City Council/Public Financing Authority
Regular MeetingHuntington Beach, CA · February 1, 2021
Agenda
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
Monday, February 1, 2021
Council Chambers
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Regular Meeting - 6:00 PM
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
KIM CARR, Mayor
TITO ORTIZ, Mayor Pro Tem
BARBARA DELGLEIZE, Councilmember
DAN KALMICK, Councilmember
NATALIE MOSER, 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
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5:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Peterson, Kalmick, Ortiz, Carr, Posey, Moser, Delgleize
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
(Received After Agenda Distribution)
PUBLIC COMMENTS PERTAINING TO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (3 Minute Time Limit) - Anyone
wishing to provide a comment on a Closed Session item may join Zoom Webinar ID 971 5413 0528
via computer device, or by calling (669) 900-6833 (see agenda cover sheet for request to speak
instructions). Individuals will be prompted to speak when the Clerk announces their name or the
last three digits of their phone number. Speakers are encouraged, but not required to identify
themselves by name. Each speaker may have up to 3 minutes to speak; however, the time
allowance may be reduced if warranted by the volume of speakers.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT(S)
1. 21-104 Mayor Carr to announce: Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6,
the City Council takes this opportunity to publicly introduce and
identify designated representatives: Oliver Chi, City Manager, and
Travis Hopkins, Assistant City Manager, who will be participating in
today's Closed Session discussions regarding labor negotiations
with: Huntington Beach Municipal Teamsters (HBMT) and
Management Employees’ Organization (MEO).
CLOSED SESSION
2. 21-086 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.
Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (4) of Subdivision (d) of
Section 54956.9: Number of cases, one (1) - Appeal of Southern
California Association of Governments (SCAG) Final Regional
Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) Methodology for the Sixth
Housing Element Cycle.
3. 21-087 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.
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(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Name of case:
Brewster (Terri Lynn) v. City of Huntington Beach; OCSC Case No.
30-2020-01160094.
4. 21-088 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section
54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Oliver Chi, City
Manager and Travis Hopkins, Assistant City Manager. Employee
Organizations: Huntington Beach Municipal Teamsters (HBMT) and
Management Employees' Organization (MEO).
6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING
ROLL CALL
Peterson, Kalmick, Ortiz, Carr, Posey, Moser, Delgleize
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. 21-103 Janet Ewell, Member of the Greater Huntington Beach Interfaith
Council
CLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY
AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
6. 21-090 Mayor Carr to recognize Black History Month throughout the month
of February 2021
7. 21-091 Mayor Carr to present information about the City’s various Town Hall
Series on topics including COVID-19, Community Choice Energy,
and Homelessness
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (Received After Agenda Distribution)
PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 Minute Time Limit) - At approximately 6:00 PM, individuals wishing to
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provide a comment on agendized or non-agendized items may join Zoom Webinar ID 971 5413
0528 via computer device, or by calling (669) 900-6833 (see agenda cover sheet for request to
speak instructions). Individuals will be prompted to speak when the Clerk announces their name
or the last three digits of their phone number. Public comments will only be heard during this
portion of the agenda. Speakers are encouraged, but not required to identity themselves by name.
Each speaker may have up to 3 minutes to speak; however, the time allowance may be reduced if
warranted by the volume of speakers. To accommodate the amount of business provided on
tonight’s agenda, speakers will be provided a 15-minute window to raise their hands.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE - APPOINTMENTS - LIAISON REPORTS, AB 1234 REPORTING, AND
OPENNESS IN NEGOTIATIONS DISCLOSURES
8. 21-083 Approve Amendment to the 2021 Council Liaison List
Recommended Action:
Approve amendment to the 2021 Council Liaison List as presented by Mayor Carr.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
9. 21-094 Update of the City COVID-19 Response Plan and Vaccination Update
10. 21-098 Downtown Outdoor Dinning Program Update
CITY TREASURER'S REPORT
11. 21-051 Receive and File the City Treasurer's December 2020 Quarterly
Investment Summary Report
Recommended Action:
Motion to receive and file the City Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report for December
2020, pursuant to Section 17.0 of the Investment Policy of the City of Huntington Beach .
CONSENT CALENDAR
12. 21-042 Approve and Adopt Minutes
Recommended Action:
Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes
dated January 19, 2021 , as written and on file in the office of the City Clerk.
13. 21-063 Adopt Resolution No. 2021-08 approving the 2021 Investment Policy
Recommended Action:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2021-08, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach Approving the Statement of Investment Policy 2021 .”
14. 21-101 Consider positions on Local, State and Federal Issues, as
recommended by the City Council Intergovernmental Relations
Committee (IRC)
Recommended Action:
A) Adopt Resolution No. 2021-11, “A Resolution Expressing Support for Actions that will
Further Strengthen Local Governance and Authority Over Housing-Related Issues in Huntington
Beach”; and/or
B) Approve a letter of support for the Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency
Broadband Benefit Program; and/or
C) Approve a letter in opposition to oil and gas drilling off Southern California coast through
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas
Leasing Program.
15. 21-099 Consider adoption of the 2021 City Council Work Plan
Recommended Action:
Adopt the 2021 City Council Work Plan.
16. 21-089 Approve the COVID-19 Small Business Micro Grant Program
Recommended Action:
Approve the COVID-19 Small Business Micro Grant Program.
17. 21-056 Approve Agreement for Professional Engineering and
Environmental Consulting Services between the City of Huntington
Beach and Moffatt & Nichol for the Davenport Bridge Project in
Huntington Harbour
Recommended Action:
Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement for
Professional Engineering and Environmental Consulting Services between the City of
Huntington Beach and Moffatt & Nichol in the amount of $487,314.70.
18. 21-061 Approve 3-Year Professional Services Contracts for As-Needed
Environmental Engineering Services with Geosyntec Consultants,
Inc., Environmental Engineering Contracting, Inc. (EEC
Environmental), Huitt-Zollars, Inc., and CWE
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Recommended Action:
A) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a 3-year (with optional 1
year extension), not-to-exceed $600,000 Professional Services Contract between the City
of Huntington Beach and Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. for As-Needed Environmental
Engineering Services; and ,
B) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a 3-year (with optional 1
year extension), not-to-exceed $600,000 Professional Services Contract between the City
of Huntington Beach and Environmental Engineering Contracting, Inc. for As-Needed
Environmental Engineering Services; and,
C) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a 3-year (with optional 1
year extension), not-to-exceed $600,000 Professional Services Contract between the City
of Huntington Beach and Huitt-Zollars, Inc. for As-Needed Environmental Engineering
Services; and,
D) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a 3-year (with optional 1
year extension), not-to-exceed $600,000 Professional Services Contract between the City
of Huntington Beach and CWE for As-Needed Environmental Engineering Services.
19. 21-073 Approve Final Tract Map No. 18068 and Subdivision Agreement for
the Shorehouse Residential Subdivision by C3 DLG 414 Main Street,
LLC at 414 - 424 Main Street
Recommended Action:
A) Approve Final Tract Map No. 18068 and accept the offer of easements pursuant to
findings and requirements (Attachment No. 1); and ,
B) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Subdivision Agreement
by and between the City of Huntington Beach and C3 DLG 414 Main Street, LLC, Inc.
(Attachment No. 6); and,
C) Accept Faithful Performance Bond No. PB02497501239, Labor and Material Bond
No. PB02497501239 and Monument Bond No. PB02497501240 as sureties for the
installation of the subdivision’s required public improvements and survey monumentation
(Attachment No. 7); and,
D) Instruct the City Clerk to file the respective bonds with the City Treasurer and notify the
Surety, Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company of this action.
20. 21-076 Adopt Ordinance No. 4225 (Zoning Map Amendment No. 17-001), and
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Ordinance No. 4226 (Development Agreement No. 19-001) - Magnolia
Tank Farm
Approved for introduction 1/19/2021 - Vote: 5-2 (Peterson, Carr - No)
Recommended Action:
A) Adopt Ordinance No. 4225, “An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending
the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to Rezone the Real Property
Generally Located on the Westside of Magnolia Street at Banning Avenue from PS-O-CZ
(Public-Semipublic - Oil Production Overlay - Coastal Zone Overlay) to SP-18-CZ
(Specific Plan - Coastal Zone Overlay)(Zoning Map Amendment No. 17-001);” and,
B) Adopt Ordinance No. 4226, “An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Adopting a
Development Agreement By and Between the City of Huntington Beach and SLF-HB
Magnolia, LLC (Developer)(Development Agreement No. 19-001) .”
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
21. 21-085 Consider Maintaining Membership with the Orange County Power
Authority (OCPA), a Community Choice Energy (CCE) Joint Power
Authority (JPA)
Recommended Action:
The City Council has the following options:
A) Maintain membership in the Orange County Power Authority Community Choice
Energy Joint Power Authority,
OR
B) Withdraw from the Orange County Power Authority, and direct staff to complete all
requisite documents necessary to terminate our participation in the CCE JPA.
COUNCILMEMBER ITEMS
22. 21-096 Submitted by Councilmember Moser - Consider directing staff to
prepare a temporary ordinance that limits the fees paid by
restaurants to third party delivery services during the COVID-19
pandemic
Recommended Action:
I recommend that the City Council direct staff to prepare a temporary ordinance that
places a 15% cap on fees paid by restaurants and a 5% cap on non-delivery fees paid by
customers until current COVID-19 restrictions on both indoor and outdoor dining are lifted.
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23. 21-102 Submitted by Mayor Carr, Councilmember Posey, and
Councilmember Kalmick - Consideration of a No Confidence Vote in
Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz, and Removing him from the Mayor Pro
Tem Leadership Role
Recommended Action:
We recommend that the City Council vote to do the following:
1. Conduct a City Council vote of no confidence in Mr. Ortiz.
2. Remove Mr. Ortiz from his current leadership role as Mayor Pro Tem.
3. Identify an alternate member of the City Council to serve as Mayor Pro Tem for the
remainder of this year.
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS (Not Agendized)
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority is
Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at 4:00 PM in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 2000 Main Street,
Huntington Beach, California.
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