Meeting
Special City Council Meeting Agenda
December 13, 2022

SPECIAL MEETING – 6:00 PM 

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701


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Vicente Sarmiento
Mayor
 
Thai Viet Phan
Councilmember – Ward 1
 		         Nelida Mendoza
Councilmember - Ward 2
 

Jessie Lopez
Councilmember - Ward 3
 		         Phil Bacerra
Mayor Pro Tem - Ward 4
 

Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Councilmember - Ward 5
 		         David Penaloza
Councilmember - Ward 6
 

Mayor and Council telephone: 714-647-6900
Agenda item inquiries: 714-647-6520
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
Kristine Ridge
City Manager
 
Norma Orozco
Assistant Clerk of the Council
 
 
http://lakeforest.primegov.com/content/images/org/background_1.png In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting, contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 647-5624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supporting documentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santa-ana.org/city-meetings.
 
CITY VISION AND CODE OF ETHICS 
The City of Santa Ana is committed to achieving a shared vision for the organization and its community. The Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles (Values) are the result of a thoughtful and inclusive process designed to set the City and organization on a course that meets the challenges of today and tomorrow, as follows:

Vision - The dynamic center of Orange County which is acclaimed for our: Investment in youth • Safe and healthy community • Neighborhood pride • Thriving economic climate • Enriched and diverse culture • Quality government services

Mission - To deliver efficient public services in partnership with our community which ensures public safety, a prosperous economic environment, opportunities for our youth, and a high quality of life for residents.

Guiding Principles - Collaboration • Efficiency • Equity • Excellence • Fiscal Responsibility • Innovation • Transparency

Code of Ethics and Conduct - At the Special Municipal Election held on February 5, 2008, voters approved an amendment to the City Charter which established the Code of Ethics and Conduct for elected officials and members of appointed boards, commissions, and committees to assure public confidence. The following are the core values expressed: • Integrity • Honesty • Responsibility • Fairness • Accountability • Respect • Efficiency
 

Members of the public may attend the City Council meeting in-person or join via Zoom. The City Council meeting will occur live via teleconference Zoom webinar. You may view the meeting from your computer, tablet or smart phone via YouTube LiveStream at www.youtube.com/user/SantaAnaLibrary or on CTV3, available on Spectrum channel 3.

PUBLIC COMMENTS – Members of the public who wish to address the City Council on items only on the special agenda may do so by one of the following ways: 

  • MAILING OPTION written communications – Public comments may be mailed to: Office of the Clerk of the Council, 20 Civic Center Plaza M-30, Santa Ana, CA 92701. All written communications received via mail by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the City’s document archive system which is available for public review.
  • SENDING E-MAIL OPTION – Public comments may be sent via email to the City Clerk’s office at [email protected]. Please note the agenda item you are commenting on in the subject line of the email. All emails received before 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the City’s document archive system which is available for public review.
  • LIVE VIRTUAL OPTION – Members of the public may provide live comments during the meeting by Zoom or Conference Call. To join by Zoom click on or type the following address into your web browser https://us02web.zoom.us/j/315965149. To join the Conference Call: Dial (669) 900-9128 and enter MEETING ID: 315 965 149#. You will be prompted by the City Clerk when it is time for comments. You may request to speak by dialing *9 from your phone or you may virtually raise your hand from Zoom. After the Clerk confirms the last three digits of the caller’s phone number or Zoom ID and unmutes them, the caller must press *6 or microphone icon to speak. Callers are encouraged, but not required, to identify themselves by name. Each caller will be provided three (3) minutes to speak, unless due to the number of speakers wanting to speak a decision is made to provide a different amount of time to speak.
  • IN-PERSON OPTION - Members of the public can provide in-person comments at the podium in the Council Chamber. The Council Chamber will have seating available for members of the public to attend the meeting in-person. Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker, unless a different time is announced by the presiding chair. Speakers who wish to address the Council must do so by submitting a “Request to Speak” card by 6:00 p.m. for the public comment period as listed below. Cards will not be accepted after the Public Comment Session begins without the permission of the presiding chair.


The following designated public comment periods are:
LIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS (GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT) – You can provide comments by joining Zoom or the Conference Call as described in the LIVE or IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTS OPTION above. Speaker queue will open at 5:30 p.m. YOU MUST JOIN ZOOM OR THE CONFERENCE CALL PRIOR TO 6:00 p.m. Speakers who are not in the speaker queue by 6:00 p.m. will not be permitted to speak.
 

About the Agenda
To download or view the attachments (staff report and other supporting documentation) for each agenda item, you must select the agenda item to see the attachments to either open in a new link (the eyeball) or download a pdf (the cloud symbol with the down arrow).

 
2020-2022 CITY COUNCIL
CALL TO ORDER    
ATTENDANCE Councilmembers Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
    Jessie Lopez
    Nelida Mendoza
    David Penaloza
    Thai Viet Phan
  Mayor  Pro Tem Phil Bacerra
  Mayor
 		 Vicente Sarmiento
 
  City Manager Kristine Ridge
  City Attorney Sonia R. Carvalho
  Clerk of the Council  

 

ROLL CALL

PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS Honor Guard, Santa Ana Police Department
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Kaiya Gonzales
WORDS OF INSPIRATION Pastor Maribel Toan

PUBLIC COMMENT – Agendized items only.

 
BUSINESS CALENDAR
 
1.
Resolution Declaring the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election Results - Measures W and X and the Election of Certain Officers

Department(s): Clerk of the Council Office

Recommended Action: 1.Resolution No. 2022-XXX - Adopt a resolution declaring the results of the General Municipal Election held in the City on November 8, 2022.

2. Execute Ordinance No. NS-3031 approved by the voters amending Articles IV, IX, and X of Chapter 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to restructure non-cannabis business license tax rates and adding Article XIV to Chapter 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to provide a Flexible Tax Holiday for unlicensed, past due, or underassesed businesses (Measure W).

3.  Authorize submission to the Secretary of State, for acceptance and filing,  Amendments to the Santa Ana City Charter approved by the voters imposing a lifetime ban for the Mayor after 4 terms and a lifetime ban for Councilmembers after completion of 3 terms, requiring approval of 2/3 of the City Council to adopt a budget, expanding the application of the Code of Ethics, utilizing gender neutral language throughout the Charter, changing references to the “Clerk of Council” to “City Clerk” and making other minor updates (Measure X).
 

PRESENTATION

City Tiles presented to Mayor Vicente Sarmiento and Councilmember Nelida Mendoza for their exceptional service to the residents of the City of Santa Ana during their tenure.
 

COUNCIL COMMENTS – Outgoing Members

OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED TO OFFICERS ELECTED
NAME TITLE
Benjamin Vazquez Councilmember, Ward 2
Phil Bacerra Councilmember, Ward 4
David Penaloza Councilmember, Ward 6
Valerie Amezcua Mayor

 
2022-2024 CITY COUNCIL
CALL TO ORDER    
ATTENDANCE Councilmembers Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
    Jessie Lopez
    David Penaloza
    Thai Viet Phan
    Benjamin Vazquez
  Mayor Pro Tem Phil Bacerra
  Mayor
 		 Valerie Amezcua
 
  City Manager Kristine Ridge
  City Attorney Sonia R. Carvalho
  Clerk of the Council  

 

ROLL CALL

 
BUSINESS CALENDAR
 
2.
Election of Mayor Pro Tem for 2023

Department(s): Clerk of the Council Office

Recommended Action: It is recommended that:

1. The Mayor calls for nominations for Mayor Pro Tem Position.

2. The Mayor closes nominations for position.

3. The Mayor declares the result of the election.
 

**END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR**

COUNCIL COMMENTS
 

ADJOURNMENT – Adjourn the special city council meeting.