What Huntington Beach decided

The council met Tuesday, July 7, 2026 — closed session at 4:00 PM, open session at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, 2000 Main Street. These are items from the posted agenda; the roll-call results are summarised above. Every item links to the official record.

Source: official agenda (PDF) · meeting detail and vote record · Next meeting: Tuesday, July 21, 2026

🏗️ For contractors & vendors

• $6,783,480 to Sequel Contractors, Inc., the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, for the 2025 Arterial Rehabilitation Project (CC1771). The council was also asked to authorise change orders up to a 10% contingency and to appropriate an additional $682,737 to account 125490002.82300. Item 17
• $480,000 to Empire Design & Build, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, for the Water Production Office Renovation Project (CC1767), with change orders authorised up to a 20% contingency. Item 16
• $300,000 to Sierra Analytic Laboratories, Inc. — a not-to-exceed figure over a three-year term — for water quality analysis and sampling. Item 15
• Police background investigations: Amendment No. 2 adding compensation to the agreement with LM Investigations, LLC for background investigative services used to hire police department candidates. The posted agenda prints no dollar figure for the amendment. Item 14

💵 Advertising on the pier — the night’s only split vote

• A one-year pilot project for pier stairs advertising, authorising the City Manager to implement it and to amend the city’s contract with Rio Media and Advertising to expand the scope of services to include the pier stairs. The agenda prints no revenue estimate and no advertising rate. It carried 5-2, with Gruel and Williams opposed. Item 13

🏟️ Sports Complex study session

• A study session on proposed improvements to the Huntington Beach Sports Complex. The posted agenda describes no scope, cost or funding source; the vote record shows the council acted on it 7-0. Item 11

🔒 Closed session

• Park Bench Cafe lease negotiations: a real-property conference over 17732 Goldenwest St (APN 111-010-69), with Michael and Christina Bartusick dba Park Bench Cafe and Rory Bevins as negotiating parties; price and terms of payment under negotiation. Item 1
• Four labor negotiation conferences — with the Huntington Beach Police Officers’ Association, the Police Management Association, the Huntington Beach Firefighters’ Association and the Fire Management Association. Items 2–5
• Two existing-litigation conferences: People of the State of California/Bonta v. City of Huntington Beach, et al. (Case No. 30-2023-01312235-CU-WM-CJC) and Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, et al. v. City of Huntington Beach (OCSC Case No. 30-2024-01397379-CU-CR-NJC). Items 6–7

Closed sessions are confidential under the Brown Act. Any reportable action is announced by the City Attorney when the council reconvenes; the posted agenda records none of these as reported out.

🪑 Also on the agenda

• Approval of the June 16, 2026 regular meeting minutes. Item 12
• Invocation by Huntington Beach Police and Fire Chaplain Roger Wing, the Mayor’s Spotlight presentation and a Business Highlight presentation. Items 8–10

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