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Home My WebLink AboutCreate a City Council Lease Review Ad Hoc Committee - Submit �wTiNGT 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach,CA 92648 City of Huntington Beach APPROVED 7-0 O Q C TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR �cF ouN �Fo,} AD HOC COMMITTEE File #: 26-369 MEETING DATE: 4/21/2026 REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION Subject: Item Submitted by Don Kennedy, Councilman, Casey McKeon, Mayor, and Pat Burns, Councilman to Create a City Council Lease Review Ad Hoc Committee to Review and Make Recommendations on City Leases Recommended Action: Establish a City Council Lease Review Ad Hoc Committee, consisting of three Council Members, through December 31, 2026, to review City leases and provide recommendations for City Council consideration. Attachment(s): 1. City Council Lease Review Ad Hoc Committee Memo City of Huntington Beach Page 1 of 1 Printed on 4/15/2026 powered by LegistarT" 421 City CounciUPublic Financing ACTION AGENDA April 21,2026 Authority Recommended Action: A) Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid submitted by We R Builders, Inc. in the amount of$729,770; and, B) Authorize the Director of Public Works to approve change orders up to the 15% contingency for potential construction-related changes; and , C) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a construction contract with We R Builders, Inc. in a form approved by the City Attorney. Approved 7-0 COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS 25. 26-363 Item Submitted by Mayor McKeon -Declaration of May 7, 2026 as Theodore Roosevelt Day in Huntington Beach Recommended Action: Recognize the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt and bring forth a Resolution to declare May 7, 2026 as Theodore Roosevelt Day in Huntington Beach. Approved 6-0-1 (Gruel - Recused) 26. 26-369 Item Submitted by Don Kennedy, Councilman, Casey McKeon, Mayor, and Pat Burns, Councilman to Create a City Council Lease Review Ad Hoc Committee to Review and Make Recommendations on City Leases Recommended Action: Establish a City Council Lease Review Ad Hoc Committee, consisting of three Council Members,through December 31, 2026,to review City leases and provide recommendations for City Council consideration. Ad Hoc Committee— Kennedy, Twining, McKeon Approved 7-0, to establish a process for Ad Hoc committee. Page 8 of 9 it �,0 os TINGT%-. CITY O F �/�F iiur<r • // gi?; HUNTINGTON BEACH ecUNTV-�P��of --yN'' City Council Meeting — Council Member Items Report To: City Council From: Don Kennedy, Councilman Casey McKeon, Mayor Pat Burns, Councilman Date: April 21, 2026 Subject: Create a City Council Lease Review Ad-hoc Committee to review and make recommendations on City leases. ISSUE STATEMENT The City maintains a diverse portfolio of assets, including numerous properties leased for a variety of uses throughout the community. The City Council has undertaken ongoing efforts to ensure these assets are managed strategically to maximize their value and deliver intended amenities that benefit residents, visitors, and the City's overall financial position. These efforts have resulted in several key initiatives, including the centralization of lease administration, improved management of lease revenues, updating outdated agreements, and aligning lease terms with current market conditions. There are additional areas of improvement that should be considered, including the implementation of an open-bid leasing process in which prospective tenants compete in a transparent and competitive environment. Given the scope and importance of the City's lease portfolio, establishing a dedicated forum for focused review will enhance oversight and strategic alignment. An ad hoc committee composed of City Council Members would provide the opportunity to review lease agreements, evaluate terms and conditions, review market alignment, participate in or provide input on lease negotiations, evaluate open bid leasing, and develop recommendations for city Council consideration. RECOMMENDED ACTION Establish a City Council Lease Review Ad Hoc Committee, consisting of three Council Members, through December 31, 2026, to review City leases and provide recommendations for City Council consideration. 2000 Main Street,Huntington Beach,CA 92648 I www.huntingtonbeachca.gov 422 From: Pat Goodman To: McKeon.Casey;CITY COUNCIL(INCL.CMG STAFF1;5uoolementalcomm(&surfcity-hb.org Cc: Hopkins.Travis;Vialiotta.Mike Subject: Concerning Practice of Self-appointed Ad Hoc Committees-No on#"s 26 and 27 Date: Monday,April 20,2026 12:09:31 PM Dear Mayor McKeon and City Council, I find the self-appointed ad hoc committees proposed in agenda items #26 and #27 (April 21, 2026) troubling, as they conflict with the transparency essential to democratic government. The city council's role is to set policy and direction for staff — not to operate through informal, self-selected bodies. Item #26 is unnecessary. Staff should submit the requested reports directly to the city council for presentation at a public meeting, where open discussion can take place and the public has full access. Item #27 Please direct the City Manager to appoint a committee of professional staff to assess the branding and marketing proposals. The committee should return their top three recommendations — or a full ranking of all submissions — with written justification for each. This approach ensures transparency and protects the council from any appearance of self-dealing, favoritism, or impropriety. Taking such actions will begin to restore trust in the city council. Thank you. Pat Goodman Huntington Beach, CA From: Charlie Jackson To: sugplementalcommabsurfcity-hb.orQ Subject: Against items 26 and 27 Date: Monday,April 20,2026 3:34:33 PM Dear Huntington Beach City Council Forming Ad Hoc committees to focus on tasks that should be done by a normal,standard process can only serve one purpose.To hide the decision process behind a dark curtain. The Ad Hoc committees will be closed meetings,without verifiable minutes. There will be no transparency. The Ad Hoc committees will be highly politically motivated. The results will be cronyism at its worst. Charlie Jackson 25 year Huntington Beach Resident From: diannef22Ca1vahoo.com To: 5uoolementalcommCalsurfcity-hb.org Subject: Agenda Items 25,26,27,New(28) Date: Monday,April 20,2026 4:38:36 PM Item 25: Please vote to defeat this item. After reading the background information, it seems like quite the convoluted stretch to try to make a connection between Huntington Beach and President Theodore Roosevelt. Furthermore, Theodore Roosevelt was a Progressive and a Conservationist. This Council has actively tried to restart oil drilling in HB and intended to allow a massive light show to disrupt the wildlife in Central Park. Nothing in Theodore Roosevelt's biography matches with the goals of this Council and this item is clearly an attempt to distract from what you have been and will be doing. Item 26: Please vote to defeat this item. It is NOT the job of the Council to be reviewing the City's lease portfolio. If there is a desire to look at the leases, pass an item asking staff to compile the information and make recommendations to the Council so the Council can discuss all of the information at a public meeting, not behind closed doors in an ad-hoc session. Please return to basic good governance. Item 27: Please vote to defeat this item. Again, this item is attempting to use a closed door, ad-hoc committee to do the work of City staff. It is the job of City Staff to write RFPs and to receive, and evaluate the subsequent proposals. After the professional staff has evaluated the proposals, they will present their findings to the Council for public discussion and guidance for the staff to proceed. In this case in particular, it seems the resulting contract will be in the neighborhood of$700,000 and moving forward on that requires public input and public discussion. New Item (28?): I am very much in favor of this item. It is clear that Wolffhaus engaged with the City due to his personal relationship with at least one councilmember. Even after all these weeks, the Wolffhaus website is still not up. Is that the kind of prompt, responsive work we should expect if the contract is issued to his company? I am very interested in watching the discussion of this item to make sure the public has a full understanding of what has transpired so far with our money and what some councilmembers were ready to just give away without any competition or public discussion. Thank you, Diane James