Huntington Beach — 2025-09-16

1.\n25-746\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). People of the\nState of California/Bonta v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; Case No.\n30-2023-01312235-CU-WM-CJC.

10.\n25-719\nApprove and authorize execution of a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding between the City of Huntington Beach and Tee It Up\nfor the Troops for the provision of maintenance services at Patriot\nPoint\nRecommended Action:\nAuthorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and approve “Memorandum of\nUnderstanding between the City of Huntington Beach and Tee It Up for the Troops for the\nProvision Maintenance Services at Patriot Point.”\nCommunity Development

11.\n25-691\nApproval of Huntington Beach Tourism Business Improvement\nDistrict (HBTBID) Annual Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26\nRecommended Action:\nApprove the HBTBID Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26.

12.\n25-720\nAnnual Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment\nPartnerships Grant End-of-Year Progress Report to the U.S.\nDepartment of Housing and Urban Development\nSeptember 16, 2025\nRecommended Action:\nA) Adopt the FY 2024-25 CAPER for CDBG and HOME funds; and\nB) Authorize the City Manager to transmit the report to HUD by September 30, 2025.\nPolice

13.\n25-725\nAdopt Ordinance No. 4339 Prohibiting the Sale, Distribution and\nPossession of Kratom – Approved for Introduction September 2,\n2025, by a vote of 7-0\nRecommended Action:\nAdopt Ordinance No. 4339, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington\nBeach Amending the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by Adding New Chapter 9.92\nThereof Prohibiting the Sale, Distribution and Possession of Kratom.”

14.\n25-726\nAdopt Ordinance No. 4338 Amending Huntington Beach Municipal\nCode Section 10.44.060 – Oversized Vehicle Parking Regulations –\nApproved for Introduction September 2, 2025, by a vote of 7-0\nRecommended Action:\nAdopt Ordinance No. 4338, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington\nBeach Amending Section 10.44.060 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to\nOversized Vehicle Parking.”

15.\n25-678\nAppeal of Planning Commission’s Action on Conditional Use Permit\nNo. 24-007 and Coastal Development Permit No. 24-005 (Voong\nResidence)\nRecommended Action:\nA) Find Conditional Use Permit No. 24-007 and Coastal Development Permit No. 24-005\nSeptember 16, 2025\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303,\nClass 3.\nB) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 24-007 and Coastal Development Permit No. 24005 with suggested findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1).

16.\n25-679\nAppeal of Planning Commission’s Action on Conditional Use Permit\nNo. 24-032 and Coastal Development Permit No. 24-036 (Vu\nResidence)\nRecommended Action:\nA) Find Conditional Use Permit No. 24-032 and Coastal Development Permit No. 24-036\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303,\nClass 3.\nB) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 24-032 and Coastal Development Permit No. 24036 with suggested findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1).

17.\n25-708\nApprove Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-003 (Reapplication Process\nfor Group Homes) by approving for introduction Ordinance Nos. 4340\nand 4341\nRecommended Action:\nA) Find Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-003 and amendment to Municipal Code Chapter\n5.110 exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to City\nCouncil Resolution No. 4501, Class 20, which supplements the California Environmental\nQuality Act because the request is a minor amendment to the municipal code and zoning\nordinance that does not change the development standards intensity or density; and,\nB) Approve Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-003 with findings (Attachment No. 1) and\napprove for introduction Ordinance No. 4341, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City\nof Huntington Beach Amending Chapter 230.28 Group Homes of the Huntington Beach\nZoning and Subdivision Ordinance (Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-003)”; (Attachment\nNo. 2); and,\nC) Approve amendment to Municipal Code Chapter 5.110 and approve for introduction\nOrdinance No. 4340, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach\nAmending Chapter 5.110 Group Homes of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Titled\nGroup Homes” (Attachment No. 3).\nADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS

18.\n25-728\nIntroduction of the Proposed Memorandum of Understanding with\nSurf City Lifeguards Employees’ Association\nRecommended Action:\nSeptember 16, 2025\nReceive and consider the proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the City of\nHuntington Beach and the Surf City Lifeguard Employees’ Association (SCLEA) for the\nperiod of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028, pursuant to City of Huntington Beach Ordinance\nNo. 4154.

19.\n25-743\nIntroduction of the Proposed Memorandum of Understanding with\nMarine Safety Management Association\nRecommended Action:\nReceive and consider the proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the City of\nHuntington Beach and the Marine Safety Management Association (MSMA) for the period\nof January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027, pursuant to City of Huntington Beach\nOrdinance No. 4154.

2.\n25-747\nCONFERENCE 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.: 30-2025-01470582.

20.\n25-739\nReport on the expansion of the Huntington Beach Police\nDepartment’s Computer Forensic Laboratory and explore the\nfeasibility of developing a Huntington Beach Police Department DNA\nlaboratory\nRecommended Action:\nDirect staff to research grants and other funding opportunities through the state and federal\ngovernment and return in the first quarter of 2026 to report on possible funding sources.\nORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION

21.\n25-271\nApprove for Introduction Ordinance No. 4335 of the City of\nHuntington Beach Deleting Chapter 2.106 of the Huntington Beach\nMunicipal Code and Dissolving the Huntington Beach Independence\nDay Board\nRecommended Action:\nApprove for introduction Ordinance No. 4335, “An Ordinance of the City of Huntington\nBeach deleting Chapter 2.106 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code and Dissolving the\nHuntington Beach Independence Day Board.”\nCOUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS

22.\n25-711\nItem Submitted by Council Woman Van Der Mark and Mayor Pro Tem\nMcKeon – E-bike Ordinance\nRecommended Action:\nDirect the City Manager and City Attorney to prepare an ordinance amending Huntington\nBeach Municipal Code § 10.84.160 (Riding on Sidewalks)

23.\n25-745\nItem Submitted by Mayor Pro Tem McKeon, Councilman Andrew\nGruel and Councilman Don Kennedy – Business Development Team\nSeptember 16, 2025\nand Service Improvements Ad Hoc Committee\nRecommended Action:\nCreate the Business Development Team and Service Improvements Ad Hoc City Council\nCommittee comprised of three City Council Members and direct the City Manager to\nselect department representatives.

24.\n25-751\nItem Submitted by Councilman Andrew Gruel – Explore Termination\nof Symphony of Flowers Event\nRecommended Action:\nDirect staff to explore steps to terminate the Symphony of Flowers event.

25.\n25-753\nItem Submitted by Councilman Don Kennedy, Mayor Pat Burns, and\nCouncilman Butch Twining - Support for the Recertification of US\nSURFING as the National Governing Body of US Olympic Surfing\nRecommended Action:\nAuthorize the Mayor to issue a letter of support to the US Olympic and Paralympic\nCommittee for recertification of US Surfing as the National Governing Body for the sport of\nsurfing in the United States.\nCITY COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS

3.\n25-748\nCONFERENCE 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.

4.\n25-754\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Tater (Michael\nSeptember 16, 2025\nGeorge) v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; USDC Case No.\n8:20-cv-01772-MEMF (JDEx).\n6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS

5.\n25-729\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)

6.\n25-750\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-60 establishing the delegation of\nauthority for the execution of contracts from department heads to\ndepartment positions\nRecommended Action:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-60, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington\nBeach Establishing the Delegation of Authority for the Execution of Contracts from\nDepartment Heads to Department Positions.”\nCity Manager

7.\n25-727\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-59 Opposing Proposition 50\nRecommended Action:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-59, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington\nBeach Opposing Proposition 50.”

8.\n25-467\nApproval of Agreement with Mercy House to Operate the City’s\nHomeless Navigation Center\nSeptember 16, 2025\nRecommended Action:\nApprove and authorize the City Manager to execute a “Service Agreement between the\nCity of Huntington Beach and Mercy House Living Centers for Operations and\nManagement of a Temporary Shelter,” in a not-to-exceed amount of $2,528,715.13 for the\nperiod of October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, with the option to extend for up to two\nadditional one-year terms, subject to future City Council budget approval, to operate the\nCity’s Homeless Navigation Center.\nCity Treasurer

9.\n25-712\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-58 designating the City Treasurer, Deputy\nCity Treasurer, the Treasury Manager, and Assistant Chief Financial\nOfficer as persons authorized to execute Financial Transactions in\nthe name of the City of Huntington Beach\nRecommended Action:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-58, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington\nBeach Authorizing the Manual and/or Facsimile Signatures of the City Treasurer, Deputy\nCity Treasurer, the Treasury Manager, and Assistant Chief Financial Officer as Persons\nAuthorized to Execute Financial Transactions in the Name of the City of Huntington\nBeach.”\nCommunity and Library Services