City Council/Public Financing Authority

AGENDA City Council/Public Financing Authority Tuesday, April 15, 2025 5:00 PM - Closed Session 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Central Library - Lower Level Theater STAFF PAT BURNS, Mayor TRAVIS HOPKINS, City Manager 7111 Talbert Avenue CASEY MCKEON, Mayor Pro Tem MIKE VIGLIOTTA, City Attorney ANDREW GRUEL, Councilman Huntington Beach, CA 92648 LISA LANE BARNES, City Clerk DON KENNEDY, Councilman ALISA BACKSTROM, City Treasurer BUTCH TWINING, Councilman GRACEY VAN DER MARK, Council Woman CHAD WILLIAMS, Councilman IN-PERSON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Members of the public are welcome to attend City Council meetings in person. 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Please be advised that the rules concerning decorum, including the prohibition on members of the audience and speakers wearing or displaying signs or materials that obstruct the view of other audience members, remain in effect at the Library location. Signs shall remain with the holder and shall not be placed in the adjacent seats or in common areas. 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. Sign-ups to Request to Speak will begin in person 30 minutes prior to the start of Study Session, Closed Session, or Regular City Council Meeting, whichever comes first. Sign-ups will be accepted until the commencement of the public comment period. 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. 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Please contact the City Clerk's Office at (714) 536-5227 for more information. City Council/Public Financing AGENDA April 15, 2025 Authority 5:00 PM - CENTRAL LIBRARY LOWER LEVEL THEATER CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Twining, Kennedy, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, Gruel, Williams 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. 25-292 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins, City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human Resources; Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney and Robert Torrez, Interim Chief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Huntington Beach Municipal Teamsters (HBMT). 2. 25-293 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins, City Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human Resources; Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney and Robert Torrez, Interim Chief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Management Employees' Organization (MEO). 3. 25-294 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.) Agency designated representatives: Travis Hopkins, City Page 1 of 7 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA April 15, 2025 Authority Manager; also in attendance: Marissa Sur, Director of Human Resources; Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney and Robert Torrez, Interim Chief Financial Officer. Employee Organization: Marine Safety Management Association (MSMA). 4. 25-299 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-LITIGATION (Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(4).): Number of matters: One (1). 5. 25-301 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Broderick (Karen Lee) v. City of Huntington Beach; OCSC Case No.: 30-2024-01418648. 6. 25-309 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Alianza Translatinx, et al. v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; OCSC Case No. 30-2025-01462835-CU-WM-CJC. 7. 25-310 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Protect HB v. City of Huntington Beach; OCSC Case No.: 30-2025-01470582-CU-WM-CX. 6:00 PM – CENTRAL LIBRARY LOWER LEVEL THEATER RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING ROLL CALL Twining, Kennedy, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, Gruel, Williams 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. 8. 25-300 Huntington Beach Police Chaplain Bob Ewing PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS (2-Minute Time Limit) Page 2 of 7 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA April 15, 2025 Authority 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 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 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 CLERK'S REPORT Page 3 of 7 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA April 15, 2025 Authority 9. 25-273 2025 Safe and Sane Fireworks Stand Lottery CITY MANAGER'S REPORT 10. 25-169 Department Services and Budget Overview CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 11 - 17) City Clerk 11. 25-174 Approve and Adopt Minutes Recommended Action: Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes of April 1, 2025. City Manager 12. 25-286 2025 City Council Liaison List - Citizen Boards, Commissions, and Committees Recommended Action: As recommended by the City Council, Public Financing Authority, Housing Authority, Parking Authority, and Successor Agency: Approve updates to the 2025 Council Liaison List that includes appointments to citizen boards, commissions, committees, and task forces as presented by Mayor Burns. (The City Clerk certifies that FPPC Form 806 “Agency Report of Public Official Appointments” which is used to report additional compensation that officials receive when appointing themselves to positions on committees, boards or commissions of a public agency, special district and joint powers agency or authority was posted to the City’s website according to law prior to this vote.) 13. 25-307 Approve and Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 3 with Excalibur Well Services, Corp.; Approve Additional Funding and Appropriation of Funds for Well #3 of the Civic Center Oil Well Abandonment Project Recommended Action: A) Authorize Mayor & City Clerk to execute , “Amendment 3 to Service Agreement Between the City of Huntington Beach and Excalibur Well Services, Corp. for Civic Center Well Abandonment” in an all-in amount not to exceed $1,150,000 for full project completion as outlined. B) Approve an appropriation and transfer of $1,150,000 in HB Recovery Funds to Oil Well Abandonment business unit 31465001.828000. Community Development Page 4 of 7 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA April 15, 2025 Authority 14. 25-277 Approve Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001 (Smoke/Tobacco Shop Regulations) by Adopting Ordinance Nos. 4331, 4332, 4333, and 4334 - All Ordinances Approved for Introduction April 1, 2025 by a Vote of 7-0 Recommended Action: A) Find Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001 exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 4501, Class 20, which supplements the California Environmental Quality Act because the request is a minor amendment to the zoning ordinance that does not change the development standards intensity or density; and, B) Approve Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001 with findings (Attachment No. 1) and approve for adoption: 1. Ordinance No. 4331, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Chapter 204 Use Classifications of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001)”; (Attachment No. 2) 2. Ordinance No. 4334, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Chapter 211 C Commercial Districts of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001)”; (Attachment No. 3) 3. Ordinance No. 4333, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Chapter 212 I Industrial Districts of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001)”; (Attachment No. 4) 4. Ordinance No. 4332, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Chapter 230 Site Standards of the Huntington Beach Zoning Code and Subdivision Ordinance (Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-001)”; (Attachment No. 5) 15. 25-195 Approve and Authorize Execution of a Lease Amendment with the State Lands Commission and an Agreement with the California Coastal Commission for the Development of a New Restaurant at 21 and 22 Main Street on the Huntington Beach Pier Recommended Action: A) Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the “Amendment of Lease 6616” with the State of California State Lands Commission, updating Exhibit C-3 (Sublease Endorsement). B) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “Agreement Pursuant to Special Condition No. 10(B) of CDP 5-22-0804 Between the City of Huntington Beach and the California Coastal Commission.” Community and Library Services 16. 25-270 Adopt Resolution No. 2025-31 amending Resolution No. 2024-31 of Page 5 of 7 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA April 15, 2025 Authority the Citywide Master Fee and Charges Schedule relating to Community & Library Services facility rental rates and parking rates in the South Beach Attended Lots during permitted event days as selected by the Director of Community & Library Services Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-31, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Resolution No. 2024-31 Which Updated the Citywide Master Fee and Charges Schedule” for increased facility rental rates and south beach parking rates during permitted special events. Public Works 17. 25-160 Approve License Agreement and Landscape Maintenance Agreement for the G&M Oil Company Facility No. 70 Project at 19442 Beach Boulevard Recommended Action: A) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “License Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and G&M GAPCO LLC, to Provide Installation and Maintenance of Landscaping and Hardscaping Improvements in the Public Right-of-Way” on State Route 39 (Beach Boulevard) for the G&M Convenience Store project (Attachment 2), and instruct the City Clerk to record the agreement with the Orange County recorder; and, B) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Landscape Maintenance Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and State of California (Caltrans) for improvements within State Highway Right-of-Way on State Route 39 (Beach Boulevard) for the G&M Convenience Store project (Attachment 3). COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS 18. 25-313 Develop Ad Hoc Committee to Evaluate Collaboration Between City and Support Groups/Organizations Recommended Action: Develop an ad hoc committee of three Council Members to work with staff and the City Attorney to identify all the groups/individuals acting on behalf of or in conjunction with the City, then define the roles and responsibilities to create better lines of communication and coordination to maximize efficiency of city resources and determine whether a formal agreement is needed. The committee will return to the City Council within 6 months with recommendations. 19. 25-295 Item Submitted by Mayor Burns and Mayor Pro Tem McKeon - Establishment of Collaborative Program with Charter Cities Page 6 of 7 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA April 15, 2025 Authority Recommended Action: Direct the City Manager to implement steps for the City of Huntington Beach to participate in a collaborative program with other charter cities. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority is Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave, Huntington Beach, California 92648. 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 7 of 7