Council backs mayor s charity-foundatio

Huntington Beach officials will look at creating a city foundation that would promote giving and support local nonprofits. Mayor Don Hansen at the City Council meeting on Monday presented his initial plan for founding the Huntington Beach Foundation, and it received unanimous support from the council without discussion. The foundation would serve as an umbrella organization that would assist and promote various nonprofits that serve Huntington Beach, Hansen said in his report. Hansen directed City Attorney Jennifer McGrath to write up bylaws for the foundation and prepare the paperwork to incorporate the proposed nonprofit. The foundation would have seven directors, and each council member is expected to nominate someone who would serve as the first directors of the corporation. More detailed plans for the nonprofit are expected to come back to the council at a later meeting.