City Council

18. 25-155 Consider Options on How to Proceed for Citizen Initiative “An Ordinance to Amend the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by Adding New Section 2.30.100, Entitled ‘Public Operation of Library Services’” Recommended Action: A) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-13, “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 Adding New Section 2.03.100, Entitled ‘Public Operation of Library Services;’” 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. 2025-23, “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 Voters an Initiative Ordinance to Amend the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by Adding New Section 2.03.100, Entitled ‘Public Operation of Library Services;’” and, 2. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-24, “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. 2025-25, “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. 2025-16, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California , Providing for the Filing of Rebuttal Arguments for City Measures Submitted at Municipal Elections”