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Council approves assessment and safety measures
Huntington BeachOct 7, 20254 min read
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The City Council approved an annual assessment for the Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District for fiscal year 2025-26 and moved forward on several public safety and operational items, including a proposed ordinance to ban the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide.
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The biggest outcome was approval of the annual assessment for the Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District for fiscal year 2025-26, unless written protests had reached the required threshold. The Council also directed staff to draft an ordinance banning the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide in Huntington Beach, citing rising arrests tied to recreational misuse. In addition, members advanced an election-related resolution calling for immediate action to ensure a legally valid and transparent 2026 general election.
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- Approved and adopted prior meeting minutes.
- Authorized $98,000 to replace a failed irrigation booster pump at the Huntington Beach Sports Complex.
- Adopted Ordinance No. 4335 dissolving the Huntington Beach Independence Day Board.
- Approved zoning changes for the group homes reapplication process through Ordinance Nos. 4340 and 4341.
- Adopted a memorandum of understanding with the Marine Safety Management Association.
- Adopted a memorandum of understanding with the Surf City Lifeguard Employees' Association.
- Amended the Measure M 7-year Capital Improvement Program to add the Trash Provision Compliance FCS Installation project.
- Held the public hearing and adopted Resolution No. 2025-52 approving the annual assessment for the Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District for FY 2025-26.
- Directed the City Manager and City Attorney to prepare an ordinance prohibiting the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide in Huntington Beach.
- Approved Resolution No. 2025-64 supporting immediate action for a legally valid and transparent 2026 general election.
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City Council/Public Financing Authority
Oct 7, 2025, 6:00 PMCouncil Chamberscompleted
4:30 PM - Closed Session 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
Agenda
- 4:30 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (Received After Agenda Distribution)
- PUBLIC COMMENTS (3-Minute Time Limit)
- RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
- CLOSED SESSION
- CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). Alianza Translatinx, et al. v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; OCSC Case No. 30-2025-01462835.
- CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION. (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9). People of the State of California/Bonta v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; Case No. 30-2023-01312235-CU-WM-CJC.
- CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54956.8.) Property: 21091 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 (APN 024-281-16). Agency negotiator: 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: Paul Maddison - Pacific City Hotel, LLC dba Pasea Hotel and Spa (Not Present). Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment.
- 6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
- RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING
- ROLL CALL
- INVOCATION
- Huntington Beach Police Chaplain Bob Ewing
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- CLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY
- CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS (2-Minute Time Limit)
- AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
- Presentation of 2025 Mosquito Awareness Campaign Award by Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District to the City of Huntington Beach
- Legislative Update provided by Board of Supervisor First District, Janet Nguyen
- Presentation by Unite 4 Freedom Regarding a Legally Valid 2026 Election
- ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (Received After Agenda Distribution)
- PUBLIC COMMENTS (3-Minute Time Limit)
- COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
- AB 1234 REPORTING
- OPENNESS IN NEGOTIATION DISCLOSURES
- CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
- Community Outreach and Engagement
- CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 9-15)
- City Clerk
- Approve and Adopt Minutes
- Community and Library Services
- Authorize the appropriation of $98,000 from the Huntington Central Park Sports Complex (HCPSC) Capital Improvement Fund 325 to replace the failed irrigation booster pump at the Huntington Beach Sports Complex
- Adopt Ordinance No. 4335 of the City of Huntington Beach Deleting Chapter 2.106 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code and Dissolving the Huntington Beach Independence Day Board - Approved for Introduction September 16, 2025, by a vote of 7-0
- Community Development
- Approve Zoning Text Amendment No. 25-003 (Reapplication Process for Group Homes) by adopting Ordinance Nos. 4340 and 4341 - Approved for Introduction September 16, 2025, by a vote of 7-0
- Human Resources
- Adopt Resolution No. 2025-62 Approving and Implementing the Memorandum of Understanding with Marine Safety Management Association
- Adopt Resolution No. 2025-63 Approving and Implementing the Memorandum of Understanding with Surf City Lifeguards Employees’ Association
- Public Works
- Amend the Measure M 7-year Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2025/2026 through 2031/2032 to add the Trash Provision Compliance FCS Installation project
- PUBLIC HEARING
- Public Hearing to Adopt Resolution No. 2025-52 for Annual Assessment Approval in the Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026
- COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS
- Item Submitted by Council Woman Gracey Van Der Mark and Councilmen Butch Twining and Don Kennedy - Prohibition on Sale and Distribution of Nitrous Oxide in Huntington Beach
- Item Submitted by Mayor Pat Burns - Adopt Resolution No. 2025-64 in Support of Immediate Action to Ensure a Legally Valid and Transparent 2026 General Election
- CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS
- ADJOURNMENT
- The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing Authority is Tuesday, October 21, 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
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