CITY COUNCIL WRAP-UP

Here are some of the items the council considered at its meeting Monday.

FIRE SPRINKLERSThe council voted 6-0, with councilwoman Jill Hardy absent, to pass an ordinance requiring automatic sprinklers in new buildings or additions to buildings where groups of people assemble, like bars, churches, restaurants, and classrooms. It also grandfathers in older buildings, and allows conversions to a place of assembly that began before 2006 to continue with a promise to make changes within the next three years.

WHAT IT MEANS

According to a city staff report, the city was inconsistent in the past about enforcement of rules that would require automatic fire sprinklers in such buildings when they are larger than 5,000 square feet. As a result, it requires such sprinklers when there is new construction but not in older buildings that are not being remodeled or added to.

EXTRA MONEY FOR SEWER LIFT STATIONCouncil members voted 6-0 to add $525,000 in extra funding for the sewer lift station being built at Warner Avenue and Los Patos Avenue.

WHAT IT MEANS

The station, which would replace three different aging facilities in the area, has changed in design since the last adjustment to its budget. Because the large station would also serve several communities not in Huntington Beach, the city is trying to get the county to run the facility.

REALITY SHOW AGREEMENTThe council unanimously approved an agreement with production company Evolution Film and Tape for a television series based on the Huntington Beach lifeguards performing their normal work functions.

WHAT IT MEANS

The reality show “Beach Patrol,” on cable channel Court TV, looks at lifeguards in their day-to-day operations. A proposed fifth season of the show would focus on Huntington Beach. The agreement would allow the city the power to edit out “unprofessional” situations, and the Marine Safety Division would receive $8,000 per episode.

— Compiled by Michael

Alexander