REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Ashley Wysocki, Director of Community & Library Services
PREPARED BY: Carrie Gonzales, Management Aide
Subject:
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Receive and file termination notice of the City’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Huntington Beach Central Park Conservancy, Inc.
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Statement of Issue:
The City Attorney’s Office and Community & Library Services Department received a letter from the Huntington Beach Central Park Conservancy, Inc. to terminate their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City. Due to the termination, their MOU with the City will have no practical effect. The entity has taken steps to legally close the non-profit organization due to lack of time for fundraising activities and objectives.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable.
Recommended Action:
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Accept request received by the Huntington Beach Central Park Conservancy, Inc. to terminate their Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Huntington Beach effective upon the dissolution of the Conservancy.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the recommended action and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
On May 17, 2022, the City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington Beach Central Park Conservancy, Inc (HBCPC). In the first year of the agreement, HBCPC supported the implementation of the Huntington Central Park Park Ranger Program with a $70,000 donation. The entity has taken steps to legally close the non-profit organization due to lack of time for fundraising activities and objectives.
Because the HBCPC has indicated they are terminating and in the process of legally closing the non-profit, the MOU will no longer have any practical effect.
Environmental Status:
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Non Applicable - Administrative Item
Attachment(s):
1. Termination Notice dated April 28, 2025
2. MOU dated May 17, 2022