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Huntington Beach City Council Meeting - February 20, 2024: Library Transparency, Ballot Measures Debate, and Consent Calendar Actions

City Council — Tuesday, February 20, 2024

BodyHuntington Beach, California

SessionCity Council

DateTuesday, February 20, 2024

StatusFILED

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Feel the baby stresses all around us, these hustleings in on magic and agree to take you there.

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Well, you just keep showing you judge he showed you judge he showed uh Yeah, you just he showed up it isn't what you want to hear from my you just wanna find some cut you for free but you just have to show him uh you just showed of you just he showed me uh you just he showed me of it's the only thing if I know any that will set you for life or welcome dirty tree their strike they don't sight it's the sign of the times I too buggy and with sound and like I rap this once more I tell you keep showing you j show you judge he showed uh you just he showed uh yeah you just showed uh yeah now keep showing you keep show I'd like to call the regular meeting of the city council public financing authority to order city clerk may I have the roll call please?

3:34

Yes Councilmember Mosher here Councilmember Bolton here Mayor Pro Tim Burns here Mayor Vandermark here Council Member Strickland here council member McKean has requested permission to be absent pursuant to resolution two thousand one-fifty-four.

3:50

If there are objections go ahead.

3:54

Nope.

3:54

All right, Councilmember Kelmick.

3:56

Here.

3:57

Okay, the minutes will reflect Mr.

3:58

McKean with granted permission.

4:00

Thank you.

4:01

Next is Council Member Commons.

4:03

Council, would anyone like to make a comment?

4:06

Council Member Bolton.

4:09

Uh World Teen Mental Health uh Mental Wellness Day is observed on March 2nd every year.

4:15

Its purpose is to raise awareness and decrease stigma and spark very important conversations on the topic of mental wellness and to make those experiencing mental health challenges aware of available resources.

4:29

In recognition of this, the Love Like Alley Wellness Center, established in memory of Allie West, um an Huntington Beach High freshman who passed away unexpectedly last year, will host the Love Like Alley community fun the morning of March 2nd at Huntington Beach High's football stadium.

4:48

Um it's open to all ages and will offer music fun and refreshment, all in the service of reminding everyone about the importance of the mental health of our young people.

5:00

So you can learn more at their website, which is love like alley wellness.org, and that's L-O-V-E-L-I-K-E-A-L-Y.

5:09

Wellness, oh sorry, wellness center.org.

5:12

Thank you.

5:14

Councilmember Moser.

5:16

Well, um Councilmember Bolton and I had the same idea, so I won't repeat everything that she said.

5:21

Um, but I did ask staff to have the um Love Like Alley fun run flyer available to post right now.

5:30

I don't know if anybody's here to do that.

5:34

No.

5:37

Um I I also just wanted to acknowledge um it's been a little over a year since Allie passed away, um, but she continues to have a major impact in the community through her parents and through the Love Like Alley Wellness Center.

5:51

And um I my family will be participating in the fun run, and I want to make sure that everybody else has the ability to do that as well.

6:00

I will, while it's being pulled up, show you.

6:03

You can zoom in if you're on YouTube.

6:07

Um there is a QR code.

6:09

Um, hopefully we'll we'll get that up.

6:11

Either way, I will go ahead and share that out later via social media as well.

6:16

Um so that's checking at 845 on Saturday, March 2nd.

6:20

Kick off at 9:30, swag entertainment refreshments.

6:24

Make sure you wear purple and let's continue to love like Allie.

6:28

Thank you.

6:34

Any other council members like to make a comment?

6:37

Great.

6:37

We'll move on.

6:38

Announcement of supplemental communications.

6:40

City clerk, do we have any supplemental communications?

6:43

Not for this portion, no mayor.

6:45

Public comments.

6:46

City clerk, do we have anyone signed up to speak for this portion?

6:49

Not yet.

6:50

We'll wait till six o'clock.

6:51

Okay.

6:53

Okay, council.

6:54

Do I have a motion and a second to recess?

6:57

Move by uh council member Strickland, second by Mayor Pro Tem Burns.

7:02

Off to close session.

7:04

I got me.

7:12

Some kind of magic and greeting that takes you there.

7:23

Well, you just keep showing you charge showing key show and key showing.

7:52

Up at it.

8:05

You just want to find I'd like to reconvene the regular meeting of the city council public financing authority.

8:12

City Clerk, may I have the roll call, please?

8:14

Yes, Mayor.

8:15

Councilmember Mosher?

8:17

Here.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Public Comments███████████████████████████27%

Library██████████████████████22%

Elections Administration██████████████████18%

Public Engagement██████6%

Procedural█████5%

Engineering And Infrastructure█████5%

Public Safety███3%

Parks and Recreation███3%

Public Works███3%

Summary of Proceedings

Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority Meeting - February 20, 2024

The Huntington Beach City Council met on February 20, 2024, at 5:00 PM for a closed session, reconvening at 6:00 PM for the regular meeting. The meeting featured extensive public comment on three charter amendments (Measures A, B, C) on the March 5, 2024 ballot, a council member item requesting transparency on library material relocation, and routine consent calendar items. The council approved the consent calendar 6-0-1 (Councilmember McKeon absent), tabled a resolution to increase fireworks permits, and voted 3-3 on a library transparency request, failing it.

Consent Calendar

Approved minutes of February 6, 2024 meeting.
Received and filed the City Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report for December 2023.
Approved the 2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report with amendments to clarify homeless outreach roles and note mobile home advisory board meetings were not held in 2023 (passed 6-0-1).
Approved Final Tract Map No. 19118 for Holly Triangle Townhomes, accepting bonds and subdivision agreement.
Approved a 5-year Joint Use Agreement with Westminster School District for Clegg-Stacey Park (item pulled for future discussion).
Approved a 5-year Recreation Facility Use Agreement with Huntington Beach City School District.
Approved naming parkland at 17281 Eucalyptus Lane as “Vella Park” in honor of fallen Police Officer Nicholas Vella.
Approved a 5-year Professional Services Contract with PSQ Productions for Independence Day Celebration (item pulled for future discussion).
Adopted Resolution No. 2024-08 (revising fireworks permit count from 15 to 16) – tabled to next meeting for definitional clarity on “foundation.”
Approved contracts for oil well abandonment, civic center lease closure, and Miley Keck Tank Farm lease closure, appropriating $1,236,763 in HB Recovery Funds.
Approved a Health Plan-Provider Agreement with CalOptima Health.
Approved a 6-month extension with Newport Beach for Public Safety Helicopter Services.
Approved a 1-year contract extension with Allied Universal Security Services for street sweeping enforcement (not to exceed $411,269.45).
Accepted the Cal OES Violence Against Women Act Grant ($270,857) and authorized contract with Waymakers for victim services.
Accepted the lowest responsive bid of $4,044,900 from R.J. Noble Company for Residential Zone 1 Street Maintenance Project.
Accepted the lowest responsive bid of $315,000 from Nobest, Inc. for Residential Zone 1 Curb Ramp Project.
Adopted Resolution No. 2024-07 authorizing OCTA grant applications for Special Event Shuttle Services and HB Circuit Program.
Adopted Resolution No. 2024-05 certifying resources for FY 2024/25-2029/30 Federal Transportation Improvement Program.

Public Comments & Testimony

74 speakers signed up; speaking time reduced to 2 minutes due to volume.
Majority of speakers opposed Measures A, B, C, arguing they are unnecessary, costly (estimated $1.3–$1.65 million for A), and based on false claims of voter fraud. Many cited the 40-year record of no voter fraud in Huntington Beach.
Supporters of Measures A, B, C argued for voter ID, local control, and flag restrictions, citing concerns about election security and state overreach.
Numerous speakers supported Councilmember Moser’s agenda item (Item 24) requesting transparency on library book relocation, criticizing the removal of books from children’s/teen sections without clear criteria or public input.
Several speakers advocated for a covered roller derby track in Huntington Beach as a community recreation and tourism asset.
Other comments included support for housing element compliance, concerns about noise from tennis/pickleball courts, and a request to fix the library fountains.

Discussion Items

City Clerk Report: Presented the Safe and Sane Fireworks Stand Application and Lottery Process for 2024 (applications March 1–29, lottery April 16).
City Manager Report: Caltrans provided an update on the PCH pavement rehabilitation project (November 2023–end 2025), including ADA ramp upgrades, ladder crosswalks, and traffic signal upgrades. Work hours limited to 9:00 AM–3:30 PM, no weekend/summer work. Councilmember Kalmick questioned coordination with future projects and sea-level rise concerns; Caltrans noted a separate vulnerability assessment program.
Councilmember Moser’s Item (24) – Library Transparency: Requested a detailed report on criteria for book relocation, list of moved books, impact on youth library cards, digital access, and community feedback process. Councilmember Kalmick raised legal concerns about conflict with the municipal code’s adoption of the Library Bill of Rights. City Attorney Gates stated the resolution is not censorship as a matter of law. The item was debated and failed on a 3-3 vote (Moser, Bolton, Kalmick in favor; Burns, Van Der Mark, Strickland opposed; McKeon absent).

Key Outcomes

Consent Calendar approved 6-0-1 (McKeon absent).
Item 8 (Housing Element) approved 6-0-1 with staff amendments to clarify homeless outreach and mobile home board notes.
Item 14 (Fireworks permits) tabled 6-0-1 to next meeting for definition of “foundation.”
Item 24 (Library transparency) failed 3-3.
Item 10 (Clegg-Stacey Park agreement) and Item 13 (Independence Day contract) were pulled for future discussion by staff.
Item 18 (Street sweeping enforcement contract) was withdrawn by Police Captain request.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for March 5, 2024.

Meeting Transcript

Feel the baby stresses all around us, these hustleings in on magic and agree to take you there. Well, you just keep showing you judge he showed you judge he showed uh Yeah, you just he showed up it isn't what you want to hear from my you just wanna find some cut you for free but you just have to show him uh you just showed of you just he showed me uh you just he showed me of it's the only thing if I know any that will set you for life or welcome dirty tree their strike they don't sight it's the sign of the times I too buggy and with sound and like I rap this once more I tell you keep showing you j show you judge he showed uh you just he showed uh yeah you just showed uh yeah now keep showing you keep show I'd like to call the regular meeting of the city council public financing authority to order city clerk may I have the roll call please? Yes Councilmember Mosher here Councilmember Bolton here Mayor Pro Tim Burns here Mayor Vandermark here Council Member Strickland here council member McKean has requested permission to be absent pursuant to resolution two thousand one-fifty-four. If there are objections go ahead. Nope. All right, Councilmember Kelmick. Here. Okay, the minutes will reflect Mr. McKean with granted permission. Thank you. Next is Council Member Commons. Council, would anyone like to make a comment? Council Member Bolton. Uh World Teen Mental Health uh Mental Wellness Day is observed on March 2nd every year. Its purpose is to raise awareness and decrease stigma and spark very important conversations on the topic of mental wellness and to make those experiencing mental health challenges aware of available resources. In recognition of this, the Love Like Alley Wellness Center, established in memory of Allie West, um an Huntington Beach High freshman who passed away unexpectedly last year, will host the Love Like Alley community fun the morning of March 2nd at Huntington Beach High's football stadium. Um it's open to all ages and will offer music fun and refreshment, all in the service of reminding everyone about the importance of the mental health of our young people. So you can learn more at their website, which is love like alley wellness.org, and that's L-O-V-E-L-I-K-E-A-L-Y. Wellness, oh sorry, wellness center.org. Thank you. Councilmember Moser. Well, um Councilmember Bolton and I had the same idea, so I won't repeat everything that she said. Um, but I did ask staff to have the um Love Like Alley fun run flyer available to post right now. I don't know if anybody's here to do that. No. Um I I also just wanted to acknowledge um it's been a little over a year since Allie passed away, um, but she continues to have a major impact in the community through her parents and through the Love Like Alley Wellness Center. And um I my family will be participating in the fun run, and I want to make sure that everybody else has the ability to do that as well. I will, while it's being pulled up, show you. You can zoom in if you're on YouTube. Um there is a QR code. Um, hopefully we'll we'll get that up. Either way, I will go ahead and share that out later via social media as well. Um so that's checking at 845 on Saturday, March 2nd. Kick off at 9:30, swag entertainment refreshments. Make sure you wear purple and let's continue to love like Allie. Thank you. Any other council members like to make a comment? Great. We'll move on. Announcement of supplemental communications. City clerk, do we have any supplemental communications? Not for this portion, no mayor. Public comments. City clerk, do we have anyone signed up to speak for this portion? Not yet. We'll wait till six o'clock. Okay. Okay, council. Do I have a motion and a second to recess? Move by uh council member Strickland, second by Mayor Pro Tem Burns.

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