AGENDA
City Council/Public Financing Authority
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
4:00 PM - Closed Session
6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
Council Chambers
2000 Main Street,
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
CASEY MCKEON, Mayor
BUTCH TWINING, Mayor Pro Tem
PAT BURNS, Councilman
ANDREW GRUEL, Councilman
DON KENNEDY, Councilman
GRACEY VAN DER MARK, Council Woman
CHAD WILLIAMS, Councilman
STAFF
TRAVIS HOPKINS, City Manager
MIKE VIGLIOTTA, City Attorney
LISA LANE BARNES, City Clerk
JASON SCHMITT, City Treasurer
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City Council/Public Financing AGENDA October 20, 2026
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4:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Gruel, Kennedy, Twining, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, Williams ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (Received After Agenda Distribution)
PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
You do not need a ticket. At the designated time on the agenda, the Closed Session comment period will be announced, and speakers will be asked to queue in the designated area.
To provide comments via Zoom for Closed Session, enter using Webinar ID 165 753 7311 or the provided link https://huntingtonbeachca.zoomgov.com/j/1657537311. You may also join by phone audio at (+1 415 449 4000) and entering the Webinar ID 165 753 7311.
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
1. 26-884 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins, City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Assistant City Manager; Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney and Zack Zithisakthanakul, Chief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Huntington Beach Firefighters’ Association (HBFA).
2. 26-885 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins, City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Assistant City Manager; Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney and Zack Zithisakthanakul, Chief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Fire Management Association (FMA).
3. 26-886 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code
City Council/Public Financing AGENDA October 20, 2026
Authority
section 54956.8.)
Property: 21091 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 (APN 024-281-16).
Agency Negotiators: Travis Hopkins, City Manager; Marissa Sur, Assistant City Manager; Ashley Wysocki, Director of Community and Library Services; Chris Cole, Community and Library Services Manager; William Krill, Real Estate Project Manager.
Negotiating parties: Pouya Honari - Pacific City Hotel, LLC dba Pasea Hotel and Spa (Not Present).
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment.
4. 26-887 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). People of the State of California/Bonta v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; Case No. 30-2023-01312235-CU-WM-CJC.
5. 26-890 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2).): One (1).
6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING
ROLL CALL
Gruel, Kennedy, Twining, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, 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.
6. 26-763 Huntington Beach Police and Fire Chaplain Roger Wing
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.
AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
City Council/Public Financing AGENDA October 20, 2026
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7. 26-889 Recognize Lifeguard Taylor Savage, Assigned to Tower 5, and the other first responders whose quick actions and lifesaving efforts helped save a man's life during the Pacific Airshow
ADOPTABLE PET OF THE MONTH
BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT
8. 26-820 Business Highlight Presentation
COMMUNITY EVENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS (2-Minute Time Limit) Limited to one representative, one announcement
This brief agenda segment is reserved for time-sensitive, organized events taking place within the City that are open to the public or support recognized community goals (e.g., nonprofit fundraisers, library programs, equestrian center events, City -sponsored activities). It is not a public-comment period and is not intended for individual solicitations, private parties, commercial promotions, or political campaigning.
You do not need a ticket. At the designated time on the agenda, Community Events Announcements will be announced, and speakers will be asked to queue in the designated area.
Community Events Announcements are only available in-person.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (Received After Agenda Distribution)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
To provide in-person comments during Public Comments on agendized and non agendized-items, please obtain a ticket number in the lobby beginning 30 minutes prior to the start of first scheduled meeting session. Only in-person speakers for Public Comments use the ticket system; they will be called in numerical order and asked to queue in the designated area .
This ticket system is used solely to organize the meeting flow and determine the order in which speakers are recognized.
To provide comments via Zoom for Public Comments, enter using Webinar ID 165 753 7311 or the provided link https://huntingtonbeachca.zoomgov.com/j/1657537311. You may also join by phone audio at (+1 415 449 4000) and entering the Webinar ID 165 753 7311.
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].
City Council/Public Financing AGENDA October 20, 2026
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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, 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.
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 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.
You do not need a ticket. At the designated time on the agenda, the Public Hearing comment period will be announced, and speakers will be asked to queue in the designated area.
To provide comments via Zoom for Closed Session, enter using Webinar ID 165 753 7311 or the provided link https://huntingtonbeachca.zoomgov.com/j/1657537311. You may also join by phone audio at (+1 415 449 4000) and entering the Webinar ID 165 753 7311.
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].
9. 26-835 Appeal of Planning Commission’s Action on Coastal Development
City Council/Public Financing AGENDA October 20, 2026
Authority
Permit No. 26-006 (205 Pecan ADUs)
The City Council may take one of the following actions:
A) Find Coastal Development Permit No. 26-006 exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303, Class 3; and Approve Coastal Development Permit No. 26-006 with suggested findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1); or,
B) Do not make the suggested findings, which will result in a mandatory denial per Section 245.30 of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (HBZSO) (Attachment No. 2 - PC Action); or,
C) Continue Coastal Development Permit No. 26-006 and direct staff accordingly.
Recommended Action:
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 10 - 15)
City Clerk
10. 26-880 Approve and Adopt Minutes
Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes of October 6, 2026.
Recommended Action:
Community Development
11. 26-861 Approve the Surf City ADA Improvement Grant Program Approve the Surf City ADA Improvement Grant Program; authorize the use of $500,000 of available funds from the Disability Access Fund (Fund 234) for the program; and authorize the Community Development Director, or designee, to administer the program on behalf of the City and execute reimbursement agreements and related documents with eligible applicants for individual awards not to exceed $10,000.
Recommended Action:
Community and Library Services
12. 26-838 Approve and Authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 to Cooperative Agreement No. C-1-3236 between Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and City of Huntington Beach for Senior Mobility Program (SMP)
Recommended Action:
City Council/Public Financing AGENDA October 20, 2026
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 1 to Cooperative Agreement No. C-1-3236 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and the City of Huntington Beach for Senior Mobility Program.
Human Resources
13. 26-879 Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-39 Approving and Implementing the Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington Beach Police Management Association for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029
A) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-39, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Approving and Implementing the Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington Beach Police Management Association (PMA) for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029”; and, B) Appropriate $270,000 from the General Fund reserves to fund the FY 2026/27 costs associated with the implementation of the HBPMA MOU; and, C) Authorize the City Manager or designee to take all administrative and budgetary actions necessary for implementation of Resolution No. 2026-39.
Recommended Action:
Police
14. 26-862 Accept the Fiscal Year 2026/27 California Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant No. PT27078 in the amount of $561,300 and approve the related appropriation A) Accept the Fiscal Year 2026/27 California Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant No. PT27078 in the amount of $561,300 for the grant period of October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027; and
B) Ratify the execution of Grant Agreement No. PT27078 by the Chief of Police as the designated Authorizing Official, and authorize the Chief of Police, or designee, to execute any amendments, reimbursement claims, reports, and related documents necessary to administer the grant with an appropriation of $561,300.
Recommended Action:
15. 26-863 Approval of a Sole Source Justification with Heli-Mart, Inc. for the Ongoing Purchase of Parts for the Police Department Helicopter Fleet for Fiscal Years 2026/27 through 2030/31
Approve the Sole Source Justification with Heli-Mart, Inc. for the ongoing purchase of parts for the Police Department helicopter fleet for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, Recommended Action:
City Council/Public Financing AGENDA October 20, 2026
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2031, in an amount not to exceed $175,000 per fiscal year.
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
16. 26-881 City Celebration Committee Recommendation for America 250 Time Capsule and Plaque at Patriot Park - Civic Center
A) Approve the City Celebration Committee’s recommendation to install an America 250 Time Capsule and Plaque at Patriot Park; and
B) Vote to set aside Resolution No. 2017-25 and direct staff to proceed with producing the plaque as-is or with edits.
Council is also asked to review the suggested items to be included in the time capsule.
Recommended Action:
17. 26-901 Independence Day Celebration - Request for Proposals (RFP) Review and Development
Consider the recommendations of the Finance Commission and provide staff with feedback on the recommendations for the Independence Day RFP.
Recommended Action:
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority is Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California.
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