City of Huntington Beach

Shall proposed Charter Amendment No. 1, which would amend the City Charter to state that City Planning and Zoning is a local, municipal affair, and require voter approval of City initiated general plan amendments or zoning changes when such items present significant and unavoidable negative impacts to the environment, be approved?

Shall proposed Charter Amendment No. 1, which provides that commencing in 2026, for all municipal elections, the City:may require Voter Identification for elections; provide more in-person voting locations; and monitor ballot drop-boxes,be approved?

Shall proposed Charter Amendment No. 2, which provides that the only flags to be displayed by the City on City property are the United States Flag, the State of California Flag, the County of Orange Flag, the City of Huntington Beach Flag, the POW-MIA Flag, the six Armed Forces Flags, the Olympic Flag during the Summer Olympic Games, and any other flag if authorized by a unanimous vote of the City Council, be approved?

Shall proposed Charter Amendment No. 3 to: commencing in 2026, require the City to adopt a two-year budget; update the procedures to cancel a regular City Council meeting; update the process to fill a City Council vacancy; and amend outdated phrases, syntax, dates, pronouns, and titles be approved?

Shall proposed Charter Amendment Measure 1 to: amend outdated phrases, syntax, dates, pronouns, titles, and procedures to clarify City processes; exempt from Section 612 replacement of existing equipment and infrastructure if it maintains its current use and does not exceed its footprint or height by more than 10% and construction of restrooms, in parks and beaches; and require the City to consider Charter reviews at least once every decade following the last review, be approved?

Shall proposed Charter Amendment Measure 2 to: require City Clerks and City Treasurers to meet minimum qualifications at the time of filing candidacy; require at least four votes to fill Council vacancies and limit appointees to serve only until the next municipal election; no longer require City Attorneys to be graduates from law schools only accredited by the American Bar Association; and update City Treasurer responsibilities accordingly, be approved?

Shall proposed Charter Amendment Measure 3 to: define the Attorney-Client relationship between City Attorney and City, designating City Council as Client; determine all legal matters to be controlled by City Council and managed by City Attorney under City Council direction; permit City Council to contract with other attorneys if the City Attorney has a conflict of interest; require City Attorney to keep all legal records and comply with requests for information, be approved?

Shall the City adopt an Ordinance that taxes cannabis businesses up to 6% of gross receipts for retailers and up to 1% of gross receipts for all other cannabis businesses if they were to be permitted in the City; which is expected to generate an estimated $300,000 to $600,000 annually to fund general municipal services for Huntington Beach and will be levied until repealed by the voters?

Shall the City adopt a special tax measure of up to 6% of gross receipts on Cannabis retailers and up to 1 % of gross receipts on all other Cannabis businesses, which is expected to generate an estimated $300,000 to $600,000 annually for the specific purposes of funding police, homeless prevention, behavioral health services, and intervention programs, and levied until terminated by voters?

Shall it be lawful to possess, sell, display, use or discharge within the City, those fireworks that are defined and classified as Safe and Sane Fireworks (a.k.a. "state-approved fireworks") in the California State Fireworks Law (Sections 12500 et seq. of the Health and Safety Code and the relevant sections of Code of Regulations Title 19, Subchapter 6) subject to regulation by City Council?

Without increasing taxes or rates, shall Ordinance No. 3953, which provides that the City's existing taxes, assessments and property related fees apply to Sunset Beach, recently annexed to the City, so those measures apply equally to all residents, property owners, transients, business owners and visitors in the City to fund City services such as police, fire, street repair, parks and libraries, provided that existing exemptions for low-income seniors and disabled residents continue, be approved?

Shall the proposed Charter Amendment, amending Section 607 of the Charter of the City of Huntington Beach entitled Tax Limits, as set forth in the proposed measure be approved?