REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Shannon Levin, Council Policy Analyst
Subject:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2026-06 Approving the 2026 Huntington Beach Legislative Platform
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Statement of Issue:
If adopted, the 2026 Huntington Beach Legislative Platform will outline the City’s positions on a variety of legislative priorities and guide the City’s support or opposition to local, state, and federal legislation and funding opportunities.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable
Recommended Action:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2026-06, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Adopting the City of Huntington Beach Legislative Platform.”
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve, and direct staff otherwise.
Analysis:
The City engages in legislative advocacy at the local, state, and federal levels to protect and advance the interests of its residents and businesses. To support these efforts, staff has prepared a Legislative Platform that articulates the City’s positions on key policy issues and serves as guidance for supporting or opposing legislation in a timely and strategic manner. The Legislative Platform may be amended annually to reflect City Council priorities.
The proposed 2026 Legislative Platform was recommended for approval by the Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IRC) on February 9, 2026, and includes the following priorities:
§ Business and Economy
§ Local Control
§ Infrastructure & Mobility
§ Public Safety
Staff will monitor and review legislation on which the City has taken or may take a position. Should an issue arise that requires action and is not addressed in the Legislative Platform, then the process described in the Revised Council Manual Section X- Other Council Business, Subsection F - Legislative Priorities, will take place. Section X (F)(1)(c) states “…when legislation is moving quickly and requires decisive action, the chair of the IRC, with approval from the Mayor and the City Manager, can take a position on behalf of the City. If the Mayor is unavailable, the Mayor Pro Tem may act on the Mayor’s behalf. If the Mayor is a member of the IRC, then the chair of the IRC and the Mayor Pro Tem, and the City Manager would make the decision. This position will subsequently be brought to the IRC and Council.”
Environmental Status:
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment do not constitute a project.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Goal 2 - Fiscal Stability, Strategy A - Consider new revenue sources and opportunities to support the City's priority initiatives and projects.
Goal 5 - Housing, Strategy A - Take action to maintain local control of land-use planning.
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution No. 2026-06