The Huntington Beach city council unanimously voted Dec. 1 to apply for state funding to purchase and convert a motel into long-term housing for the homeless. Through the state’s Project Homekey—a program that converts properties into transitional housing for the homeless—the city plans to purchase a building currently operated by Quality Inn and Suites at 17251 Beach Boulevard. From the state, the city is asking for over $24 million for the first five years. Over $16 million will go toward purchasing and renovating the building and about $8.5 million for the operating costs. Additionally, the city will also contribute over $4.2 million toward the purchase. Critics of the deal say there was not enough public input, especially after a navigation center (homeless shelter) was opened in the city earlier this year. “We already have a 174-bed navigation center that’s on Beach Boulevard, that was built so that we could enforce our …