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City Manager Office <br />www.santa-ana.org/cm <br />Item # 40 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />December 21, 2021 <br />TOPIC: City Council Ad Hoc Committees and Standing Subcommittees <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Disbanding and Establishing Certain City Council Ad Hoc Committees; Resolution <br />Establishing Certain City Council Standing Subcommittees <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Disband the Homeless, Housing, and Legislative City Council Ad Hoc Committees, <br />and establishing a Charter Review City Council Ad Hoc Committee. <br />2. Adopt a resolution establishing the Public Safety and Homelessness, and <br />Legislative City Council Standing Subcommittees. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Ad Hoc Committees <br />As local elected officials, members of the City Council engage in policymaking relating to <br />matters of importance for City of Santa Ana. While some policy issues may be routine in <br />nature, from time to time the City Council is presented with specific issues, which require <br />the establishment of an ad hoc committee to meet for a limited time duration to address <br />such issues. Ad hoc committees are established by the Mayor and at his discretion. <br />Below is an overview of the six City Council ad hoc committees that were established in <br />2021 and appointed by Mayor Sarmiento: <br />AD HOC <br />MEMBERS <br />SCOPE <br />COMMITTEE <br />Homeless <br />Penaloza, Bacerra, <br />Current state of homeless <br />Hernandez <br />services and homelessness in Santa Ana; how to <br />provide relief to residents, <br />business owners, and other community members <br />Housing <br />Sarmiento, Phan, Lopez <br />Housing Element; <br />General Plan amendments; Housing Opportunity <br />Ordinance; rent <br />stabilization <br />Legislative <br />Sarmiento, Hernandez <br />Current legislative priorities; federal and state <br />grant funding opportunities <br />City Council 40 — 1 12/21/2021 <br />