Huntington Beach — 2023-11-21

City Council

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1. 23-1012 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section\n54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Eric Parra, Interim\nCity Manager and Melanie Chaney, Chief Negotiator; also in\nattendance: Jose Rodriguez, Human Resources Manager; Theresa\nSt Peter, Interim Director of Human Resources; Travis Hopkins,\nAssistant City Manager; Michael E. Gates, City Attorney; Scott\nHaberle, Fire Chief and Sunny Han, Chief Financial Officer.\nEmployee Organization: Fire Management Association (FMA).
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10. 23-1015 Request for use of additional SLESF funds to fund and finalize\npurchase of a Police helicopter\nRecommended Action:\nA) Authorize the use of an additional $500K in SLESF funds to finalize the purchase of a\npolice helicopter 530F; and\nB) Appropriate $500K from the SLESF fund balance to account 98470101.\nPUBLIC WORKS
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11. 23-961 Adopt Resolution No. 2023-56 ordering the Summary Vacation of an\neasement over a portion of Third Street in the City of Huntington\nBeach\nRecommended Action:\nA) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-56, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nHuntington Beach Ordering the Summary Vacation of an easement over a portion of Third\nStreet in the City of Huntington Beach,” (Attachment 1); and\nB) Instruct the City Clerk to record Resolution No. 2023-56 and the respective, attached\nexhibits with the Orange County Recorder.
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12. 23-976 Approve and authorize execution of three (3) Professional Services\nContracts for On-Call Environmental Engineering Consulting\nServices with CWE, Inc., Environmental Engineering & Contracting,\nInc., and GHD, Inc.\nRecommended Action:\nA) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a $600,000 “Professional\nServices Contract Between the City of Huntington Beach and CWE, Inc. for On-Call\nEnvironmental Engineering Consulting;” and,\nB) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a $600,000 “Professional\nServices Contract Between the City of Huntington Beach and Environmental Engineering\n& Consulting, Inc. for On-Call Environmental Engineering Consulting;” and,\nC) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a $600,000 “Professional\nServices Contract Between the City of Huntington Beach and GHD, Inc. for On-Call\nEnvironmental Engineering Consulting.”
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13. 23-978 Adopt Resolution No. 2023-49 concerning the Measure M2\nExpenditure Report for the City of Huntington Beach\nRecommended Action:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2023-49, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington\nBeach Concerning the Measure M2 Expenditure Report for the City of Huntington Beach."
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14. 23-982 Appropriate $50,000 from the Storm Water Quality fund balance for\nthe deployment of water quality monitoring buoys (2) to support\ninitial water quality monitoring and scoping for water quality\nimprovement projects in the Huntington Harbour\nRecommended Action:\nAppropriate $50,000 from the Storm Water Quality Fund (892) fund balance to account\n89285201.82500. Sufficient fund balance is available to support this request.
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15. 23-968 Approve and authorize execution of a License Agreement by and\nbetween the City of Huntington Beach and Abound Food Care for\nuse of real property for the placement of a solar powered cold food\nstorage unit at the Public Works Corporation Yard, 17371 Gothard\nStreet\nRecommended Action:\nApprove and authorize the Mayor to execute the License Agreement By and Between The\nCity of Huntington Beach and Abound Food Care For Use of Real Property .
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16. 23-1018 Accept bid and authorize execution of a construction contract with\nBeador Construction Company, Inc. in the amount of $4,565,300 for\nthe Admiralty Drive Bridge Rehabilitation Project, CC-1450; approve\nthe appropriation of $2,100,000 from the Measure M undesignated\nfund balance; and authorize 15% in contingency funds\nRecommended Action:\nA) Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid submitted by Beador Construction\nCompany, Inc. in the amount of $4,565,300; and\nB) Approve the budget appropriation of $2,100,000 from the Measure M (213)\nundesignated fund balance to a new account to be created under Finance Department\nguidelines; and\nC) Authorize the Director of Public Works to approve up to a 15% contingency in potential\nconstruction change orders; and\nD) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a construction contract with Beador\nConstruction Company, Inc. in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nADMINISTRATIVE PUBLIC HEARING
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17. 23-995 Appeal of the Planning Commission’s denial of Administrative\nPermit No. 22-015 (Legacy Living LLC Sober Living Reasonable\nAccommodation) - Continued from November 7, 2023\nRecommended Action:\nDeny the appeal and uphold the Planning Commission’s denial of Administrative Permit\nNo. 22-015 with findings of denial (Attachment No. 1).\nADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
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18. 23-1017 Approve Resolution No. 2023-60 and Amendment No. 1 to\nEmployment Agreement with Eric G. Parra - Interim City\nManager/Police Chief\nRecommended Action:\nA) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement between the City of\nHuntington Beach and Eric G. Parra; and\nB) Approve Resolution No. 2023-60, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nHuntington Beach Amending the Non-Associated Employees Pay and Benefits Resolution\n(Exhibit 1A) Non-Associated Appointed Executive Management Salary Schedule” to\ncreate the Interim City Manager/Police Chief classification and salary range.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS
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19. 23-1020 Item Submitted by Council Member Moser - Addressing Veteran\nHomelessness In Our Community\nRecommended Action:\nRequest the City Manager and staff to present the following information at a study session\nin the first quarter of 2024:\n· Schedule and conduct a collaborative study session focused on Veteran\nhomelessness.\n· Develop a targeted action plan based on the findings of the study session to address\ngaps and opportunities related to Veteran homelessness.\n· Engage with local, state, and federal agencies to maximize resources and support for\nthis initiative.\n· Regularly review and adjust the strategy to ensure continued progress and\neffectiveness.
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2. 23-1013 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section\n54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Eric Parra, Interim\nCity Manager and Melanie Chaney, Chief Negotiator; also in\nattendance: Jose Rodriguez, Human Resources Manager; Theresa\nSt Peter, Interim Director of Human Resources; Travis Hopkins,\nAssistant City Manager; Michael E. Gates, City Attorney; Scott\nHaberle, Fire Chief and Sunny Han, Chief Financial Officer.\nEmployee Organization: The Huntington Beach Firefighters’\nAssociation (HBFA).
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20. 23-1021 Item Submitted by Council Member Moser - Exploring the Feasibility\nof Becoming a Certified Autism Destination in Huntington Beach\nRecommended Action:\nRequest the City Manager and staff to present the following information at a City Council\nmeeting by the second quarter of 2024:\n· Conduct a thorough review of the feasibility and requirements for Huntington Beach to\nbecome a Certified Autism Destination.\n· Engage with experts and stakeholders, including representatives from the disabled\ncommunity, to gather insights and recommendations for this initiative.\n· Develop a plan outlining the steps, resources, costs, and timeline required to achieve\nthe certification, ensuring alignment with the guidelines provided in the APA’s Autism\nPlanning and Design Guidelines 1.0.
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3. 23-1016 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). City of\nHuntington Beach v. Newsom, et al.; USDC Case No.\n8:23-CV-00421-FWS (ADSx).\n6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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4. 23-984 Huntington Beach Police Chaplain James Pike\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY\nANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (Received After Agenda\nDistribution)
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5. 23-935 E-Bike Update\nCITY TREASURER'S REPORT
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6. 23-980 Receive and File the City Treasurer’s September 2023 Quarterly\nInvestment Summary Report\nRecommended Action:\nReceive and File the City Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report for September 2023,\npursuant to Section 17.0 of the Investment Policy of the City of Huntington Beach.\nCONSENT CALENDAR (Items 7-16)\nCITY CLERK
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7. 23-996 Approve and Adopt Minutes\nRecommended Action:\nA) Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting\nminutes of November 7, 2023 .\nCITY MANAGER
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8. 23-928 Approve the extension of and fee modifications to the Hometown\nHeroes Banner Program\nRecommended Action:\nA) Continue to assume the City’s management and installation costs to administer the\nHometown Heroes Banner Program; continue to charge the wholesale banner fee of $160\nto qualified applicants for the fabrication of new and replacement banners; and\nB) Give the City Manager authority to make any adjustments to the Program’s wholesale\nbanner fee to offset any future increase in fabrication costs in the future; the rate may be\nadjusted by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate or up to the full, retail fabrication cost at\nthat time.\nCOMMUNITY AND LIBRARY SERVICES
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9. 23-1014 Reaffirmation of Huntington Beach’s Sister City Covenant with Anjo,\nJapan\nRecommended Action:\nApprove and authorize the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore to execute a Reaffirmation of\nthe Sister City Covenant with Anjo, Japan.\nPOLICE