The Occupy OC movement is looking to set up camp in Huntington Beach.

Some occupiers appealed to the City Council Monday night saying they want to make Surf City their next location for political discussions and peaceful protests.

Laguna Beach resident Oliver Hart said they are looking to work with the city and police department to conduct effective and respectful demonstrations.

“Through unity and camaraderie we have brought people with all different walks of life together,” he told the council. “The intention of this movement has been horribly warped and twisted by the mainstream media.”

Police Chief Kenneth Small said he met and exchanged information with the group’s leadership and occupiers are expected to contact the city and smooth out any details before coming to town.

“It (seems) like they want to work cooperatively with city staff,” Small wrote in an email to the Register.

The Occupy OC movement started in Irvine more than three months ago and then moved to Fullerton.

A rally was held on Feb. 26 in Fullerton, which included a 3.5-mile walk in downtown Fullerton making stops at City Hall, Union Bank and at the transit center where they stopped for a moment of silence for Kelly Thomas, according to a Register article.

The occupiers at Monday’s meeting did not say whether any major demonstrations were planned for the near future but said they simply wanted to work with the city to “create proposals and get things changed that need to be changed.”

More to come

Reporter Michael Mello contributed to this report