Huntington Beach — 2025-07-15

1.\n25-571\nCONFERENCE 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).

10.\n25-544\nHuntington Beach Fire and Police Chaplain Roger Wing\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)

11.\n25-593\nFire Department American Heart Association Presentation

12.\n25-600\nIndependence Day Celebration Recap\nCONSENT CALENDAR (Items 13 - 17)\nCity Clerk

13.\n25-545\nApprove and Adopt Minutes\nRecommended Action:\nApprove and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes of\nJuly 1, 2025.\nCommunity Development

14.\n25-536\nApprove and authorize execution of a reimbursement agreement\nwith Socal Holdings, LLC in the amount of $291,420 to fund the\npreparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the\nPalm/Goldenwest Specific Plan Amendment by LSA Associates;\napprove an increase in the Community Development Department’s\nProfessional Services listing authority by $291,420 and appropriate\nfunds to be fully reimbursed\nRecommended Action:\nA) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Reimbursement\nAgreement Between the City of Huntington Beach and Socal Holdings, LLC for Costs\nIncurred for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the Palm /Goldenwest\nSpecific Plan Amendment in the amount of $291,420 as prepared by the City Attorney\nJuly 15, 2025\n(Attachment No. 1); and\nB) Approve an increase in the Community Development Department’s professional\nservice listing authority by $291,420 for the preparation of the Environmental Impact\nReport for the Palm/Goldenwest Specific Plan Amendment pursuant to Administrative\nRegulation Number 228, Section 7.1; and\nC) Appropriate funds as revenues are received in the amount of $291,420 from the\nGeneral Fund to the Community Development Department Professional Services Account\n10060201.69365 for the Professional Services Contract between the City and LSA\nAssociates, Inc., which is funded by a reimbursement agreement.

15.\n25-542\nAdopt Resolution 2025-50 Confirming Cost Report for Weed\nAbatement on Private Parcels within the City for the 2025 Season\nRecommended Action:\nA) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-50, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nHuntington Beach Confirming the Report of the Public Works Director Regarding the Cost\nfor Weed Abatement on Private Property Within the City for the 2025 Season,” and\nB) Direct that all charges listed thereon be certified to the Orange County 2025/26\nProperty Tax Roll.\nPolice

16.\n25-597\nApprove continued Be Well contracted services using funding within\nthe 2025/26 approved budget\nRecommended Action:\nApprove the continuation of contracted services utilizing funding already included in the\napproved FY 2025/26 budget, as well as available funds from FY 2024/25 .\nPublic Works

17.\n25-543\nApprove and Accept the Public Improvements, Release the Sureties\nfor and Accept a Guarantee and Warranty Bond for the HB Walk\nProject (Tract 19157)\nRecommended Action:\nA)\nAccept the improvements constructed and dedicated for public use with Tract 19157,\nand instruct the City Clerk to record the Notice of Acceptance of Public Improvements\n(Attachment 2) with the Orange County Recorder; and,\nB)\nAccept Guarantee and Warranty Bond No. PB30310409024-M (Attachment 3); the\nsurety furnished for guarantee and warranty of public improvements; and instruct the City\nJuly 15, 2025\nClerk to file the bond with the City Treasurer; and,\nC)\nInstruct the City Treasurer to release the Faithful Performance Bond No.\nPB03010409024, Labor and Material Bond No. PB03010409024 , and Monument Bond\nNo. PB03010409039; and,\nD) Instruct the City Clerk to notify the developer, Olson Urban-Huntington Beach 4, LLC,\nof this action, and the City Treasurer to notify the surety company, Philadelphia Indemnity\nInsurance Company, of this action.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS

18.\n25-603\nItem Submitted by Andrew Gruel, Councilman and Pat Burns, Mayor\n- Community Garden With Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (MTA)\nRecommended Action:\nDirect staff to explore the feasibility of creating a community garden with an emphasis on\nutilizing multi-trophic aquaculture (MTA) on City property and report back to Council with\nfindings/results within six months. Based on the outcome of the feasibility study, consider\nand deliberate the appropriate next steps for project development (site identification,\nenvironmental impacts, timeline, and community engagement).

19.\n25-602\nItem Submitted by Gracey Larrea-Van Der Mark, Council Woman; Pat\nBurns, Mayor; Casey McKeon, Mayor Pro Tem - Prohibition of the\nSale and Distribution of Kratom\nRecommended Action:\nDirect the City Manager to work with the City Attorney and HBPD to prepare an ordinance\nprohibiting and/or restricting the sale or distribution of kratom in the City of Huntington\nBeach.

2.\n25-572\nCONFERENCE 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: Surf City Lifeguard\nEmployees’ Association (SCLEA).

20.\n25-604\nItem Submitted by Don Kennedy, Councilman; Pat Burns, Mayor;\nChad Williams, Councilman - Transparency for Taxpayers - Public\nContracts\nRecommended Action:\nDirect staff to evaluate and develop a Contract Completion Reporting Policy, and report\nback to the City Council with the policy, and twice a year thereafter with contract reports.\nThe Contract Completion Reporting Policy should consider all contracts $500,000 or\nmore and include project description, total cost, final budget summary (on/below/over\nbudget), project schedule completion summary, and any other applicable information.

21.\n25-606\nItem Submitted by Don Kennedy, Councilman and Pat Burns, Mayor\n- Present additional vendor selection information related to the July\nJuly 15, 2025\n1, 2025, City Council Approval of agenda Item #13 (25-396)\nProfessional Services Contracts for On-Call General Civil\nEngineering and Professional Consulting Services\nRecommended Action:\n·\n·\n·\n·\nA detailed explanation of the selection process used to award the contracts\nThe total number of vendors that submitted proposals and how many were\nultimately selected\nA breakdown of the contract types and associated engineering or professional\nservice disciplines\nA discussion of the anticipated projects and needs these contracts are intended to\nsupport\nRequest that the City Manager direct staff to prepare and present the above referenced\ninformation for all future On-Call contracts being presented to City Council for authorization\nand approval.\nCITY COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS

3.\n25-573\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Protect HB v.\nJuly 15, 2025\nCity of Huntington Beach; OCSC Case No.: 30-2025-01470582.

4.\n25-576\nCONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code\nsection 54956.8.)\nProperty: 10449 Adams Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92646\nAgency negotiator: Travis Hopkins, City Manager; Kriss Casanova,\nEconomic Development Manager; Steve Holtz, Deputy Director of\nCommunity Development; Jennifer Villasenor, Director of\nCommunity Development.\nNegotiating parties: Rex & Larry Gilmore, Eric Johnson & Ryan\nGilmore and Moon Valley Nurseries (Not Present).\nUnder negotiation: Price and terms of payment.

5.\n25-583\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Frahm (Robert),\net al. v. City of Huntington Beach; OCSC Case No.:\n30-2023-01319592.

6.\n25-584\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). City of\nHuntington Beach, Parents 1A-9A v. Gavin Newsom, et al.; USDC\nCase No: 8:24-cv-02017 CBM (JDEx).

7.\n25-585\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Torres (Anita\nM.) v. City of Huntington Beach; OCSC Case No. 30-2023-01350857.

8.\n25-586\nCONFERENCE 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.

9.\n25-605\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-LITIGATION (Gov. Code\nsection 54956.9(d)(4).): One (1).\n6:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS