Huntington Beach — 2025-01-21

City Council

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1. 25-023 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section\n54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins,\nActing City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of\nHuman Resources; Michael E. Gates, City Attorney and David Cain,\nInterim Chief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Huntington\nBeach Municipal Teamsters (HBMT).
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10. 25-022 Update of Huntington Beach’s Support for LA Fire Relief Efforts\nCONSENT CALENDAR (Items 11-15)\nCity Clerk
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11. 24-853 Annual Review of the City Code of Ethics\nRecommended Action:\nDirect the City Clerk to record in the official minutes that the City Code of Ethics was\npresented to the City Council, City Manager, Chairpersons, and City Department Directors\nfor their review and distribution as required by Resolution No. 2016-73.
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12. 25-015 Approve and Adopt Minutes\nRecommended Action:\nApprove and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting and the\nHousing Authority, Parking Authority and Successor Agency special meeting minutes of\nDecember 17, 2024.\nFire
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13. 24-941 Approve and authorize execution of Amendment No. 2 with\nExcalibur Well Services, Corp; approve additional funding and\nappropriation of funds for the Civic Center Oil Well Abandonment\nProject.\nRecommended Action:\nA) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute “Amendment No. 2 to\nService Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and Excalibur Well Services,\nCorp. for Civic Center Well Abandonment;” and\nB) Approve an appropriation and transfer of $498,500 in HB Recovery Funds to Oil Well\nAbandonment business unit 31465001.82800.\nFinance
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14. 24-918 Year-End Audit Results for the FY 2023/24 Annual Comprehensive\nFinancial Report (ACFR) and Approval of Fiscal Year 2023/24\nYear-End Audit Adjustments\nRecommended Action:\nA) Receive and File the FY 2023/24 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and other\nauditor-issued reports; and,\nB) Approve year-end budget adjustments to the FY 2023/24 Revised Budget in the funds\nand by the amounts contained in Attachment 3 .\nPublic Works
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15. 24-933 Approve and accept the California State Water Resources Control\nBoard (SWRCB) grant for the Old Pirate Lane State Small Water\nSystem Consolidation Project, CC-1624, and approve appropriation\nof funds\nRecommended Action:\nA) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director to accept the State Water\nResources Control Board (SWRCB) grant for $327,947; and,\nB) Approve appropriation of grant award funding of $327,947 into the SWRCB Old\nPirate Lane business unit 130291001.82100; and,\nC) Approve appropriation of $250,053 into business unit 50691049.82100.\nADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
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16. 24-916 FY 2023-2027 Strategic Plan - Biannual Progress Update #3\nRecommended Action:\nReceive and file the FY 2023-2027 Strategic Plan - Biannual Progress Update #3.
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17. 24-929 Adopt Successor Agency Resolution Nos. 2025-01 and 2025-02\napproving the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) and\nAdministrative Budget for the Huntington Beach Successor Agency\nfor the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in accordance\nwith Health and Safety Code Section 34177 and related actions\nRecommended Action:\nA) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-01, “A Resolution of the Successor Agency to the\nRedevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach Approving the Recognized\nObligation Payment Schedule for the Period July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026 (‘ROPS 25-\n26’);” and\nB) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-02, “A Resolution of the Successor Agency to the\nRedevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach Approving the Successor Agency\nAdministrative Budget for the Period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026 .”
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18. 24-797 Petition to repeal Ordinance No. 4318 Deleting Huntington Beach\nMunicipal Code Chapter 2.66 - Community-Parent Guardian Review\nBoard for Procurement of Children’s Library Materials, and Adding\nSection 2.30.090 - Selection and Use of Library Materials\nRecommended Action:\nA) Adopt Resolution No. 2025 -04, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nHuntington Beach Accepting the Certificate as to Verification of Signatures on Petition\nfrom the Orange County Registrar of Voters Regarding the Initiative Petition Entitled “An\nOrdinance to Amend the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by Deleting Chapter 2.66\nThereof Entitled ‘Community Parent Guardian Review Board for Procurement of\nChildren’s Library Materials’ and Adding Section 2.3 0.090 Thereto Entitled ‘Selection\nand Use of Library Materials;’” and,\nB) Order a “Report of Effect of Proposed Initiative” pursuant to California Elections\nCode Section 9212, presented to the City Council within the timeframe described, but\nno later than 30 days after the elections official certifies to the City Council the\nsufficiency of the petition .
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19. 25-033 Petition for An Ordinance to Amend the Huntington Beach Municipal\nCode by Adding New Section 2.30.100, Entitled “Public Operation of\nLibrary Services”\nRecommended Action:\nA) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-03, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nHuntington Beach Accepting the Certificate as to Verification of Signatures on Petition\nfrom the Orange County Registrar of Voters Regarding the Initiative Petition Entitled “An\nOrdinance to Amend the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by Adding New Section\n2.30.100, Entitled ‘Public Operation of Library Services;’” and,\nB) Order a “Report of Effect of Proposed Initiative” pursuant to California Elections Code\nSection 9212, presented to the City Council within the timeframe described, but no later\nthan 30 days after the elections official certifies to the City Council the sufficiency of the\npetition.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS
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2. 25-024 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section\n54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins,\nActing City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of\nHuman Resources; Michael E. Gates, City Attorney and David Cain,\nInterim Chief Financial Officer. Employee Organization:\nManagement Employees' Organization (MEO).
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20. 24-882 Item Submitted by Mayor Pat Burns - Adopt Resolution No. 2025-01\ndeclaring the City to be a non-sanctuary city for illegal immigrants\nfor the prevention of crime\nRecommended Action:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-01 “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington\nBeach, California, Declaring the City of Huntington Beach a Non-Sanctuary City for Illegal\nImmigration for the Prevention of Crime.”
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21. 25-034 Item Submitted by Mayor Pat Burns, Mayor Pro Tem Casey McKeon,\nand Council Member Don Kennedy - Bolsa Chica Senior Project Ad\nHoc Committee Notification\nRecommended Action:\nThe City Council approve the Ad Hoc Committee’s recommendation to direct the City\nManager to work with the City Attorney to send a letter to the Project Proponents notifying\nthem of the Ad Hoc Committee’s intent to further evaluate the information presented to the\nCity Council and the public at the October 15th, 2024, Hearing, which was relied on prior\nto the Council Members casting their votes.
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3. 25-026 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section\n54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins,\nActing City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of\nHuman Resources; Michael E. Gates, City Attorney and David Cain,\nInterim Chief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Marine\nSafety Management Association (MSMA).
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4. 25-027 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT (Gov. Code section 54957(b)(1).)\nTitle: City Manager.
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5. 25-031 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(4).): One (1).
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6. 25-032 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). City of\nHuntington Beach, et al. v. State of California, et al. (SB54); USDC\nCase No.: 8:25-cv-00026.
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7. 25-008 Infrastructure Report Card
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8. 24-917 The Marisol Senior Living Project Financing\n6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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9. 25-005 Huntington Beach Police Chaplain Bob Ewing\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY\nCITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS (2-Minute Time Limit)\nThe Mayor will facilitate a voluntary opportunity for members of the Huntington Beach City Council\nto individually make brief comments to the public. Please note that the Brown Act does not allow\nfor lengthy comments, discussion, or action on topics that are not on the agenda.\nANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (Received After Agenda\nDistribution)