HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY HALL (Tribune photo).

Issues which have raised controversies in the past are front and center on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council.

Interim City Manager Eric Parra will make a report on the proposed 2024 Celebration Calendar Program. The initial lineup of events excluded traditional observances of Black History Month and Women’s History Month, which raised considerable objections from the council minority and members of the public.

The council majority followed by claiming it was misunderstood and eliminating those months – which were termed by some “identity politics” – didn’t mean those topics couldn’t be observed or celebrated in a different fashion.

City Attorney Michael Gates will give the city council updates on the status of two legal actions against the State of California, one vs. the state Department of Finance on redevelopment reimbursements, and another on the city’s appeal of an adverse court ruling challenging the state’s power to mandate an RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation), requiring a city to zone for – but not necessarily build – additional housing of a certain quantity.

Huntington Beach’s allocation was 13,368 homes over eight years. A federal court in November ruled against the city, which is being appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The council will meet at 6 p.m. at 2000 Main St.