City Council/Public Financing Authority

AGENDA City Council/Public Financing Authority Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Special Meeting - 8:00 PM Council Chambers 2000 Main Street MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Huntington Beach, CA 92648 STAFF TONY STRICKLAND, Mayor --or-- AL ZELINKA, City Manager GRACEY VAN DER MARK, Mayor Pro Tem Virtual via Zoom Webinar MICHAEL E. GATES, City Attorney RHONDA BOLTON, Councilmember ROBIN ESTANISLAU, City Clerk PAT BURNS, Councilmember ALISA BACKSTROM, City Treasurer DAN KALMICK, Councilmember CASEY McKEON, Councilmember NATALIE MOSER, Councilmember IN-PERSON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION/ZOOM ACCESS: Members wishing to attend the meeting in person are encouraged to wear a face covering. Assembly Bill 361 (AB 361) authorizes public meetings to take place via teleconference (i.e., virtual using Zoom), or in person if in part, State and Local officials continue to recommend measures to promote social distancing. In addition to this hybrid format, alternate ways to view City Council meetings live or on-demand remain: livestreamed on HBTV Channel 3 (replayed on Wednesday’s at 10:00 a.m. and Thursday’s at 6:00 p.m.); live and archived meetings for on-demand viewing accessed from https://huntingtonbeach.legistar.com/calendar; or, from any Roku, Fire TV or Apple device by downloading the Cablecast Screenweave App and searching for the City of Huntington Beach channel. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Individuals wishing to provide a comment on agendized or non -agendized items, including Study Session, Closed Session, and Public Hearing, may do so in person by completing a Request to Speak form delivered to the City Clerk, or from a virtual location by entering Zoom Webinar ID 971 5413 0528 via computer device, or by phone at (669) 900-6833. The Zoom Webinar can be accessed here: https://huntingtonbeach.zoom.us/j/97154130528. Instructions for those utilizing computer devices to request to speak are provided in each section of the agenda where public comments are accepted. Members of the public unable to personally participate in the meeting but interested in communicating with the City Council on agenda-related items are encouraged to submit a written (supplemental) communication via email at SupplementalComm@Surfcity-hb.org, or City.Council@surfcity-hb.org. Supplemental Communications are public record, and if received by 2:00 PM on the day of the meeting, will be distributed to the City Council prior to consideration of agenda -related items, posted to the City website, and announced, but not read, at the meeting. Communications received following the 2:00 PM deadline will be incorporated into the administrative record. 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. City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 16, 2023 Authority 8:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING ROLL CALL Kalmick, Moser, Van Der Mark, Strickland, McKeon, Bolton, Burns ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (Received After Agenda Distribution) PUBLIC COMMENTS (3-Minute Time Limit) At this time, the City Council will receive comments from members of the public regarding item (s) on the special meeting agenda. Individuals wishing to provide a comment may do so in person by filling out a Request to Speak form delivered to the City Clerk. All speakers are encouraged, but not required to identify themselves by name. Each speaker may have up to 3 minutes unless the volume of speakers warrants reducing the time allowance. Please note that the Brown Act does not allow discussion or action on topics that are not on the agenda. Members of the public who would like to speak directly with a Councilmember on an item not on the agenda may consider scheduling an appointment by contacting the City Council's Administrative Assistant at (714) 536-5553 or emailing the entire City Council at city.council@surfcity-hb.org. While the City Council welcomes public involvement and supports and defends free speech, the City Council rejects comments from anyone that are discriminatory, defamatory or otherwise not protected free speech. Those comments will not inform nor be considered by the City Council and may be cause for the Mayor to interrupt the public speaker. Such public comments will not be consented to or otherwise adopted by the City Council in its discussions and findings for any matter tonight. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 1. 23-443 Consider request to withdraw from the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) Recommended Action: Direct the City Manager to work with the City Attorney to provide notice to withdraw from the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority is Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California. INTERNET ACCESS TO CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AGENDA AND Page 1 of 2 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 16, 2023 Authority STAFF REPORT MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE PRIOR TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AT http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov Page 2 of 2