Economic Development Committee

MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Thursday, October 29, 2020 Room B-8, Lower Level 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Study Session - ***SPECIAL MEETING*** Regular Meeting - 1:00 PM STAFF 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, or request assistance from the staff or Sergeant-at-Arms at the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS: To address the legislative body on items of interest not scheduled for public hearing, Request to Speak forms will be made available at the meeting and are collected by the staff or Sergeant at Arms. Some legislative bodies may provide different Request to Speak forms for public hearing items. AUDIO/VIDEO ACCESS TO BROADCASTED MEETINGS: City Council and Planning Commission meetings are televised live on HBTV-3 Channel 3, and can be viewed via live or archived website at https://huntingtonbeach.legistar.com. Economic Development MINUTES October 29, 2020 Committee In attendance: Mayor Lyn Semeta, Councilmember Kim Carr, Councilmember Erik Peterson, Oliver Chi, Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Steve Holtz, Robert Ramirez CALL TO ORDER 1:00 PM ROLL CALL PUBLIC COMMENTS None APPROVAL OF MINUTES Review and approve minutes from the September 9, 2020 meeting. 1. Housing Ursula Luna-Reynosa provided an update on the status of Jamboree Housing agreement for senior affordable housing. 2. Economic Development Report Dr. Wallace Walrod gave a presentation entitled, City of Huntington Beach Industry Cluster and Workforce Analysis. Dr. Walrod provide an overview of findings and highlights for the City of Huntington Beach. 3. General Updates Ursula Luna-Reynosa provided an update on the Ruby’s Auction. Robert Ramirez provided an update on buildings under construction in downtown, which include retail and office spaces. Ursula Luna-Reynosa provided updates on public right-of-way information at Pacific Coast Highway and the Big Lots shopping center on Goldenwest Street. Mayor Lyn Semeta requested to add “Major Projects” category as one of the items for future agenda. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 2:13 pm until November 11, 2020 at 3:30pm, which was cancelled. Page 2 of 2