City Council/Public Financing Authority

AGENDA City Council/Public Financing Authority Tuesday, May 20, 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 interested in commenting on agenda -related items may submit a written (supplemental) communication to the City Council via email at SupplementalComm@SurfCity-hb.org. Supplemental Communications are considered public record . Communications received by 5:00 PM Monday prior to the City Council meeting will be distributed to the City Council, posted to the City website, and announced at the City Council meeting, though not read. Please note that Supplemental Communications can only be submitted to SupplementalComm@SurfCity-HB.org. Communications received Monday after the 5:00 PM deadline will only be included in 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 20, 2025 Authority 5:00 PM - CENTRAL LIBRARY LOWER LEVEL THEATER CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Twining, Kennedy, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, Gruel, Williams Pursuant to Resolution No. 2001-54, Mayor Pro Tem McKeon has requested permission to be absent from this meeting. Pursuant to City Charter Section 310 (a), City Clerk Lisa Lane Barnes has requested permission to be absent from this meeting. 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 Closed Session agenda. 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. 25-399 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: Marine Safety Management Association (MSMA). 2. 25-400 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: Surf City Lifeguard Page 1 of 9 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 20, 2025 Authority Employees’ Association (SCLEA). 3. 25-408 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. 4. 25-410 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Huntington Beach for Responsible Growth/Brian Thienes v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; Case No.: 30-2024-01439594. 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 Pursuant to Resolution No. 2001-54, Mayor Pro Tem McKeon has requested permission to be absent from this meeting. Pursuant to City Charter Section 310 (a), City Clerk Lisa Lane Barnes has requested permission to be absent from this meeting. 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. 25-371 Huntington Beach Fire and Police Chaplain Roger Wing PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS (2-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) Page 2 of 9 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 20, 2025 Authority 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 MANAGER'S REPORT 6. 25-171 Department Services and Budget Overview 7. 25-406 Fiscal Year 2025-26 Proposed Budget Review Recommended Action: A) City Council receive and discuss the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26; and B) Set the date for adoption of the City budget as June 3, 2025. A meeting date of June 17, 2025, is set as an alternative should the City Council require additional deliberation to Page 3 of 9 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 20, 2025 Authority approve the budget. CITY TREASURER'S REPORT 8. 25-334 Receive and File the City Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report for March 2025 Recommended Action: Receive and File the City Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report for March 2025, pursuant to Section 18.0 of the Investment Policy of the City of Huntington Beach. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 9 - 20) City Clerk 9. 25-176 Approve and Adopt Minutes Recommended Action: Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes of May 6, 2025. Community and Library Services 10. 25-357 Approve one appointment and four reappointments to the Historic Resources Board, with terms to expire June 30, 2029, as recommended by City Council Liaisons, Butch Twining and Andrew Gruel Recommended Action: A) Approve the appointment of Jayme Makis to the Historic Resources Board, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, as recommended by City Council Liaisons Butch Twining and Andrew Gruel; and B) Approve the reappointments of Amory Hanson, Alan Ray, Duane Wentworth, and Mark Zambrano to the Historic Resources Board, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029, as recommended by City Council Liaisons Butch Twining and Andrew Gruel. 11. 25-362 Receive and file termination notice of the City’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Huntington Beach Central Park Conservancy, Inc. Recommended Action: Accept request received by the Huntington Beach Central Park Conservancy, Inc. to terminate their Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Huntington Beach effective upon the dissolution of the Conservancy . Page 4 of 9 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 20, 2025 Authority 12. 25-385 Approve and authorize execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Premier Girls Fastpitch, Inc. for the use of Huntington Beach Facilities Recommended Action: Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Huntington Beach and Premier Girls Fastpitch, Inc for the Use of Huntington Beach Facilities.” Community Development 13. 25-361 Approve and Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 3 to the Attachment Agreement with Southern California Gas Company for Installation of Advanced Meter Facilities on City-Owned Streetlights Recommended Action: Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute, “Amendment No. 3 to Attachment Agreement Between the City of Huntington Beach and Southern California Gas Company.” 14. 25-373 Approve and Authorize the Execution of a License Agreement with EVA Coffee Project LLC (DBA IYKYK! Coffee Lab) for Temporary Use of City Property at 101 Walnut Avenue Recommended Action: Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “License Agreement by and Between the City of Huntington Beach and EVA Coffee Project LLC. (DBA IYKYK! Coffee Lab) for Temporary Use of City Property at 101 Walnut Avenue.” Public Works 15. 25-321 Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid and authorize execution of a construction contract with Comet Electric, Inc. in the amount of $254,266, for the construction of a traffic signal on Gothard Street at Murdy Fire Station (CC-1672) and execution of change orders Recommended Action: A) Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid submitted by Comet Electric, Inc., in the amount of $254,266; B) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a construction contract in a form approved by the City Attorney; and, C) Authorize the Director of Public Works to approve change orders not to exceed a total Page 5 of 9 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 20, 2025 Authority of 10% of the contract construction costs. 16. 25-358 Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid and authorize execution of a construction contract with Power Engineering Construction Company in the amount of $353,068 for the Bolsa Avenue Bridge Maintenance Project, CC-1745; approve supplemental construction costs; and authorize 15% in contingency funds Recommended Action: A) Accept the lowest and responsible bid submitted by Power Engineering Construction Company in the amount of $353,068; B) Authorize the Director of Public Works to approve change orders up to 15% contingency in potential construction change orders; and , C) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a construction contract with Power Engineering Construction Company in a form approved by the City Attorney. 17. 25-382 Approve and authorize execution of a Right-of-Way Contract with the Orange County Transportation Authority and a Joint Use Agreement with Southern California Edison to facilitate the relocation of electrical facilities related to the I-405 Improvement Project Recommended Action: A) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Right-of-Way Contract with Orange County Transportation Authority; and , B) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Joint Use Agreement with Southern California Edison . 18. 25-384 Approve and authorize execution of Professional Services Contracts for On-Call Development Review Engineering and Professional Consulting Services with Ardurra Group, Willdan Engineering, DMc Engineering, Engineering Resources of Southern California, CSG Consultants, and HR Green Pacific Recommended Action: A) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute , “Professional Services Contract between the City of Huntington Beach and Ardurra Group, Inc., for On-Call Development Review Engineering and Professional Consulting Services;” B) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute , “Professional Services Contract between the City of Huntington Beach and Willdan Engineering for On-Call Development Review Engineering and Professional Consulting Services;” Page 6 of 9 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 20, 2025 Authority C) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute , “Professional Services Contract between the City of Huntington Beach and DMc Engineering, for On-Call Development Review Engineering and Professional Consulting Services;” D) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute, “Professional Services Contract between the City of Huntington Beach and Engineering Resources of Southern California, Inc., for On-Call Development Review Engineering and Professional Consulting Services;” E) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute, “Professional Services Contract between the City of Huntington Beach and CSG Consultants, Inc., for On-Call Development Review Engineering and Professional Consulting Services;” and, F) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute, “Professional Services Contract between the City of Huntington Beach and HR Green Pacific, Inc., for On-Call Development Review Engineering and Professional Consulting Services .” 19. 25-386 Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid and authorize execution of a construction contract with Servitek Electrical & Data, Inc., in the amount of $950,702.50, for the construction of the Edinger Avenue and Heil Avenue Traffic Signal Improvement project (CC-1746) and authorize an appropriation in the amount of $389,268.00 from the Traffic Impact fund Recommended Action: A) Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid submitted by Servitek Electric, Inc., in the amount of $950,702.50; B) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a construction contract in a form approved by the City Attorney; and , C) Authorize the appropriation of Traffic Impact Funds (TIF) in the amount of $389,268.00 to 20690021.82700 . 20. 25-348 Adopt Resolution No. 2025-38 Identifying a list of projects funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 in Fiscal Year 2025/26 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-38, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2025/26 Funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.” ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS Page 7 of 9 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 20, 2025 Authority 21. 25-414 Introduction of the Proposed Memorandum of Understanding with Management Employees’ Organization (MEO) Recommended Action: Receive and consider the proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Huntington Beach and the Management Employees’ Organization for the period of January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027, pursuant to City of Huntington Beach Ordinance No. 4154. 22. 25-415 Introduction of the Proposed Memorandum of Understanding with Huntington Beach Municipal Teamsters (HBMT) Recommended Action: Receive and consider the proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington Beach Municipal Teamsters (HBMT) for the period of January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027, pursuant to City of Huntington Beach Ordinance No. 4154. 23. 25-416 Introduction of Resolution No. 2025-41 Modifying Salary and Benefits for Non-Represented Employees Recommended Action: Receive and consider the proposed Resolution No. 2025-41 “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Modifying Salary and Benefits for Non-Represented Employees.” COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS 24. 25-412 Item Submitted by Councilman Chad Williams, Mayor Pat Burns, and Councilman Don Kennedy - Ocean View School District Board Recommended Action: Direct the City Attorney’s Office to review the actions taken by the Ocean View School District Board as they relate to Measures A and B and, if warranted, work with the Mayor to file a complaint with the appropriate agency. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority is Tuesday, June 3, 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 Page 8 of 9 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA May 20, 2025 Authority http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov Page 9 of 9