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City Council Meeting PacketJune 17, 2025CLOSED SESSION MEETING – 4:00 PMREGULAR OPEN MEETING – 5:30 PM (Immediately following the Closed Session Meeting)CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701Valerie AmezcuaMayorThai Viet PhanCouncilmember – Ward 1 Benjamin VazquezMayor Pro Tem Ward 2Jessie LopezCouncilmember Ward 3 Phil BacerraCouncilmember Ward 4Johnathan Ryan HernandezCouncilmember Ward 5 David PenalozaCouncilmember Ward 6Mayor and Council telephone: 7146476900Agenda item inquiries: 7146476520Sonia R. CarvalhoCity Attorney Alvaro NuñezCity Manager Jennifer L. HallCity ClerkIn 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) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/agendasandminutes.CITY VISION AND CODE OF ETHICSThe City of Santa Ana is committed to achieving a shared vision for the organization and itscommunity. The Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles (Values) are the result of a thoughtfuland inclusive process designed to set the City and organization on a course that meets thechallenges of today and tomorrow, as follows:Vision The dynamic center of Orange County which is acclaimed for our: Investment inyouth • Safe and healthy community • Neighborhood pride • Thriving economic climate •Enriched and diverse culture • Quality government servicesMission To deliver efficient public services in partnership with our community which ensurespublic safety, a prosperous economic environment, opportunities for our youth, and a highquality of life for residents.Guiding Principles Collaboration • Efficiency • Equity • Excellence • Fiscal Responsibility •Innovation • TransparencyCode 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 andConduct for elected officials and members of appointed boards, commissions, andcommittees to assure public confidence. The following are the core values expressed: •Integrity • Honesty • Responsibility • Fairness • Accountability • Respect • EfficiencyMembers of the public may attend the City Council meeting inperson or join via Zoom. As acourtesy to the public, the City Council meeting will occur live via teleconference Zoomwebinar. You may view the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smart phone via YouTubeLiveStream at https://www.youtube.com/cityofsantaanavideos/ or on CTV3, available onSpectrum channel 3.PUBLIC COMMENTS – Members of the public who wish to address the City Council onclosed session items, items on the regular agenda, or on matters which are not on theagenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, may do so by one ofthe following ways:MAILING OPTION written communications – Public comments may be mailed to:Office of the City Clerk, 20 Civic Center Plaza M30, Santa Ana, CA 92701. All writtencommunications received via mail two (2) hours before the scheduled start of themeeting will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the City’s documentarchive system which is available for public review.SENDING EMAIL OPTION – Public comments may be sent via email to the CityClerk’s office at eComment@santaana.org. Please note the agenda item you arecommenting on in the subject line of the email. All emails received two (2) hours beforethe scheduled start of the meeting will be distributed to the City Council and imagedinto the City’s document archive system which is available for public review.LIVE VIRTUAL OPTION – As a courtesy, members of the public may provide livecomments during the meeting by Zoom or Conference Call. To join by Zoom click on ortype the following address into your web browserhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/315965149. To join the Conference Call: Dial (669) 9009128 and enter MEETING ID: 315 965 149#. You will be prompted by the City Clerkwhen it is time for a: i) closed session item, or ii) agenda/general comments. You mayrequest to speak by dialing *9 from your phone or you may virtually raise your hand fromZoom. After the Clerk confirms the last three digits of the caller’s phone number orZoom 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 callerwill be provided three (3) minutes to speak, unless due to the number of speakerswanting to speak a decision is made to provide a different amount of time to speak.INPERSON OPTION Members of the public can provide inperson comments at thepodium in the Council Chamber. The Council Chamber will have seating available formembers of the public to attend the meeting inperson. Public comments are limited tothree (3) minutes per speaker, unless a different time is announced by the presidingchair. Speakers who wish to address the Council must do so by submitting a“Request to Speak” card by 4:00 p.m. for Closed Session items and by 5:45 p.m.for all other designated public comment periods as listed below. Cards will not beaccepted after the Public Comment Session begins without the permission of thepresiding chair.The following designated public comment periods are:1. LIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS – You can provide livecomments on closed session items by joining Zoom or the Conference Call as described inthe LIVE or INPERSON PUBLIC COMMENTS OPTION above. Speaker queue will openat 3:30 p.m. YOU MUST JOIN ZOOM OR THE CONFERENCE CALL and raise your handBY 4:00 p.m. Speakers who are not in the speaker queue with their hand raised by 4:00 p.m.will not be permitted to speak. 2. LIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS AND NONAGENDAITEMS (GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT) – You can provide comments by joining Zoom orthe Conference Call as described in the LIVE or INPERSON PUBLIC COMMENTSOPTION above. Speaker queue will open at 3:30 p.m. YOU MUST JOIN ZOOM OR THECONFERENCE CALL and raise your hand PRIOR TO 5:45 p.m. Speakers who are not inthe speaker queue with their hand raised by 5:45 p.m. will not be permitted to speak.TRANSLATION SERVICES Spanish interpreting services are provided at CityCouncil meetings. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the useof headsets and consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to thosewishing to address the City Council at the podium. La ciudad provee servicios de interpretación al español en las juntas del Consejo. La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio del uso de audífonos yla interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está disponible paracualquiera que desee dirigirse al consejo municipal en el podio.About the AgendaTo download or view the attachments (staff report and other supporting documentation) foreach agenda item, you must select the agenda item to see the attachments to either open ina new link (the eyeball ) or download a pdf (the cloud symbol with the down arrow ).CLOSED SESSIONCALL TO ORDERATTENDANCE Council Members Phil BacerraJohnathan Ryan HernandezJessie LopezDavid PenalozaThai Viet PhanMayor Pro Tem Benjamin VazquezMayorValerie AmezcuaCity Manager Alvaro NuñezCity Attorney Sonia R. CarvalhoCity Clerk Jennifer L. HallROLL CALLADDITIONS\DELETIONS TO CLOSED SESSIONPUBLIC COMMENTS – Members of the public may address the City Council on ClosedSession items.RECESS – City Council will recess to Closed Session for the purpose of conducting regularCity business.CLOSED SESSION ITEMS – The Brown Act permits legislative bodies to discuss certainmatters without members of the public present. The City Council finds, based on advice fromthe City Attorney, that discussion in open session of the following matters will prejudice theposition of the City in existing and anticipated litigation:1.CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION pursuant toParagraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code:A. Louis Cardenas v. City of Santa Ana, Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 30202501454756CUPOCJCB. Wendy Barajas v. City of Santa Ana, Roland Andrade, Enterprise FM Trust LSR,San Bernardino County Superior Court, CIVRS2401844C. Anchor Stone Christian Church v. City of Santa Ana, et al., United States DistrictCourt Case No. 8:25cv00215JWHDFM2.CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATIONSignificant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) ofSection 54956.9: One potential case3.LIABILITY CLAIM pursuant to section 54956.9(d)(2) or (3) of the Government Code:Claimant: Nationwide Insurance on behalf of Robert Stolo4.CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section54957.6(a):Agency Negotiator: Lori Schnaider, Executive Director of Human ResourcesEmployee Organization: Confidential Association of Santa Ana (CASA)5.CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section54957.6(a):Agency Negotiator: Lori Schnaider, Executive Director of Human ResourcesEmployee Organization: Santa Ana Middle Management / Administrative ManagementAssociation (SAMA)6.CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section54957.6(a):Agency Negotiator: Lori Schnaider, Executive Director of Human ResourcesEmployee Organization: Santa Ana Police Management Association (PMA)RECONVENE – City Council will reconvene to continue regular City business.CITY COUNCIL REGULAR OPEN SESSIONCALL TO ORDERATTENDANCE Council Members Phil BacerraJohnathan Ryan HernandezJessie LopezDavid PenalozaThai Viet PhanMayor Pro Tem Benjamin VazquezMayorValerie AmezcuaCity Manager Alvaro NuñezCity Attorney Sonia R. CarvalhoCity Clerk Jennifer L. HallROLL CALLPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor AmezcuaWORDS OF INSPIRATION Bishop Gale OliverADDITIONS\DELETIONS TO THE AGENDACEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS1.Certificate of Recognition presented by Mayor Amezcua recognizing Vex RoboticsWorld Championship Participants for Outstanding Academic Accomplishments2.Certificate of Recognition presented by Councilmember Bacerra recognizing OrangeCounty’s Fire Authority Best and Bravest Outstanding Contributions to the Community3.Certificate of Recognition presented by Councilmember Lopez to The Nobody’s forOutstanding Contributions to the Community4.Proclamation presented by Councilmember Phan to The Harbor Institute for Immigrantand Economic Justice declaring June 2025 as Immigrant Heritage MonthCLOSED SESSION REPORT – The City Attorney will report on any action(s) from ClosedSession.PUBLIC COMMENTS – Public comments will be held during the beginning of the meetingfor ALL comments on agenda and nonagenda items.CONSENT CALENDARRECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve staff recommendations on the followingConsent Calendar Items: 5 through 21 and waive reading of all resolutionsand ordinances. 5.Excused AbsencesDepartment(s): City Clerk’s OfficeRecommended Action: Excuse the absent members.6.Minutes from the Regular Meetings of May 20, 2025 and June 3, 2025.Department(s): City Clerk’s OfficeRecommended Action: Approve minutes.7.Appoint Marlene PeñaMarin Nominated by Councilmember Bacerra as the Ward 4Representative to the Arts and Culture Commission for a Partial Term ExpiringDecember 8, 2026Department(s): City Clerk’s OfficeRecommended Action: Appoint Marlene PeñaMarin to the Arts and CultureCommission as the Ward 4 representative and administer the Oath of Office.8.Appoint Jesse Rodriguez Nominated by Councilmember Bacerra as the Ward 4Representative to the Youth Commission for a Partial Term Expiring December 8, 2026Department(s): City Clerk’s OfficeRecommended Action: Appoint Jesse Rodriguez to the Youth Commission as theWard 4 representative and administer the Oath of Office.9.Appoint Nancy Gonzalez Nominated by the Parks, Recreation, and CommunityServices Agency as the Santa Ana Senior Center Representative to the Parks,Recreation, and Community Services Commission for a Partial Term Expiring October31, 2025Department(s): City Clerk’s OfficeRecommended Action: Appoint Nancy Gonzalez to the Parks, Recreation, andCommunity Services Commission to represent residents age 55 and older andadminister the Oath of Office.10.Approve Destruction of Obsolete City RecordsDepartment(s): Community Development Agency, Planning and Building Agency,City Attorney’s Office, and Police DepartmentRecommended Action: Approve the destruction of obsolete records from theCommunity Development Agency, Planning and Building Agency, City Attorney’sOffice, and the Police Department in accordance with the retention schedule outlinedin City Council Resolution 2013014.11.Agreement with Kingdom Causes, Inc. dba City Net to Provide Substance AbuseCoordination Services for Individuals Experiencing Substance Use Disorders (SUD)in Santa Ana (NonGeneral Fund)Department(s): Community Development AgencyRecommended Action: Approve an agreement with Kingdom Causes, Inc. dba CityNet to provide substance abuse coordination services in the amount of $500,000 paidutilizing the City’s Opioid Settlement Fund, for a sixmonth term with two optional sixmonth renewals (Agreement No. A2025XXX).12.Agreement with Fortress Armored Services Company for Armored TransportServices (Specification No. 25041) (General Fund)Department(s): Finance and Management ServicesRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement withFortress Armored Services Company to provide armored transport services in anamount not to exceed $104,973, for a term beginning July 1, 2025 and expiring June30, 2028, with provisions for two (2), 1year extensions (Agreement No. A2025XXX).13.Authorize Funding for Two (2) Additional Years for a Learning Management SystemAgreement with Meridian Knowledge Solutions, LLC (General & NonGeneral Funds)Department(s): Human ResourcesRecommended Action: Authorize increased subscription fees for two (2) additionalyears for the the agreement with Meridian Knowledge Solutions, LLC, for the LearningManagement System (“LMS”) subscription at an annual rate of $34,005, and the addon service of webbased training content at an annual rate of $42,064 (Agreement No.A2025XXX).14.Agreement with Governmentjobs.com Inc. dba NEOGOV for Online Recruitment,Onboarding, and Evaluation Software Services (Specification No. 25044) (GeneralFund)Department(s): Human ResourcesRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement withGovernmentjobs.com Inc. dba NEOGOV to provide online recruitment, onboarding,and performance evaluation software services in an annual amount not to exceed$85,000 for the first year. The Agreement will allow for automatic renewal of eachannual contract term until terminated. Funding for annual subscription cost increasesis not to exceed ten percent (10%) annually for a term beginning July 01, 2025(Agreement No. A2025XXX).15.Agreement with JFK Transportation Co., Inc. for School Bus Services (SpecificationNo. 25050) (General Fund & NonGeneral Fund)Department(s): Parks, Recreation, and Community ServicesRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement withJFK Transportation Co., Inc. to provide school bus services in an amount not toexceed $550,000 for a term beginning June 17, 2025 and expiring June 16, 2028,with provisions for two, oneyear extensions (Agreement No. A2025XXX).16.First Amendment to Agreement with Casa De La Familia to Continue ProvidingServices to the Santa Ana Family Justice Center (General Fund)Department(s): Police DepartmentRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute the first amendmentto the agreement with Casa de la Familia and exercise two oneyear renewal optionsto continue providing an Operations Specialist to the Santa Ana Family JusticeCenter for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027, in the amount of$203,671 for an aggregate total amount not to exceed $535,304 (Agreement No. A2025XXX).17.Fifth Amendment to Agreement with Aramark Correctional Services, LLC (GeneralFund)Department(s): Police DepartmentRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute a fifth amendment tothe agreement with Aramark Correctional Services, LLC, to provide inmate mealsand commissary services for an additional threemonth period from July 1, 2025through September 30, 2025, in the additional amount of $500,000 for a totalaggregate amount not to exceed $8,183,326 (Agreement No. A2025XXX).18.Resolution, Agreement, and Appropriation Adjustment Accepting the FY 2024Emergency Management Performance Grant (NonGeneral Fund)Department(s): Police DepartmentRecommended Action: 1. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to act onbehalf of the City of Santa Ana for obtaining federal funds related to homelandsecurity, emergency management, and/or disaster recovery provided by the U.S.Department of Homeland Security and subgranted through the State of California andthe County of Orange.RESOLUTION NO. 2025XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR THE CITYMANAGER’S DESIGNEE(S) TO OBTAIN 2024 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTPERFORMANCE GRANT FUNDS THROUGH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a twoyear agreement with the County ofOrange for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, for the FY 2024Emergency Management Performance Grant in an amount not to exceed $46,537(Agreement No. A2025XXX).3. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $46,537 in Law EnforcementGrants revenue account and appropriating same to the Emergency ManagementPerformance Grant expenditure account. (Requires five affirmative votes)19.Resolution Establishing the Appropriations Limit of the City of Santa Ana For FY202526Department(s): Finance and Management ServicesRecommended Action: Adopt a resolution establishing the appropriations limit ofthe City of Santa Ana for Fiscal Year 202526, as required by state law.RESOLUTION NO. 2025XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING THE APPROPRIATION LIMIT OF THECITY OF SANTA ANA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025202620.Approve a Second Reading of Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOA) No. 202402and Amendment Application (AA) No. 202403 Amending Certain Sections of ArticleXIX (The Transit Zoning Code, Specific Development No. 84) of Chapter 41 (Zoning)of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Addressing Industrial Land Uses,Nonconformities, and Operating Standards, and Amending the City of Santa AnaZoning Map to Remove the Light Industrial (M1) and Heavy Industrial (M2) Suffixesfrom Certain Properties Within the SD84 District BoundaryFirst reading June 3, 2025 City Council Meeting, approved by a vote of (601)(Councilmember Phan recusal). Published in the OC Reporter on June 6, 2025.Department(s): Planning and Building AgencyRecommended Action: 1. Conduct a second reading and adopt an ordinance toapprove Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOA) No. 202402 amending certainsections of Article XIX (The Transit Zoning Code, Specific Development No. 84 (SD84)) of Chapter 41 (Zoning) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code including amendmentsto the regulations, overlay districts and maps in the zoning district; modifying theauthorized land uses and permit types; establishing revised nonconforming useregulations, including the addition of an amortization/termination of use process andadding operational standards for certain permitted and nonconforming uses.ORDINANCE NO. NS3081 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO.202402, AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 41 (ZONING) OFARTICLE XIX OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO THEREGULATIONS, OVERLAY DISTRICTS AND MAPS IN THE TRANSIT ZONINGCODE/SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT (SD) NO. 84 ZONING DISTRICT; MODIFYINGTHE AUTHORIZED LAND USES AND PERMIT TYPES; ESTABLISHING REVISEDNONCONFORMING USE REGULATIONS, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF ANAMORTIZATION/TERMINATION OF USE PROCESS AND ADDING OPERATIONALSTANDARDS FOR CERTAIN PERMITTED AND NONCONFORMING USES2. Conduct a second reading and adopt an ordinance to approve AmendmentApplication (AA) No. 202403 amending the zoning by removing the M1 (LightIndustrial) and M2 (Heavy Industrial) suffixes from certain properties within the SD84zoning district boundary as designated on the City of Santa Ana Zoning Map.ORDINANCE NO. NS3082 entitled AMENDMENT APPLICATION (AA) NO. 202403– AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANAAMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA BYREMOVING THE M1 (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL) AND M2 (HEAVY INDUSTRIAL)SUFFIXES FROM CERTAIN PROPERTIES WITHIN THE SD84 ZONING DISTRICTBOUNDARY21.Second Reading and Adoption of City Council Ordinance NS3083 AppropriatingMonies to the Several Offices, Agencies, and Departments of the City of Santa Anafor the Fiscal Year Budget Period Commencing July 1, 2025First reading at the June 3, 2025 City Council meeting and approved by a vote of 70.Published in the OC Reporter on June 6, 2025.Department(s): Finance and Management ServicesRecommended Action: Approve the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. NS3083 to appropriate monies to the several offices, agencies, and departments of theCity for Fiscal Year 202526 (FY2526), which begins on July 1, 2025 and ends on
<br />June 30, 2026. (Requires five affirmative votes)
<br />UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE NO NS3083 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
<br />COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROPRIATING MONIES TO SEVERAL
<br />OFFICES, AGENCIES, AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY FOR FISCAL YEAR
<br />BUDGET PERIOD COMMENCING JULY 1, 2025
<br />**END OF CONSENT CALENDAR**
<br />BUSINESS CALENDAR
<br />22.Resolution Opposing the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Proposed
<br />Amendments to Rules 1111 and 1121
<br />Department(s): City Manager’s Office
<br />Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution opposing the South Coast Air Quality
<br />Management District’s (South Coast AQMD) proposed amendments to Rules 1111
<br />and 1121, and urging the South Coast AQMD Governing Board to reject any future
<br />proposals that lack meaningful public participation and adequate engagement with
<br />local government agencies.
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
<br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA OPPOSING THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY
<br />MANAGEMENT DISTRICT’S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO RULES 1111 AND
<br />1121
<br />**END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR**
<br />COUNCILMEMBER REQUESTED ITEMS
<br />23.Discuss and Consider Providing Direction to the City Manager to Draft a Resolution
<br />in Support of the MENA Inclusion Act (AB 91) – Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez and
<br />Councilmember Hernandez
<br />24.Discuss and Consider Providing Direction to the City Manager, City Clerk, and City
<br />Attorney to Prepare and Return to the City Council with a Resolution to Amend the
<br />2025 City Council Meeting Calendar to Provide for a City Council Recess During
<br />Either July or August 2025 – Specifically by Canceling the Regular Meetings
<br />Scheduled for July 1 and 15, 2025, or August 5 and 19, 2025 – in Accordance with
<br />the City Council Rules and Procedures and the Ralph M. Brown Act – Councilmember
<br />Lopez
<br />CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
<br />COUNCIL COMMENTS
<br />AB1234 DISCLOSURE – If the City paid for travel or other expenses this is the time for
<br />members of the Council to provide a brief oral report on attendance of any regional board or
<br />commission meeting or any conference, meeting or event attended.
<br />ADJOURNMENT – Adjourn the City Council meeting.
<br />Future Items
<br />1. Santa Ana Tourism and Marketing District Renewal Public Hearing
<br />2. WORK Center Memorandum of Understanding
<br />POSTING STATEMENT: On June 10, 2025, a true and correct copy of this agenda was
<br />posted at the entrance to City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Internet
<br />Access to City Council, Agency, and Authority agendas and related material is available prior
<br />to meetings at santaana.org/agendasandminutes.
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