Economic Development Committee

MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 14, 2021 ***Virtual Meeting*** 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Study Session - Regular Meeting - 3:30 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 April 14, 2021 Committee In attendance: Mayor Kim Carr, Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz, Councilmember Erik Peterson, Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Robert Ramirez CALL TO ORDER: 3:30 PM 1. Mayor Carr announced Special Notice Regarding COVID-19. SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19 On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19. On March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20 which allows a local legislative body to hold public meetings via teleconferencing, and to make public meetings accessible telephonically or otherwise electronically to all members of the public seeking to observe and to address the local legislative body. Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20, please be advised that some members of the Economic Development Committee and/or City staff may participate in this meeting telephonically or electronically. ROLL CALL Mayor Kim Carr (present), Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz (present-late), Councilmember Erik Peterson (Present). 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes from the March 10, 2021 meeting were approved 2-0-1 (Mayor Pro Tem Ortiz wasn’t able to take part in vote due to late participation). 4. Housing Update Ursula Luna-Reynosa provided an update on the City’s homeless shelter and its availability of beds. Ursula Luna-Reynosa also provided an update on the Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Program including the number of households assisted to date, and the potential of additional HOME funding toward this program. Development Update Ursula Luna-Reynosa provided an update on Sares Regis’ development at the former Boeing site, including construction updates on Amazon and CAMBRO facilities. Ursula Luna-Reynosa provided a brief update on Newlight Technologies and their intention to keep their headquarters in Huntington Beach. She also provided information on an initial meeting with TopGolf and a proposed housing development at Bella Terra. Page 2 of 2 Economic Development MINUTES April 14, 2021 Committee 5C. General Update Ursula Luna-Reynosa provided a general update on the City’s kickoff meeting with consultant Studio One Eleven regarding the downtown urban design study. Ursula Luna-Reynosa also provided updates on the hiring of the Economic Development Manager position and Measure C in relation to proposed projects such as the Surf Wave Project. 6. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 4:00pm until May 12, 2021 at 3:30pm. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Economic Development Committee is Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 3:30pm on the Lower Level, Room B-8 at Huntington Beach, California. Page 1 of 1