Huntington Beach — 2025-04-15

City Council

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1. 25-292 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 Robert Torrez, Interim\nChief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Huntington Beach\nMunicipal Teamsters (HBMT).
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10. 25-169 Department Services and Budget Overview\nCONSENT CALENDAR (Items 11 - 17)\nCity Clerk
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11. 25-174 Approve and Adopt Minutes\nRecommended Action:\nApprove and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes of\nApril 1, 2025.\nCity Manager
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12. 25-286 2025 City Council Liaison List - Citizen Boards, Commissions, and\nCommittees\nRecommended Action:\nAs recommended by the City Council, Public Financing Authority, Housing Authority,\nParking Authority, and Successor Agency: Approve updates to the 2025 Council Liaison\nList that includes appointments to citizen boards, commissions, committees, and task\nforces as presented by Mayor Burns. (The City Clerk certifies that FPPC Form 806\n“Agency Report of Public Official Appointments” which is used to report additional\ncompensation that officials receive when appointing themselves to positions on\ncommittees, boards or commissions of a public agency, special district and joint powers\nagency or authority was posted to the City’s website according to law prior to this vote.)
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13. 25-307 Approve and Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 3 with\nExcalibur Well Services, Corp.; Approve Additional Funding and\nAppropriation of Funds for Well #3 of the Civic Center Oil Well\nAbandonment Project\nRecommended Action:\nA) Authorize Mayor & City Clerk to execute , “Amendment 3 to Service Agreement\nBetween the City of Huntington Beach and Excalibur Well Services, Corp. for Civic Center\nWell Abandonment” in an all-in amount not to exceed $1,150,000 for full project completion\nas outlined.\nB) Approve an appropriation and transfer of $1,150,000 in HB Recovery Funds to Oil\nWell Abandonment business unit 31465001.828000.\nCommunity Development
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14. 25-277 Approve Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001 (Smoke/Tobacco Shop\nRegulations) by Adopting Ordinance Nos. 4331, 4332, 4333, and 4334\n- All Ordinances Approved for Introduction April 1, 2025 by a Vote of\n7-0\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 adoption:\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)
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15. 25-195 Approve and Authorize Execution of a Lease Amendment with the\nState Lands Commission and an Agreement with the California\nCoastal Commission for the Development of a New Restaurant at 21\nand 22 Main Street on the Huntington Beach Pier\nRecommended Action:\nA) Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the “Amendment of Lease 6616” with the\nState of California State Lands Commission, updating Exhibit C-3 (Sublease\nEndorsement).\nB) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “Agreement Pursuant\nto Special Condition No. 10(B) of CDP 5-22-0804 Between the City of Huntington Beach\nand the California Coastal Commission.”\nCommunity and Library Services
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16. 25-270 Adopt Resolution No. 2025-31 amending Resolution No. 2024-31 of\nthe Citywide Master Fee and Charges Schedule relating to\nCommunity & Library Services facility rental rates and parking rates\nin the South Beach Attended Lots during permitted event days as\nselected by the Director of Community & Library Services\nRecommended Action:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-31, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington\nBeach Amending Resolution No. 2024-31 Which Updated the Citywide Master Fee and\nCharges Schedule” for increased facility rental rates and south beach parking rates during\npermitted special events.\nPublic Works
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17. 25-160 Approve License Agreement and Landscape Maintenance\nAgreement for the G&M Oil Company Facility No. 70 Project at 19442\nBeach Boulevard\nRecommended Action:\nA) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “License Agreement\nbetween the City of Huntington Beach and G&M GAPCO LLC, to Provide Installation and\nMaintenance of Landscaping and Hardscaping Improvements in the Public Right-of-Way”\non State Route 39 (Beach Boulevard) for the G&M Convenience Store project (Attachment\n2), and instruct the City Clerk to record the agreement with the Orange County recorder;\nand,\nB) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Landscape\nMaintenance Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and State of California\n(Caltrans) for improvements within State Highway Right-of-Way on State Route 39 (Beach\nBoulevard) for the G&M Convenience Store project (Attachment 3).\nCOUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS
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18. 25-313 Develop Ad Hoc Committee to Evaluate Collaboration Between City\nand Support Groups/Organizations\nRecommended Action:\nDevelop an ad hoc committee of three Council Members to work with staff and the City\nAttorney to identify all the groups/individuals acting on behalf of or in conjunction with the\nCity, then define the roles and responsibilities to create better lines of communication and\ncoordination to maximize efficiency of city resources and determine whether a formal\nagreement is needed. The committee will return to the City Council within 6 months with\nrecommendations.
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19. 25-295 Item Submitted by Mayor Burns and Mayor Pro Tem McKeon -\nEstablishment of Collaborative Program with Charter Cities\nRecommended Action:\nDirect the City Manager to implement steps for the City of Huntington Beach to participate\nin a collaborative program with other charter cities.\nCITY COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS
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2. 25-293 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 Robert Torrez, Interim\nChief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Management\nEmployees' Organization (MEO).
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3. 25-294 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 Robert Torrez, Interim\nChief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Marine Safety\nManagement Association (MSMA).
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4. 25-299 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-LITIGATION (Gov. Code\nsection 54956.9(d)(4).): Number of matters: One (1).
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5. 25-301 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Broderick\n(Karen Lee) v. City of Huntington Beach; OCSC Case No.:\n30-2024-01418648.
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6. 25-309 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Alianza\nTranslatinx, et al. v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; OCSC Case No.\n30-2025-01462835-CU-WM-CJC.
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7. 25-310 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Protect HB v.\nCity of Huntington Beach; OCSC Case No.:\n30-2025-01470582-CU-WM-CX.\n6:00 PM – CENTRAL LIBRARY LOWER LEVEL THEATER
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8. 25-300 Huntington Beach Police Chaplain Bob Ewing\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)
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9. 25-273 2025 Safe and Sane Fireworks Stand Lottery\nCITY MANAGER'S REPORT