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FINAL MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA February 4, 2020 CLOSED SESSION MEETING CLOSED SESSION MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL - FEBRUARY 4, 2020, 5:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pro Tem Villiegas called the closed session meeting at 5:03 p.m. Mayor Pulido and Councilmember Sarmiento arrived at 5:06 p.m. Councilmember Iglesias was absent. COUNCILMEMBERS Present: Mayor Pulido Mayor Pro Tem Villegas Councilmember Bacerra Councilmember Penaloza Councilmember Sarmiento Councilmember Solorio COUNCILMEMBERS Absent: Councilmember Iglesias STAFF Present PUBLIC COMMENTS - Members of the public may address the City Council on items on the Closed Session Agenda. Tim Johnson spoke regarding the amicus brief that was filed before the Supreme Court by seven south county cities. Although the court did not take the case for review, he noted the importance that the cities are bringing up locating shelters in other cities other their own. In addition, he encouraged the City Manager and Council to look at Santa Ana Municipal Code sections 41-1200 and 41-1201, as the sections pertain to SB2 zones, which currently allow any shelter containing under 30 beds to be established by right. Also, spoke on the point and time count, which depicts some north cities along with south cities that are not contributing their fair share in sheltering their respective homeless population, which places a strain on City’s resources. Concerning the Central Service Planning area reported by the County, he noted that about fifty percent of the individuals are not from the area. Lastly, he spoke on the Public Information Requests CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 1 FEBRUARY 4, 2020