2nd Thursday, monthly, 9:00 AM Huntington Beach Art Center Community Development
Neighborhood Watch Burns, Williams
2nd Tuesday, monthly, 4:00 PM
(No meetings July, August,
December)
Police Dept, 1st Floor Conf. Room
Police Department
Sister City Association Kennedy, Twining 2nd Wednesday, monthly, 6:00 PM Central Library (Room TBA) Community & Library Services West O.C. Water Board (WOCWB)
$100 per quarterly meeting4 Burns, Van Der Mark
3rd Wednesday, quarterly, 4:00 PM
(January - October)
Utilities Operations Building
19001 Huntington St.
Public Works
APPOINTMENTS BY STATE & REGIONAL AGENCIES
(For informational purposes)
Name of Agency/Committee Appointments
City Selection Committee Burns (Van Der Mark, Alternate) Orange County Housing Finance Trust Van Der Mark, through November 2026 OC San Appointment to SARFPA Burns
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COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AGENCIES AND COMMITTEES
(Appointed by Mayor)
Name of Agency/Committee Appointee Meeting Date/ Place
Association of California Cities – Orange County
(ACCOC) Twining As needed
Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce
Government Affairs Committee Gruel, Twining
Quarterly, meeting time varies.
Golden West College
15744 Golden West St. Admin Bldg. 4-Room137
O.C. Council of Governments (OCCOG) Twining (Burns Alternate) (OCCOG appointment is also on SCAG)
4th Thursday Monthly, 10:30 AM
Irvine Civic Center, City Council Chambers
1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control
District
$100 monthly.
Term: Two (2) years
Van Der Mark
3rd Thursday, monthly, 3:00 PM
OC MVC District Headquarters
13001 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove, CA
O.C. Sanitation District Board of Directors
(Plus, Committee assigned by Chair)
$330.75 per meeting plus mileage
Burns (Van Der Mark Alternate)
4th Wednesday, monthly, 6:00 PM
Teams/ OCSan Headquarters
18480 Bandilier Circle, Fountain Valley, CA
92708
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency
(SARFPA) Van Der Mark
Executive Committee Meetings:
4th Thurs, 4:00 PM
January, March, May, July, September
Full Agency Meetings: June, November
Zoom Southern California Association of
Governments (SCAG)
Regional Council District 64 Delegate Term 1
$120 per meeting
Twining
(SCAG appointment is also on OCCOG)
1st Thursday, monthly, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Virtual Meeting / SCAG Office, Downtown L.A.
Visit Huntington Beach Advocacy Committee Van Der Mark (McKeon Alternate) Monthly, usually Tuesday at 3:30 PM may vary.
VHB Office / Zoom
155 Fifth Street, Suite 111, Huntington Beach
1 2-year term
2 The primary structure of the Sunset Beach Local Coastal Program Review Board remains the same after the annexation. The Board is comprised of seven members initially appointed by the OC Board of Supervisors and subsequent members elected by the Review Board itself. 3 Staff only; Council Liaisons not assigned.
4 Brown Act Applicable
2026 Council Liaison List
Updated December 16, 2025
Huntington Beach Housing Authority Public Financing Authority Chairperson: Mayor Casey McKeon Chairperson: Mayor Casey McKeon Vice Chairperson: Mayor Pro Tem Butch Twining Vice Chairperson: Mayor Pro Tem Butch Twining Commissioners: Pat Burns, Andrew Gruel, Don Kennedy, Gracey Van Der Mark, Chad Williams
Commissioners: Pat Burns, Andrew Gruel, Don Kennedy, Gracey Van Der Mark, Chad Williams
Executive Officer: Travis Hopkins, City Manager Executive Officer: Travis Hopkins, City Manager Authority Treasurer: Jason Schmitt Authority Treasurer: Jason Schmitt Authority Clerk: Lisa Lane Barnes Authority Clerk: Lisa Lane Barnes Authority Attorney: Mike Vigliotta Authority Attorney: Mike Vigliotta
Parking Authority
Successor Agency to the
Former Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Huntington Beach
Chairperson: Mayor Casey McKeon Chairperson: Mayor Casey McKeon Vice Chairperson: Mayor Pro Tem Butch Twining Vice Chairperson: Mayor Pro Tem Butch Twining Commissioners: Pat Burns, Andrew Gruel, Don Kennedy, Gracey Van Der Mark, Chad Williams
Commissioners: Pat Burns, Andrew Gruel, Don Kennedy, Gracey Van Der Mark, Chad Williams
Executive Officer: Travis Hopkins, City Manager Executive Officer: Travis Hopkins, City Manager Authority Treasurer: Jason Schmitt Agency Treasurer: Jason Schmitt Authority Clerk: Lisa Lane Barnes Agency Clerk: Lisa Lane Barnes Authority Attorney: Mike Vigliotta Agency Attorney: Mike Vigliotta
NOTE: The Oversight Board had a 4-year term designated by California State Governor Jerry Brown that expired in 2016. The duties have since been transferred to the County of Orange who will oversee the Redevelopment projects/obligations until termination. Please refer to the Orange Countywide Oversight Board (OCOB). Auditor Controller’s Office website for detailed information at https://ocauditor.com/ob/.