City Council/Public Financing Authority

AGENDA CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY Monday, May 4, 2020 Council Chambers 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Regular Meeting - 6:00 PM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL LYN SEMETA, Mayor JILL HARDY, Mayor Pro Tem PATRICK BRENDEN, Councilmember KIM CARR, Councilmember BARBARA DELGLEIZE, Councilmember ERIK PETERSON, Councilmember MIKE POSEY, Councilmember STAFF OLIVER CHI, City Manager MICHAEL E. GATES, City Attorney ROBIN ESTANISLAU, City Clerk ALISA BACKSTROM, City Treasurer MEETING ASSISTANCE NOTICE: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, services are available to members of our community who require special assistance to participate in public meetings. If you require special assistance, 48-hour prior notification will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for an assisted listening device (ALD) for the hearing impaired, American Sign Language interpreters, a reader during the meeting and/or large print agendas. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 536-5227 for more information, or request assistance from the staff or Sergeant-at-Arms at the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS: To address the legislative body on items of interest not scheduled for public hearing, Request to Speak forms will be made available at the meeting and are collected by the staff or Sergeant at Arms. Some legislative bodies may provide different Request to Speak forms for public hearing items. AUDIO/VIDEO ACCESS TO BROADCASTED MEETINGS: City Council and Planning Commission meetings are televised live on HBTV-3 Channel 3, and can be viewed via live or archived website at https://huntingtonbeach.legistar.com. City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 4, 2020 Authority 5:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Posey, Delgleize, Hardy, Semeta, Peterson, Carr, Brenden ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS PERTAINING TO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (Received After Agenda Distribution) PUBLIC COMMENTS PERTAINING TO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (3 Minute Time Limit) RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT(S) 1. 20-1602 Mayor Semeta to Announce: Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, the City Council shall recess into Closed Session to meet with its designated labor negotiator: Oliver Chi, City Manager; also in attendance: Travis Hopkins, Assistant City Manager, regarding the following: Huntington Beach Municipal Teamsters (HBMT); Management Employees' Organization (MEO); Police Officers’ Association (POA); Police Management Association (PMA); Huntington Beach Firefighters’ Association (HBFA); Fire Management Association (FMA); Marine Safety Management Association (MSMA) Surf City Lifeguard Employees’ Association (SCLEA) and Non-Represented (Non-Associated) Employees (NA). CLOSED SESSION 2. 20-1590 Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(4), the City Council shall recess into Closed Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding whether to authorize the City Attorney to provide Amicus Support in the Petition to the United States Supreme Court for review of the case Higginson v. Xavier Becerra, et al. Higginson v. Becerra, No. 18-55455 (9th Cir. Jul. 31, 2018). Page 1 of 6 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 4, 2020 Authority 3. 20-1601 Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, the City Council shall recess into Closed Session to meet with its designated labor negotiator: Oliver Chi, City Manager; also in attendance: Travis Hopkins, Assistant City Manager, regarding the following: Huntington Beach Municipal Teamsters (HBMT); Management Employees' Organization (MEO); Police Officer's Association (POA); Police Management Association (PMA); Huntington Beach Firefighters’ Association (HBFA); Fire Management Association (FMA); Marine Safety Management Association (MSMA) Surf City Lifeguard Employees’ Association (SCLEA) and Non-Represented (Non-Associated) Employees (NA). 4. 20-1605 Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2), the City Council shall recess into Closed Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding potential litigation. Number of cases, two (2). 6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING ROLL CALL Posey, Delgleize, Hardy, Semeta, Peterson, Carr, Brenden PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE INVOCATION In permitting a nonsectarian invocation, the City does not intend to proselytize or advance any faith or belief. Neither the City nor the City Council endorses any particular religious belief or form of invocation. 5. 20-1550 Marilyn Anonia of Saint Simon and Jude Catholic Church and member of the Greater Huntington Beach Interfaith Council CLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (Received After Agenda Distribution) Page 2 of 6 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 4, 2020 Authority PUBLIC COMMENTS (all agenda and non-agenda items): Members of the public wishing to submit comments on agenda or non-agenda items that will be read live during the Public Comments portion of the meeting can submit one communication per person of 300 words or less at: https://huntingtonbeachca.gov/HBPublicComments/. Public Comments must be received no later than 4:00 PM the day of the meeting. COUNCIL COMMITTEE - APPOINTMENTS - LIAISON REPORTS, AB 1234 REPORTING, AND OPENNESS IN NEGOTIATIONS DISCLOSURES CITY MANAGER'S REPORT 6. 20-1486 Ascon Landfill Site Update 7. 20-1597 Update of the City COVID-19 Response Plan and Actions for Review and Discussion CONSENT CALENDAR 8. 20-1579 Approve and Adopt Minutes Recommended Action: A) Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority special meeting minutes dated March 31, 2020, as written and on file in the office of the City Clerk; and, B) Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing regular, and Housing Authority special meeting minutes dated April 6, 2020, as written and on file in the office of the City Clerk. 9. 20-1574 Receive and File the City Treasurer's March 2020 Quarterly Investment Summary Report Recommended Action: Receive and File the City Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report for March 2020, pursuant to Section 17.0 of the Investment Policy of the City of Huntington Beach. Page 3 of 6 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 4, 2020 Authority 10. 20-1537 Approve the West Orange County Water Board (WOCWB) proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020/21, with the City of Huntington Beach amount of $1,048,936 Recommended Action: Approve the WOCWB proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020/21, with the City of Huntington Beach amount of $1,048,936. 11. 20-1576 Adopt Resolution No. 2020-23 authorizing certain City Officials to execute Grant Applications and Documents Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 2020-23 , "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Authorizing Certain City Officials to Execute Grant Applications and Documents.” 12. 20-1593 Request for approval to establish a Payment Deferral Program for Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) assessments collected by the City in Response to COVID-19 - Resolution No. 2020-27 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution 2020-27, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Establishing a City Policy Regarding the Deferral of Huntington Beach Tourism Business Improvement District Assessment in Response to COVID-19,” related to the establishment of a TBID payment deferral program, which has been approved by the board of VisitHB. PUBLIC HEARING 13. 20-1594 Adopt Resolution No. 2020-29 to authorize and adopt a Five-Year Plan for Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program Funds and to submit an application for funding in year 1 (Fiscal Year 2020-2021) Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 2020-29, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to Authorize and Adopt a Five-Year Plan for Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program Funds and to Submit an Application for Funding in Year 1 (Fiscal Year 2020-2021).” ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS Page 4 of 6 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 4, 2020 Authority 14. 20-1592 Recommendations for establishing the Huntington Beach Economic Recovery Task Force Recommended Action: A) Form a nine (9) member Huntington Beach Economic Recovery Task Force comprised of local business leaders to provide guidance and recommendations to the City Council on matters related to potential COVID-19 economic recovery efforts; and , B) Appoint two members of the City Council to act as liaisons to the Task Force, including the Mayor and immediate past Mayor. 15. 20-1603 Adopt Resolution No. 2020-30 supporting the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ efforts to address Commercial Re-Openings in response to COVID-19 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 2020-30, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Supporting the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ Efforts to Address Commercial Re-Openings in Response to COVID-19 .” COUNCILMEMBER ITEMS 16. 20-1604 Submitted by Councilmember Posey - Direct staff to research expanded Outdoor Dining Program for COVID-19 restaurant relief Recommended Action: Based on my assessment of the situation, I am requesting that the City Council vote to direct staff to develop a program that would temporarily convert adjacent public spaces into outdoor dining areas to allow restaurants greater dining capacity, given COVID-19 social distancing requirements. COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS (Not Agendized) ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority is Monday, May 18, 2020, at 4:00 PM in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California. Page 5 of 6 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 4, 2020 Authority INTERNET ACCESS TO CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AGENDA AND STAFF REPORT MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE PRIOR TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AT http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov Page 6 of 6