Huntington Beach
City Council
17. 25-153 Consider Options on How to Proceed for Citizen Initiative to Repeal
Ordinance No. 4318 by Deleting Huntington Beach Municipal Code
Chapter 2.66 - Community-Parent Guardian Review Board for
Procurement of Children’s Library materials, and Adding Section
2.30.090 - Selection and Use of Library Materials
Recommended Action:
A) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-09, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach Calling for and Ordering the Holding of a General Election on
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for Submission to Voters an Initiative Ordinance to Amend
the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by Deleting Chapter 2.66 Thereof Entitled
‘Community Parent Guardian Review Board for Procurement of Children’s Library
Materials’ and Adding Section 2.03.090 Thereto Entitled ‘Selection and Use of Library
Materials;’” OR,
B) Call for a special election to be held not less than 88 days, nor more than 103 days
after the order of the election, and:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-20, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach Calling for and Ordering the Holding of a Special Election on
Tuesday, ________, 2025, for Submission to the Voters an Initiative Ordinance
to Amend the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by Deleting Chapter 2.66
Thereof Entitled ‘Community Parent Guardian Review Board for Procurement of
Children’s Library Materials’ and Adding Section 2.03.090 Thereto Entitled
‘Selection and Use of Library Materials;’” and,
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-21, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange
to Render Specified Services to the City Relating to the Conduct of a Special
Election to be Held on Tuesday, ________, 2025;” and,
3. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-22, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach Setting Priorities for Filing a Written Argument(s) Regarding
a City Measure and Directing the City Attorney to Prepare an Impartial
Analysis.”; and,
4. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-12, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach Providing for the Filing of Rebuttal Arguments for City
Measures Submitted at Municipal Elections”