Huntington Beach — 2025-03-18

1. 25-081 Joint Study Session of the Citizen Participation Advisory Board\n(CPAB) and City Council to review funding recommendations for the\nCommunity Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME\nInvestment Partnerships (HOME) programs for 2025-26\nCPAB Roll Call: Chair Hammel, Vice Chair Padhiar, Secretary Pena;\nBoard Members Pappas, and Quinn\nRECESS TO CLOSED SESSION\nCLOSED SESSION

10. 25-204 Select a Candidate for Appointment to Vacated City Council Seat\nRecommended Action:\nSelect a candidate for appointment to the vacated City Council seat.\nADMINISTER OATH OFFICE TO NEWLY APPOINTED COUNCILMEMBER\nROLL CALL\nTwining, Kennedy, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, Williams, New Councilmember\nPursuant to Resolution No. 2001-54, Mayor Pro Tem McKeon has requested permission to be\nabsent from this meeting.\nCITY MANAGER'S REPORT

11. 25-167 Department Services and Budget Overview

12. 25-215 Mid-Year Budget Update\nCONSENT CALENDAR (Items 13 - 18)\nCity Clerk

13. 25-158 Approve and Adopt Minutes\nRecommended Action:\nApprove and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes of\nMarch 4, 2025 and special meeting minutes of March 11, 2025.\nCommunity and Library Services

14. 25-163 Approve and authorize execution of a five-year (5) License\nAgreement with Southern California Edison Company for public\nparkland located at Arevalos Park\nRecommended Action:\nApprove the License Agreement with Southern California Edison Company for the use of\nthe 2.58-acre parcel commonly known as Arevalos Park and authorize the Mayor and City\nClerk to execute any and all documents necessary to conclude this transaction.

15. 25-164 Approve and authorize execution of a five-year (5) License\nAgreement with Southern California Edison Company for use of 2.48\nacres of land southeast of Atlanta Avenue and Brookhurst Street to\nbe used as a Community Garden\nRecommended Action:\nApprove the License Agreement with Southern California Edison Company for the use of\nthe 2.48-acre parcel to be used for the Huntington Beach Community Garden and\nauthorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute any and all documents necessary to\nconclude this transaction.\nCommunity Development

16. 25-138 Consider and direct staff to forward the 2024 Housing Element\nAnnual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and\nCommunity Development and the Governor’s Office of Land Use\nand Climate Innovation (formerly the Office of Planning and\nResearch)\nRecommended Action:\nApprove the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, and direct staff to submit the\n2024 Housing Element APR to the California Department of Housing and Community\nDevelopment and Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (formerly the\nOffice of Planning and Research)\nPublic Works

17. 25-136 Approve the West Orange County Water Board (WOCWB) Fiscal Year\n2025/26 Budget in the amount of $1,683,800\nRecommended Action:\nApprove the WOCWB Proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025/26, with the City of\nHuntington Beach amount of $1,046,624 .

18. 25-134 Accept the lowest responsive bid and authorize execution of a\nconstruction contract with Crosstown Electrical & Data, Inc., in the\namount of $242,967.80, for the construction of a fiber optic\ncommunication system for traffic signal communication along Bolsa\nChica Street corridor (CC-1622)\nRecommended Action:\nA) Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid submitted by Crosstown Electrical &\nData, Inc., in the amount of $242,967.80; and\nB) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a construction contract in a form\napproved by the City Attorney .

19. 25-143 Approve Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001 (Smoke/Tobacco Shop\nRegulations) by approving for the introduction of Ordinance Nos.\n4331, 4332, 4333, and 4334\nRecommended Action:\nA) Find Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001 exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 4501, Class 20, which\nsupplements the California Environmental Quality Act because the request is a minor\namendment to the zoning ordinance that does not change the development standards\nintensity or density; and,\nB) Approve Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001 with findings (Attachment No. 1) and\napprove for introduction:\n1. Ordinance No. 4331, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach\nAmending Chapter 204 Use Classifications of the Huntington Beach Zoning and\nSubdivision Ordinance (Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001)”; (Attachment No. 2)\n2. Ordinance No. 4334, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach\nAmending Chapter 211 C Commercial Districts of the Huntington Beach Zoning and\nSubdivision Ordinance (Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001)”; (Attachment No. 3)\n3. Ordinance No. 4333, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach\nAmending Chapter 212 I Industrial Districts of the Huntington Beach Zoning and\nSubdivision Ordinance (Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001)”; (Attachment No. 4)\n4. Ordinance No. 4332, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach\nAmending Chapter 230 Site Standards of the Huntington Beach Zoning Code and\nSubdivision Ordinance (Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001)”; (Attachment No. 5)

2. 25-197 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-LITIGATION (Gov. Code\nsection 54956.9(d)(4).): Number of matters: One (1) - Confer with\nCity Attorney regarding a request to provide Amicus support with\nregard to Byrne, et al. v. Rule, et al.; Court of Appeal Case No.\nB332962.

20. 25-202 Adopt Resolution No. 2025-26 appointing Robert Torrez as Interim\nChief Financial Officer and approving the Employment Agreement.\nRecommended Action:\nA) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-26, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nHuntington Beach Appointing Robert Torrez as Interim Chief Financial Officer;” and\nB) Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the “Employment Agreement\nbetween the City of Huntington Beach and Robert Torrez”\nCITY COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS

3. 25-198 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section\n54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins, City\nManager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human\nResources; Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney and David Cain, Interim\nChief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Huntington Beach\nMunicipal Teamsters (HBMT).

4. 25-199 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section\n54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins, City\nManager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human\nResources; Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney and David Cain, Interim\nChief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Management\nEmployees' Organization (MEO).

5. 25-200 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section\n54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins, City\nManager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human\nResources; Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney and David Cain, Interim\nChief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Marine Safety\nManagement Association (MSMA).

6. 25-201 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Southwest\nVoter Registration Education Project, et al. v. City of Huntington\nBeach; OCSC Case No. 30-2024-01397379-CU-CR-NJC.

7. 25-203 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - Property:\n21091 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA, 92648 (APN\n024-281-16). Agency Negotiators: Travis Hopkins, City Manager;\nAshley Wysocki, Director of Community and Library Services; Chris\nCole, Community and Library Services Manager; William Krill, Real\nEstate Project Manager. Negotiating Parties: (Not Present) Dave\nClapp DBA Jack’s Beach Concessions. Under negotiation: Price and\nterms of lease.

8. 25-211 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-LITIGATION (Gov. Code\nsection 54956.9(d)(4).): Number of matters: One (1).\n6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS

9. 25-185 Huntington Beach Police Chaplain James Pike\nPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE\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)