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COUNCIL COMMENTS AB1234 DISCLOSURE -- If the City paid for travel or other expenses this is the time for members of the Council to provide a brief oral report on attendance of any regional board or commission meeting or any conference, meeting or event attended. MINUTES: Councilmember Lopez announced her monthly office hours at 9:00 A.M. on April 12, 2025 at Edna Park, thanked staff for all of their hard work on the Sahuayo Business Expo, and announced Earth Day tree planting events at Santiago Park and Cabrillo Park. Councilmember Penaloza thanked the City Manager and staff for prioritizing projects like the Memorial Park renovation and Bristol Street widening, announced the birth of his son Lucas Elias Penaloza on March 19, 2025, and invited everyone to the Memorial Park groundbreaking ceremony. Councilmember Hernandez thanked everyone for their participation and City Manager Alvaro Nunez for his hard work and willingness to work with the Council. He announced several community events: on Friday April 4, 2025: the unveiling of a new playground at Angels Park; community garden inauguration at El Salvador Park; on Saturday April 5, 2025: Memorial Park groundbreaking ceremony, Thrive Micro Farm opening; and the grand opening of Santos Pizza in downtown. He requested the meeting be adjourned in memory of Isidro "Sid" Pineda, a City sanitation inspector. Councilmember Bacerra congratulated Councilmember Penaloza and his wife on the birth of their son, thanked Assistant City Manager Minh Thai for ensuring the sidewalk at the Business Expo was safe and accessible, thanked staff for attending the South Coast Community meeting, and commented on the cleanliness of the flood control channel adjacent to Flower Street, Proposition 36, and proposed Senate Bill 28. He spoke in support of the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) and the Santa Ana Unified District working collaboratively to ensure OCSA can continue to operate in the City and announced his community office hours on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. at Thornton Park. Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez congratulated Councilmember Penaloza and his wife on the birth of their son, reported his attendance at the GROW Conference and the Sahuayo Business Expo, and thanked his aide, Karina Romero, for her hard work. Mayor Amezcua expressed appreciation of her aide, Claudia Perez, thanked all of the staff that helped make the Sahuayo Business Expo a success, commented on the GROW Conference, and she disclosed her trip to Sacramento on March 26, 2025 to testify on Senate Bill 329, her attendance at the League of Cities Policy Committee meeting in Burbank, and the Morrison Neighborhood Community meeting. She thanked all of the staff who attended the Coffee with the Mayor event, invited everyone to attend her tree planting event on April 19, 2025 at Santiago Park, and reminded residents to participate in the Community Budget Priorities Survey. She reminded everyone that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and April 30, 2025 is Denim Day and requested the water tower be lit up in teal in support. CITY COUNCIL 18 APRIL 1, 2025