City Council/Public Financing Authority

AGENDA City Council/Public Financing Authority Tuesday, December 5, 2023 6:00 PM Council Chambers 2000 Main Street MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Huntington Beach, CA 92648 STAFF TONY STRICKLAND, Mayor ERIC G. PARRA, Interim 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 IN-PERSON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Members of the public are welcome to attend City Council meetings in person. Alternate ways to view meetings live or on -demand include: livestreamed on HBTV Channel 3 (replayed on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. and Thursday at 6:00 p.m.); live and archived meetings for on-demand viewing accessed from https://huntingtonbeach.legistar.com/calendar , https://bit.ly/SurfCityTV, or the City's YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/cityofhb, 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 in the City Council Chambers by completing a Request to Speak form delivered to the City Clerk. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION: 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 to the Council via email at SupplementalComm@Surfcity-hb.org. Supplemental Communications are public record, and if received by 9:00 AM 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 after the 9:00 AM deadline will be incorporated into the administrative record. Members of the public are also welcome to communicate with the City Council (and staff supporting Council) at City.Council@surfcity-hb.org. 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 December 5, 2023 Authority 6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Kalmick, Moser, Van Der Mark, Strickland, McKeon, Bolton, Burns PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Led by Preston Van Der Mark 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. 1. 23-983 Pastor Joe Pedick of Calvary Chapel of the Harbour 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. AB 1234 REPORTING Page 1 of 3 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA December 5, 2023 Authority 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 AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS 2. 23-986 Mayor Strickland to present the Mayor’s HB Excellence Award to Cathy Fikes, Senior Administrative Assistant, City Manager’s Office 3. 23-987 City 2023 Retrospect (or Comments) by Outgoing Mayor Strickland 4. 23-988 Presentations by Mayor Strickland to Colleagues 5. 23-997 Presentations by Community Members to the Outgoing Mayor CONDUCT ELECTION OF MAYOR/MAYOR PRO TEM 6. 23-1034 Procedure for the election of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem Recommended Action: A) Follow procedure as established in City Council Resolution No. 6320 for the election of the next Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem; - OR- B) Set aside City Council Resolution No. 6320 and establish different procedures. 7. 23-989 Mayor Strickland calls for motion to elect new Mayor Oath of Office administered to new Mayor Presentation of gavel by outgoing Mayor Strickland to new Mayor Presentation of gifts by new Mayor to outgoing Mayor Strickland New Mayor presides Page 2 of 3 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA December 5, 2023 Authority 8. 23-990 New Mayor calls for motion to elect new Mayor Pro Tem Oath of Office administered to new Mayor Pro Tem COMMENTS BY NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, AND COUNCILMEMBERS ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority is Tuesday, December 19, 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 Page 3 of 3