City Council
Intergovernmental Relations Committee
July 20, 2026
2000 Main Street, CR-2
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Call to Order: 4:00PM
Roll Call: Council Liaisons Present: Mayor McKeon, Mayor Pro Tem Twining, and Councilman Burns
Public Comments: Amory Hanson
Minutes of June 15, 2026 meeting: APPROVED (3-0)
1. Federal Legislative Update –
House returned will file a rule – NDAA which will monitor budget reconciliation and a quasi-ban on stock trading. Want to get a CR that will take us to December 4.
House will leave but Senate will be in session until August 7 but likely to leave until Labor Day.
September everyone will return before election season.
Save America Act will be attached to CR will likely be unsuccessful. If attaching, it means they can’t pass the bill then they’ll back off.
2. State Update- Louie Brown, Kahn Soares & Conway.
Summer recess so the legislature will be back on August 3. Sprint to end of session – midnight August 31, 2026. Appropriations in both houses and last two weeks of session looking to wrap up 2-year leg session. Budget was passed. Pull initiatives off of ballot where possible. Leg can cut deals to remove initiative if proponent agrees.
Now 14 initiatives on November ballot.
Billionaire tax
Voter ID
2 bond initiatives – housing and research
Wiener is leaving and running for congress. Cabaldon dealt with a lot of housing mandates and says one size doesn’t fit all. He’ll be around for a while and he’s in leadership. If he has some ability to dictate housing policy, we may have some relief.
3. Updates from Committee Members. None.
4. Staff update.
KABC Early Renewal Application. No action taken.
Adjournment
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be August 17, 2026, 3:15PM.