Huntington Beach — 2025-09-02

City Council

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1.\n25-700\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).
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10.\n25-694\nUpdate 2025 City Council Liaison List – Citizen Boards,\nCommissions, and Committees\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.)\nCommunity Development
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11.\n25-689\nApprove and authorize execution of the First Amendment to the\nAffordable Housing Agreement between the City of Huntington\nBeach and Nash-Holland 18750 Delaware Investors, LLC – continued\nfrom the August 19, 2025, meeting - WITHDRAWN
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12.\n25-690\nApprove and Authorize Execution of the Third Amendment to the\nAffordable Housing Agreement and the Second Amendment to the\nDeclaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions to Extend\nAffordability Covenants by Three Years for the Five Points Senior\nSeptember 2, 2025\nVillas Project (Revised Request) – continued from the August 19,\n2025, meeting\nRecommended Action:\nA) Approve the Third Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement by and between\nthe Huntington Beach Housing Authority and Five Points Seniors, L.P. to extend the\naffordability covenants by three years until July 30, 2029, and direct the City Attorney to\nrevise said Third Amendment to reflect this three-year extension;\nB) Approve the Second Amendment to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and\nRestrictions by and between the Huntington Beach Housing Authority and Five Points\nSeniors, L.P. to extend the affordability covenants by three years until July 30, 2029, and\ndirect the City Attorney to revise said Second Amendment to reflect this three -year\nextension; and,\nC) Authorize the Housing Authority Executive Director or their designee to execute the\nThird Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement, the Second Amendment to the\nDeclaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, and all related documents\nnecessary to implement the three-year extension.
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13.\n25-669\nApprove the Annual Report and Budget for the Huntington Beach\nDowntown Business Improvement District (District) for Fiscal Year\n2025-2026 and adopt Resolution No. 2025-51 to continue collecting an\nannual fee from businesses in the District, with a public hearing\nscheduled for October 7, 2025\nRecommended Action:\nA) Approve the Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District Annual\nReport and Budget for FY 2025-2026; and\nB) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-51, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nHuntington Beach Declaring the City’s Intention to Levy an Annual Assessment For Fiscal\nYear 2025-2026 within the Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District”\nand schedule a public hearing for October 7, 2025, to consider continuation of the District.\nPolice
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14.\n25-636\nApproval to Implement Aerial Flashbangs and Inert Blast Balls for\nCritical Incident Response\nRecommended Action:\nApprove the implementation of aerial flashbangs and inert blast balls as authorized\nnon-lethal tools for use by the Huntington Beach Police Department during critical incident\nresponse.
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15.\n25-623\nCertify Environmental Impact Report No. 25-003 by adopting\nResolution No. 2025-24; Approve Findings of Fact with a Statement\nof Overriding Considerations (Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach);\nand Approve and authorize the execution of an Airshow Event\nAgreement between the City of Huntington Beach and Pacific\nAirshow, LLC, and amend the On-Call Contract with Environmental\nScience Associates to appropriate $250,000 for the Airshow\nEnvironmental Impact Report and ongoing mitigation monitoring\nRecommended Action:\nA) Certify Environmental Impact Report No. 25-003 as adequate and complete in\naccordance with CEQA requirements and adopt Resolution No. 2025-54, “A Resolution of\nthe City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Certifying the Environmental Impact\nReport (SCH#2024020006) for the Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach Project”\n(Attachment No. 1); and\nB) Approve CEQA Findings of Fact with a Statement of Overriding Considerations\n(Attachment No. 2); and\nC) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “Airshow Event\nAgreement Between the City of Huntington Beach and Pacific Airshow, LLC” for the\nmanagement and operation of the Pacific Airshow.\nD) Provide authority to the City Manager and City Attorney to amend On-Call Contract for\nESA to appropriate an additional $250,000 for the Airshow Environment Impact Report\nand ongoing mitigation monitoring, bringing the on-call contract total to $1,100,000.
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16.\n25-664\nAppeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of Conditional Use\nPermit Nos. 25-007 and 25-014 (Huntington Beach Sports Complex)\nRecommended Action:\nA) Find Conditional Use Permit Nos. 25-007 and 25-014 categorically exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15301, Class 1.\nB) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 25-007 with suggested findings and conditions of\napproval (Attachment No. 1).\nSeptember 2, 2025\nC) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 25-014 with suggested findings and conditions of\napproval (Attachment No. 2).\nADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
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17.\n25-687\nDiscussion and Direction to the City Clerk and the City Attorney\nRegarding Voter Identification and Requirements\nRecommended Action:\nA) Direct the City Manager to work with the City Clerk and City Attorney to return with cost\nestimate to retain an elections consultant to assist the City in developing a process to\nimplement the measures approved by the voters in Resolution No. 2024-12 for the 2026\nHuntington Beach Municipal Election; and,\nB) Direct that an ordinance be drafted and brought to City Council for the implementation\nof Voter Identification pursuant to the passing of Measure A from the March 3, 2024,\nPresidential Primary Election; and,\nC) Direct the City Manager to return with an estimate of the costs associated with\nimplementing Resolution No. 2024-12.\nORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION
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18.\n25-704\nApprove for Introduction Ordinance No. 4339 Prohibiting the Sale,\nDistribution and Possession of Kratom\nRecommended Action:\nApprove for introduction Ordinance No. 4339 “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City\nof Huntington Beach Amending the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by Adding New\nChapter 9.92 Thereof Prohibiting the Sale, Distribution and Possession of Kratom.”
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19.\n25-663\nApprove for Introduction Ordinance No. 4338 Amending Huntington\nBeach Municipal Code Section 10.44.060 – Oversized Vehicle\nParking Regulations\nRecommended Action:\nApprove for introduction Ordinance No. 4338, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City\nof Huntington Beach Amending Section 10.44.060 of the Huntington Beach Municipal\nCode Relating to Oversized Vehicle Parking.”\nCOUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS
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2.\n25-701\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).
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20.\n25-710\nItem Submitted by Councilman Chad Williams – Allocation of\nRevenue Increases to Public Safety\nRecommended Action:\nDirect the City Manager to allocate all revenues generated from the 2025 updates to the\nSeptember 2, 2025\nHuntington Beach Uniform Bail Schedule for Parking Violations exclusively as follows for\npublic safety enhancements: 70% to the Police Department to be expended at the\ndiscretion of the Police Chief for the highest and best use; and 30% to the Fire\nDepartment, prioritizing funding for the second administrative Fire Captain position (with\nany excess for other Fire public safety needs). Further direct the City Manager to track\nthese revenues separately and provide quarterly reports to the Council on collections,\nallocations, and expenditures to ensure transparency and compliance with this directive.\n25-714\nItem Submitted by Council Woman Gracey Van Der Mark – Request\nfor Resolution in Opposition to Special Election for Redistricting\nRecommended Action:\nDirect the City Manager to draft a resolution for City Council approval in opposition to\nGovernor Newsom’s special election regarding redistricting and bring the resolution back\nfor consideration on September 16, 2025.\nCITY COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS
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3.\n25-702\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). People of the\nSeptember 2, 2025\nState of California/Bonta v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; Case No.\n30-2023-01312235-CU-WM-CJC.
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4.\n25-703\nCONFERENCE 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). Under\nnegotiation: Price and terms of lease.\n25-716\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2).): One (1).\n6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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5.\n25-693\nHuntington 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)
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6.\n25-698\nSurfside–Sunset Sand Replenishment Project
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7.\n25-709\nBreatheSafe HB – Community Opioid Response Initiative\nCONSENT CALENDAR (Items 8 - 14)\nCity Clerk
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8.\n25-692\nSeptember 2, 2025\nApprove and Adopt Minutes\nRecommended Action:\nApprove and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes of\nAugust 19, 2025.\nCity Manager
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9.\n25-688\nApprove and Authorize First Amendment to Professional Services\nContract Between the City of Huntington Beach and Kahn, Soares\nand Conway for State Legislative Advocacy Services and Approve\nand Authorize First Amendment to Professional Services Contract\nBetween the City of Huntington Beach and Stapleton & Associates\nfor Federal Legislative Advocacy Services\nRecommended Action:\nA) Approve and authorize first amendment to professional services agreement with Kahn,\nSoares and Conway for one year for state legislative advocacy services; and\nB) Approve and authorize first amendment to professional services agreement with\nStapleton & Associates for one year for federal legislative advocacy services.