City Council/Public Financing Authority
Regular MeetingHuntington Beach, CA · July 18, 2023
Agenda
AGENDA
City Council/Public Financing Authority
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Special Meeting of the Housing Authority
Council Chambers
2000 Main Street
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Huntington Beach, CA 92648 STAFF
TONY STRICKLAND, Mayor AL ZELINKA, City Manager
GRACEY VAN DER MARK, Mayor Pro Tem 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
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City Council/Public Financing AGENDA July 18, 2023
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5:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Kalmick, Moser, Van Der Mark, Strickland, McKeon, Bolton, Burns
CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS (3-Minute Time Limit) - The Mayor will facilitate a
voluntary opportunity for members of the Huntington Beach City Council to individually
make brief comments to the public. Please note that the Brown Act does not allow for
lengthy comments, discussion, or action on topics that are not on the agenda.
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 any
topic, including items on the Study Session and/or Closed Session agendas. Individuals wishing
to provide a comment on item(s) 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.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION
1. 23-609 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Name of case:
Pacific Airshow, LLC v. City of Huntington Beach and Kim Carr;
OCSC Case No. 30-2022-01287749.
2. 23-632 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION.
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). City of
Huntington Beach v. State of California; OCSC Case No.
30-2019-01044945.
6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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RECONVENE THE CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING AND CALL TO
ORDER A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
ROLL CALL
Kalmick, Moser, Van Der Mark, Strickland, McKeon, Bolton, Burns
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.
3. 23-517 Huntington Beach Fire and Police Chaplain Roger Wing
CLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY
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 any
topic, including items on the open session 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.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmembers may make brief announcements on any appointments made to a board,
committee, or commission. Councilmembers may not discuss or take any action on these
announcements. Announcements are limited to 1 minute.
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AB 1234 REPORTING
Per AB 1234 (Government Code Section 53232.3(d)) Councilmembers who attend a meeting,
conference, or similar event at the expense of the City must provide a brief report of the meeting,
conference, or similar event during the next regular City Council meeting. Reports are limited to 1
minute.
OPENNESS IN NEGOTIATION DISCLOSURES
Councilmembers must publicly disclose any meetings or communications with City employee
associations, related to the negotiations of labor agreements. Disclosures are limited to 1 minute
and must be made by the next regular City Council Meeting.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
4. 23-628 One Stop Shop Update
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY CLERK
5. 23-516 Approve and Adopt Minutes
Recommended Action:
A) Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting
minutes of June 20, 2023; and,
B) Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority adjourned regular
meeting minutes of June 26, 2023
CITY MANAGER
6. 23-626 Approval of Comments by the Jet Noise Commission to the Federal
Aviation Administration
Recommended Action:
Approve the comment letter , and direct staff to submit the letter to the FAA.
7. 23-559 Consider positions on legislation pending before the State
Legislature, as recommended by the Intergovernmental Relations
Committee (IRC).
Recommended Action:
Approve one or more of the following positions on State legislation:
A) OPPOSE AB (Ward) Change of Gender and Sex Identifier
B) OPPOSE AB 957 (Ward) Family Law: Gender Identity
C) OPPOSE SB 58 (Wiener) Controlled Substances: Decriminalization of Certain
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Hallucinogenic Substances
D) OPPOSE SB 253 (Wiener) Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act
E) OPPOSE SB 770 (Wiener/McGuire) Health Care: Unified Health Care Financing
F) OPPOSE AB 1287 (Alvarez) Density Bonus Law
G) OPPOSE SB 7 (Blakespear) The Homeless Housing Obligation Act
H) OPPOSE SB 555 (Wahab) Stable Affordable Housing Act of 2023
I) OPPOSE SB 584 (Limon/Caballero) Laborforce housing: Short-Term Rental Tax Law
J) OPPOSE SB 50 (Bradford) Vehicles: Enforcement
K) OPPOSE SB 838 (Menjivar) Victim Compensation: Use of Force by a Law
Enforcement Officer
L) OPPOSE Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 4- Eligibility to Vote
8. 23-587 Consideration of the Environmental Sustainability Board’s
Recommendation to Participate in the Surfrider Foundation’s Ocean
Friendly Communities Pilot Program
Recommended Action:
Approve participation in the Surfrider Foundation’s Ocean Friendly Communities Pilot
Program.
COMMUNITY AND LIBRARY SERVICES
9. 23-504 Approve the design and installation of a chronological plaque
depicting the restoration milestone efforts of community volunteers
at Norma Brandel Gibbs Park as recommended by the Community &
Library Service Commission.
Recommended Action:
Approve the recommendation by the Community & Library Services Commission for the
design and installation of a plaque honoring volunteer efforts of the restoration and
beautification of Norma Brandel Gibbs Park on a pylon at the western entrance of the park.
10. 23-597 Approve five-year License Agreement with Southern California
Edison for Edison Community Park
Recommended Action:
Approve the License Agreement with Southern California Edison for the use of 8.06 acres
of property known as Edison Community Park (Contract 9.2193), and authorize the Mayor
and City Clerk to execute any and all documents necessary to complete this transaction.
HUMAN RESOURCES
11. 23-606 Appointment of Sunny Han as Chief Financial Officer and Approval
of the Employment Agreement
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the “Employment Agreement between
the City of Huntington Beach and Sunny Han” for the position of Chief Financial Officer .
PUBLIC WORKS
12. 23-456 Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid, and authorize
execution of a construction contract with R.J. Noble in the amount of
$4,137,704.00 for the Banning Avenue Street Improvements,
CC-1711.
Recommended Action:
A) Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid submitted by RJ Noble in the
amount of $4,137,704.00 (Base Bid + Additive Alternative D); and
B) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a construction contract in a form
approved by the City Attorney.
13. 23-496 Approve and authorize the execution of Amendment No. 1 to the
Professional Services Contract between City of Huntington Beach
and HF&H Consultants, LLC for negotiation services for SB 1383
compliance to increase the contract amount by $40,000 for a total not
to exceed $115,000
Recommended Action:
Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute “Amendment No. 1 to
Professional Services Contract Between City of Huntington Beach and HF&H Consultants,
LLC for Negotiation Services for SB 1383 Compliance.”
14. 23-506 Adopt Resolution No. 2023-30 authorizing the application for grant
funds from the State Department of Parks and Recreation through
the Habitat Conservation Fund Program
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution 2023-30, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach Approving the Application for Grant Funds from the Habitat Conservation Fund
Program.”
15. 23-577 Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid and authorize
execution of a construction contract with Premo Construction in the
amount of $364,095 for the Well 9 Roof Replacement Project,
CC1687.
Recommended Action:
A) Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid submitted by Premo Construction,
Inc. in the amount of $364,095;
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B) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a construction contract in a form
approved by the City Attorney; and
C) Appropriate $97,300 from the Water Fund to account 50691043.82100 .
16. 23-582 Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid and authorize
execution of a construction contract with Fleming Environmental
Inc. in the amount of $1,093,371.00 for the Civic Center Underground
Storage Tank (UST) Replacement Project, CC-1651.
Recommended Action:
A) Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid submitted by Fleming
Environmental Inc. in the amount of $1,093,371.00.
B) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a construction contract in a form
approved by the City Attorney.
PUBLIC HEARING
For the benefit of the public, prior to a public hearing item, each member of the City Council will
disclose any ex parte communications they may have had pertaining to the item. In simple terms,
public hearings are quasi-judicial proceedings and the information used by the City Council to
make its decisions should be limited to that which is obtained during the public hearing. Ex parte
communications, then, means any information obtained outside of a public hearing. In such public
hearing proceedings, the City Council must uphold constitutional and statutory due process rights
of present and non-present parties by disclosing ex parte communications. Ex parte
communications include oral and written information, as well as visual or auditory information
obtained during a site visit.
Individuals wishing to provide a comment on an item scheduled for Public Hearing 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.
17. 23-585 Appeal of the Planning Commission’s action that upheld the Zoning
Administrator’s approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 23-006
(Huntington Beach Community Church Wireless Communication
Facility)
Recommended Action:
A) Find the proposed project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
pursuant to Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines; and
B) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 23-006 with findings and conditions of approval
(Attachment No. 1)
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ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
18. 23-607 Resolution No. 2023-34 approving a Side Letter between the City of
Huntington Beach and the City of Huntington Beach Management
Employees’ Organization (MEO)
Recommended Action:
Approve Resolution No. 2023-34 , “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach Amending the Memorandum of Understanding Between the City and the
Huntington Beach Management Employees’ Organization (MEO) by Adopting the Side
Letter of Agreement” and authorizing the Side Letter between the City of Huntington Beach
and the Huntington Beach MEO retroactive to FY 2015-16 .
19. 23-580 Future Development of 17642 Beach Blvd.
Recommended Action:
A) Receive and file this report; and
B) Provide direction to staff regarding future use of the Site.
20. 23-584 Middle-Income Housing Program Update
Recommended Action:
Receive and file.
COUNCILMEMBER ITEMS
21. 23-622 Submitted by Councilmember Bolton - Employee Recruitment and
Retention Efforts
Recommended Action:
Request the City Manager and Human Resources Departments, with advice from the City
Attorney’s Office, to present the following information at the October 3, 2023 Study
Session (or) Council Briefings/Memos:
1. An analysis of fiscal, legal, and operational impacts (both costs and benefits) of
employee recruitment/retention benefits and other sign-on incentives; and
2. Recommended approach and options (if any) to achieving the goal, including the
operational steps and timeline, staffing and fiscal resources, and community engagement
required.
22. 23-633 Submitted by Mayor Pro Tem Van Der Mark and Councilmember
McKeon - Proposed Charter Amendment - City of Huntington Beach
Real Property - Property Tax
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Recommended Action:
1. Consider proposing an amendment to the City Charter that would restrict City Councils
from engaging in real property transactions that would require the City of Huntington Beach
to forgo regularly collected property taxes on investment property, unless those purchases
are approved by the voters of the City of Huntington Beach. Exceptions to this rule
would/may include real property transactions that are important for acquisition of private
property for infrastructure. Request the Charter Review Ad Hoc Committee propose
parameters, language, and timing of the Charter amendment measure for Council
consideration.
2. Direct the City Manager to come back with a system for the City to have a Real
Property Leasing, Purchasing, and Disposition Policy and a centralized Real Property
function.
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing
Authority is Tuesday, August 1, 2023, in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 2000 Main Street,
Huntington Beach, California.
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
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