Huntington Beach City Council hits standstill on filling seat vacated by Tito Ortiz Mayor Kim Carr listens to a candidate speak on July 9. During this week’s special meeting, the City Council reached a stalemate over appointing a person to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Tito Ortiz. (Scott Smeltzer / Times Community News) Print With not enough votes to nominate a candidate to fill the council seat left vacant by the resignation of Tito Ortiz, nor the needed votes to call a special election, the Huntington Beach City Council finds itself at a standstill on how to proceed.