City Council/Public Financing Authority

AGENDA City Council/Public Financing Authority Tuesday, September 2, 2025 4:00 PM - Closed Session 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting Special Meetings of the Housing Authority, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL STAFF PAT BURNS, Mayor Parking Authority, and Successor Agency TRAVIS HOPKINS, City Manager CASEY MCKEON, Mayor Pro Tem *Revised Agenda Fri., Aug. 29th* MIKE VIGLIOTTA, City Attorney ANDREW GRUEL, Councilman Added File #25-721 & #25-722 LISA LANE BARNES, City Clerk DON KENNEDY, Councilman JASON SCHMITT, City Treasurer BUTCH TWINING, Councilman Council Chambers GRACEY VAN DER MARK, Council Woman CHAD WILLIAMS, Councilman 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 IN-PERSON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Members of the public are welcome to attend City Council meetings in person. 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Members of the audience and speakers shall not wear or display signs that obstruct the view of other audience members. Signs shall remain with the holder and shall not be placed in 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 or (714) 374-5390 for more information. City Council/Public Financing AGENDA September 2, 2025 Authority 4:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS 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. 25-700 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. 25-701 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 Employees’ Association (SCLEA). 3. 25-702 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). People of the Page 1 of 8 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA September 2, 2025 Authority State of California/Bonta v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; Case No. 30-2023-01312235-CU-WM-CJC. 4. 25-703 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - Property: 21091 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA, 92648 (APN 024-281-16). Agency Negotiators: Travis Hopkins, City Manager; Ashley Wysocki, Director of Community and Library Services; Chris Cole, Community and Library Services Manager; William Krill, Real Estate Project Manager. Negotiating Parties: (Not Present). Under negotiation: Price and terms of lease. NEW 25-716 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2).): One (1). NEW 25-721 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2).): One (1). NEW 25-722 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, et al. v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; OCSC Case No. 30-2024-01397379. 6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING AND CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, PARKING AUTHORITY, AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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. 5. 25-693 Huntington Beach Police Chaplain James Pike PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY Page 2 of 8 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA September 2, 2025 Authority 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) 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 Page 3 of 8 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA September 2, 2025 Authority 6. 25-698 Surfside–Sunset Sand Replenishment Project 7. 25-709 BreatheSafe HB – Community Opioid Response Initiative CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 8 - 14) City Clerk 8. 25-692 Approve and Adopt Minutes Recommended Action: Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes of August 19, 2025. City Manager 9. 25-688 Approve and Authorize First Amendment to Professional Services Contract Between the City of Huntington Beach and Kahn, Soares and Conway for State Legislative Advocacy Services and Approve and Authorize First Amendment to Professional Services Contract Between the City of Huntington Beach and Stapleton & Associates for Federal Legislative Advocacy Services Recommended Action: A) Approve and authorize first amendment to professional services agreement with Kahn, Soares and Conway for one year for state legislative advocacy services; and B) Approve and authorize first amendment to professional services agreement with Stapleton & Associates for one year for federal legislative advocacy services. 10. 25-694 Update 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.) Community Development Page 4 of 8 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA September 2, 2025 Authority 11. 25-689 Approve and authorize execution of the First Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and Nash-Holland 18750 Delaware Investors, LLC – continued from the August 19, 2025, meeting - WITHDRAWN 12. 25-690 Approve and Authorize Execution of the Third Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement and the Second Amendment to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions to Extend Affordability Covenants by Three Years for the Five Points Senior Villas Project (Revised Request) – continued from the August 19, 2025, meeting Recommended Action: A) Approve the Third Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement by and between the Huntington Beach Housing Authority and Five Points Seniors, L.P. to extend the affordability covenants by three years until July 30, 2029, and direct the City Attorney to revise said Third Amendment to reflect this three-year extension; B) Approve the Second Amendment to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions by and between the Huntington Beach Housing Authority and Five Points Seniors, L.P. to extend the affordability covenants by three years until July 30, 2029, and direct the City Attorney to revise said Second Amendment to reflect this three -year extension; and, C) Authorize the Housing Authority Executive Director or their designee to execute the Third Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement, the Second Amendment to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, and all related documents necessary to implement the three-year extension. 13. 25-669 Approve the Annual Report and Budget for the Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District (District) for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and adopt Resolution No. 2025-51 to continue collecting an annual fee from businesses in the District, with a public hearing scheduled for October 7, 2025 Recommended Action: A) Approve the Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District Annual Report and Budget for FY 2025-2026; and B) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-51, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Declaring the City’s Intention to Levy an Annual Assessment For Fiscal Year 2025-2026 within the Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District” and schedule a public hearing for October 7, 2025, to consider continuation of the District. Police Page 5 of 8 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA September 2, 2025 Authority 14. 25-636 Approval to Implement Aerial Flashbangs and Inert Blast Balls for Critical Incident Response Recommended Action: Approve the implementation of aerial flashbangs and inert blast balls as authorized non-lethal tools for use by the Huntington Beach Police Department during critical incident response. 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. 15. 25-623 Certify Environmental Impact Report No. 25-003 by adopting Resolution No. 2025-24; Approve Findings of Fact with a Statement of Overriding Considerations (Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach); and Approve and authorize the execution of an Airshow Event Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and Pacific Airshow, LLC, and amend the On-Call Contract with Environmental Science Associates to appropriate $250,000 for the Airshow Environmental Impact Report and ongoing mitigation monitoring Recommended Action: A) Certify Environmental Impact Report No. 25-003 as adequate and complete in accordance with CEQA requirements and adopt Resolution No. 2025-54, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Certifying the Environmental Impact Report (SCH#2024020006) for the Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach Project” (Attachment No. 1); and B) Approve CEQA Findings of Fact with a Statement of Overriding Considerations (Attachment No. 2); and C) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “Airshow Event Agreement Between the City of Huntington Beach and Pacific Airshow, LLC” for the management and operation of the Pacific Airshow. D) Provide authority to the City Manager and City Attorney to amend On-Call Contract for Page 6 of 8 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA September 2, 2025 Authority ESA to appropriate an additional $250,000 for the Airshow Environment Impact Report and ongoing mitigation monitoring, bringing the on-call contract total to $1,100,000. 16. 25-664 Appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of Conditional Use Permit Nos. 25-007 and 25-014 (Huntington Beach Sports Complex) Recommended Action: A) Find Conditional Use Permit Nos. 25-007 and 25-014 categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15301, Class 1. B) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 25-007 with suggested findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1). C) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 25-014 with suggested findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 2). ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 17. 25-687 Discussion and Direction to the City Clerk and the City Attorney Regarding Voter Identification and Requirements Recommended Action: A) Direct the City Manager to work with the City Clerk and City Attorney to return with cost estimate to retain an elections consultant to assist the City in developing a process to implement the measures approved by the voters in Resolution No. 2024-12 for the 2026 Huntington Beach Municipal Election; and, B) Direct that an ordinance be drafted and brought to City Council for the implementation of Voter Identification pursuant to the passing of Measure A from the March 3, 2024, Presidential Primary Election; and, C) Direct the City Manager to return with an estimate of the costs associated with implementing Resolution No. 2024-12. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION 18. 25-704 Approve for Introduction Ordinance No. 4339 Prohibiting the Sale, Distribution and Possession of Kratom Recommended Action: Approve for introduction Ordinance No. 4339 “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by Adding New Chapter 9.92 Thereof Prohibiting the Sale, Distribution and Possession of Kratom.” 19. 25-663 Approve for Introduction Ordinance No. 4338 Amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code Section 10.44.060 – Oversized Vehicle Parking Regulations Recommended Action: Page 7 of 8 City Council/Public Financing AGENDA September 2, 2025 Authority Approve for introduction Ordinance No. 4338, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Section 10.44.060 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to Oversized Vehicle Parking.” COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS 20. 25-710 Item Submitted by Councilman Chad Williams – Allocation of Revenue Increases to Public Safety Recommended Action: Direct the City Manager to allocate all revenues generated from the 2025 updates to the Huntington Beach Uniform Bail Schedule for Parking Violations exclusively as follows for public safety enhancements: 70% to the Police Department to be expended at the discretion of the Police Chief for the highest and best use; and 30% to the Fire Department, prioritizing funding for the second administrative Fire Captain position (with any excess for other Fire public safety needs). Further direct the City Manager to track these revenues separately and provide quarterly reports to the Council on collections, allocations, and expenditures to ensure transparency and compliance with this directive. NEW 25-714 Item Submitted by Council Woman Gracey Van Der Mark – Request for Resolution in Opposition to Special Election for Redistricting Recommended Action: Direct the City Manager to draft a resolution for City Council approval in opposition to Governor Newsom’s special election regarding redistricting and bring the resolution back for consideration on September 16, 2025. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority is Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 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 8 of 8