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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
Monday, April 1, 2019
Council Chambers
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
No Study Session / Closed Session - 5:00 PM
Regular Meeting - 6:00 PM
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
ERIK PETERSON, Mayor
LYN SEMETA, Mayor Pro Tem
PATRICK BRENDEN, Councilmember
KIM CARR, Councilmember
BARBARA DELGLEIZE, Councilmember
JILL HARDY, Councilmember
MIKE POSEY, Councilmember
STAFF
FRED A. WILSON, City Manager
MICHAEL E. GATES, City Attorney
ROBIN ESTANISLAU, City Clerk
ALISA BACKSTROM, City Treasurer
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AGENDA April 1, 2019
Based on the lack of a Study Session and time needed to cover the Closed Session
items, the meeting will be called to order at 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Brenden, Carr, Semeta, Peterson, Posey, Delgleize, Hardy
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS PERTAINING TO
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS(Received After Agenda Distribution)
PUBLIC COMMENTS PERTAINING TO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (3 Minute Time Limit)
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT(S)
19-4131.Mayor Peterson to Announce: Pursuant to Government
Code § 54957.6, the City Council takes this opportunity to
publicly introduce and identify designated labor negotiators
Fred Wilson, City Manager and Lori Ann Farrell-Harrison,
Assistant City Manager; also in attendance: David Segura,
Fire Chief, Mike Baumgartner, Marine Safety Division Chief,
Gilbert Garcia, Chief Financial Officer and Michele Warren,
Director of Human Resources who will be participating in
today's Closed Session discussions regarding the
following: Marine Safety Management Association (MSMA).
CLOSED SESSION
19-3952.Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2), the City
Council shall recess into Closed Session to confer with the
City Attorney regarding potential litigation. Number of
cases, four (4).
19-3963.Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1), the City
Council shall recess into Closed Session to confer with the
City Attorney regarding the following lawsuit: AKM
Consulting Engineers, Inc. v. City of Huntington Beach, et
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al.; OCSC Case No. 30-2017-00902740.
19-4124.Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, the City Council
shall recess into Closed Session to meet with its
designated labor negotiators: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager,
Lori Ann Farrell-Harrison, Assistant City Manager; also in
attendance: David Segura, Fire Chief, Mike Baumgartner,
Marine Safety Division Chief, Gilbert Garcia, Chief Financial
Officer, Michele Warren, Director of Human Resources
regarding the following: Marine Safety Management
Association (MSMA).
6:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING
ROLL CALL
Brenden, Carr, Semeta, Peterson, Posey, Delgleize, Hardy
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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.
19-3825.Marsha Rechsteiner of Saints Simon and Jude Catholic
Church and member of the Greater Huntington Beach
Interfaith Council
CLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (Received After Agenda
Distribution)
PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 Minute Time Limit)
COUNCIL COMMITTEE - APPOINTMENTS - LIAISON REPORTS, AB 1234
REPORTING, AND OPENNESS IN NEGOTIATIONS DISCLOSURES
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
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AGENDA April 1, 2019
19-3916.Approve and Adopt Minutes
Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes
dated March 18, 2019, as written and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Recommended Action:
19-3977.Approve the March 2019 City of Huntington Beach Strategic
Plan Update
Approve the March 2019 Strategic Objectives Update as contained within Attachment 1.
Recommended Action:
19-3878.Adopt Resolution No. 2019-18 directing the execution and
recordation of a Notice of Cessation of Special Tax -
Improvement Area B of the City of Huntington Beach
Community Facilities District (CFD) No. 2002-1 (McDonnell
Centre Business Park)
A) Adopt Resolution No. 2019-18, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach Directing the Execution of a Notice of Cessation of Special Tax -
Improvement Area B of the City of Huntington Beach Community Facilities District No.
2002-1 (McDonnell Centre Business Park);” and ,
B) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute and record the Notice of
Cessation and other related documents and actions.
Recommended Action:
19-3719.Award and authorize execution of a Three-Year Contract
with Pinnacle Petroleum Inc. for Bulk Fuel Service - Jet-A
Aviation Fuel in an amount not to exceed $300,000 per year
Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “Service Agreement
Between the City of Huntington Beach and Pinnacle Petroleum, Inc. for Bulk Fuel Services
- Jet-A Aviation Fuel” in an amount not to exceed $300,000 per year for three years.
Recommended Action:
19-39910.Approve and authorize execution of Cooperative
Agreement No. C-8-1882 for the Orange County Enhanced
Mobility for Seniors and Disabled (EMSD) Grant Program
between the Orange County Transportation Authority
(OCTA) and City of Huntington Beach, accept grant award
and authorize expenditure and appropriation of funds
Recommended Action:
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A) Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute “Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-1882
Between the Orange County Transportation Authority and City of Huntington Beach” for a
term of October 1, 2018, through September 30, 2020; and,
B) Accept the grant award and approve the expenditure of funds for three buses and
transportation software as referenced in Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-1882; and,
C) Authorize the appropriation of $50,000 into account 10345502.63230 to be
reimbursed through Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-1882.
19-40611.Approve the Appointment of Assistant City Manager Lori
Ann Farrell-Harrison as Interim City Manager, approve
Amendment to Employment Agreement, and adopt
Resolution No. 2019-21 establishing compensation
A) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “Amendment to
Employment Agreement Between the City of Huntington Beach and Lori Ann
Farrell-Harrison” for the position of Interim City Manager; and,
B) Adopt Resolution No. 2019-21, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach Modifying Salary and Benefits for Non-Represented Employees by
Establishing the Compensation of Interim City Manager.”
Recommended Action:
19-39212.Adopt Ordinance No. 4178 amending Huntington Beach
Municipal Code Chapter 5.48 relating to Taxi Cabs
Approved for introduction 3/18/2019 - Vote: 5-0-2 (Brenden,
Delgleize absent)
Adopt Ordinance No. 4178, “An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending
Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.48 Taxi Cabs.”
Recommended Action:
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
19-39413.Approve and authorize execution of a Three-Year Lease
Agreement for 5770 Research Drive and adopt Resolution
No. 2019-22 pursuant to SB 850 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018
and Government Code Section 8698.2) for the Development
and Operation of a 50-Bed Navigation Center
Recommended Action:
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A) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into the Three-Year Commercial Lease
Agreement for 5770 Research Drive, Huntington Beach, CA; and,
B) Authorize the City Manager to execute all documents related to the Lease to further the
action; and,
C) Adopt Resolution 2019-22, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach Pursuant to SB 850 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018 and Government Code Section
8698.2);” and,
D) Increase appropriations in the FY 2018/19 Revised Budget for the Office of Business
Development by $104,000 for the annual lease costs of the Navigation Center.
COUNCILMEMBER ITEMS
19-40914.Notice of Termination of Rainbow/Republic Services
Evergreen Contract
Direct the City Manager to prepare a letter of written notification to Republic Services of
the City’s intent to terminate the current franchise agreement pursuant to the terms of the
agreement, and present that termination letter to the City Council for approval at the
next-scheduled City Council Meeting.
Recommended Action:
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS (Not Agendized)
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council/Public Financing
Authority is Monday, April 15, 2019, at 4:00 PM 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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City of Huntington Beach
File #:19-413 MEETING DATE:4/1/2019
Mayor Peterson to Announce: Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, the City Council
takes this opportunity to publicly introduce and identify designated labor negotiators Fred
Wilson, City Manager and Lori Ann Farrell-Harrison, Assistant City Manager; also in
attendance: David Segura, Fire Chief, Mike Baumgartner, Marine Safety Division Chief, Gilbert
Garcia, Chief Financial Officer and Michele Warren, Director of Human Resources who will be
participating in today's Closed Session discussions regarding the following: Marine Safety
Management Association (MSMA).
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City of Huntington Beach
File #:19-395 MEETING DATE:4/1/2019
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2), the City Council shall recess into Closed
Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding potential litigation. Number of cases, four
(4).
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City of Huntington Beach
File #:19-396 MEETING DATE:4/1/2019
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1), the City Council shall recess into Closed
Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding the following lawsuit: AKM Consulting
Engineers, Inc. v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; OCSC Case No. 30-2017-00902740.
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City of Huntington Beach
File #:19-412 MEETING DATE:4/1/2019
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, the City Council shall recess into Closed Session to
meet with its designated labor negotiators: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager, Lori Ann Farrell-
Harrison, Assistant City Manager; also in attendance: David Segura, Fire Chief, Mike
Baumgartner, Marine Safety Division Chief, Gilbert Garcia, Chief Financial Officer, Michele
Warren, Director of Human Resources regarding the following: Marine Safety Management
Association (MSMA).
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City of Huntington Beach
File #:19-382 MEETING DATE:4/1/2019
Marsha Rechsteiner of Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Church and member of the Greater Huntington
Beach Interfaith Council
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City of Huntington Beach
File #:19-391 MEETING DATE:4/1/2019
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY:Robin Estanislau, CMC, City Clerk
PREPARED BY:Robin Estanislau, CMC, City Clerk
Subject:
Approve and Adopt Minutes
Statement of Issue:
The City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes dated March 18, 2019, require
review and approval.
Financial Impact:
None.
Recommended Action:
Approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing Authority regular meeting minutes dated March
18, 2019, as written and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve and/or request revision(s).
Analysis:
None.
Environmental Status:
Non-Applicable.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Non-Applicable - Administrative Item
Attachment(s):
1. March 18, 2019 CC/PFA Minutes
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Minutes
City Council/Public Financing Authority
City of Huntington Beach
Monday, March 18, 2019
5:00 PM - Council Chambers
6:00 PM - Council Chambers
Civic Center, 2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, California 92648
A video recording of the 6:00 PM portion of this meeting
is on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and archived at
www.surfcity-hb.org/government/agendas/
Based on the lack of a Study Session and time needed to cover the Closed Session items, the meeting
was called to order at 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALLED TO ORDER — 5:00 PM
ROLL CALL
Present: Carr, Semeta, Peterson, Posey, and Hardy
Absent: Brenden, and Delgleize
Councilmembers Brenden and Delgleize requested, and with no objections, were granted
permission to be absent pursuant to Resolution No. 2001-54
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS PERTAINING TO CLOSED SESSION
ITEMS (Received After Agenda Distribution) — None
PUBLIC COMMENTS PERTAINING TO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (3 Minute Time Limit) — None
RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION ITEM NOS. 1-11 — 5:01 PM
Mayor Peterson Announced: Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, the City Council takes this
opportunity to publicly introduce and identify designated labor negotiators Fred Wilson, City Manager and
Peter Brown, outside counsel; also in attendance are Gilbert Garcia, Chief Financial Officer and Michele
Warren, Director of Human Resources who will be participating in today’s Closed Session discussions
regarding the following: Interim City Manager.
CLOSED SESSION
1. 19-314 Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1), the City Council recessed into
Closed Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding the following lawsuit:
City of Huntington Beach v. The Stephouse Recovery, Inc.; et al.; OCSC Case No.
30-2018-01025168.
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2. 19-315 Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1), the City Council recessed into
Closed Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding the following lawsuit:
City of Huntington Beach v. Nevaeh Re 1, LLC; OCSC Case No. 30-2018-01025173.
3. 19-316 Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1), the City Council recessed into
Closed Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding the following lawsuit:
City of Huntington Beach v. David Lacy, et al.; OCSC Case No. 30-2018-01025153.
4. 19-317 Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1), the City Council recessed into
Closed Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding the following lawsuit:
City of Huntington Beach v. Coastline Recovery LLC; et al.; OCSC Case No. 30-
2018-01025162.
5. 19-318 Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1), the City Council recessed into
Closed Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding the following lawsuit:
City of Huntington Beach v. Anthony Roxstrom; OCSC Case No. 30-2018-
010285104.
6. 19-356 Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1), the City Council recessed into
Closed Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding the following lawsuit:
Cody Rogers, et al. v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; USDC Case No. 8:19-cv-
00031 DOC (ADSx).
7. 19-358 Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1), the City Council recessed into
Closed Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding the following lawsuit: In
re: Ruby’s Diner, Inc., a California Corporation, US Bankruptcy Court Case No. 8:18-
bk-13311-CB.
8. 19-359 Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1), the City Council recessed into
Closed Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding the following lawsuit:
Kennedy Commission, et al. v. City of Huntington Beach, et al.; OCSC Case No. 30-
2015-00801675.
9. 19-360 Pursuant to Government Code § 54954.5(e), the City Council recessed into Closed
Session to discuss the public employment of Interim City Manager.
10. 19-363 Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, the City Council recessed into Closed
Session to meet with its designated labor negotiators: Fred A. Wilson, City
Manager, Peter Brown, outside counsel and Chief Negotiator; also in attendance:
Gilbert Garcia, Chief Financial Officer, Michele Warren, Director of Human
Resources regarding the following: Interim City Manager.
11. 19-367 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2), the City Council recessed into
Closed Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding potential litigation.
Number of cases, three (3).
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6:00 PM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
RECONVENED CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING — 6:00 PM
Councilmembers Brenden and Delgleize requested, and with no objections, were granted
permission to be absent pursuant to Resolution No. 2001-54
ROLL CALL
Present: Carr, Semeta, Peterson, Posey, and Hardy
Absent: Brenden, and Delgleize
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Led by Councilmember Carr
INVOCATION
12. 19-375 Reverend James Pike, Pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Huntington
Beach
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.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY — None
AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
13. 19-275 Mayor Peterson called on Victoria Alberty to present the Adoptable Pet of the
Month
Ms. Alberty introduced Karen of Top Dog Barkery, who is fostering Sherman, a Shih Tzu. Sherman was
found abandoned on the street and his hair was so matted it had to be shaved, but it will grow back.
More details can be found at www.waggintrails.org. Last year Waggin Trails saved 350 animals from
being euthanized through adoptions. Ms. Alberty also reminded everyone of the upcoming fundraiser,
Wags and Wine, on June 16, 2019.
14. 19-276 Mayor Peterson called on City Attorney Michael Gates who presented the Mayor’s
Award to Senior Trial Counsel, Brian Williams
Senior Trial Counsel Brian Williams has been on staff since February of 2017, and has been instrumental
in successfully taking cases to trial. Brian is a 35-year resident of Huntington Beach where he and his
wife, Shannon, are raising four children. Brian's experience includes over 30 significant jury trials; a
former Shareholder at Sullivan Ballog & Williams, LLP, a legal firm with over 15 lawyers; invited lecturer
for the Orange County Bar Association College of Trial Advocacy; and he has a lot of experience
handling cop cases for both the Orange County Sheriff's and the Huntington Beach Police Departments.
Mayor Peterson thanked Mr. Williams for clearly explaining and communicating details regarding legal
situations to Council.
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Mr. Williams introduced his wife and family, and expressed appreciation for the opportunity to work in the
city where he grew up.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS (Received After Agenda Distribution)
Pursuant to the Brown "Open Meetings" Act, City Clerk Robin Estanislau announced supplemental
communications received by her office following distribution of the Council Agenda packet:
Consent Calendar
Item No. 21 (19-159) Police Department Modernization Project - E-mail communication received from
Councilmember Brenden requesting that the item be continued.
PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 Minute Time Limit) — 8 Speakers
The number [hh:mm:ss] following the speakers' comments indicates their approximate starting time in
the archived video located at http://www.surfcity-hb.org/government/agendas.
Dave Shenkman was called to speak and shared some highlights from the recent Kite Party which he felt
was probably the best one in 17 years, and had participants from literally around the world. Registration
was limited to 100, and there were 99 participants. (00:12:11)
Tim Geddes, a resident of south east Huntington Beach, was called to speak and invited everyone to
attend the performance of Phantom of the Opera by the Huntington Beach Academy of Performing Arts
at Huntington Beach High School. (00:13:48)
Kathryn Levassiur, a resident of Huntington Beach, was called to speak and shared her appreciation for
a number of recent community events where various Council and City staff members were involved and
provided valuable information for members of the community. Mrs. Levassiur also expressed opinions
about the potential sustainable revenue from Short-Term Rentals, and encouraged the City to implement
processes to regulate and tax this service. (00:14:47)
David Geddes, a resident of south east Huntington Beach, was called to speak and shared his
experience of cleaning up the trash and broken glass during a walk in his neighborhood, and encouraged
everyone to help with keeping the City's streets clean. (00:17:36)
KC Fockler was called to speak, and as a member of the STEAM Expo Board for the Huntington Beach
Union High School District, announced the STEAM Expo on Saturday, March 23, 10 am to 1 pm at
Marina High School, and described some of the activities. Mr. Fockler also expressed appreciation for
the recent Kite Festival and the Orange County Cherry Blossom Festival in Huntington Beach. In closing
he shared his opinions regarding the Magnolia Tank Farm project. (00:20:44)
Nancy Buchoz was called to speak and shared her opinions and concerns regarding the Magnolia Tank
Farm project and Draft EIR, and shared personal experiences from having two huge projects occurring
simultaneously in her neighborhood. (00:23:48)
Cari Swan was called to speak and shared her opinions and concerns regarding the Magnolia Tank
Farm project and Draft EIR. (00:26:59)
Natalie Moser, a 40+ year resident of Huntington Beach, and member of the Huntington Beach Human
Relations Task Force, was called to speak and shared concerns and opportunities from her personal
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perspective. Ms. Moser also announced an essay and art contest, Youth Voices HB. Details can be
found at ochumanrelations.org/youthvoiceshb. (00:30:08)
COUNCIL COMMITTEE - APPOINTMENTS - LIAISON REPORTS, AB 1234 REPORTING, AND
OPENNESS IN NEGOTIATION DISCLOSURES
Councilmember Carr reported that as Liaison for the Youth Board she attended their final meeting before
the Youth in Government Day event; and as Liaison attended the Orange County River Park Board
meeting which is a partnership with Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, and the Army Corps of Engineers.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Wilson announced that the 3rd Annual Huntington Beach Citizens' Academy will take place
from March 1 through July 22. Details are available on the City's website. For more information, contact
the City's Public Information Officer Julie Toledo.
CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT
15. 19-365 Update on Lawsuits against Illegal Residential Sober Living Businesses
City Attorney Gates provided an update on lawsuits against Illegal Residential Sober Living Businesses,
stating that 4 of the 5 illegal businesses have voluntarily closed down to avoid further litigation.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Posey pulled Item No. 21 - 19-159 regarding the Police Department Modernization
Project.
16. 19-313 Approved and Adopted Minutes
A motion was made by Hardy, second Semeta to approve and adopt the City Council/Public Financing
Authority regular meeting minutes dated March 4, 2019, as written and on file in the Office of the City
Clerk.
The motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Carr, Semeta, Peterson, Posey, and Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: Brenden, and Delgleize
17. 19-297 Approved the West Orange County Water Board (WOCWB) proposed budget for
Fiscal Year 2019-20, including the City of Huntington Beach’s share of $487,937
A motion was made by Hardy, second Semeta to approve the WOCWB FY 2019-20 proposed operating
and debt budget amount of $649,000.
The motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Carr, Semeta, Peterson, Posey, and Hardy
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NOES: None
ABSENT: Brenden, and Delgleize
18. 19-239 Amended the previously approved Park Playground and Equipment Replacement
Priority List and appropriate funds from the Park Development Impact Fund for
installation of new playground equipment at Tarbox Park in the amount of $91,000
A motion was made by Hardy, second Semeta to approve the amendment of the previously approved
Park Playground and Equipment Replacement Priority List; and, authorize an appropriation increase of
$91,000 into Park Development Impact account 22845001.82900 for the installation of new playground
equipment at Tarbox Park.
The motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Carr, Semeta, Peterson, Posey, and Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: Brenden, and Delgleize
19. 19-304 Approved Cal OES Violence Against Women Act Grant (LE 18026860) for the 2019
calendar year
A motion was made by Hardy, second Semeta to accept the grant between the State of California,
Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the City of Huntington Beach; and, approve an
appropriation of $203,143, which is to be fully reimbursed by the grant from Cal OES; and, increase the
Professional Services authority list to include domestic violence services.
The motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Carr, Semeta, Peterson, Posey, and Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: Brenden, and Delgleize
20. 19-126 Adopted Resolution No. 2019-09 adopting a revised Council Manual digitally
compiled to incorporate policy information previously adopted by resolution,
enhance formatting, and include links to local government resource material
A motion was made by Hardy, second Semeta to adopt Resolution No. 2019-09, "A Resolution of the
City Council of Huntington Beach adopting a revised Council Manual" that incorporates adopted policy
and relevant government resource material into one living document, superseding all previous versions.
The motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Carr, Semeta, Peterson, Posey, and Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: Brenden, and Delgleize
21. 19-159 Approved and authorized execution of a Professional Services Contract with
Erickson-Hall Construction Co. for the Police Department Modernization Project
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Councilmember Posey pulled this item to acknowledge Councilmember Brenden's Supplemental
Communication requesting that this item be continued to the next meeting so that all Councilmembers
can vote.
A motion was made by Posey, second Carr to continue the item to April 1, 2019.
Mayor Peterson stated that he supports proceeding with the vote because this issue has been a topic of
discussion for a long time, and Councilmembers Brenden and Delgleize have had plenty of opportunity to
weigh in during these discussions.
A substitute motion was made by Peterson, second Hardy to approve and authorize the Mayor and City
Clerk execute the "Professional Services Contract Between the City of Huntington Beach and Erickson
Hall Construction Company for Program Management Services for Modernization of the Police
Department Facility."
Mayor Pro Tem Semeta, in consideration of the request to continue the item to the next meeting, asked
Police Chief Handy to review the process up to this point. Chief Handy responded by describing some of
the issues like repeated roof leaks and damage resulting in uninhabitable conditions, and a time-line
showing how many years this topic has been addressed in one form or another to provide Council with
the many details and finance options required. Chief Handy stated that this item is not to construct the
building, but to finish the design and provide a Not-To-Exceed price with a thorough probing of existing
conditions by looking in pipes and ducts to determine actual conditions.
Councilmember Posey reiterated his motion to continue the item based on his opinion that the absences
of Councilmembers wanting to participate in a decision continued for an additional two weeks would not
have a major impact on the project.
Councilmember Carr stated that in her opinion this is a very important issue, and she supports continuing
the item to the next Council meeting.
Councilmember Hardy stated her opinion that this issue has gone on for way too long already and she
doesn't see this item as being debatable, and suspects the two absent Council members just want to
ensure that their support of this project is documented.
Mayor Peterson called for a vote. Mayor Peterson’s substitute motion seconded by Hardy to approve
and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk execute the "Professional Services Contract Between the City of
Huntington Beach and Erickson Hall Construction Company for Program Management Services for
Modernization of the Police Department Facility," carried by the following vote:
AYES: Carr, Semeta, Peterson, and Hardy
NOES: Posey
ABSENT: Brenden, and Delgleize
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
22. 19-354 Approved City Council position on Legislation pending before the State Legislature
as recommended by the City Council Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IRC)
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Mayor Peterson introduced this item by stating that full Council approval is required, especially for Item
E, regarding Southern California Gas Company's request to allow customers to purchase renewable
natural gas for their homes.
A motion was made by Posey, second Semeta to approve a City position of Support on Assembly Bill
136 (Quirk-Silva) -Alcohol and Drug Programs; and, approve a City position of Support on Assembly Bill
510 (Cooley) - Local Government Records; and, approve a City position of Support on Assembly Bill
1190 (Irwin) - Unmanned Aircraft: State and Local Regulations; and, approve a City position of Oppose
unless Amended on Assembly Bill 377 (Garcia) - Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations; and,
authorize the Mayor to send a letter of support to the California Public Utilities Commission in support of
Southern California Gas Company's request to allow customers to purchase renewable natural gas for
their homes.
The motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Carr, Semeta, Peterson, Posey, and Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: Brenden, and Delgleize
ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION
23. 19-312 Adopted Resolution No. 2019-13 adopting revised Orange County Taxi
Administration Program (OCTAP) regulations and approved for introduction
Ordinance No. 4178 amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.48
relating to Taxi Cabs
City Manager Fred Wilson introduced this item by providing some background details, including the
increasing financial burden on the City as the Taxi Administration Program is affected by the increase of
other travel options such as Lyft and Uber.
A motion was made by Posey, second Hardy to adopt Resolution No. 2019-13, "A Resolution of the City
Council of the City of Huntington Beach Adopting Revised Orange County Taxi Administration Program
Regulations;" and, after the City Clerk reads by title approve for introduction Ordinance No. 4178, "An
Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.48
Taxi Cabs."
The motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Carr, Semeta, Peterson, Posey, and Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: Brenden, and Delgleize
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS (Not Agendized)
Councilmember Carr reported attending the Kite Party, and announced that next year the event will be
held on March 7th and 8th. She also reported on activities at the Youth in Government Day, United to
End Homelessness, and Arbor Day events; attended the HB Fire Department Awards and Recognition
Ceremony; the Wintersburg-Furuta Public Art Dedication with the Consulate of Japan; the OC Cherry
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Blossom Festival, and highly recommended the HB Academy of Performing Arts Phantom of the Opera
performance.
Mayor Pro Tem Semeta reported attending the Local Government Finance Committee meeting where
she is co-chair; Student Day of Dialogue; Southern California Association of Government (SCAG)
Regional Council, and Economic and Human Development Sub-committee meetings; a meeting of the
Inter-governmental Relations Committee (IRC); the 3/1 Marines 5k Fun Run/Walk; Pacific
City/Pasea/Hilton/Hyatt's Business Roundtable; Illumination Foundation Facilities Tour; Youth in
Government Day; AES Facility Tour; Every 15 Minutes (Accident) Assembly at Marina High School;
representing the City at the Wintersburg-Furuta Public Art Dedication with the Consulate of Japan; and
attending the Cherry Blossom Festival.
Councilmember Posey reported attending the Orange County Government Leaders' Prayer Breakfast;
Southern California Association of Government (SCAG) Economic and Human Development Sub-
committee, and Orange County Parks meetings, and briefly described topics of discussion.
Councilmember Hardy reported attending the Student Day of Dialogue; the 3/1 Marines 5k Fun
Run/Walk; participating in Youth in Government Day directed by the Youth Board; attended Every 15
Minutes (Accident) Assembly at Marina High School; and also highly recommended the HB Academy of
Performing Arts Phantom of the Opera performance.
Mayor Peterson reported attending the 3/1 Marines 5k Fun Run/Walk; Troop 1226 Eagle Court of Honor
for Jason Gong, Michael Riley and Benjamin Teske; Pacific City/Pasea/Hilton/Hyatt Business
Roundtable; the Retirement Celebration for Division Chief/Fire Marshal Bill Reardon; HB Fire Department
Awards and Recognition Ceremony; HB Tomorrow's Annual Meeting and Town Hall; OC Cherry
Blossom Festival; and the Wintersburg-Furuta Public Art Dedication with the Consulate of Japan.
RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION REGARDING ITEMS #8, #9 and #11 — 7:15 PM
RECONVENED CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING — 7:45 PM
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: "In a unanimous Closed Session vote, Lori Ann Farrell was
appointed interim City Manager."
ADJOURNMENT — At 7:45 PM to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington Beach City
Council/Public Financing Authority on Monday, April 1, 2019, at 4:00 PM 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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City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Huntington Beach
and Secretary of the Public Financing Authority
of the City of Huntington Beach, California
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Mayor-Chair
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File #:19-397 MEETING DATE:4/1/2019
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY:Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY:Antonia Graham, Assistant to the City Manager
Subject:
Approve the March 2019 City of Huntington Beach Strategic Plan Update
Statement of Issue:
The City Council held a Strategic Planning Retreat on February 7, 2019, in which the City Council
developed 20 Strategic Objectives based on four (4) Strategic Plan Goals. The Strategic Objectives
were reviewed in a public meeting and through consensus by the City Council Members present,
were compiled into a draft Strategic Objectives Grid. The Strategic Objectives were brought forth to
City Council for approval on March 4, 2019.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable. Individual Strategic Objectives which have a budgetary impact will be considered
separately.
Recommended Action:
Approve the March 2019 Strategic Objectives Update as contained within Attachment 1.
Alternative Action(s):
Amend or reject the Strategic Objectives Update and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
In 2009, the City Council began an annual strategic planning process to develop consensus on a
Mission Statement, Three-Year Goals, and corresponding Priority Strategic Objectives. This process
is ongoing and is a critical component of maintaining the City in a fiscally sustainable manner. In
fulfilling this process, the City Council met on February 7, 2019, to review and update the Three-Year
Goals and their Priority Strategic Objectives.
The Three-Year Goals are organized into four categories as follows:
- Enhance and Maintain High Quality City Services
- Enhance and Maintain the Infrastructure
- Strengthen Long-Term Financial and Economic Sustainability
- Enhance and Modernize Public Safety Service Delivery
Each of these categories includes a list of Six-Month Strategic Objectives. The Strategic Objectives
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Each of these categories includes a list of Six-Month Strategic Objectives. The Strategic Objectives
contained in the matrix all gained consensus at the Strategic Planning Retreat. Additionally, the
Strategic Objectives were brought forth to City Council on March 4, 2019, where they were approved
in their entirety. The attached Strategic Objectives Matrix contains a status and comments column
that are updated to reflect the most recent activity on each item that was identified at the Council
Strategic Planning Session. The status is reported to the City Council each month.
Environmental Status:
Not Applicable.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Enhance and Maintain High Quality Services
Enhance and Maintain the Infrastructure
Strengthen Long-Term Financial and Economic Sustainability
Enhance and Modernize Public Safety Service Delivery
Attachment(s):
1. City of Huntington Beach Strategic Objectives - March 2019 Update.
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CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
12-MONTH STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
February 7, 2019 – February 1, 2020
THREE-YEAR GOAL: Enhance and maintain high quality City services
WHEN
WHO
WHAT
STATUS
COMMENTS
DONE ON
TARGET
REVISED
1.
By May 15, 2019
Assistant City
Manager (lead),
Economic
Development Director
and Police Chief
Present to the City Council for action an updated 10-Point Plan
for addressing homelessness and report the results to the City
Council.
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Staff is currently updating
the 10-Point Plan, including
community input, for the
May 2019 Study Session.
2.
By July 1, 2019
Assistant City
Manager, working
with the Chief
Financial Officer
Develop and present to the City Council for consideration
participation in the Orange County Housing Trust.
X
The Orange County
Housing Trust JPA was
recently adopted by the
County of Orange. Staff
will bring forward a
recommendation at a future
meeting.
3.
By August 1, 2019
Community Services
Director (lead), City
Manager and City
Attorney
Review current municipal codes related to community services
and provide to the City Council recommendations that would
allow the City to enhance public services.
X
Community Services and
Police have met to identify
specific codes in need of
revisions.
4.
By Oct. 1, 2019
Human Resources
Director, with input
from each
Department Director
Review and evaluate the results of the Succession Planning
Survey and provide a summary report, with recommendations,
to the City Council for review and evaluation.
X
The Citywide Succession
Planning review is
underway. Preliminary
recommendations will be
presented in the context of
the FY 2019/20 Proposed
Budget.
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5.
By August 1, 2019
Assistant to the City
Manager, working
with the Assistant City
Manager, Information
Services Director,
Chief Financial
Officer and Public
Information Officer
Present to the City Council a plan for the transition out of
PCTA (Public Cable Television Authority).
X
The Staff Transition Team
meets weekly regarding
project deliverables to
ensure a successful
transition by July 27, 2019.
Staff also attended the
March 2019 PCTA Board
meeting to provide an
update.
6.
By August 15,
October 1, 2019
Community Services
Director
Present to the City Council at a study session the draft Public
Art Master Plan.
X
RFP responses were
reviewed and staff is
working on final contract.
Plan date of completion by
October 1, 2019.
7.
By December 15,
2019
Community
Development Director
Bring Phase II of the Zoning Code update to the City Council
for consideration.
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In Progress.
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THREE-YEAR GOAL: Enhance and maintain the infrastructure
WHEN
WHO
WHAT
STATUS
COMMENTS
DONE ON
TARGET
REVISED
1.
By June 1, 2019
Public Works Director,
working with the
Community Services
Director
Utilizing the Parks Master Plan, prioritize next year’s
proposed improvements and present to the City Council as a
part of the 2019-2020 budget.
X
Park improvements have
been requested and will be
presented during the
budget process.
2.
By Sept. 1, 2019
Assistant City Manager
(lead), Chief Information
Officer and Public Works
Director
Develop and present to the City Council for action a
Broadband Master Plan for the installation of fiber
throughout the city.
X
A working group has been
identified to develop
recommendations to
present to the City Council
in September 2019.
3.
By Aug. 1, 2019
Public Works Director,
working with the
Community Development
Director and Police Chief
Hold a study session on the feasibility of developing a
citywide Traffic Mitigation Plan.
X
In Progress.
4.
By December 1,
2019
Chief Information Officer
and Public Works Director
Develop and present to the City Council for action a plan for
the selection of an Enterprise Asset Management System.
X
In Progress.
5.
By February 1,
2020
Library Services Director
(lead) and Public Works
Director
Conduct a City Council study session to share the results of
the library facility assessment and present a draft Library
Facilities Master Plan.
X
Draft RFP in development.
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THREE-YEAR GOAL: Strengthen long-term financial and economic sustainability
WHEN
WHO
WHAT
STATUS
COMMENTS
DONE ON
TARGET
REVISED
1.
By May 15,
2019
Deputy Director of
Economic Development
Provide update to City Council on plan to redevelop Boeing
site.
X
Met with Sares-Regis on
the purchase of Phase II
(50 acres).
2.
By Sept. 1, 2019
Assistant City Manager
(lead), Community
Development Director
and City Attorney
Conduct a study session on opportunities and challenges
associated with short-term rentals.
X
Staff is assembling
information in order to
provide a comprehensive
cost/benefit analysis by
September 2019.
3.
By July 1, 2019
City Manager, Assistant
City Manager and Chief
Financial Officer
Recommend to the City Council for action the use of one-time
money for long-term liabilities.
X
Recommendations for the
use of one-time funds to
expedite the pay-down of
unfunded liabilities will be
presented in the context of
the FY 19/20 Proposed
Budget.
4.
By Oct. 1, 2019
Assistant City Manager
(lead), Economic
Development Director,
Community Development
Director, Police Chief,
and Fire Chief.
Conduct a City Council study session regarding the pros and
cons of the cannabis economy, with the exception of
dispensaries and cultivation, along with a cost-benefit
analysis.
X
Kick-off meeting
conducted, and data
collection is ongoing
regarding existing business
models in other cities.
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THREE-YEAR GOAL: Enhance and modernize public safety service delivery
WHEN
WHO
WHAT
STATUS
COMMENTS
DONE ON
TARGET
REVISED
1.
By April 15, 2019
By May 15, 2019
Fire Chief and Chief
Financial Officer
Present to the City Council for consideration a revised EMS
fee schedule that aligns with rates in Orange County and
reflects best practices.
X
EMS fee proposal will be
presented in May 2019.
2.
By May 15, 2019
Public Works Director
and Police Chief
Recommend to the City Council for action the award of a
contract for the design of the Police Headquarters
Modernization Project.
X
Approved by the City
Council on 3-18-19.
3.
By August 1,
2019
Police Chief and Chief
Information Officer
Bring to the City Council for action a proposal for
replacement of the CAD/RMS system.
X
In progress. Project team
members attended vendor
demos in March.
4.
By September 1,
2019
Assistant City Manager
(lead), Police Chief and
Chief Financial Officer
Present funding options to the City Council to enhance
funding for additional police staffing.
X
Staff recommendations will
be made in the context of
the FY 2019/20 Proposed
Budget.
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File #:19-387 MEETING DATE:4/1/2019
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY:Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY:Kellee Fritzal, Deputy Director of Economic Development
Subject:
Adopt Resolution No. 2019-18 directing the execution and recordation of a Notice of
Cessation of Special Tax - Improvement Area B of the City of Huntington Beach Community
Facilities District (CFD) No. 2002-1 (McDonnell Centre Business Park)
Statement of Issue:
The Boeing Realty Company is in escrow to convey portions of its property to the Sares Regis
Group, an Irvine based development firm, for development. City Council authorization is requested
to adopt Resolution No. 2019 -18 authorizing the execution of a Notice of Cessation of Special Tax
pertaining to “Improvement Area B” of the City of Huntington Beach Community Facilities District No.
2002-1 (McDonnell Centre Business Park). This action is necessary for Boeing and the Sares Regis
Group to proceed with the development of “Improvement Area B” in the McDonnell Centre Business
District.
Financial Impact:
There are no fiscal impacts associated with the removal of the tax lien. No bonds or other obligations
have been issued or incurred with respect to Improvement Area B of Community Facilities District No.
2002-1, and no special taxes were levied on it. The removal of Improvement Area B from the District
will provide Boeing with clear marketable title to consummate the sale of the property, which will allow
the buyer of the property to proceed with planned development.
Recommended Action:
A) Adopt Resolution No. 2019-18, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
Directing the Execution of a Notice of Cessation of Special Tax - Improvement Area B of the City of
Huntington Beach Community Facilities District No. 2002-1 (McDonnell Centre Business Park);” and ,
B) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute and record the Notice of Cessation and
other related documents and actions.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not adopt the Resolution and direct staff as necessary.
Analysis:
On April 1, 2002, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2002-26 establishing the City of
Huntington Beach Community Facilities District No. 2002-1 (McDonnell Centre Business Park) (the
“District”), and designating two separate Improvement Areas, A and B, within the District. The District
was formed in order to provide financing for public infrastructure improvements needed for the
McDonnell/Boeing Development, and the Improvement Areas were established to coincide with the
expected phases of development of the McDonnell/Boeing site.
The District formation proceedings authorized the levy of special taxes on parcels in each of the two
Improvement Areas, with the proceeds of the special taxes levied in an Improvement Area to be used
to repay bonded indebtedness incurred for the respective Improvement Area. In addition, the special
taxes levied were to pay for infrastructure improvements authorized to be funded for the
Improvement Area, and to pay the costs of administering the District and any bonds issued for the
Improvement Area. Under the applicable provisions of the Government Code, the Improvement
Areas are effectively separate and distinct from each other, and bonds or other obligations of one
Improvement Area are payable solely from the proceeds of the special taxes levied in that
Improvement Area.
On June 17, 2002, the City issued $4.9 million principal amount of special tax bonds, for
Improvement Area A of the District. These proceeds have been used to finance public infrastructure
improvements as part of the McDonnell/Boeing site that were authorized to be funded pursuant to the
proceedings to form the District. The bonds are payable solely from special taxes levied on property
in Improvement Area A of the District. To date, no bonds or other obligations have been issued or
incurred with respect to Improvement Area B of the District, and no special taxes were levied on
Improvement Area B.
The Boeing Realty Company is in escrow to convey portions of the properties located in
Improvement Area B to Sares Regis Group, an Irvine based development firm, which will develop the
properties. Upon the close of escrow, the development firm has indicated that they will move forward
with the development of the initial phase, which includes property located in Improvement Area B of
the District. Boeing has requested that the City take action to remove Improvement Area B from the
District. The removal of Improvement Area B from the District will provide Boeing with clear
marketable title to consummate the sale. The removal of Improvement Area B requires City Council
to adopt a Resolution in order to dissolve Improvement Area B and to release the special tax lien.
The City Council, by adopting the Resolution, has determined that the District has not and will not in
the future levy special taxes on property in Improvement Area B, effectively removing the property
from the District. The Resolution directs the City Clerk to record a Notice of Cessation of Special Tax
in the County Recorder’s Office, in a form required by the Government Code.
Environmental Status:
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Strategic Plan Goal:
Strengthen long-term financial and economic sustainability
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution No. 2019-18
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File #:19-371 MEETING DATE:4/1/2019
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY:Fred A. Wilson, Executive Director
PREPARED BY:Travis K. Hopkins, PE, Director of Public Works
Subject:
Award and authorize execution of a Three-Year Contract with Pinnacle Petroleum Inc. for Bulk
Fuel Service - Jet-A Aviation Fuel in an amount not to exceed $300,000 per year
Statement of Issue:
In September of 2018, the City received bids for Bulk Fuel Services for Jet-A aviation fuel. City
Council action is requested to award a three-year contract to the lowest responsive and responsible
bidder, Pinnacle Petroleum, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $300,000 annually and $900,000 over
the full three-year term.
Financial Impact:
Funds are available in Non-Departmental account 10040101.63495 for Jet Aviation fuel purchases.
Recommended Action:
Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “Service Agreement Between the City
of Huntington Beach and Pinnacle Petroleum, Inc. for Bulk Fuel Services - Jet-A Aviation Fuel” in an
amount not to exceed $300,000 per year for three years.
Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the contract award and direct staff to proceed differently.
Analysis:
The Public Works Department manages the maintenance and restocking of the city’s fuel
infrastructure, including the fuel island and storage tank at the Police Heliport that is used to fuel the
Police helicopters. Police air support helicopters require approximately 53,000 gallons of Jet-A
aviation fuel annually. Public Works fleet maintenance staff work with the Police Department Air
Support Division and the wholesale fuel broker to place timely fuel orders as needed and to ensure
sufficient fuel inventory for the Police helicopter program.
The city’s former contracted fuel broker resigned their contract abruptly and without notice in early
2018. Since that time, staff has been utilizing interim broker services pending the outcome of the
competitive bid process. In August of 2018, the City received bids under RFQ 18-0718 for a new
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competitive bid process. In August of 2018, the City received bids under RFQ 18-0718 for a new
vendor to provide bulk aviation fuel services. Bids were evaluated by direct comparison of each
vendor’s proposed markup over wholesale prices. Following are the bid results listed from low to
high.
Please note that for the basis of bid comparison, the results shown are each vendor’s proposed
markup. This markup, when applied to the commodity price of the fuel product at the city’s annual
purchase volume, calculates to the city’s current annual expense for helicopter fuel at approximately
$214,000.
Vendor Markup per Gallon
Pinnacle Petroleum, Inc.0.0486
Merrimac Energy Group 0.1260
World Fuel Services 0.2475
Patten Energy 0.3200
Staff is requesting that City Council approve the award and authorize the execution of the contract for
bulk Jet-A aviation fuel with Pinnacle Petroleum, Inc., the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
Pinnacle Petroleum, Inc. is a Huntington Beach business. They were the lowest outright bidder so it
was not necessary to apply the 5% local vendor preference.
Environmental Status:
The project includes a contract to purchase Jet-A aviation fuel via a broker to fuel City equipment and
does not propose or involve physical changes to the environment and is not subject to CEQA per
CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), which exempts projects where it can be seen with certainty
that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the
environment.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Enhance and modernize public safety service delivery
Attachment(s):
1. Service Agreement Between the City of Huntington Beach and Pinnacle Petroleum, Inc.
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File #:19-399 MEETING DATE:4/1/2019
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY:Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY:Chris Slama, Interim Director of Community Services
Subject:
Approve and authorize execution of Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-1882 for the Orange
County Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Disabled (EMSD) Grant Program between the
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and City of Huntington Beach, accept grant
award and authorize expenditure and appropriation of funds
Statement of Issue:
The Community Services Department is requesting approval of Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-
1882 for the Orange County Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Disabled (EMSD) Grant Program
between the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and City of Huntington Beach. This
grant will allow the City to purchase three replacement buses and related transportation software
associated with transporting elderly and physically challenged persons ages 60 years and over.
Financial Impact:
The total OCTA grant award amount is not to exceed $253,000. Based on existing quotes obtained
from the purchase of three vehicles and transportation software, the City is responsible for $61,502
which includes $42,502 for the buses and $19,000 for the new transportation software. Sufficient
funds are available in Senior Transportation account 10345502 to cover the $61,502. An
appropriation of $50,000 is requested in order to cover the reimbursable portion of the transportation
software.
Recommended Action:
A) Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute “Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-1882 Between the
Orange County Transportation Authority and City of Huntington Beach” for a term of October 1, 2018 ,
through September 30, 2020; and,
B) Accept the grant award and approve the expenditure of funds for three buses and transportation
software as referenced in Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-1882; and,
C) Authorize the appropriation of $50,000 into account 10345502.63230 to be reimbursed through
Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-1882.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-1882 with the Orange County Transportation
Authority and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
The “Surf City Seniors on the Go!” senior transportation program is a donation-based program that
provides curb-to-curb transportation services for Huntington Beach seniors ages 60 years and over.
There is a need for Community Services to replace vehicles and other equipment in order to meet the
increasing demand to transport senior citizens to and from their residences to locations within the
community. The “Surf City Seniors on the Go!” Program transports seniors to medical appointments,
shopping centers, social services, and the senior center.
Funds are needed to replace three vehicles nearing the end of their functional life and to upgrade
transportation software to increase service and efficiency. The vehicles being purchased through this
grant include one small bus (8 accessible seats and 1 wheelchair) and two medium buses (11
accessible seats and 2 wheelchairs). The software will help eliminate the need for costly GPS
tracking and push-to-talk radios, while increasing service and routing efficiency.
Under Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-1882, OCTA agrees to award EMSD grant funds in an
amount not to exceed $253,000 to fund the purchase of the three replacement vehicles and
transportation software. Based on OCTA grant guidelines, a maximum of $203,000 (80%) may be
used for vehicle purchases and $50,000 may be used to purchase the software. The City is
responsible for a 20% match, plus any remaining balance in excess of the maximum funding
available through the EMSD Grant.
Per the existing quotes, estimated vehicle costs total $212,512. Of this amount, OCTA will pay 80%
or $170,010 and the City will pay 20% or $45,502.
In addition, estimated transportation software costs total $69,000. Of this amount, OCTA will pay
$50,000 (the difference between $253,000 and the maximum allowed amount of $203,000 for the
vehicles) and the City will pay 20% or $13,800, plus the residual balance of $5,200.
Environmental Status:
Not applicable.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Enhance and maintain high quality City services
Attachment(s):
1) “Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-1882 Between the Orange County Transportation Authority and
City of Huntington Beach” for a term of October 1, 2018, through September 30, 2020
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File #:19-406 MEETING DATE:4/1/2019
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY:Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY:Michele Warren, Director of Human Resources
Subject:
Approve the Appointment of Assistant City Manager Lori Ann Farrell-Harrison as Interim City
Manager, approve Amendment to Employment Agreement, and adopt Resolution No. 2019-21
establishing compensation
Statement of Issue:
City Manager Fred A. Wilson will retire from City service on May 10, 2019. The City is in the process
of conducting a nationwide recruitment to fill the position. The City intends to temporarily appoint Lori
Ann Farrell-Harrison as the Interim City Manager.
Financial Impact:
No additional funding is required. The position of City Manager is budgeted in the FY 2018/19
Adopted Budget.
Recommended Action:
A) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the “Amendment to Employment
Agreement Between the City of Huntington Beach and Lori Ann Farrell-Harrison” for the position
of Interim City Manager; and,
B) Adopt Resolution No. 2019-21, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach Modifying Salary and Benefits for Non-Represented Employees by Establishing the
Compensation of Interim City Manager.”
Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
City Manager Fred A. Wilson will retire from City service on May 10, 2019. The City is in the process
of conducting a nationwide recruitment to fill the position. The City intends to temporarily appoint Lori
Ann Farrell-Harrison as the Interim City Manager.
Lori Ann Farrell-Harrison has 28 years of experience in the public and private sectors. She has
served as the Assistant City Manager for the City of Huntington Beach since September 2017. Prior
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served as the Assistant City Manager for the City of Huntington Beach since September 2017. Prior
to her service as Assistant City Manager, Farrell-Harrison served as the City’s Chief Financial Officer
for seven years. Ms. Farrell-Harrison has served as the Board President of the Port of Long Beach,
as well as the Chief Financial Officer and City Controller for the City of Long Beach. Farrell-Harrison
earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Barnard College of Columbia University and her Master’s Degree
from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.
Farrell-Harrison has served on a variety of Boards including, but not limited to, the Southern
California Leadership Council, Gateway Cities Council of Governments, and the Board of Directors
for Long Beach Transit. She is also an active member of the Orange County City Managers
Association (OCCMA), Women Leading Government, the California City Management Foundation
(CCMF), International City Management Association (ICMA), the Ivy League Plus Society, California
Society of Municipal Finance Officers and the Government Finance Officers Association of the U.S.
and Canada.
To EmplEnvironmental Status:
N/A
Strategic Plan Goal:
Enhance and maintain high quality City services
Strengthen long-term financial and economic sustainability
Enhance and maintain infrastructure
Enhance and modernize public safety service delivery
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution 2019-21, including Exhibit A - Non-Associated Employees’ Pay and Benefits
Resolution No. 2016-50 and Exhibit 1 - Non-Associated Executive Management Salary
Schedule 04/01/19
2. Lori Ann Farrell-Harrison Amendment to Employment Agreement including Exhibit A
Employment Agreement dated 9/18/2017
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RESOLUTION NO. 2016-50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
MODIFYING SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
INCLUDING THE ELECTED CITY ATTORNEY, CITY CLERK, AND CITY TREASURER
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach desires to modify the
salary and benefits for Non-Represented Employees upon adoption of this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. Salaries and Benefits for Non-Represented employees shall be as reflected
in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated by this reference.
SECTION 2. The salary range for the elected City Attorney, City Clerk and City
Treasurer shall be modified as reflected in the Non-Associated Executive Management Salary
Schedule—Exhibit 1.
SECTION 3. Benefits for the elected City Attorney, City Clerk and City Treasurer shall
be as reflected in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated by this reference.
SECTION 4. Resolution 2007-6, Resolution 2010-106, and Resolution 2014-94 are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. Any existing provisions in conflict with the foregoing, whether by minute
action or resolution of the City Council, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. All other benefits and salary ranges established and reflected in the Non-
Associated Employees Pay and Benefits Resolution 2016-50, shall continue unless modified by
City Council action.
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Exhibit "A" - Resolution No. 2019-21
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 8"i6day of L.-7-4=e , 2016.
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NON-ASSOCIATED EMPLOYEES PAY AND BENEFITS RESOLUTION
EXHIBIT A - NON-ASSOCIATED EMPLOYEES PAY AND BENEFIT
PROVISION 1
SECTION I PAY 1
A. SALARY SCHEDULE 1
B. DIRECT DEPOSIT 1
C. ASSIGNED VEHICLE/AUTO ALLOWANCE 1
1. Department Heads 1
D. Deferred Compensation 1
SECTION II— HOURS OF WORK/OVERTIME/TIME OFF 1
A. EXECUTIVE LEAVE 1
B. FLEXIBLE AND ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULES 2
1. 5/40 Work Schedule 2
2. 9/80 Work Schedule 2
3. Alternative Work Schedule 2
SECTION III — HEALTH AND OTHER INSURANCE BENEFITS 2
A. HEALTH INSURANCE 2
1. Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance 2
2. City and Employee Paid Health Insurance 2
3. Medical Cash Out 4
4. Section 125 Plan 4
B. LIFE AND ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE 4
C. LONG-TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE 4
D. CITY-PAID PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS 5
E. MISCELLANEOUS 5
F. RETIREE MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR RETIREES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE CITY MEDICAL
RETIREE SUBSIDY PLAN 5
G. POST-65 SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICARE COVERAGE 6
SECTION IV — RETIREMENT 6
A. BENEFITS 6
1. Self-Funded Supplemental Retirement Benefit 6
2. Medical Insurance for Retirees 6
B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS AND REPORTING 7
1. Miscellaneous Unit Members 7
2. Safety Unit Members 7
3. IRS Code 414(h)(2) 8
4. Pre-Retirement Optional Settlement 2 Death Benefit 8
5. Fourth Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits 8
6. VEBA Plan Requirements 8
SECTION V — LEAVE BENEFITS 10
Exhibit "A" to Non-Associated Resolution No. 2016-50
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A. GENERAL LEAVE 10
1. Accrual 10
2. Eligibility and Approval 10
3. Leave Benefit Entitlements 10
4. Conversion to Cash 10
B. HOLIDAYS AND PAY PROVISIONS 11
C. SICK LEAVE 11
1. Accrual 11
2. Credit 12
3. Usage 12
4. Payoff at Termination 12
D. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE 13
E. VOLUNTARY CATASTROPHIC LEAVE DONATION PROGRAM 13
SECTION VI — RETIREE SUBSIDY MEDICAL PLAN 13
SECTION VII - MISCELLANEOUS 13
A. COLLECTION OF PAYROLL OVERPAYMENTS 13
B. UNIFORMS AND CALPERS REPORTING 14
EXHIBIT 1 - NON-ASSOCIATED SALARY SCHEDULE 15
EXHIBIT 2 - RETIREE MEDICAL PLAN 16
EXHIBIT 3 - 9/80 WORK SCHEDULE 20
EXHIBIT 4- VOLUNTARY CATASTROPHIC LEAVE DONATION 22
Exhibit "A" to Non-Associated Resolution No. 2016-50 ii
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EXHIBIT A
SECTION I — PAY
A. Salary Schedule
1. All current Non-Associated employees shall receive the salaries as identified in Exhibit
1.
2. The City Council shall set the salaries of the elected executive management positions
identified in Exhibit 1, at any rate within the designated salary range.
3. The City Manager is authorized to set the salaries of the non-elected executive
management positions identified in Exhibit 1 at any rate at or below the control point of
the designated salary range. The City Manager is authorized to increase the salary by
any percentage not greater than 5% based upon performance at annual review and
market data. However, no salary for a new employee may be set above the control
point at any time without City Council approval.
B. Direct Deposit
All Non-Associated employees are required to utilize direct deposit of payroll checks.
C. Assigned Vehicle/Auto Allowance
1. Department Heads
Appointed Department Heads and the City Clerk, City Treasurer, and City Attorney shall
have the option of an assigned City vehicle or an auto allowance in the amount of two
hundred thirty dollars and seventy-seven cents ($230.77) per bi-weekly pay period plus
reimbursement of out-of-town travel at the approved mileage rate.
D. Deferred Compensation
Effective the beginning of the pay period following City Council approval of this resolution,
each employee covered by this resolution, including the City Attorney, City Clerk and City
Treasurer, shall receive a one-time deposit to the employee's 457 Deferred Compensation
account in the amount of $3,800.00.
1. This shall be a single, one-time only deposit. All appropriate Federal and State legal
mandates regarding the tax-treatment of this one-time deposit shall apply.
SECTION II — HOURS OF WORK/TIME OFF
A. Executive Leave
Non-Associated exempt employees shall not be eligible for overtime compensation.
Exempt department heads shall be credited with eighty (80) hours of executive leave per
calendar year.
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B. Flexible and Alternative Work Schedules
1. 5/40 Work Schedule
The 5/40 work schedule shall be defined as working five (5) eight (8) hour days Monday
through Friday each week with a one-hour lunch during each work shift, totaling a forty
(40) hours work week.
2. 9/80 Work Schedule
The 9/80 work schedule, as outlined in Exhibit 3, shall be defined as working nine (9)
days for eighty (80) hours in a two week pay period by working eight (8) days at nine (9)
hours per day and working one (1) day for eight (8) hours (Friday), with a one-hour
lunch during each work shift, totaling forty (40) hours in each FLSA designated work
week. The 9/80 work schedule shall not reduce service to the public, departmental
effectiveness, productivity and/or efficiency as determined by the City Manager or
designee.
3. Alternative Work Schedule
Non-associated employees may elect any alternative work schedule approved by the
City Manager or designee.
SECTION III — HEALTH AND OTHER INSURANCE BENEFITS
A. Health Insurance
1. Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
The City shall continue to make group medical, dental and vision benefits available to
all Non-Associated employees.
2. City and Employee Paid Health Insurance
The City and the employee shall pay for health insurance premiums for employees and
qualified dependent(s) effective the first of the month following the employee's hire
date. The employee payroll deduction for premium contributions shall be deducted on
a pre-tax basis.
Such deductions shall be aligned with the effective date of coverage and the ending
date of coverage upon employment separation. The employee's payroll deduction
amount shall begin no later than the beginning of the first full pay period following the
effective date of coverage and pro-rated for coverage through the end of the month in
which employment was separated.
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i. Health Plan Employee and Employer Contributions Chart for Non-Safety
Classifications in EXHIBIT 1
City of Huntington Beach
2016 Health Premiums and Contributions
Effective pay period following final City Council approval
Non -Associated/Non -Safety
Plan IJ Tier Mo thly
Pre p m ium
Employer
Monthly
Contribution
Employee
Monthly
Contribution
Employee
Bi-Weekly
Contribution
Kaiser
Single 466.65 466.65 0.00 0.00
Two-Party 1,022.11 974.36 47.75 22.04
Family 1,343.90 1,170.04 173.86 80.24
Blue Shield HMO
Single 671.00 640.76 30.24 13.96
Two-Party 1,466.00 974.36 491.64 226.91
Family 1,896.00 1,170.04 725.96 335.06
Blue Shield PPO
Single 736.00 736.00 0.00 0.00
Two-Party 1,555.00 1,135.78 419.22 193.49
Family 1,927.00 1,314.31 612.69 282.78
Delta Dental PPO
Single 58.10 45.02 13.08 6.04
Two-Party 108.60 85.91 22.69 10.47
Family 143.20 122.18 21.02 9.70
Delta Care HMO
Single 30.11 30.11 0.00 0.00
Two-Party 51.19 51.19 0.00 0.00
Family 78.29 78.29 0.00 0.00
VSP Vision
Single 25.12 0.00 25.12 11.59
Two-Party 25.12 0.00 25.12 11.59
Family 25.12 0.00 25.12 11.59
Medical Opt-Out: $466.65 per month ($215.38 bi-weekly)
ii. "Safety Member" Health Premiums - Employer Contribution
Employees that are classified as "safety member" by the California Public Employees'
Retirement System (CalPERS) may have access to the medical plans offered by
CalPERS as contracted by the City. In accordance with eligibility provisions, the
Police Chief and the Fire Chief may elect to enroll in the CalPERS health insurance
program offered by the City.
The City's maximum monthly employer contributions for the CalPERS health
insurance program is set forth in the current City of Huntington Beach Non-
Associated Safety Health Premiums and Contributions Chart. The amounts listed
therein include the mandated Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act
(PEMHCA) contribution.
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iii. Employees shall not be entitled to the difference between the employer contribution
and the premiums for insurance plan(s) selected by the employee.
iv. Future Premiums
The City "caps" its contributions toward monthly group medical, dental and vision
plan premiums by category (EE, EE + 1, and EE + 2 or more) as outlined in sections
i and ii above.
The City agrees to increase the contribution toward monthly group medical by $200
per plan, per tier, effective following City Council approval of this resolution.
The employee and employer contributions rates set forth in sections i and ii above
shall remain in effect in 2017 and beyond unless otherwise modified by a successor
Non-Associated Resolution. Employee and City Contributions subject to change as
a result of City Council approval.
The City's contribution caps for dental and vision in effect as of August 1, 2014 shall
not be increased.
The City's contribution caps will remain in place, even if premium increases result in
these additional costs being borne by the employee.
3. Medical Cash Out
If an employee is covered by a medical program outside of a City-provided program
(evidence of which must be supplied to Human Resources), the employee may elect to
discontinue City medical coverage and receive the monthly value of the City's
contribution to the lowest cost employee-only medical plan paid bi-weekly.
4. Section 125 Plan
Employees shall be eligible to participate in a City-approved Section 125 Flexible
Spending Account Plan the same as all other eligible employees, as provided by IRS
law. This plan allows employees to use pre-tax salary to pay for regular childcare,
adult dependent care and/or medical expenses.
B. Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Each Non-Associated employee shall be provided with $50,000 life insurance and $50,000
accidental death and dismemberment insurance paid for by the City. Each employee shall
have the option, at his/her own expense, to purchase additional amounts of life insurance and
accidental death and dismemberment insurance to the extent provided by the City's current
providers. Evidence of insurability is contingent upon total participation in additional amounts.
C. Long-Term Disability Insurance
This program provides benefits for each incident of illness or injury after a waiting period of
thirty (30) calendar days during which the Non-Associated employee may use accumulated sick
leave, general leave, executive leave pay. Subsequent to the thirty-(30) day waiting period, the
employee will be covered by an insurance plan paid for by the City providing sixty-six and two-
thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the first $12,500 of the employee's basic monthly earnings up to a
maximum monthly benefit of $8,332.50. The maximum benefit period for disability due to injury
or illness shall be to age sixty-five (65).
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Days and months refer to calendar days and months. Benefits under the plan are integrated
with sick leave, Worker's Compensation, Social Security and other non-private program
benefits to which the employee may be entitled. Disability is defined as: "The inability to
perform all of the duties of regular occupation during two years and thereafter the inability to
engage in any employment or occupation, for which he/she is fitted by reason of education,
training or experience." Rehabilitation benefits are provided in the event the individual, due to
disability, must engage in other occupation. Survivor's benefits continue the plan payment for
three (3) months beyond death. A copy of the plan is on file in the Human Resources
Department.
D. City-Paid Physical Examinations
Non-Associated employees shall be provided, once every two years, with a City-paid physical
examination comparable to the current pre-placement class physical examination or reimbursed
the amount authorized for said physical examination. No more than one-half of the eligible
employees shall receive examinations in any one fiscal year. Said exam shall be
comprehensive in nature and shall include:
1. A complete medical history, physical exam and review of results by physician.
2. Health testing including vision, hearing, breathing, chest x-ray and stress EKG.
3. Laboratory test including standard chemical test, blood count, HDL, urinalysis and stool
test for blood.
E. Miscellaneous
When a Non-Associated employee is on a leave of absence without pay for reason of medical
disability, the City shall maintain the City-paid insurance premiums during the period the
employee is in a non-pay status for the length of said leave, not to exceed twenty-four (24)
months.
F. Retiree Medical Coverage for Retirees Not Eligible for the City Medical Retiree Subsidy Plan
Employees who retire from the City after January 1, 2004, and are granted a retirement
allowance by the California Public Employees' Retirement System and are not eligible for the
City's Retiree Subsidy Medical Plan may choose to participate in City-sponsored medical
insurance plans until the first of the month in which they turn age sixty-five (65).
The retiree shall pay the full premium for City-sponsored medical insurance for themselves
and/or qualified dependents without any City subsidy.
Employees who retire from the City and receive a retirement allowance from the California
Public Employees' Retirement System and are not eligible for the City's Retiree Subsidy
Medical Plan and choose not to participate in City-sponsored medical insurance upon
retirement permanently lose eligibility for this insurance.
However, if a retiree who is not eligible for the City's Retiree Subsidy Medical Plan chooses not
to participate in City-sponsored medical insurance plans because the retiree has access to
other group medical insurance, and subsequently loses eligibility for that group medical
insurance, the retiree and their qualified dependents will have access to City-sponsored
medical insurance plans reinstated.
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Eligibility for Retiree Medical Coverage terminates the first of the month in which the retiree or
qualified dependent turns age sixty-five (65).
G. Post-65 Supplemental Medicare Coverage
Retirees who are participating in the Retiree Subsidy Medical Plan as of January 1, 2004 and
all future retirees who meet the criteria to participate in City-sponsored medical insurance, with
or without the Retiree Medical Subsidy Plan, may participate in City-sponsored medical
insurance plans that are supplemental to Medicare, after a contract is in place between the City
and a health insurance provider.
A retiree or qualified dependent must choose to participate in City-sponsored medical insurance
plans that are supplemental to Medicare beginning the first of the month in which the retiree or
qualified dependent turns age sixty-five (65).
The retiree shall pay the full premium to participate in City-sponsored medical insurance plans
that are supplemental to Medicare for themselves or qualified dependents without any City
subsidy.
Retirees or qualified dependents, upon turning age 65, who choose not to participate in the
City-sponsored medical insurance plans that are supplemental to Medicare permanently lose
eligibility for t this insurance.
SECTION IV — RETIREMENT
A. Benefits
1. Self-Funded Supplemental Retirement Benefit
In the event a Non-Associated employee member elects Option #1, #2, #2W, #3, #3W or
#4 of the Public Employees' Retirement law, the City shall pay the difference between
such elected option and the unmodified allowance which the member would have
received for his or her life alone as provided in California Government Code sections
21455, 21456, 21457, and 21548 as said referenced Government Code sections exist as
of the date of this agreement. This payment shall be made only to the member (Non-
Associated employee), shall be payable by the City during the life of the member, and
upon that member's death, the City's obligation shall cease. Unless previously excluded
by employment or resolution, eligibility for this benefit is limited to employees hired before
December 27, 1997.
2. Medical Insurance for Retirees
a. Upon retirement, whether service or disability connected, each Non Associated
employee shall be entitled to cause self, spouse and dependents to participate fully
in the City's group health insurance program at the equivalent of the City's group
premium rate in accordance with the provisions specified by Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA). Such participation shall be at
employee's expense and upon terms, conditions and restrictions currently in effect.
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b. As an alternative to the benefit described in paragraph IV.A.2.a above, the City will
provide a financial contribution towards the cost of retiree medical premiums as
described in Section VI.
B. Public Employees' Retirement System Contributions and Reporting
1. Miscellaneous Members
a. The City shall provide all miscellaneous employees described as "classic members
by the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 — "PEPRA" with that certain
retirement program commonly known and described as the "2.5% at age 55 plan"
which is based on the retirement formula as set forth in the California Public
Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), Section 21354 of the California
Government Code.
b. Miscellaneous bargaining unit "classic members" shall pay to CalPERS as part of
the required member retirement contribution eight percent (8%) of pensionable
income. This provision shall not sunset.
c. The City shall contract with CalPERS to have retirement benefits calculated based
upon the "classic" employee's highest one year's compensation, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 20042 (highest single year).
d. The obligations of the City and the retirement rights of employees as provided in this
Article shall survive the term of this resolution.
e. For "New" Members within the meaning of the California Public Employees' Pension
Reform Act of 2013.
1) New Members shall be governed by the two percent at age 62 (2% @ 62)
retirement formula set forth in Government Code section 7522.20.
2) Final compensation will be based on the highest annual average compensation
earnable during the 36 consecutive months immediately preceding the effective
date of his or her retirement, or some other 36 consecutive month period
designated by the member.
3) Effective January 1, 2013, "new" members as defined by PEPRA and
determined by CalPERS, shall contribute one half (50%) of the normal cost as
established by CalPERS.
2. Safety Members
a. The City shall provide all safety employees described as "classic" members by the
Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 — "PEPRA" with that certain
retirement program commonly known and described as the "3% at age 50 plan"
which is based on the retirement formula as set forth in the California Public
Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), Section 21362.2 of the California
Government Code.
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b. All safety employees described as "classic" members shall pay to CalPERS as part
of the required member retirement contribution nine percent (9%) of pensionable
income. This provision shall not sunset.
c. The City shall contract with CalPERS to have retirement benefits calculated based
upon the "classic" employee's highest one year's compensation, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 20042 (highest single year).
d. The obligations of the City and the retirement rights of employees as provided in this
Article shall survive the term of this resolution.
e. For "New" Members within the meaning of the California Public Employees' Pension
Reform Act of 2013.
1) New Members shall be governed by the two and seven tenths percent at age
57 (2.7% @ 57) retirement formula set forth in Government Code section
7522.25(d)
2) Final compensation will be based on the highest annual average compensation
earnable during the 36 consecutive months immediately preceding the effective
date of retirement, or some other 36 consecutive month period designated by
the member.
3) Effective January 1, 2013, "new" members as defined by PEPRA and
determined by CalPERS, shall contribute one half (50%) of the normal cost, as
established by CalPERS.
3. IRS Code Section 414(h)(2)
The City has adopted the CalPERS Resolution in accordance with IRS Code section
414(h)(2) to ensure that both the employee contribution and the City pickup of the
required member contribution are made on a pre-tax basis. However, ultimately, the tax
status of any benefit is determined by the law.
4. Pre-Retirement Optional Settlement 2 Death Benefit
Non-Associated employees shall be covered by the Pre-Retirement Optional Settlement
2 Death Benefit as identified in Section 21548 of the California Government Code when
approved by the City Council.
5. Fourth Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits
Non-Associated employees shall be covered by the Fourth Level of the 1959 Survivor
Benefit as identified in Section 21574 of the California Government Code.
6. VEBA Plan Requirements
a. Eligibility Defined
Effective December 23, 2009, all eligible Unrepresented Management Employees
with 25 years of continuous service to the City of Huntington Beach will participate in
the Plan. An eligible employee is an employee who works twenty (20) or more
hours per week and receives benefits.
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b. Employee Contributions
c. Leave Payout
Each eligible unrepresented management employee shall designate all leave
payouts to be rolled over to his/her VEBA Plan account based on the established
range upon separation from City employment.
d. Participant Account
A separate account is maintained for each contributing eligible unrepresented
management employee, which documents the employee's contributions and
disbursements. Contributions to a VEBA plan account as well as any disbursements
to cover nonreimbursed, post-tax medical care expenses are both tax free. Eligible
benefits subject to reimbursement by the Plan shall be limited to long-term care
expenses and nonreimbursed medical premiums, co-pays, prescribed drug
expenses and other medical care costs as that term is defined by the Internal
Revenue Code Section 213.
e. Administrative Fees
Any Plan administrative fees will be deducted from interest on the total Plan
investments.
An eligible unrepresented management employee's Plan account is subject to a
monthly administrative fee for expenses related to recordkeeping, claims
processing, and claims reimbursement. The fee will first be deducted from interest
on total plan investments, and then deducted, if necessary, from the employee's
individual account.
f. Dispute Resolution
This Resolution and any disputes arising under or in connection with this Resolution
shall not be subject to any dispute resolution procedures in the City's Personnel
Rules, nor shall this Resolution and any such dispute relating thereto be subject to
the jurisdiction of the City's Personnel Board for any reason whatsoever.
g. Indemnification
All Unrepresented Management Employees agree to indemnify and hold the City of
Huntington Beach harmless against any claims made of any nature and against any
suit instituted against the City arising from this Resolution, including, but not limited
to, claims arising from an employee's participation in VEBA or from any salary
reduction initiated by the City for VEBA contributions.
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SECTION V — LEAVE BENEFITS
A. General Leave
1. Accrual
Employees will accrue General Leave at the accrual rates outlined below. General leave
may be used for any purpose, including vacation, sick leave, and personal leave.
General leave for non-associated employees shall be accrued as follows:
Years of Service Annual General Leave
Allowance
Biweekly General Leave
Allowance
First through Fourth Year 176 hours 6.77
Fifth through Ninth Year 200 hours 7.69
Tenth through Fourteenth Year 224 hours 8.62
Fifteenth Year and Thereafter 256 hours 9.85
2. Eligibility and Approval
General leave must be pre-approved except for illness, injury or family sickness, which
may require a physician's statement for approval. General leave accrued time is to be
computed from hiring date anniversary. Employees shall not be permitted to take general
leave in excess of actual time earned. Employees shall not accrue general leave in
excess of six hundred forty (640) hours. Employees may not use their general leave to
advance their separation date on retirement or other separation from employment.
3. Leave Benefit Entitlements
The City shall comply with all State and Federal leave benefit entitlement laws. An
eligible employee on an approved leave shall be allowed to use applicable earned Sick
Leave, General Leave, or Executive Leave for family or personal health issues. For
more information on employee leave options contact the Human Resources Department.
4. Conversion to Cash
a. Pay Off at Termination
An employee shall be paid for unused general leave upon termination of
employment at which time such terminating employee shall receive compensation at
their current salary rate for all unused, earned general leave to which they are
entitled up to and including the effective date of their termination.
b. Conversion to Cash
Two times during each fiscal year, each permanent employee shall have the option
to convert into a cash payment or deferred compensation up to a total of one
hundred-twenty (120) general leave benefit hours per fiscal year. The employee
shall give payroll two (2) weeks advance notice of their decision to exercise such
option.
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c. One Week Minimum Vacation Requirement
The City Manager may require certain positions which handle money or transfer
funds to take a minimum of one week, (i.e., five consecutive work days) paid
vacation each calendar year.
d. Deferred Compensation Contribution at Time of Separation
The value of any unused earned leave benefits may be transferred to deferred
compensation at separation (including retirement), but only during the time that the
employee is actively employed with the City. The latest opportunity for such transfer
must be the beginning of the pay period prior to the employee's last day of
employment.
B. Holidays and Pay Provisions
1. Non-Associated employees shall receive the following legal holidays as of the first pay
period following adoption of the Non-Associated Resolution paid in full per the
employee's regularly scheduled work shift:
(1) New Year's Day (January 1)
(2) Martin Luther King Day (third Monday in January)
(3) Presidents Day (third Monday in February)
(4) Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
(5) Independence Day (July 4)
(6) Labor Day (first Monday in September)
(7) Veteran's Day (November 11)
(8) Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
(9) The Friday after Thanksgiving
(10) Christmas Day (December 25)
2. Any day declared by the President of the United States to be a national holiday or by the
Governor of the State of California to be a state holiday and adopted as an employee
holiday by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach.
3. For Civic Center holiday closure purposes, holidays which fall on Sunday shall be
observed the following Monday, and those falling on Saturday shall be observed the
preceding Friday.
C. Sick Leave
1. Accrual
No employee shall accrue sick leave.
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2. Credit
Employees assigned to Non-Associated shall carry forward their sick leave balance and
shall no longer accrue sick leave credit.
3. Usage
Employees may use accrued sick leave for the same purposes for which it was used
prior to December 25, 1999. Sick leave shall not be used to extend absences due to
work related (industrial) injuries or illnesses, this provision shall be added to Personnel
Rule 18.10.
4. Payoff at Termination
a. Non Associated employees with continuous service with the City since November
20, 1978, shall be entitled to the following sick leave payoff plan:
At involuntary termination by reason of disability, or by death, or by retirement,
employees shall be compensated at their then current rate of pay for seventy-five
percent (75%) of all unused sick leave accumulated as of July 1, 1972, plus fifty
percent (50%) of unused sick leave accumulated subsequent to July 1, 1972, up to a
maximum of seven hundred and twenty hours (720) of unused, accumulated sick
leave, except as provided in paragraph V.C.5.d below.
Upon termination for any other reason, employees shall be compensated at their
then current rate of pay for fifty percent (50%) of all unused accumulated sick leave,
up to a maximum of 720 hours of such accumulated sick leave.
b. Non-Associated employees hired after November 20, 1978 shall be entitled to the
following sick leave payoff plan:
Upon termination, all employees shall be paid, at their then current salary rate, for
twenty-five percent (25%) of unused, earned sick leave to 480 hours accrued, and
for thirty-five percent (35%) of all unused, earned sick leave in excess of 480 hours,
but not to exceed 720 hours, except as provided in paragraph V.C.2.c below.
c. Except as provided in paragraph V.C.5.d below, no Non-Associated employee shall
be paid at termination for more than 720 hours of unused, accumulated sick lave.
However, employees may utilize accumulated sick leave on the basis of "last in, first
out," meaning that sick leave accumulated in excess of the maximum for payoff may
be utilized first for sick leave, as defined in Personnel Rule 18-8.
d. Non-Associated employees who had unused, accumulated sick leave in excess of
720 hours as of July 5, 1980, shall be compensated for such excess sick leave
remaining on termination under the formulas described in paragraphs V.C.5.a and b
above. In no event shall any employee be compensated upon termination for any
accumulated sick leave in excess of the "cap" established by this paragraph (i.e.,
720 hours plus the amount over 720 hours existing on July 5, 1980). Employees
may continue to utilize sick leave accrued after that date in excess of such "cap" on
a "last in, first out" basis. To the extent that any such "capped" amount of excess
sick leave over 720 hours is utilized, the maximum compensable amount shall be
correspondingly reduced. (Example: Employee had 1,000 hours accumulated. Six
months after July 5, 1980, employee had accumulated another 48 hours. Employee
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is then sick for 120 hours. Employee's maximum sick leave "cap" for compensation
at termination is now reduced by 72 hours to 928.)
D. Bereavement Leave
Employees shall be entitled to bereavement leave not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours in
each instance of death in the immediate family. Immediate family is defined as father,
mother, sister, brother, spouse, children, grandfather, grandmother, stepfather, stepmother,
step grandfather, step grandmother, grandchildren, stepsisters, stepbrothers, mother-in-law,
father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepchildren, or
wards of which the employee is the legal guardian.
E. Voluntary Catastrophic Leave Donation Program
Under certain conditions, an employee may donate leave time to another employee in need.
The program is outlined in Exhibit 4.
SECTION VI — RETIREE SUBSIDY MEDICAL PLAN
An employee who has retired from the City shall be entitled to participate in the City-sponsored
medical insurance plans in accordance with the Retiree Subsidy Medical Plan as outlined in
Exhibit 2. Employees hired on or after December 1, 2009, shall not be eligible for this benefit.
SECTION VII — MISCELLANEOUS
A. Collection of Payroll Overpayments
In the event that a payroll overpayment is discovered and verified, and considering all
reasonable factors including the length of time that the overpayment was made and if and when
the employee could have reasonably known about such overpayment, the City shall take action
to collect from the employee the amount of overpayment(s). Such collection shall be processed
by payroll deduction over a reasonable period of time considering the total amount of
overpayment.
In the event the employee separates from employment during the collection period, the final
amount shall be deducted from the last payroll check of the employee. If applicable, the
balance due from the employee shall be communicated upon employment separation if the last
payroll check does not sufficiently cover the amount due the City.
It shall be the responsibility of the employee and the City to periodically monitor the accuracy of
compensation payments or reimbursements due to the possibility of a clerical oversight or error.
The City reserves the right to also collect compensation overpayments caused by or the result
of misinterpretation of a pay provision by non-authorized personnel. The interpretation of all
pay provisions shall be administered by the City Manager or designee and as adopted by the
City Council. Unauthorized compensation payments shall not constitute a past practice
(1/03/05).
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B. Uniforms and CalPERS Reporting
The City provides uniforms to active duty employees in the classifications of Police Chief and
Fire Chief. These employees are required to wear a standard uniform for appearance,
uniformity, and public recognition purposes.
The City will report to the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) the
average annual cost of uniforms as special compensation for each eligible employee in
accordance with Title 2, California Code of Regulations, Section 571(a)(5).
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EXHIBIT 1
NON-ASSOCIATED EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT SALARY SCHEDULE
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 24, 2016 - 2.0% Increase
Job No. Description Pay
Grade
Starting
Point
Control
Point
High
Point
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
0591 City Manager NA0591 NA NA 128.29
DEPARTMENT HEADS
0592 Assistant City Manager NA0592 85.82 95.51 106.32
0009 Director of Building & Safety NA0009 74.64 83.07 92.46
0014 Director of Community Services NA0014 74.64 83.07 92.46
0008 Director of Economic Development NA0008 74.64 83.07 92.46
0574 Director of Human Resources NA0574 74.64 83.07 _ 92.46
0479 Chief Information Officer NA0479 74.64 83.07 92.46
0007 Director of Library Services NA0007 69.94 77.85 86.66
0589 Community Development Director NA0589 80.82 89.97 100.13
0010 Director of Public Works NA0010 80,82 89.97 100.13
0518 Chief Financial Officer NA0518 80.82 89.97 100.13
0015 Fire Chief NA0015 85.82 106.31 95.51
0011 Police Chief NA0011 85.82 95.52 106.31
ELECTED OFFICIALS
0016 City Attorney NA0016 100.18 111.51 124.10
0017 City Clerk NA0017 69.94 77.85 86.66
ELECTED OFFICIALS PART-TIME
0018 City Treasurer - PART-TIME
NA0018 74.64
83.07
92.46
*Annual Salary Not to Exceed $51,812
CONTRACT NON-DEPARTMENT HEAD
Job No. Description Pay
Grade A B C D E
0593 Chief Assistant City Attorney NA0593 71.05 74.96 79.08 83.43 88.01
Historical changes to Non-Associated position titles:
Per Ordinance 3855 adopted on 1/19/10, Building & Safety Department duties were combined with the Planning
Department creating a new position of Director of Planning and Building.
Per Resolution 2010-106 adopted on 12/20/10 the City Treasurer was established as a part-time position.
Per Ordinance 3906 adopted on 2/7/11 amended the title of City Administrator to City Manager.
Per Ordinance 3959 adopted on 10/01/12, the position of Chief Assistant City Attorney was established.
Per Resolution 2012-95 adopted on 12/17/12 the title of Deputy City Manager was changed to Assistant City Manager.
Per Ordinance 4086 adopted 4/18/16: the position of Finance Director was changed to Chief Financial Officer, the Director
of Information Services was changed to Chief Information Officer and the Director of Planning and Building was changed to
Community Development Director.
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EXHIBIT 2
RETIREE MEDICAL PLAN
An employee who has retired from the City shall be entitled to participate in the City sponsored
medical insurance plans and the City shall contribute toward monthly premiums for coverage in an
amount as specified in accordance with this Plan, provided:
A. At the time of retirement the employee has a minimum of ten (10) years of continuous full
time City service or is granted an industrial disability retirement; and
B. At the time of retirement, the employee is employed by the City; and
C. Following official separation from the City, the employee is granted a retirement allowance
by the California Public Employees' Retirement System.
The City's obligation to pay the monthly premium as indicated shall be modified downward
or cease during the lifetime of the retiree upon the occurrence of any one of the following:
1 On the first of the month in which a retiree or dependent reaches age 65 or
on the date the retiree or dependent can first apply and become eligible,
automatically or voluntarily, for medical coverage under Medicare (whether or
not such application is made) the City's obligation to pay monthly premiums
may be adjusted downward or eliminated. Benefit coverage at age 65 under
the City's medical plans shall be governed by applicable plan document.
2. In the event of the death of any employee, whether retired or not, the amount
of the retiree medical insurance subsidy benefit which the deceased
employee was receiving at the time of his/her death would be eligible to
receive if he/she were retired at the time of death, shall be paid on behalf of
the spouse or family for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months.
D. Schedule of Benefits
1. Minimum Eligibility for Benefits
With the exception of an industrial disability retirement, eligibility for benefits begins
after an employee has completed ten (10) years of continuous full time service with
the City of Huntington Beach. Said service must be continuous unless prior service
is reinstated at the time of his/her rehire in accordance with the City's Personnel
Rules. Employees hired on or after December 1, 2009 shall not be eligible for this
benefit.
2. Disability Retirees
Industrial disability retirees with less than ten (10) years of service shall receive a
maximum monthly payment toward the premium for health insurance of $121.
Payments shall be in accordance with the stipulations and conditions, which exist for
all retirees. Payment shall not exceed dollar amount, which is equal to the full cost
of premium for employee only.
3. Marital Status — Married retirees eligible for benefits under the Retiree Medical
Subsidy Plan may each receive the benefit earned pursuant to Section 4 —
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Maximum Monthly Subsidy Payments, whether enrolled individually as the plan
enrollee or whether enrolled as a dependent on any City-sponsored medical plan.
a. In the case where a retiree is married to a City employee (active or retired)
who is not an unrepresented/non-associated employee or retiree, this
provision shall remain applicable.
b. This provision shall apply to State of California registered domestic partners
the same as married spouses.
4. Maximum Monthly Subsidy Payments
Payment amounts may be reduced each month as dependent eligibility ceases due
to death, divorce or loss of dependent child status. However, the amount shall not
be reduced if such reduction would cause insufficient funds needed to pay the full
premium for the employee and the remaining dependents. In the event no reduction
occurs and the remaining benefit premium is not sufficient to pay the premium
amount for the employee and the eligible dependents, said needed excess premium
amount shall be paid by the employee.
All retirees, including those retired as a result of disability whose number of years of
service prior to retirement, exceeds ten (10) years of continuous full time service,
shall be entitled to maximum monthly payment of premiums by the City for each
year of completed City service as follows:
Maximum Monthly Payment
for Retirements After:
Years of Service Subsidy
10 $121
11 136
12 151
13 166
14 181
15 196
16 211
17 226
18 241
19 256
20 271
21 286
22 300
23 315
24 330
25 344
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
A. Eligibility:
1. The effective start-up date of the Retiree Subsidy Medical Plan for the various
employee groups shall be the first of the month following retirement date.
2. A retiree may change plans, add dependents, etc., during annual open enrollment.
The Human Resources Department shall notify covered retirees of this opportunity
each year.
3. Years of service computed for the Retiree Subsidy Medical Plan are actual years of
completed service with the City of Huntington Beach.
B. Benefits:
1. The Retiree Subsidy Medical Plan includes any medical plan offered by the City to
active and/or retired unrepresented/non-associated employees and retirees.
2. City Plans are the primary payer for active employees age 65 and over, with
Medicare the secondary payer. Retirees age 65 and over have no City Plan options
and are eligible only for Medicare.
3. Premium payments are to be received at least one month in advance of the
coverage period.
C. Subsidies:
1. The subsidy payments will pay for:
a. The Retiree Subsidy Medical Plan.
b. HMO.
c. Part A of Medicare for those retirees not eligible for paid Part A.
2. Subsidy payments will not pay for:
a. Part B Medicare.
b. Any other employee benefit plan.
c. Any other commercially available benefit plan.
d. Medicare supplements
D. Medicare:
1. All persons are eligible for Medicare coverage at age 65. Those with sufficient credit
quarters of Social Security will receive Part A of Medicare at no cost. Those without
sufficient credited quarters are still eligible for Medicare at age 65, but will have to
pay for Part A of Medicare if the individual elects to take Medicare. In all cases, Part
B of Medicare is paid for by the participant.
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2. When a retiree and his/her spouse are both 65 or over, and neither is eligible for
paid Part A of Medicare, the subsidy shall pay for Part A for each of them or the
maximum subsidy, whichever is less.
3. When a retiree at age 65 is eligible for paid Part A of Medicare and his/her spouse is
not eligible for paid Part A, the spouse shall not receive subsidy. When a retiree at
age 65 is not eligible for paid Part A of Medicare and his/her spouse who is also age
65 is eligible for paid Part A of Medicare, the subsidy shall be for the retiree's Part A
only.
E. Cancellation:
1. For retirees/dependents eligible for paid Part A of Medicare, the following
cancellation provisions apply:
a. Coverage for a retiree under the Retiree Subsidy Medical Plan will be eliminated
on the first day of the month in which the retiree reaches age 65. If such retiree
was covering dependents under the Plan, dependents will be eligible for COBRA
continuation benefits effective as of the retiree's 65th birthday.
b. Dependent coverage will be eliminated upon whichever of the following
occasions comes first:
1) After 36 months of COBRA continuation coverage, or
2) When the covered dependent reaches age 65 in the event such dependent
reaches age 65 prior to the retiree reaching age 65.
c. At age 65 retirees are eligible to make application for Medicare. Upon being
considered "eligible to make application," whether or not application has been
made for Medicare, the Retiree Subsidy Medical Plan will be eliminated.
2. See provisions under "Benefits," "Subsidies," and "Medicare" for those
retirees/dependents not eligible for paid Part A of Medicare.
3. Retiree Subsidy Medical Plan and COBRA participants shall be notified of non-
payment of premium by means of a certified letter from Employee Benefits in
accordance with provisions of the Non-Associated Resolution.
4. A retiree who fails to pay premiums due for coverage and is in arrears for
sixty (60) days shall be terminated from the Plan and shall not have
reinstatement rights.
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EXHIBIT 3 - 9/80 WORK SCHEDULE
This work schedule is known as "9/80". The 9/80 work schedule is designed to be in compliance
with the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In the event that there is a conflict
with the current rules, practices and/or procedures regarding work schedules and leave plans, then
the rules listed below shall govern.
9/80 WORK SCHEDULE DEFINED
The 9/80 work schedule shall be defined as working nine (9) days for eighty (80) hours in a two
week pay period by working eight (8) days at nine (9) hours per day and working one (1) day for
eight (8) hours (Friday), with a one-hour lunch during each work shift, totaling forty (40) hours in
each FLSA work week. The 9/80 work schedule shall not reduce service to the public,
departmental effectiveness, productivity and/or efficiency as determined by the City Manager or
designee.
A Forty (40) Hour FLSA Work Week
The actual FLSA workweek is from Friday at mid-shift (p.m.) to Friday at mid-shift (a.m.).
No employee working the 9/80 work schedule will be able to flex their Friday start time nor
the time they take their lunch break, which will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Fridays.
All employee work shifts will start at 8:00 a.m. on their Friday worked. The start of the
FLSA workweek is 12:00 noon Friday.
B. Two Week Pay Period
The pay period for employees starts Friday mid-shift (p.m.) and continues for fourteen (14)
days until Friday mid-shift (a.m.). During this period, each week is made up of four (4) nine
(9) hour work days (thirty-six (36) hours) and one (1) four (4) hour Friday and those hours
equal forty (40) work hours in each work week (e.g. the Friday is split into four (4) hours for
the a.m. shift, which is charged to work week one and four (4) hours for the p.m. shift, which
is charged to work week two).
C. A/B Schedules
To continue to provide service to the public every Friday, employees are to be divided
between two schedules, known as the "A" schedule and the "B" schedule, based upon the
departmental needs. For identification purposes, the "A" schedule shall be known as the
schedule with a day off on the Friday in the middle of the pay period, or, "off on payday", the
"B" schedule shall have the first Friday (p.m.) and the last Friday (a.m.) off, or "working on
payday". An example is listed below:
AM PM AM PM AM PM
FFSSMTWThFFSSMTWThFF
A Schedule 4 4 - - 9 9 9 9 - - - - 9 9 9 9 4 4
B Schedule - - - - 9 9 9 9 4 4 - - 9 9 9 9 - -
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D. A/B Schedule Changes
FLSA exempt employees may change A/B schedules at the beginning of any pay period
with supervisor or City Manager approval.
E. Emergencies
All employees on the 9/80 work schedule are subject to be called to work any time to meet
any and all emergencies or unusual conditions which, in the opinion of the City Manager, or
designee may require such service from any of said employees.
LEAVE BENEFITS
When an employee is off on a scheduled workday under the 9/80 work schedule, then nine (9)
hours of eligible leave per workday shall be charged against the employee's leave balance or eight
(8) hours shall be charged if the day off is a Friday. All leaves shall continue under the current
accrual, eligibility, request and approval requirements.
1. General Leave — As stated in the Non-Associated Resolution.
2. Sick Leave — As stated in the Non-Associated Resolution.
3. Executive Leave — As stated in the Non-Associated Resolution.
4. Bereavement Leave — As stated in the Non-Associated Resolution.
5. Holidays - As stated in the Non-Associated Resolution.
6. Jury Duty — The provisions of the Personnel Rules shall continue to apply, however, if an
FLSA exempt employee is called to serve on jury duty during a normal Friday off, Saturday,
or Sunday, or on a City holiday, then the jury duty shall be considered the same as having
occurred during the employees day off work, therefore, the employee will receive no added
compensation.
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EXHIBIT 4- VOLUNTARY CATASTROPHIC LEAVE DONATION
Guidelines
1. Purpose
The purpose of the voluntary catastrophic leave donation program is to bridge employees
who have been approved leave time to either return to work, long-term disability, or medical
retirement. Permanent employees who accrue vacation, general leave or compensatory
time may donate such leave to another permanent employee when a catastrophic illness or
injury befalls that employee or because the employee is needed to care for a seriously ill
family member. The leave-sharing Leave Donation Program is Citywide across all
departments and is intended to provide an additional benefit. Nothing in this program is
intended to change current policy and practice for use and/or accrual of vacation, general,
or sick leave.
2. Definitions
Catastrophic Illness or Injury - A serious debilitating illness or injury, which incapacitates the
employee or an employee's family member.
Family Member - For the purposes of this policy, the definition of family member is that
defined in the Family Medical Leave Act (child, parent, spouse or domestic partner).
3. Eligible Leave
Accrued compensatory, vacation or general leave hours may be donated. The minimum
donation an employee may make is two (2) hours and the maximum is forty (40) hours.
4. Eligibility
Permanent employees who accrue vacation or general leave may donate such hours to
eligible recipients. Compensatory time accrued may also be donated. An eligible recipient
is an employee who:
• Accrues vacation or general leave;
• Is not receiving disability benefits or Workers' Compensation payments; and
• Requests donated leave.
5. Transfer of Leave
The maximum donation credited to a recipient's leave account shall be the amount
necessary to ensure continuation of the employee's regular salary during the employee's
period of approved catastrophic leave. Donations will be voluntary, confidential and
irrevocable. Hours donated will be converted into a dollar amount based on the hourly
wage of the donor. The dollar amount will then be converted into accrued hours based on
the recipient's hourly wage.
An employee needing leave will complete a Leave Donation Request Form and submit it to
the Department Director for approval. The Department Director will forward the form to
Human Resources for processing. Human Resources, working with the department, will
send out the request for leave donations.
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Employees wanting to make donations will submit a Leave Donation Form to the Finance
Department (payroll).
All donation forms submitted to payroll will be date stamped and used in order received for
each bi-weekly pay period. Multiple donations will be rotated in order to insure even use of
time from donors. Any donation form submitted that is not needed will be returned to the
donor.
6. Other
Please contact the Human Resources Department with questions regarding employee
participation in this program.
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End donation date will bridge to:
E Long Term Disability
—1 Medical Retirement beginning
ri Length of FMLA leave ending
Return to work
Human Resources Director Signature:
D epartment Director Signature of Support:
Human Resources Department Use Only
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Voluntary Catastrophic Leave Donation Program
Leave Request Form
Requestor, Please Complete
According to the provisions of the Voluntary Catastrophic Leave Donation Program, I hereby request
donated vacation, general leave or compensatory time.
MY SIGNATURE CERTIFIES THAT:
• A Leave of absence in relation to a catastrophic illness or injury has been approved by my
Department; and
• I am not receiving disability benefits or Workers' Compensation payments.
Name: (Please Print or Type: Last, First, MI)
Work Phone: Department:
Job Title: Employee ID#:
Requester Signature: Date:
Please submit this form to the Human Resources Office for processing.
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Donor Name: (Please Print or Type: Last, First, MI)
'Work Phone ::
Donor Job Title:
Type of Accrued Leave:
,r7 Vacation
Compensatory Time in General Leave
Number of Hours I wish to Donate:
Hours of Vacation
Hours of Compensatory Time
Hours of General Leave
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Voluntary Catastrophic Leave Donation Program
Leave Donation Form
Donor, please complete
I understand that this voluntary donation of leave credits, once processed, is irrevocable;
but if not needed, the donation will be returned to me. I also understand that this
donation will remain confidential.
I wish to donate my accrued vacation, comp or general leave hours to the Leave Donation
Program for:
Eligible recipient employee's name (Last, First, MI):
Donor Signature: IDate:
Please submit to the Finance Department.
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Res. No. 2016-50
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk
of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said
City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed
and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of
said City Council at a Regular meeting thereof held on July 18, 2016 by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
OUT OF ROOM:
ABSTAIN:
O'Connell, Sullivan, Hardy, Delgleize
Posey, Peterson
Katapod is
None
94.244,444)
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California
107
Pay Starting Control High
Grade Point Point Point
0591 City Manager NA0591 NA NA 128.29
0029 *Interim City Manager NA0029 NA NA 122.68
0592 Assistant City Manager NA0592 85.82 95.51 106.32
0009 Director of Building & Safety NA0009 74.64 83.07 92.46
0014 Director of Community Services NA0014 74.64 83.07 92.46
0008 Director of Economic Development NA0008 74.64 83.07 92.46
0574 Director of Human Resources NA0574 74.64 83.07 92.46
0479 Chief Information Officer NA0479 74.64 83.07 92.46
0007 Director of Library Services NA0007 69.94 77.85 86.66
0589 Community Development Director NA0589 80.82 89.97 100.13
0010 Director of Public Works NA0010 80.82 89.97 100.13
0518 Chief Financial Officer NA0518 80.82 89.97 100.13
0015 Fire Chief NA0015 85.82 95.51 106.31
0011 Police Chief NA0011 85.82 95.52 106.31
0016 City Attorney NA0016 100.18 111.51 124.10
0017 City Clerk NA0017 69.94 77.85 86.66
0018 City Treasurer - PART-TIME NA0018 74.64 83.07 92.46
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0699 Deputy Community Prosecutor NA0699 43.20 45.58 48.08 50.73 53.52
0840 Deputy Director of Community Dev NA0840 66.54 70.21 74.07 78.14 82.44
0650 Assistant Chief of Police NA0650 78.70 83.03 87.60 92.41 97.50
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY:Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY:Antonia Graham, Assistant to the City Manager
Subject:
Adopt Ordinance No. 4178 amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.48 relating
to Taxi Cabs
Approved for introduction 3/18/2019 - Vote: 5-0-2 (Brenden, Delgleize absent)
Statement of Issue:
With the implementation of Assembly Bill 1069 (Low), the regulation of taxi cabs in the State of
California has changed dramatically and required all cities which previously had adopted similar
ordinances for inclusion in the Orange County Taxi Administration Program (OCTAP) to amend those
ordinances based on the new law. This Council Action seeks to amend the City’s Municipal Code
Chapter 5.48 relating to Taxi Cabs. The amendment retains the OCTAP partnership and adopts the
OCTAP regulations as approved by the OCTAP Steering Committee.
Financial Impact:
None with this action. On December 17, 2018, City Council authorized the City Manager to execute
Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-2015. This agreement specifies that the City’s funding share of
OCTAP is 6.04% or $5,943.21 in FY 18/19, $14,306.84 in FY 19/20 and $10,634.91 in FY 20/21.
Funding is included in the City Manager’s annual budget 10030101. The share is based on
population and the costs are estimates and could be adjusted slightly each year.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Ordinance No. 4178, “An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Huntington
Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.48 Taxi Cabs.”
Alternative Action(s):
Do not adopt and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has administered the Orange County Taxi
Administration Program (OCTAP) on behalf of Orange County cities and the County of Orange since
1998. At that time, OCTAP was created to consolidate the licensing, application, and administrative
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1998. At that time, OCTAP was created to consolidate the licensing, application, and administrative
functions to assist the cities and the County of Orange (member agencies) in meeting their
requirements set forth in Government Code Section 53075.5 and Vehicle Code 21100,et seq.
In October 2017, then Governor Brown signed into law new taxi regulations (AB 1069 - Chapter 753,
Statutes of 2017). This new law changed the way taxis were regulated and OCTAP could no longer
operate as it once was. In October of 2018, the OCTA Board of Directors directed staff to establish a
cooperative agreement with Orange County cities and the County of Orange for the administration of
the Orange County Taxi Administration Program from January 1, 2019,through December 31, 2020.
On December 17, 2018, the City Council approved Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-2015 with OCTA
and the Cities within Orange County for the program.
Since its inception, OCTAP was designed to be funded entirely through permit and license fees
collected from taxi operators and drivers. With the arrival of transportation network companies
(TNC), such as Uber and Lyft, the marketplace has greatly reduced revenues and,thereby, created a
financially unsustainable condition for OCTAP as currently funded. Following discussion with the
Orange County City Manager’s Association (OCCMA), it was determined that contributions from
member agencies would be required for OCTA to continue to administer OCTAP. Due to the
continued decline of taxicab permits, the permit fees alone are not enough to sustain the program
and therefore external contributions from member agencies were agreed upon using a population-
based cost sharing model.
A new OCTAP structure was established, which included the formation of a Steering Committee,
which the City’s Assistant to the City Manager sits on along with members from the Cities of
Fullerton, Garden Grove,Newport Beach, Orange, and the County of Orange. At the February 5,
2019,meeting, the OCTAP Steering Committee approved new bylaws, adopted new (and reduced)
taxi regulations, a fine schedule, metered rates, and considered OCTAP permit fees for OCTA Board
consideration. The committee unanimously approved all items, including recommending the
proposed permit fees to the OCTA Board.
Environmental Status:
Not Applicable
Strategic Plan Goal:
Enhance and maintain public safety
Improve Quality of Life
Attachment(s):
1. Ordinance No. 4178, “An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Huntington
Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.48 Taxi Cabs”
2. Legislative Draft.
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY:Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY:Kellee Fritzal, Deputy Director of Economic Development
Subject:
Approve and authorize execution of a Three-Year Lease Agreement for 5770 Research Drive
and adopt Resolution No. 2019-22 pursuant to SB 850 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018 and
Government Code Section 8698.2) for the Development and Operation of a 50-Bed Navigation
Center
Statement of Issue:
Homelessness in Huntington Beach has created numerous issues regarding the health, safety and
welfare of the City. Numerous lawsuits have been filed against the County of Orange and other cities
for the lack of emergency shelters that can house individuals and families that are homeless,
including: Anaheim, Orange, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, and
San Clemente. A majority of the lawsuits were consolidated and assigned to the United States
District Court in Santa Ana. In order to provide emergency beds to Huntington Beach’s homeless
population and protect the City’s right to enforce its laws, City Council action is requested to enter
into a three-year Lease Agreement for the development of a 50-bed secular Navigation Center to
shelter the homeless, and allow the City to enforce its anti-camping ordinances pursuant to Federal
and State law.
Financial Impact:
The proposed action would authorize a three-year Commercial Lease Agreement, with two one-year
options, in an annual amount of $104,000. The combined three year lease would be approximately
$330,720. Staff is requesting an appropriation to increase in the FY 2018/19 Revised Budget in the
Residual Receipts Fund, Office of Business Development, (23380101). Sufficient funds are available
in the Residual Receipts Fund balance to accommodate this increase to the budget. Additional costs
associated with operations of the facility will be brought to the City Council at a future meeting.
Recommended Action:
A) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into the Three-Year Commercial Lease Agreement for
5770 Research Drive, Huntington Beach, CA; and,
B) Authorize the City Manager to execute all documents related to the Lease to further the action;
and,
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C) Adopt Resolution 2019-22, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
Pursuant to SB 850 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018 and Government Code Section 8698.2);” and,
D) Increase appropriations in the FY 2018/19 Revised Budget for the Office of Business
Development by $104,000 for the annual lease costs of the Navigation Center.
Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the lease or declaration of shelter crisis and direct staff as necessary.
Analysis:
City Staff has been in discussions with the owner of a building located at 5770 Research Drive,
located in the northwest area of the City south of McFadden Avenue, west of Springdale Street
regarding operation of a homeless shelter. The building site is an approximately half-acre property
within the Industrial (IL) zoning district, which is the City’s designated “SB 2 Zone.” SB 2 or Senate
Bill 2 was enacted in 2008 and required cities and counties to identify a land use zone where
emergency shelters are permitted with no conditional use permit or discretionary action. As such, in
2009, the City Council adopted amendments to the City’s zoning ordinance to allow by right
emergency or transitional and supportive housing in Industrial Zones including the development of
emergency shelters. The proposed location will be leased by the City for the establishment of a 50-
bed Navigation Center to house homeless. The creation of the Navigation Center will provide
immediately available secular beds for individuals that are homeless while also providing for the
increased enforcement of the City’s Municipal Codes against camping in public places.
Homelessness in Orange County
In January 2017, a Point-in-Time Count and Survey of the homeless was conducted in which 119
persons were identified as unsheltered in the City of Huntington Beach. Of those, 73 were male and
46 were female. Since the last Point-in-Time Count, the number of unsheltered individuals in the
County and in the City of Huntington Beach have likely increased. The County of Orange will soon be
releasing the new Point-in-Time Count figures for each City and it is likely the City’s figure for
homeless individuals will increase from the 2017 numbers.
Compounding the health, safety and welfare issues created by homelessness are the legal
challenges to enforcing ordinances prohibiting sleeping in outdoor areas, such as parks and public
plazas. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Martin et al v City of Boise held that enforcing a City
ordinance that prohibits sleeping in public places violates an individual’s Constitutional prohibition on
cruel and unusual punishment if there are no housing alternatives available (other than sleeping in
the public) within that same jurisdiction.
In other words, the Courts have determined that cities cannot criminally punish individuals for
sleeping outdoors if they have no alternative shelter. As a result, unless sleeping facilities are
available in the City at the time of encounter, enforcement of the City’s anti-camping or other
ordinances constraining sleeping on public property would likely result in dismissal of any charges.
Last year, Federal lawsuits were filed when the County of Orange and City of Anaheim relocated
several hundred homeless individuals from the flood control channel in Anaheim. A majority of those
lawsuits were consolidated and assigned to Federal District Court Judge David Carter in Santa Ana.
The City of Huntington Beach has not been sued as part of those lawsuits, at this time. However, the
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Federal District Court has requested that all Orange County cities appear at court on Tuesday, April
2, 2019 (see Attachment) to report how it plans to comply with the basic tenets of Martin vs. Boise.
As a result of the litigation, nearby cities including Santa Ana, Tustin, Orange, Costa Mesa, Placentia,
Buena Park, and Anaheim are building new and expanded shelters for homeless individuals and
families. Importantly, the Court has indicated that by creating these facilities to house the homeless,
cities can enforce their prohibitions on camping in public areas. In addition, cities that are committed
to creating homeless facilities will have the opportunity to enter into approved Federal Settlement
Agreements allowing them to enforce ordinances against sleeping and camping in public places.
Pursuant to these settlement agreements, the cities of Santa Ana and Anaheim have begun
enforcement of their camping and related ordinances.
There is an urgent health, safety,and welfare need to establish an emergency homeless facility with
beds available for homeless families and individuals within Huntington Beach. Taking action as soon
as possible will ensure there are adequate secular sleeping alternatives available (to those willing to
accept them) and will help the City of Huntington Beach ensure that public areas like parks, beaches,
the Civic Center, libraries, Pier Plaza and City sidewalks remain safe, attractive and well-maintained
for the public at large. If the migration of homeless populations from one or more cities to Huntington
Beach continues while the City has not yet established immediately available beds for placement, the
City will lack the ability to enforce its anti-camping ordinance, and the City’s unsheltered population is
likely to grow as a result.
Next Steps
City Staff has visited eight (8) shelters operated by various non-profits. The Staff has also met with
the County of Orange, Anaheim, and Santa Ana regarding best practices and lessons learned. If this
lease is approved, the City will be sending out a Request for Proposals for the tenant improvements
at the site, and for a highly qualified Shelter Operator with 24/7 on-site security to ensure a safe and
effective Shelter.
It is recommended that the City enter into a three (3) year commercial lease with two one-year
options for 5770 Research Drive. The building is located in the SB 2 Zone for the establishment of a
Navigation Center. To provide for shelter to the homeless as well as avoid litigation regarding
homelessness in Orange County, the creation of the Navigation Center will provide for the enhanced
enforcement of City Municipal Codes and safer public spaces for homeless and residents.
Next steps include the City entering into contracts for Tenant Improvements at the site, on-site
Security Services and a Shelter Operator. Any required increases in funding will be requested at that
time.
Environmental Status:
Not applicable
Strategic Plan Goal:
Enhance and modernize public safety service delivery
Enhance and maintain high quality City services
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Attachment(s):
1. Lease Agreement with Michael Garcia and Stacy Garcia Property Owners for 5770 Research
Drive
2. Resolution 2019-22, “A Resolution of the city Council of the City of Huntington Beach declaring
a shelter crisis pursuant to SB 850 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018 and Government Code Section
8698.2)
3. Notice of Status Conference April 2, 2019 with Honorable Judge David Carter
4. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision in Martin et al v City of Boise (9
th Cir. 9/4/18) _ F.4th _,
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. SA CV 18-00155-DOC (JDEx)
Case No. SA CV 18-00220-DOC (KESx)
Case No. SA CV 19-00388-DOC (KESx)
Date: March 5, 2019
Title: ORANGE COUNTY CATHOLIC WORKER ET AL. V. ORANGE COUNTY ET
AL.
DAVID RAMIREZ ET AL V. THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT ORANGE COUNTY ET AL V. THE COUNTY
OF ORANGE ET AL
PRESENT:
THE HONORABLE DAVID O. CARTER, JUDGE
Deborah Lewman Not Present
Courtroom Clerk Court Reporter
ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR
PLAINTIFF:
None Present
ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR
DEFENDANT:
None Present
PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER SETTING STATUS
CONFERENCE FOR APRIL 2, 2019
The Court SETS a Status Conference on April 2, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. regarding the
above-captioned cases.
The Court ORDERS the parties in Housing is a Human Right Orange County et
al v. The County of Orange et al, No. SA-CV-19-00388-DOC-KESx, to appear, and
respectfully REQUESTS the Mayor, City Manager, and Police Chief of the Defendant
city of Irvine, and the Mayor, City Manager, and Sheriff of the respective Defendant
cities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, and San Clemente to appear.
The Court also ORDERS the parties in Orange County Catholic Worker et al v.
Orange County et al, No. SA-CV-18-00155-DOC-JDEx to appear, regarding an update
on the status of the settlements and enforcement actions, and respectfully REQUESTS
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the Mayor, City Manager, and Police Chief of the settling cities of Anaheim, Costa Mesa,
Tustin, Orange, and the North SPA cities of Fullerton, Placentia, Buena Park, Brea,
Cypress, La Habra, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Stanton, Villa Park, and Yorba Linda.
The Court respectfully REQUESTS the appearance of the following individuals:
CalOptima Chief Executive Officer Michael Schrader and each member of the
CalOptima Board of Directors: Paul Yost, Nikan Khatibi, Ria Berger, Ron DiLuigi,
Andrew Do, Alexander Nguyen, Lee Penrose, Richard Sanchez, J. Scott Schoeffel,
Michelle Steel, and Doug Chaffee.
The Court also respectfully REQUESTS the appearance of Chairwoman Lisa
Bartlett of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Orange County Sheriff Donald
Barnes, and Orange County Health Care Agency Public Health Officer Dr. Eric Handler.
Because these issues implicate all thirty-four cities in Orange County, the City
Manager, the Mayor, and the Police Chief of each city in Orange County is invited to
attend the hearing, and is respectfully requested to provide an update about any
emergency and transitional shelter sites within each City and Health Care Service
Planning Area.
The Clerk shall serve this minute order on the parties.
cc:
Aliso Viejo City Manager
David Doyle
city-manager@cityofalisoviejo.com
Anaheim City Manager
Chris Zapata
CityManager@anaheim.net
Brea City Manager
Bill Gallardo
billga@ci.brea.ca.us
Buena Park City Manager
James Vanderpool
jvanderpool@buenapark.com
Costa Mesa Assistant City Manager
Tammy Letourneau
tamara.letourneau@costamesaca.gov
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Cypress City Manager
Peter Grant
adm@cypressca.org
Dana Point City Manager
Mark Denny
jlittler@danapoint.org
Fountain
Valley
City Manager
Rob Houston
maggie.le@fountainvalley.org
Fullerton City Manager
Ken Domer
citymanager@cityoffullerton.com
Garden Grove City Manager
Scott Stiles
sstiles@ci.garden-grove.ca.us
Huntington
Beach
City Manager
Fred Wilson
Johanna.Dombo@surfcity-hb.org
Irvine City Manager
John Russo
cm@cityofirvine.org
La Habra City Manager
Jim Sadro
rferrier@lahabraca.gov
La Palma City Manager
Laurie Murray
administration@cityoflapalma.org
Laguna Beach City Manager
John Pietig
lhall@lagunabeachcity.net
Laguna Hills City Manager
Donald White
csands@lagunahillsCA.gov
Laguna Niguel City Manager
Kristine Ridge
KRidge@cityoflagunaniguel.org
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Laguna Woods City Manager
Christopher Macon
cityhall@cityoflagunawoods.org
Lake Forest City Manager
Debra Rose
llacasella@lakeforestca.gov
Los Alamitos City Manager
Bret Plumlee
cwilson@cityoflosalamitos.org
Mission Viejo City Manager
Dennis Wilberg
citymanager@cityofmissionviejo.org
Newport Beach City Manager
Grace Leung
glueung@newportbeachca.gov
Orange City Manager
Rick Otto
cminfo@cityoforange.org
Placentia City Administrator
Damien Arrula
darrula@placentia.org
Rancho Santa
Margarita
City Manager
Jennifer Cervantez
jcervantez@cityofrsm.org
San Clemente City Manager
James Makshanoff
CityManager@San-Clemente.org
San Juan
Capistrano
City Manager
Ben Siegel
bsiegel@sanjuancapistrano.org
Santa Ana City Manager
Raul Godinez II
pio@santa-ana.org
Seal Beach City Manager
Jill Ingram
jingram@sealbeachca.gov
Stanton City Manager
Robert W. Hall
rhall@ci.stanton.ca.us
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Tustin City Manager
Matthew S. West
citymanager@tustinca.org
Villa Park City Manager
Steve Franks
sfranks@villapark.org
Westminster City Manager
Eddie Manfro
emanfro@westminster-ca.gov
Yorba Linda City Manager
Mark Pulone
slamp@yorba-linda.org
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ROBERT MARTIN; LAWRENCE LEE
SMITH; ROBERT ANDERSON; JANET
F.BELL; PAMELA S. HAWKES; and
BASIL E. HUMPHREY,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
CITY OF BOISE,
Defendant-Appellee.
No. 15-35845
D.C. No.
1:09-cv-00540-
REB
OPINION
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Idaho
Ronald E. Bush, Chief Magistrate Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted July 13, 2017
Portland, Oregon
Filed September 4, 2018
Before: Marsha S. Berzon, Paul J. Watford,
and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Berzon;
Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Owens
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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SUMMARY*
Civil Rights
The panel affirmed in part and reversed in part the district
court’s summary judgment in an action brought bysix current
or formerly homeless City of Boise residents who alleged that
their citations under the City’s Camping and Disorderly
Conduct Ordinances violated the Eighth Amendment’s
prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
Plaintiffs sought damages for the alleged violations under
42 U.S.C. § 1983. Two plaintiffs also sought prospective
declaratory and injunctive relief precluding future
enforcement of the ordinances. In 2014, after this litigation
began, the ordinances were amended to prohibit their
enforcement against any homeless person on public property
on any night when no shelter had an available overnight
space.
The panel first held that two plaintiffs had standing to
pursue prospective relief because they demonstrated a
genuine issue of material fact as to whether they faced a
credible risk of prosecution on a night when they had been
denied access to the City’s shelters. The panel noted that
although the 2014 amendment precluded the City from
enforcing the ordinances when shelters were full, individuals
could still be turned away for reasons other than shelter
capacity, such as for exceeding the shelter’s stay limits, or for
This summary constitutes no part of the opinion of the court. It has
been prepared by court staff for the convenience of the reader.
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failing to take part in a shelter’s mandatory religious
programs.
The panel held that although the doctrine set forth in Heck
v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) and its progeny precluded
most — but not all — of the plaintiffs’ requests for
retrospective relief, the doctrine had no application to
plaintiffs’ request for an injunction enjoining prospective
enforcement of the ordinances.
Turning to the merits, the panel held that the Cruel and
Unusual Punishments Clause of the Eighth Amendment
precluded the enforcement of a statute prohibiting sleeping
outside against homeless individuals with no access to
alternative shelter. The panel held that, as long as there is no
option of sleeping indoors, the government cannot criminalize
indigent, homeless people for sleeping outdoors, on public
property, on the false premise they had a choice in the matter.
Concurring in part and dissenting in part, Judge Owens
disagreed with the majority’s opinion that Heck v. Humphrey
did not bar plaintiffs’ claim for declaratory and injunctive
relief. Judge Owens stated that a declaration that the city
ordinances are unconstitutional and an injunction against their
future enforcement would necessarily demonstrate the
invalidity of plaintiffs’ prior convictions. Judge Owens
otherwise joined the majority in full.
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COUNSEL
Michael E. Bern (argued) and Kimberly Leefatt, Latham &
Watkins LLP, Washington, D.C.; Howard A. Belodoff, Idaho
Legal Aid Services Inc., Boise, Idaho; Eric Tars, National
Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, Washington, D.C.;
Plaintiffs-Appellants.
Brady J. Hall (argued), Michael W. Moore, and Steven R.
Kraft, Moore Elia Kraft & Hall LLP, Boise, Idaho; Scott B.
Muir, Deputy City Attorney; Robert B. Luce, City Attorney;
City Attorney’s Office, Boise, Idaho; for Defendant-
Appellee.
OPINION
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich
and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg
in the streets, and to steal their bread.”
Anatole France, The Red Lily
We consider whether the Eighth Amendment’s
prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment bars a city from
prosecuting people criminally for sleeping outside on public
property when those people have no home or other shelter to
go to. We conclude that it does.
The plaintiffs-appellants are six current or former
residents of the City of Boise (“the City”), who are homeless
or have recently been homeless. Each plaintiff alleges that,
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between 2007 and 2009, he or she was cited by Boise police
for violating one or both of two city ordinances. The first,
Boise City Code § 9-10-02 (the “Camping Ordinance”),
makes it a misdemeanor to use “any of the streets, sidewalks,
parks, or public places as a camping place at any time.” The
Camping Ordinance defines “camping” as “the use of public
property as a temporary or permanent place of dwelling,
lodging, or residence.” Id. The second, Boise City Code § 6-
01-05 (the “Disorderly Conduct Ordinance”), bans
o]ccupying, lodging, or sleeping in any building, structure,
or public place, whether public or private . . . without the
permission of the owner or person entitled to possession or in
control thereof.”
All plaintiffs seek retrospective relief for their previous
citations under the ordinances. Two of the plaintiffs, Robert
Anderson and Robert Martin, allege that they expect to be
cited under the ordinances again in the future and seek
declaratory and injunctive relief against future prosecution.
In Jones v. City of Los Angeles, 444 F.3d 1118, 1138 (9th
Cir. 2006), vacated, 505 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir. 2007), a panel of
this court concludedthat “so long as there is a greater number
of homeless individuals in Los Angeles than the number of
available beds [in shelters]” for the homeless, Los Angeles
could not enforce a similar ordinance against homeless
individuals “for involuntarily sitting, lying, and sleeping in
public.” Jones is not binding on us, as there was an
underlying settlement between the parties and our opinion
was vacated as a result. We agree with Jones’s reasoning and
central conclusion, however, and so hold that an ordinance
violates the Eighth Amendment insofar as it imposes criminal
sanctions against homeless individuals for sleeping outdoors,
on public property, whenno alternative shelter is available to
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them. Two of the plaintiffs, we further hold, may be entitled
to retrospective and prospective relief for violation of that
Eighth Amendment right.
I. Background
The district court granted summary judgment to the City
on all claims. We therefore review the record in the light
most favorable to the plaintiffs. Tolan v. Cotton, 134 S. Ct.
1861, 1866 (2014).
Boise has a significant and increasing homeless
population. According to the Point-in-Time Count (“PIT
Count”) conducted by the Idaho Housing and Finance
Association, there were 753 homeless individuals in Ada
County — the county of which Boise is the seat — in January
2014, 46 of whom were “unsheltered,” or living in places
unsuited to human habitation such as parks or sidewalks. In
2016, the last year for which data is available, there were
867 homeless individuals counted in Ada County, 125 of
whom were unsheltered.1 The PIT Count likely
underestimates the number of homeless individuals in Ada
1 The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD”) requires local homeless assistance and prevention networks to
conduct an annual count of homeless individuals on one night each
January, known as the PIT Count, as a condition of receiving federal
funds. State, local, and federal governmental entities, as well as private
service providers, rely on the PIT Count as a “critical source of data” on
homelessness in the United States. The parties acknowledge that the PIT
Count is not always precise. The City’s Director of Community
Partnerships, Diana Lachiondo, testified that the PIT Count is “not always
the . . . best resource for numbers,” but also stated that “the point-in-time
count is our best snapshot” for counting the number of homeless
individuals in a particular region, and that she “cannot give . . . any other
number with any kind of confidence.”
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County. It is “widely recognized that a one-night point in
time count will undercount the homeless population,” as
many homeless individuals may have access to temporary
housing on a given night, and as weather conditions may
affect the number of available volunteers and the number of
homeless people staying at shelters or accessing services on
the night of the count.
There are currently three homeless shelters in the City of
Boise offering emergency shelter services, all run by private,
nonprofit organizations. As far as the record reveals, these
three shelters are the only shelters in Ada County.
One shelter — “Sanctuary” — is operated by Interfaith
Sanctuary Housing Services, Inc. The shelter is open to men,
women, and children of all faiths, and does not impose any
religious requirements on its residents. Sanctuary has 96 beds
reserved for individual men and women, with several
additional beds reserved for families. The shelter uses floor
mats when it reaches capacity with beds.
Because of its limited capacity, Sanctuary frequently has
to turn away homeless people seeking shelter. In 2010,
Sanctuary reached full capacity in the men’s area “at least
half of everymonth,” and the women’s area reached capacity
almost every night of the week.” In 2014, the shelter
reported that it was full for men, women, or both on 38% of
nights. Sanctuary provides beds first to people who spent the
previous night at Sanctuary. At 9:00 pm each night, it allots
any remaining beds to those who added their names to the
shelter’s waiting list.
The other two shelters in Boise are both operated by the
Boise Rescue Mission (“BRM”), a Christian nonprofit
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organization. One of those shelters, the River of Life Rescue
Mission (“ River of Life”), is open exclusively to men; the
other, the City Light Home for Women and Children (“City
Light”), shelters women and children only.
BRM’s facilities provide two primary “programs” for the
homeless, theEmergency Services Program and the New Life
Discipleship Program.2 The Emergency Services Program
provides temporary shelter, food, and clothing to anyone in
need. Christianreligious services are offered to those seeking
shelter through the Emergency Services Program. The
shelters display messages and iconography on the walls, and
the intake form for emergency shelter guests includes a
religious message.3
Homeless individuals may check in to either BRM facility
between 4:00 and 5:30 pm. Those who arrive at BRM
facilities between 5:30 and 8:00 pm may be denied shelter,
depending on the reason for their late arrival; generally,
anyone arriving after 8:00 pm is denied shelter.
Except in winter, male guests in the Emergency Services
Program may stay at River of Life for up to 17 consecutive
nights; women and children in the Emergency Services
Program may stay at City Light for up to 30 consecutive
2 The record suggests that BRM provides some limited additional
non-emergency shelter programming which, like the Discipleship
Program, has overtly religious components.
3 Theintake form states in relevant part that “We are a Gospel Rescue
Mission. Gospel means ‘Good News,’ and the Good News is that Jesus
saves us from sin past, present, and future. We would like to share the
Good News with you. Have you heard of Jesus? . . . Would you like to
know more about him?”
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nights. After the time limit is reached, homeless individuals
who do not join the Discipleship Program may not return to
a BRM shelter for at least 30 days.4 Participants in the
Emergency Services Programmust return to the shelter every
night during the applicable 17-day or 30-day period; if a
resident fails to check in to a BRM shelter each night, that
resident is prohibited from staying overnight at that shelter
for 30 days. BRM’s rules on the length of a person’s stay in
the Emergency Services Program are suspended during the
winter.
The Discipleship Program is an “intensive, Christ-based
residential recovery program” of which “[r]eligious study is
the very essence.” The record does not indicate any limit to
how long a member of the Discipleship Program may stay at
a BRM shelter.
The River of Life shelter contains 148 beds for
emergency use, along with 40 floor mats for overflow;
78 additional beds serve those in non-emergency shelter
programs such as the Discipleship Program. The City Light
shelter has 110 beds for emergency services, as well as
40 floor mats to handle overflow and 38 beds for women in
non-emergency shelter programs. All told, Boise’s three
homeless shelters contain 354 beds and 92 overflow mats for
homeless individuals.
A.The Plaintiffs
Plaintiffs Robert Martin, Robert Anderson, Lawrence Lee
Smith, Basil E. Humphrey, Pamela S. Hawkes, and Janet F.
4 The parties dispute the extent to which BRM actually enforces the
17- and 30-day limits.
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Bell are all homeless individuals who have lived in or around
Boise since at least 2007. Between 2007 and 2009, each
plaintiff was convicted at least once of violating the Camping
Ordinance, the Disorderly Conduct Ordinance, or both. With
one exception, all plaintiffs were sentenced to time served for
all convictions; on two occasions, Hawkes was sentenced to
one additional day in jail. During the same period, Hawkes
was cited, but not convicted, under the Camping Ordinance,
and Martin was cited, but not convicted, under the Disorderly
Conduct Ordinance.
Plaintiff Robert Anderson currently lives in Boise; he is
homeless and has often relied on Boise’s shelters for housing.
In the summer of 2007, Anderson stayed at River of Life as
part of the Emergency Services Program until he reached the
shelter’s 17-day limit for male guests. Anderson testified that
during his 2007 stay at River of Life, he was required to
attend chapel services before he was permitted to eat dinner.
At the conclusion of his 17-day stay, Anderson declined to
enter the Discipleship Program because of his religious
beliefs. As Anderson was barred by the shelter’s policies
from returning to River of Life for 30 days, he slept outside
for the next severalweeks. On September 1, 2007, Anderson
was cited under the Camping Ordinance. He pled guilty to
violating the Camping Ordinance and paid a $25 fine; he did
not appeal his conviction.
Plaintiff Robert Martin is a former resident of Boise who
currently lives in Post Falls, Idaho. Martin returns frequently
to Boise to visit his minor son. In March of 2009, Martin was
cited under the Camping Ordinance for sleeping outside; he
was cited again in 2012 under the same ordinance.
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B.Procedural History
The plaintiffs filed this action in the United States District
Court for the District of Idaho in October of 2009. All
plaintiffs alleged that their previous citations under the
Camping Ordinance and the Disorderly Conduct Ordinance
violated the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause of the
Eighth Amendment, and sought damages for those alleged
violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Cf. Jones, 444 F.3d at
1138. Anderson and Martin also sought prospective
declaratory and injunctive relief precluding future
enforcement of the ordinances under the same statute and the
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201–2202.
After this litigation began, the Boise Police Department
promulgated a new “Special Order,” effective as of January
1, 2010, that prohibited enforcement of either the Camping
Ordinance or the Disorderly Conduct Ordinance against any
homeless person on public property on any night when no
shelter had “an available overnight space.” City police
implemented the Special Order through a two-step procedure
known as the “Shelter Protocol.”
Under theShelter Protocol, if any shelter in Boise reaches
capacityon a given night, that shelter will so notify the police
at roughly 11:00pm. Each shelter has discretion to determine
whether it is full, and Boise police have no other mechanism
or criteria for gauging whether a shelter is full. Since the
Shelter Protocol was adopted, Sanctuary has reported that it
was full on almost 40% of nights. Although BRM agreed to
the Shelter Protocol, its internal policy is never to turn any
person away because of a lack of space, and neither BRM
shelter has ever reported that it was full.
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If all shelters are full on the same night, police are to
refrain from enforcing either ordinance. Presumably because
the BRM shelters have not reported full, Boise police
continue to issue citations regularly under both ordinances.
In July 2011, the district court granted summary judgment
to the City. It held that the plaintiffs’ claims for retrospective
relief were barred under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine and
that their claims for prospective relief were mooted by the
Special Order and the Shelter Protocol. Bell v. City of Boise,
834 F. Supp. 2d 1103 (D. Idaho 2011). On appeal, we
reversed and remanded. Bell v. City of Boise, 709 F.3d 890,
901 (9th Cir. 2013). We held that the district court erred in
dismissing the plaintiffs’ claims under the Rooker-Feldman
doctrine. Id. at 897. In so holding, we expressly declined to
consider whether the favorable-termination requirement from
Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 ( 1994), applied to the
plaintiffs’ claims for retrospective relief. Instead, we left the
issue for the district court on remand. Bell, 709 F.3d at 897
n.11.
Bell further held that the plaintiffs’ claims for prospective
relief were not moot. The City had not met its “heavy
burden” of demonstrating that the challenged conduct —
enforcement of the two ordinances against homeless
individuals with no access to shelter — “could not reasonably
be expected to recur.” Id. at 898, 901 (quotingFriends of the
Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc., 528 U.S.
167, 189 (2000)). We emphasized that the Special Order was
a statement of administrative policy and so could be amended
or reversed at any time by the Boise Chief of Police. Id. at
899–900.
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Finally, Bell rejected the City’s argument that the
plaintiffs lacked standing to seek prospective relief because
they were no longer homeless. Id. at 901 & n.12. We noted
that, on summaryjudgment, the plaintiffs “need not establish
that they in fact have standing, but only that there is a genuine
issue of material fact as to the standing elements.” Id.
citation omitted).
On remand, the district court again granted summary
judgment to the City on the plaintiffs’ § 1983 claims. The
court observed that Heck requires a § 1983 plaintiff seeking
damages for “harm caused by actions whose unlawfulness
would render a conviction or sentence invalid” to demonstrate
that “the conviction or sentence has been reversed on direct
appeal, expunged by executive order, declared invalid by a
state tribunal . . . or called into question by a federal court’s
issuance of a writ of habeas corpus.” 512 U.S. at 486–87.
According to the district court, “a judgment finding the
Ordinances unconstitutional . . . necessarily would imply the
invalidity of Plaintiffs’ [previous] convictions under those
ordinances,” and the plaintiffs therefore were required to
demonstrate that their convictions or sentences had already
been invalidated. As none of the plaintiffs had raised an
Eighth Amendment challenge as a defense to criminal
prosecution, nor had any plaintiff successfully appealed their
conviction, the district court held that all of the plaintiffs’
claims for retrospective relief were barred by Heck. The
district court also rejected as barred by Heck the plaintiffs’
claim for prospective injunctive relief under § 1983,
reasoning that “a ruling in favor of Plaintiffs on even a
prospective § 1983 claim would demonstrate the invalidityof
any confinement stemming from those convictions.”
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Finally, the district court determined that, although Heck
did not bar relief under the Declaratory Judgment Act, Martin
and Anderson now lack standing to pursue such relief. The
linchpin of this holding was that the Camping Ordinance and
the Disorderly Conduct Ordinance were both amended in
2014 to codify the Special Order’s mandate that “[l]aw
enforcement officers shall not enforce [the ordinances] when
the individual is on public property and there is no available
overnight shelter.” Boise City Code §§ 6-01-05, 9-10-02.
Because the ordinances, as amended, permitted camping or
sleeping in a public place when no shelter space was
available, the courtheld that therewas no “credible threat” of
future prosecution. “If the Ordinances are not to be enforced
when the shelters are full, those Ordinances do not inflict a
constitutional injury upon these particular plaintiffs . . . .”
The court emphasized that the record “suggests there is no
knowncitation of a homeless individual under the Ordinances
for camping or sleeping on public property on any night or
morning when he or she was unable to secure shelter due to
a lack of shelter capacity” and that “there has not been a
single night when all three shelters in Boise called in to report
they were simultaneously full for men, women or families.”
This appeal followed.
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II. Discussion
A.Standing
We first consider whether any of the plaintiffs has
standing to pursue prospective relief.5 We conclude that there
are sufficient opposing facts in the record to create a genuine
issue of material fact as to whether Martin and Anderson face
a credible threat of prosecution under one or both ordinances
in the future at a time when they are unable to stay at any
Boise homeless shelter.6
To establish Article III standing, an injury must be
concrete, particularized, and actual or imminent; fairly
traceable to the challenged action; and redressable by a
favorable ruling.” Clapper v. Amnesty Int’l USA, 133 S. Ct.
1138, 1147 (2013) (citation omitted). “Although imminence
is concededly a somewhat elastic concept, it cannot be
stretched beyond its purpose, which is to ensure that the
alleged injury is not too speculative for Article III purposes
that the injury is certainly impending.” Id. (citation
omitted). A plaintiff need not, however, await an arrest or
prosecution to have standing to challengethe constitutionality
of a criminal statute. “When the plaintiff has alleged an
5 Standing to pursue retrospective relief is not in doubt. The only
threshold question affecting the availability of a claim for retrospective
relief — a question we address in the next section — is whether such
relief is barred by the doctrine established in Heck.
6 Although the SAC is somewhat ambiguous regarding which of the
plaintiffs seeks prospective relief, counsel for the plaintiffs made clear at
oral argument that only two of the plaintiffs, Martin and Anderson, seek
such relief, and the district court considered the standing question with
respect to Martin and Anderson only.
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intention to engage in a course of conduct arguably affected
with a constitutional interest, but proscribed by a statute, and
there exists a credible threat of prosecution thereunder, he
should not be required to await and undergo a criminal
prosecution as the sole means of seeking relief.” Babbitt v.
United Farm Workers Nat’l Union, 442 U.S. 289, 298 (1979)
citation and internal quotation marks omitted). To defeat a
motion for summaryjudgment premised on an alleged lack of
standing, plaintiffs “ need not establish that they in fact have
standing, but only that there is a genuine question of material
fact as to the standing elements.” Cent. Delta Water Agency
v. United States, 306 F.3d 938, 947 (9th Cir. 2002).
In dismissing Martin and Anderson’s claims for
declaratory relief for lack of standing, the district court
emphasized that Boise’s ordinances, as amended in 2014,
preclude the City from issuing a citation when there is no
available space at a shelter, and there is consequently no risk
that either Martin or Anderson will be cited under such
circumstances in the future. Viewing the record in the light
most favorable to the plaintiffs, we cannot agree.
Although the 2014 amendments preclude the City from
enforcing the ordinances when there is no room available at
any shelter, the record demonstrates that the City is wholly
reliant on the shelters to self-report when they are full. It is
undisputed that Sanctuary is full as to men on a substantial
percentage of nights, perhaps as high as 50%. The City
nevertheless emphasizes that since the adoption of the Shelter
Protocol in 2010, the BRM facilities, River of Life and City
Light, have never reported that they are full, and BRM states
that it will never turn people away due to lack space.
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The plaintiffs have pointed to substantial evidence in the
record, however, indicating that whether or not the BRM
facilities are ever full or turn homeless individuals away for
lack of space, they do refuse to shelter homeless people who
exhaust the number of days allotted by the facilities.
Specifically, the plaintiffs allege, and the City does not
dispute, that it is BRM’s policy to limit men to
17 consecutive days in the Emergency Services Program,
after which they cannot return to River of Life for 30 days;
City Light has a similar 30-day limit for women and children.
Anderson testified that BRM has enforced this policy against
him in the past, forcing him to sleep outdoors.
The plaintiffs have adduced further evidence indicating
that River ofLife permits individuals to remain at the shelter
after 17 days in the Emergency Services Program only on the
condition that they become part of the New Life Discipleship
program, which has a mandatory religious focus. For
example, there is evidence that participants in the New Life
Program are not allowed to spend days at Corpus Christi, a
local Catholic program, “because it’s . . . a different sect.”
There are also facts in dispute concerning whether the
Emergency Services Program itself has a religious
component. Although the City argues strenuously that the
Emergency Services Program is secular, Anderson testified
to the contrary; he stated that he was once required to attend
chapel before being permitted to eat dinner at the River of
Life shelter. Both Martin and Anderson have objected to the
overall religious atmosphere of the River of Life shelter,
including the Christian messaging on the shelter’s intake
form and the Christian iconography on the shelter walls. A
city cannot, via the threat of prosecution, coerce an individual
to attend religion-based treatmentprograms consistently with
the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Inouye v.
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Kemna, 504 F.3d 705, 712–13 (9th Cir. 2007). Yet at the
conclusion of a 17-day stay at River of Life, or a 30-day stay
at City Light, an individual may be forced to choose between
sleepingoutside on nights when Sanctuary is full (and risking
arrest under the ordinances), or enrolling in BRM
programming that is antithetical to his or her religious beliefs.
The 17-day and 30-day limits are not the only BRM
policies which functionally limit access to BRM facilities
even when space is nominally available. River of Life also
turns individuals away if they voluntarily leave the shelter
before the 17-day limit and then attempt to return within
30 days. An individual who voluntarily leaves a BRM
facility for any reason — perhaps because temporary shelter
is available at Sanctuary, or with friends or family, or in a
hotel — cannot immediately return to the shelter if
circumstances change. Moreover, BRM’s facilities may deny
shelter to any individual who arrives after 5:30 pm, and
generally will deny shelter to anyone arriving after 8:00 pm.
Sanctuary, however, does not assign beds to persons on its
waiting list until 9:00 pm. Thus, by the time a homeless
individual on the Sanctuary waiting list discovers that the
shelter has no room available, it may be too late to seek
shelter at either BRM facility.
So, even if we credit the City’s evidence that BRM’s
facilities have never been “full,” and that the City has never
cited any person under the ordinances who could not obtain
shelter “due to a lack of shelter capacity,” there remains a
genuine issue of material fact as to whether homeless
individuals in Boise run a credible risk of being issued a
citation on a night when Sanctuary is full and they have been
denied entry to a BRM facilityfor reasons other than shelter
capacity. If so, then as a practical matter, no shelter is
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available. We note that despite the Shelter Protocol and the
amendments to both ordinances, the City continues regularly
to issue citations for violating both ordinances; during the
first three months of 2015, the Boise Police Department
issued over 175 such citations.
The City argues that Martin faces little risk of prosecution
under either ordinance because he has not lived in Boise since
2013. Martin states, however, that he is still homeless and
still visits Boise several times a year to visit his minor son,
and that he has continued to seek shelter at Sanctuary and
River of Life. Although Martin mayno longer spend enough
time in Boise to risk running afoul of BRM’s 17-day limit, he
testified that he has unsuccessfully sought shelter at River of
Life after being placed on Sanctuary’s waiting list, only to
discover later in the evening that Sanctuary had no available
beds. Should Martin return to Boise to visit his son, there is
a reasonable possibility that he might again seek shelter at
Sanctuary, only to discover (after BRM has closed for the
night) that Sanctuary has no space for him. Anderson, for his
part, continues to live in Boise and states that he remains
homeless.
We conclude that both Martin and Anderson have
demonstrated a genuine issue of material fact regarding
whether they face a credible risk of prosecution under the
ordinances in the future on a night when they have been
denied access to Boise’s homeless shelters; both plaintiffs
therefore have standing to seek prospective relief.
B.Heck v. Humphrey
We turn next to the impact of Heck v. Humphrey and its
progeny on this case. With regard to retrospective relief, the
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plaintiffs maintain that Heck should not bar their claims
because, with one exception, all of the plaintiffs were
sentenced to time served.7 It would therefore have been
impossible for the plaintiffs to obtain federal habeas relief, as
any petition for a writ of habeas corpus must be filed while
the petitioner is “in custody pursuant to the judgment of a
State court.” See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a); Spencer v. Kemna,
523 U.S. 1, 7, 17–18 (1998). With regard to prospective
relief, the plaintiffs emphasize that they seek only equitable
protection against future enforcement of an allegedly
unconstitutional statute, and not to invalidate any prior
conviction under the same statute. We hold that although the
Heck line of cases precludes most — but not all — of the
plaintiffs’ requests for retrospective relief, that doctrine has
no application to the plaintiffs’ request for an injunction
enjoining prospective enforcement of the ordinances.
1.The Heck Doctrine
A long line of Supreme Court case law, beginning with
Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475 ( 1973), holds that a
prisoner in state custody cannot use a § 1983 action to
challenge the fact or duration of his or her confinement, but
must instead seek federal habeas corpus relief or analogous
state relief. Id. at 477, 500. Preiser considered whether a
prison inmate could bring a § 1983 action seeking an
injunction to remedy an unconstitutional deprivation of good-
time conduct credits. Observing that habeas corpus is the
traditional instrument to obtain release from unlawful
7 Plaintiff Pamela Hawkes was convicted of violating the Camping
Ordinance or Disorderly Conduct Ordinance on twelve occasions;
although she was usually sentenced to time served, she was twice
sentenced to one additional day in jail.
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confinement, Preiser recognized an implicit exception from
1983’s broad scope for actions that lie “within the core of
habeas corpus” — specifically, challenges to the “fact or
duration” of confinement. Id. at 487, 500. The Supreme
Court subsequently held, however, that although Preiser
barred inmates from obtaining an injunction to restore good-
time credits via a § 1983 action, Preiser did not “preclude a
litigant with standing from obtaining by way of ancillary
relief an otherwise proper injunction enjoining the
prospective enforcement of invalid prison regulations.” Wolff
v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, 555 (1974) (emphasis added).
Heck addressed a § 1983 action brought by an inmate
seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The inmate
alleged that state and county officials had engaged in
unlawful investigations and knowing destruction of
exculpatory evidence. Heck, 512 U.S. at 479. The Court in
Heck analogized a § 1983 action of this type, which called
into question the validity of an underlying conviction, to a
cause of action for malicious prosecution, id. at 483–84, and
went on to hold that, as with a malicious prosecution claim,
a plaintiff in such an action must demonstrate a favorable
termination of the criminal proceedings before seeking tort
relief, id. at 486–87. “[T]o recover damages for allegedly
unconstitutional conviction or imprisonment, or for other
harm caused by actions whose unlawfulness would render a
conviction or sentence invalid, a § 1983 plaintiff must prove
that the conviction or sentence has been reversed on direct
appeal, expunged by executive order, declared invalid by a
state tribunal authorized to make such determination, or
called into question by a federal court’s issuance of a writ of
habeas corpus.” Id.
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Edwards v. Balisok, 520 U.S. 641 (1997) extended Heck’s
holding to claims for declaratory relief. Id. at 648. The
plaintiff in Edwards alleged that he had been deprived of
earned good-time credits without due process of law, because
the decisionmaker in disciplinary proceedings had concealed
exculpatory evidence. Because the plaintiff’s claim for
declaratory relief was “based on allegations of deceit and bias
on the part of the decisionmaker that necessarily imply the
invalidity of the punishment imposed,” Edwards held, it was
not cognizable under § 1983.” Id. Edwards went on to hold,
however, that a requested injunction requiring prison officials
to date-stamp witness statements was not Heck-barred,
reasoning that a “prayer for such prospective relief will not
necessarily imply’ the invalidity of a previous loss of good-
time credits, and so may properly be brought under § 1983.”
Id. (emphasis added).
Most recently, Wilkinson v. Dotson, 544 U.S. 74 (2005),
stated that Heck bars § 1983 suits even when the relief sought
is prospective injunctive or declaratory relief, “if success in
that action would necessarily demonstrate the invalidity of
confinement or its duration.” Id. at 81–82 (emphasis
omitted). But Wilkinson held that the plaintiffs in that case
could seek a prospective injunction compelling the state to
comply with constitutional requirements in parole
proceedings in the future. The Court observed that the
prisoners’ claims for future relief, “if successful, will not
necessarily imply the invalidityof confinement or shorten its
duration.” Id. at 82.
The Supreme Court did not, in these cases or any other,
conclusively determinewhether Heck’s favorable-termination
requirement applies to convicts who have no practical
opportunity to challenge their conviction or sentence via a
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petition for habeas corpus. See Muhammad v. Close,
540 U.S. 749, 752 & n.2 (2004). But in Spencer, five Justices
suggested that Heck may not apply in such circumstances.
Spencer, 523 U.S. at 3.
The petitioner in Spencer had filed a federal habeas
petition seeking to invalidate an order revoking his parole.
While the habeas petition was pending, the petitioner’s term
of imprisonment expired, and his habeas petition was
consequently dismissed as moot. Justice Souter wrote a
concurring opinion in which three other Justices joined,
addressing the petitioner’s argument that if his habeas
petition were mooted by his release, any § 1983 action would
be barred under Heck, yet he would no longer have access to
a federal habeas forum to challenge the validity of his parole
revocation. Id. at 18–19 (Souter, J., concurring). Justice
Souter stated that in his view “Heck has no such effect,” and
that “a former prisoner, no longer ‘in custody,’ may bring a
1983 action establishing the unconstitutionality of a
conviction or confinement without being bound to satisfy a
favorable-termination requirement that it would be
impossible as a matter of law for him to satisfy.” Id. at 21.
Justice Stevens, dissenting, stated that he would have held the
habeas petition in Spencer not moot, but agreed that “[g]iven
the Court’s holding that petitioner does not have a remedy
under the habeas statute, it is perfectly clear . . . that he may
bring an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.” Id. at 25 n.8
Stevens, J., dissenting).
Relying on the concurring and dissenting opinions in
Spencer, we have held that the “unavailability of a remedy in
habeas corpus because of mootness” permitted a plaintiff
released from custody to maintain a § 1983 action for
damages, “even though success in that action would imply the
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invalidity of the disciplinary proceeding that caused
revocation of his good-time credits.” Nonnette v. Small,
316 F.3d 872, 876 (9th Cir. 2002). But we have limited
Nonnette in recent years. Most notably, we held in Lyall v.
City of Los Angeles, 807 F.3d 1178 (9th Cir. 2015), that even
where a plaintiff had no practical opportunity to pursue
federal habeas relief while detained because of the short
duration of his confinement, Heck bars a § 1983 action that
would imply the invalidity of a prior conviction if the
plaintiff could have sought invalidation of the underlying
conviction via direct appeal or state post-conviction relief, but
did not do so. Id. at 1192 & n.12.
2.Retrospective Relief
Here, the majority of the plaintiffs’ claims for
retrospective relief are governed squarely by Lyall. It is
undisputed that all the plaintiffs not only failed to challenge
their convictions on direct appeal but expressly waived the
right to do so as a condition of their guilty pleas. The
plaintiffs have made no showing that any of their convictions
were invalidated via state post-conviction relief. We
therefore hold that all but two of the plaintiffs’ claims for
damages are foreclosed under Lyall.
Two of the plaintiffs, however, Robert Martin andPamela
Hawkes, also received citations under the ordinances that
were dismissed before the state obtained a conviction.
Hawkes was cited for violating the Camping Ordinance on
July 8, 2007; that violation was dismissed on August 28,
2007. Martin was cited for violating the Disorderly Conduct
Ordinance on April 24, 2009; those charges were dismissed
on September 9, 2009. With respect to these two incidents,
the district court erred in finding that the plaintiffs’ Eighth
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Amendment challenge was barred by Heck. Where there is
no “conviction or sentence” that may be undermined by a
grant of relief to the plaintiffs, the Heck doctrine has no
application. 512 U.S. at 486–87; see also Wallace v. Kato,
549 U.S. 384, 393 (2007).
Relying on Ingraham v. Wright, 430 U.S. 651, 664
1977), the City argues that the Eighth Amendment, and the
Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause in particular, have no
application where there has been no conviction. The City’s
reliance on Ingraham is misplaced. As the Supreme Court
observed in Ingraham, the Cruel and Unusual Punishments
Clause not only limits the types of punishment that may be
imposed and prohibits the imposition of punishment grossly
disproportionate to the severity of the crime, but also
imposes substantive limits on what can be made criminal
and punished as such.” Id. at 667. “This [latter] protection
governs the criminal law process as a whole, not only the
imposition of punishment postconviction.” Jones, 444 F.3d
at 1128.
Ingraham concerned only whether “impositions outside
the criminal process” — in that case, the paddling of
schoolchildren — “ constituted cruel and unusual
punishment.” 430 U.S. at 667. Ingraham did not hold that a
plaintiff challenging the state’s power to criminalize a
particular status or conduct in the first instance, as the
plaintiffs in this case do, must first be convicted. If
conviction were a prerequisite for such a challenge, “the state
could in effect punish individuals in the preconviction stages
of the criminal law enforcement process for being or doing
things that under the [Cruel and Unusual Punishments
Clause] cannot be subject to the criminal process.” Jones,
444 F.3d at 1129. For those rare Eighth Amendment
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challenges concerning the state’s very power to criminalize
particular behavior or status, then, a plaintiff need
demonstrate only the initiation of the criminal process against
him, not a conviction.
3.Prospective Relief
The district court also erred in concluding that the
plaintiffs’ requests for prospective injunctive relief were
barred by Heck. The district court relied entirely on language
in Wilkinson stating that “a state prisoner’s § 1983 action is
barred (absent prior invalidation) . . . no matter the relief
sought (damages or equitable relief) . . . if success in that
action would necessarily demonstrate the invalidity of
confinement or its duration.” Wilkinson, 544 U.S. at 81–82.
The district court concluded from this language in Wilkinson
that a person convicted under an allegedly unconstitutional
statute may never challenge the validity or application of that
statute after the initial criminal proceeding is complete, even
when the relief sought is prospective only and independent of
the prior conviction. The logical extension of the district
court’s interpretation is that an individual who does not
successfully invalidate a first conviction under an
unconstitutional statute will have no opportunity to challenge
that statute prospectively so as to avoid arrest and conviction
for violating that same statute in the future.
Neither Wilkinson nor any other case in the Heck line
supports such a result. Rather, Wolff, Edwards, and
Wilkinson compel the opposite conclusion.
Wolff held that although Preiser barred a § 1983 action
seeking restoration of good-time credits absent a successful
challenge in federal habeas proceedings, Preiser did not
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preclude a litigant with standing from obtaining by way of
ancillary relief an otherwise proper injunction enjoining the
prospective enforcement of invalid . . . regulations.” Wolff,
418 U.S. at 555. Although Wolff was decided before Heck,
the Court subsequently made clear that Heck effected no
change in the law in this regard, observing in Edwards that
o]rdinarily, a prayer for . . . prospective [injunctive] relief
will not ‘necessarily imply’ the invalidity of a previous loss
of good-time credits, and so may properly be brought under
1983.” Edwards, 520 U.S. at 648 (emphasis added).
Importantly, the Court held in Edwards that although the
plaintiff could not, consistently with Heck, seek a declaratory
judgment stating that the procedures employed by state
officials that deprived him of good-time credits were
unconstitutional, he could seek an injunction barring such
allegedly unconstitutional procedures in the future. Id.
Finally, the Court noted in Wilkinson that the Heck line of
cases “has focused on the need to ensure that state prisoners
use only habeas corpus (or similar state) remedies when they
seek to invalidate the duration of their confinement,”
Wilkinson, 544 U.S. at 81 (emphasis added), alluding to an
existing confinement, not one yet to come.
The Heck doctrine, in other words, serves to ensure the
finality and validity of previous convictions, not to insulate
future prosecutions from challenge. In context, it is clearthat
Wilkinson’s holding that the Heck doctrine bars a § 1983
action “no matter the relief sought (damages or equitable
relief) . . . if success in that action would necessarily
demonstrate the invalidity of confinement or its duration”
applies to equitable relief concerning an existing
confinement, not to suits seeking to preclude an
unconstitutional confinement in the future, arising from
incidents occurring after any prior conviction and stemming
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from a possible later prosecution and conviction. Id. at 81–82
emphasis added). As Wilkinson held, “claims for future
relief (which, if successful, will not necessarily imply the
invalidity of confinement or shorten its duration)” are distant
from the “core” of habeas corpus with which the Heck line of
cases is concerned, and are not precluded by the Heck
doctrine. Id. at 82.
In sum, we hold that the majority of the plaintiffs’ claims
for retrospective relief are barred by Heck, but both Martin
and Hawkes stated claims for damages to which Heck has no
application. We further hold that Heck has no application to
the plaintiffs’ requests for prospective injunctive relief.
C.The Eighth Amendment
At last, we turn to the merits — does the Cruel and
Unusual Punishments Clause of the Eighth Amendment
preclude the enforcement of a statute prohibiting sleeping
outside against homeless individuals with no access to
alternative shelter? We hold that it does, for essentially the
same reasons articulated in the now-vacated Jones opinion.
The Eighth Amendment states: “Excessive bail shall not
be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and
unusual punishments inflicted.” U.S. Const., amend. VIII.
The Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause “circumscribes
the criminal process in three ways.” Ingraham, 430 U.S. at
667. First, it limits the type of punishment the government
may impose; second, it proscribes punishment “grossly
disproportionate” to the severity of the crime; and third, it
places substantive limits on what the government may
criminalize. Id. It is the thirdlimitation that is pertinent here.
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Even one day in prison would be a cruel and unusual
punishment for the ‘crime’ of having a common cold.”
Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660, 667 (1962). Cases
construing substantive limits as to what the government may
criminalize are rare, however, and for good reason — the
Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause’s third limitation is
one to be applied sparingly.” Ingraham, 430 U.S. at 667.
Robinson, the seminal case in this branch of Eighth
Amendment jurisprudence, held a California statute that
ma[de] the ‘status’ of narcotic addiction a criminal offense”
invalid under the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause.
370 U.S. at 666. The California law at issue in Robinson was
not one which punishe[d] a person for the use of narcotics,
for their purchase, sale or possession, or for antisocial or
disorderly behavior resulting from their administration”; it
punished addiction itself. Id. Recognizing narcotics
addiction as an illness or disease — “apparently an illness
which may be contracted innocently or involuntarily” — and
observing that a “law which made a criminal offense of . . . a
disease would doubtless be universally thought to be an
infliction of cruel and unusual punishment,” Robinson held
the challenged statute a violation of the Eighth Amendment.
Id. at 666–67.
As Jones observed, Robinson did notexplain at length the
principles underpinning its holding. See Jones, 444 F.3d at
1133. In Powell v. Texas, 392 U.S. 514 (1968), however, the
Court elaborated on the principle first articulated in Robinson.
Powell concerned the constitutionality of a Texas law
making public drunkenness a criminal offense. Justice
Marshall, writing for a plurality of the Court, distinguished
the Texas statute from the law at issue in Robinson on the
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ground that the Texas statute made criminal not alcoholism
but conduct — appearing in public while intoxicated.
A]ppellant was convicted, not for being a chronic alcoholic,
but for being in public while drunk on a particular occasion.
The State of Texas thus has not sought to punish a mere
status, as California did in Robinson; nor has it attempted to
regulate appellant’s behavior in the privacy of his own
home.” Id. at 532 (plurality opinion).
The Powell plurality opinion went on to interpret
Robinson as precluding only the criminalization of “status,”
not of “involuntary” conduct. “The entire thrust of
Robinson’s interpretation of the Cruel and Unusual
Punishment Clause is that criminal penalties may be inflicted
only if the accused has committed some act, has engaged in
some behavior, which society has an interest in preventing, or
perhaps in historical common law terms, has committed some
actus reus. It thus does not deal with the question of whether
certain conduct cannot constitutionally be punished because
it is, in some sense, ‘involuntary’ . . . .” Id. at 533.
Four Justices dissented from the Court’s holding in
Powell; Justice White concurred in the result alone. Notably,
Justice White noted that many chronic alcoholics are also
homeless, and that for those individuals, public drunkenness
may be unavoidable as a practical matter. “For all practical
purposes the public streets may be home for these
unfortunates, not because their disease compels them to be
there, but because, drunk or sober, they have no place else to
go and no place else to be when they are drinking. . . . For
some of these alcoholics I would think a showing could be
made that resisting drunkenness is impossible and that
avoiding public places when intoxicated is also impossible.
As applied to them this statute is in effect a law which bans
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a single act for which they may not be convicted under the
Eighth Amendment — the act of getting drunk.” Id. at 551
White, J., concurring in the judgment).
The four dissenting Justices adopted a position consistent
with that taken by Justice White: that under Robinson,
criminal penalties may not be inflicted upon a person for
being in a condition he is powerless to change,” and that the
defendant, “once intoxicated, . . . could not prevent himself
from appearing in public places.” Id. at 567 (Fortas, J.,
dissenting). Thus, five Justices gleaned from Robinson the
principle that “that the Eighth Amendment prohibits the state
from punishing an involuntary act or condition if it is the
unavoidable consequence of one’s status or being.” Jones,
444 F.3d at 1135; see also United States v. Roberston,
875 F.3d 1281, 1291 (9th Cir. 2017).
This principle compels the conclusion that the Eighth
Amendment prohibits the imposition of criminal penalties for
sitting, sleeping, or lying outside on public property for
homeless individuals who cannot obtain shelter. As Jones
reasoned, “[w]hether sitting, lying, and sleeping are defined
as acts or conditions, they are universal and unavoidable
consequences of being human.” Jones, 444 F.3d at 1136.
Moreover, any “conduct at issue here is involuntary and
inseparable from status — they are one and the same, given
that human beings are biologically compelled to rest, whether
by sitting, lying, or sleeping.” Id. As a result, just as the state
may not criminalize the state of being “homeless in public
places,” the state may not “criminalize conduct that is an
unavoidable consequence of being homeless — namely
sitting, lying, or sleeping on the streets.” Id. at 1137.
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Our holding is a narrow one. Like the Jones panel, “we
in no way dictate to the City that it must provide sufficient
shelter for the homeless, or allow anyone who wishes to sit,
lie, or sleep on the streets . . . at any time and at any place.”
Id. at 1138. We hold only that “so long as there is a greater
number of homeless individuals in [a jurisdiction] than the
number of available beds [in shelters],” the jurisdiction
cannot prosecute homeless individuals for “involuntarily
sitting, lying, and sleeping in public.” Id. That is, as long as
there is no option of sleeping indoors, the government cannot
criminalize indigent, homeless people for sleeping outdoors,
on public property, on the false premise they had a choice in
the matter.8
We are not alone in reaching this conclusion. As one
court has observed, “resisting the need to eat, sleep or engage
in other life-sustaining activities is impossible. Avoiding
public places when engaging in this otherwise innocent
conduct is also impossible. . . . As long as the homeless
plaintiffs do not have a single place where they can lawfully
be, the challenged ordinances, as applied to them, effectively
8 Naturally, our holding does not cover individuals who do have
access to adequate temporary shelter, whether because they have the
means to pay for it or because it is realistically available to them for free,
but who choose not to use it. Nor do we suggest that a jurisdiction with
insufficient shelter can never criminalize theact of sleeping outside. Even
where shelter is unavailable, an ordinance prohibiting sitting, lying, or
sleepingoutside at particular times or in particular locations might well be
constitutionally permissible. See Jones, 444 F.3d at 1123. So, too, might
an ordinance barring the obstruction of public rights of way or the erection
of certain structures. Whether some other ordinance is consistent with the
Eighth Amendment will depend, as here, on whether it punishes a person
for lacking the means to live out the “universal and unavoidable
consequences of being human” in the way the ordinance prescribes. Id.
at 1136.
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punish them for something for which they may not be
convicted under the [E]ighth [A]mendment — sleeping,
eating and other innocent conduct.” Pottinger v. City of
Miami, 810 F. Supp. 1551, 1565 (S.D. Fla. 1992); see also
Johnson v. City of Dallas, 860 F. Supp. 344, 350 (N.D. Tex.
1994) (holding that a “sleeping in public ordinance as applied
against the homeless is unconstitutional”), rev’d on other
grounds, 61 F.3d 442 (5th Cir. 1995).9
Here, the two ordinances criminalize the simple act of
sleeping outside on public property, whether bare or with a
blanket or other basic bedding. The Disorderly Conduct
Ordinance, on its face, criminalizes “[o]ccupying, lodging, or
sleeping in any building, structure or place, whether public or
private” without permission. Boise City Code § 6-01-05. Its
scope is just as sweeping as the Los Angeles ordinance at
issue in Jones, which mandated that “[n]o person shall sit, lie
or sleep in or upon any street, sidewalk or other public way.”
444 F.3d at 1123.
The Camping Ordinance criminalizes using “any of the
streets, sidewalks, parks or public places as a camping place
9 In Joel v. City of Orlando, 232 F.3d 1353, 1362 (11th Cir. 2000),
the Eleventh Circuit upheld an anti-camping ordinance similar to Boise’s
against an Eighth Amendment challenge. In Joel, however, the defendants
presented unrefuted evidence that the homeless shelters in the City of
Orlando had never reached capacity and that the plaintiffs had always
enjoyed access to shelter space. Id. Those unrefuted facts were critical
to the court’s holding. Id. As discussed below, the plaintiffs here have
demonstrated a genuine issue of material fact concerning whether they
have been denied access to shelter in the past or expect to be so denied in
the future. Joel therefore does not provide persuasive guidance for this
case.
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at any time.” Boise City Code § 9-10-02. The ordinance
defines “camping” broadly:
The term “camp” or “camping” shall mean the
use of public property as a temporary or
permanent place of dwelling, lodging, or
residence, or as a living accommodation at
anytime between sunset and sunrise, or as a
sojourn. Indicia of camping may include, but
are not limited to, storage of personal
belongings, using tents or other temporary
structures for sleeping or storage of personal
belongings, carrying on cooking activities or
making any fire in an unauthorized area, or
any of these activities in combination with
one another or in combination with either
sleeping or making preparations to sleep
including the laying down of bedding for the
purpose of sleeping).
Id. It appears from the record that the Camping Ordinance is
frequently enforced against homeless individuals with some
elementary bedding, whether or not any of the other listed
indicia of “camping” — the erection of temporary structures,
the activity of cooking or making fire, or the storage of
personal property — are present. For example, a Boise police
officer testified that he cited plaintiff Pamela Hawkes under
the Camping Ordinance for sleeping outside “wrapped in a
blanket with her sandals off and next to her,” for sleeping in
a public restroom “with blankets,” and for sleeping in a park
on a blanket, wrapped in blankets on the ground.” The
Camping Ordinance therefore can be, and allegedly is,
enforced against homeless individuals who take even the
most rudimentary precautions to protect themselves from the
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elements. We conclude that a municipality cannot
criminalize such behavior consistently with the Eighth
Amendment when no sleeping space is practically available
in any shelter.
III. Conclusion
For the foregoing reasons, we AFFIRM the judgment of
the district court as to the plaintiffs’ requests for retrospective
relief, except as such claims relate to Hawkes’s July 2007
citation under the Camping Ordinance and Martin’s April
2009 citation under the Disorderly Conduct Ordinance. We
REVERSE and REMAND with respect to the plaintiffs’
requests for prospective relief, both declaratory and
injunctive, and to the plaintiffs’ claims for retrospective relief
insofar as they relate to Hawkes’ July 2007 citation or
Martin’s April 2009 citation.10
10 Costs shall be awarded to the plaintiffs.
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OWENS, Circuit Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in
part:
I agree with the majority that the doctrine of Heck v.
Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 ( 1994), bars the plaintiffs’
42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims for damages that are based on
convictions that have not been challenged on direct appeal or
invalidated in state post-conviction relief. See Lyall v. City of
Los Angeles, 807 F.3d 1178, 1192 n.12 (9th Cir. 2015).
I also agree that Heck and its progeny have no application
where there is no “conviction or sentence” that would be
undermined by granting a plaintiff’s request for relief under
1983. Heck, 512 U.S. at 486–87; see also Wallace v. Kato,
549 U.S. 384, 393 (2007). I therefore concur in the
majority’s conclusion thatHeck does not bar plaintiffs Robert
Martin and Pamela Hawkes from seeking retrospective relief
for the two instances in which they received citations, but not
convictions. I also concur in the majority’s Eighth
Amendment analysis as to those two claims for retrospective
relief.
Where I part ways with the majority is in my
understanding of Heck’s application to the plaintiffs’ claims
for declaratory and injunctive relief. In Wilkinson v. Dotson,
544 U.S. 74 (2005), the Supreme Court explained where the
Heck doctrine stands today:
A] state prisoner’s § 1983 action is barred
absent prior invalidation)—no matter the
relief sought (damages or equitable relief), no
matter the target of the prisoner’s suit (state
conduct leading to conviction or internal
prison proceedings)—if success in that action
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would necessarily demonstrate the invalidity
of confinement or its duration.
Id. at 81–82. Here, the majority acknowledges this language
in Wilkinson, but concludes that Heck’s bar on any type of
relief that “would necessarily demonstrate the invalidity of
confinement” does not preclude the prospective claims at
issue. The majority reasons that the purpose of Heck is “to
ensure the finality and validity of previous convictions, not to
insulate future prosecutions from challenge,” and so
concludes that the plaintiffs’ prospective claims may proceed.
I respectfully disagree.
A declarationthat the city ordinances are unconstitutional
and an injunction against their future enforcement necessarily
demonstrate the invalidity of the plaintiffs’ prior convictions.
Indeed , any time an individual challenges the
constitutionality of a substantive criminal statute under which
he has been convicted, he asks for a judgment that would
necessarily demonstrate the invalidity of his conviction. And
though neither the Supreme Court nor this court has squarely
addressed Heck’s application to § 1983 claims challenging
the constitutionality of a substantive criminal statute, I
believe Edwardsv. Balisok, 520 U.S. 641 (1997), makes clear
that Heck prohibits such challenges. In Edwards, the
Supreme Court explained that although our court had
recognized that Heck barred § 1983 claims challenging the
validity of a prisoner’s confinement “as a substantive matter,”
it improperly distinguished as not Heck-barred all claims
alleging only procedural violations. 520 U.S. at 645. In
holding that Heck also barred those procedural claims that
would necessarily imply the invalidity of a conviction, the
Court did not question our conclusion that claims challenging
a conviction “as a substantive matter” are barred by Heck.
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Id.; see also Wilkinson, 544 U.S. at 82 (holding that the
plaintiffs’ claims could proceed because the relief requested
would only “render invalid the state procedures” and “a
favorable judgment [would] not ‘necessarily imply the
invalidity of [their] conviction[s] or sentence[s]’” (emphasis
added) (quoting Heck, 512 U.S. at 487)).
Edwards thus leads me to concludethat an individual who
was convicted under a criminal statute, but who did not
challenge the constitutionality of the statute at the time of his
conviction through direct appeal or post-conviction relief,
cannot do so in the first instance by seeking declaratory or
injunctive relief under § 1983. See Abusaid v. Hillsborough
Cty. Bd. of Cty. Comm’rs, 405 F.3d 1298, 1316 n.9 (11th Cir.
2005) (assuming that a §1983 claim challenging “the
constitutionality of theordinance under which [the petitioner
was convicted]” would be Heck-barred). I therefore would
hold that Heck bars the plaintiffs’ claims for declaratory and
injunctive relief.
We are not the first court to struggle applying Heck to
real life examples,” nor will we be the last. See, e.g.,
Spencer v. Kemna, 523 U.S. 1, 21 (1998) (Ginsburg, J.,
concurring) (alterations and internalquotation marks omitted)
explaining that her thoughts on Heck had changed since she
joined the majority opinion in that case). If the slate were
blank, I would agree that the majority’s holding as to
prospective relief makes good sense. But because I read
Heck and its progeny differently, I dissent as to that section
of the majority’s opinion. I otherwise join the majority in
full.
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City of Huntington Beach
File #:19-409 MEETING DATE:4/1/2019
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO:Honorable Council Members
SUBMITTED BY:Erik Peterson, Mayor
Lyn Semeta, Mayor Pro Tem
DATE:April 1, 2019
Subject:
Notice of Termination of Rainbow/Republic Services Evergreen Contract
Statement of Issue:
The City of Huntington Beach is under contract (“Contract”) with Rainbow Disposal/Republic Services
(“Republic”) for refuse collection and other services. This Contract has not been substantially revised
since 2006 and contains an “evergreen” clause that in essence requires a 15-year notice of
cancellation. On May 15, 2017, Mayor Erik Peterson and Mayor Pro Tem Lyn Semeta brought an H-
Item before the City Council seeking a review of the Contract. The City Council took action on the H-
Item and established an Ad Hoc Committee.
The Ad Hoc Committee gave direction to staff to attempt to negotiate a revised contract. Evergreen
clauses put cities at a disadvantage as they renew automatically and hamper a city’s ability to obtain
competitive pricing and terms. Despite multiple attempts to come to new terms, no agreement has
been reached for a new or revised contract.
It is in the best interests of the City and the taxpayers to give notice of cancellation of the Contract.
Such cancellation does not preclude the parties from attempting to negotiate new terms and enter
into a mutually agreeable new contract.
Recommended Action:
Direct the City Manager to prepare a letter of written notification to Republic Services of the City’s
intent to terminate the current franchise agreement pursuant to the terms of the agreement, and
present that termination letter to the City Council for approval at the next-scheduled City Council
Meeting.
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