Huntington Beach and Fullerton joined a minority of Orange County, Calif. cities July 6 in moving to ending local emergency declarations. While Fullerton city council unanimously ended its local emergency declaration, Huntington Beach city council unanimously took the first step toward its termination by directing the city manager to prepare the necessary documents. “[Terminating the local emergency declaration] seeks to bring economic sustainability,” Huntington Beach councilmember Mike Posey said during a July 6 council meeting. “What better way to announce to the world that Huntington Beach is open for business? We’re eager to fill our hotels; we’re eager to fill our restaurants, like we did on the Independence Day weekend.” Mayor Kim Carr disagreed that repealing the local emergency ordinance would impact the city’s visitation. “Our hotels were jammed this weekend,” Carr said, alluding to July 4 celebrations that drew thousands of tourists and residents to the city. “I don’t see how this is suddenly going to open the floodgates for people coming …