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<br /> <br />SPECIAL OPEN SESSION MEETING <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Pulido called the Special Open meeting to order at 5:44 p.m. <br /> <br />Clerk of the Council Daisy Gomez made a brief announcement, provided public comment <br />instructions prior to roll call. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBERS Present: BACERRA, MENDOZA, PENALOZA, SARMIENTO, <br />SOLORIO AND VILLEGAS <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBERS Absent: None <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS - Members of the public may address the City Council only on <br />items on the Special Meeting Agenda, Open Session portion. <br /> <br />Clerk of the Council Daisy Gomez provided instructions on providing public comment. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS: <br /> <br />Joe Adams, Discovery Cube CEO, spoke regarding allocating CARES Act funding to non- <br />profit organizations. <br /> <br />Dale Helvig expressed gratitude towards City Council and spoke regarding allocation of <br />CARES Act funding. <br /> <br />Lisa Gonzales Solomon spoke regarding allocating CARES Act funding towards distance <br />learning, businesses and various other topics. <br /> <br />Thai Phan spoke in support of Item 60A, urges Council to re-hire Service Employees <br />International Union (SIEU) part-timers that have been laid off, encourages the city hire <br />employees that speak Vietnamese to ensure community COVID-19 outreach, spoke in <br />support of funding relief for businesses and non-profit organizations and various other <br />topics. <br /> <br />Yoselinda spoke regarding the allocation of CARES Act funding to the Eviction Defense <br />Fund and Rental Relief Fund. <br /> <br />Juan Gonzalez spoke regarding allocating funds towards the un-housed community of <br />Santa Ana. <br /> <br />Venacio Chavez spoke regarding an increase in the number of crimes in his <br />neighborhood; he believes the Police Department has not acted accordingly and spoike <br />on various other topics. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 2 AUGUST 4, 2020 <br /> <br />