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Home My WebLink About2020-08-04 Special FINAL MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA August 4, 2020 SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION MEETING SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION AND OPEN SESSION MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL - AUGUST 4, 2020, 4:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor PULIDO Mayor Pulido called the Closed Session to order at 4:04 p.m. Councilmember Mendoza joined the Closed Session meeting at 4:08 p.m Councilmembers BACERRA, MENDOZA, PENALOZA, SARMIENTO, SOLORIO AND VILLEGAS PUBLIC COMMENTS - None. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS - The Brown Act permits legislative bodies to discuss certain matters without members of the public present. The City Council finds, based on advice from the City Attorney, that discussion in open session of the following matters will prejudice the position of the City in existing and anticipated litigation: 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL --EXISTING LITIGATION pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code: Ross Berrera, et al. v. City of Santa Ana, Orange County Superior Court Case No.: 30-2015-00771129-CU-WM-CJC 2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED INITIATION OF LITIGATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 54956.9(d) OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE: One case - Request to file civil nuisance abatement lawsuit against property located at 2600 N. Main Street (doing business as Red Roof Inn). Property Owner: RR Santa Ana LP, a California Limited Partnership CLOSED SESSION REPORT - The City Attorney will report on any action(s) to be taken at the Regular Meeting which will begin immediately following the Closed Session Meeting. ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION AND CONVENE TO THE REGULAR OPEN SESSION. Mayor Pulido adjourned Closed Session meeting at 5:40 p.m. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 1 AUGUST 4, 2020 SPECIAL OPEN SESSION MEETING CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Pulido called the Special Open meeting to order at 5:44 p.m. Clerk of the Council Daisy Gomez made a brief announcement, provided public comment instructions prior to roll call. COUNCILMEMBERS Present: BACERRA, MENDOZA, PENALOZA, SARMIENTO, SOLORIO AND VILLEGAS COUNCILMEMBERS Absent: None PUBLIC COMMENTS - Members of the public may address the City Council only on items on the Special Meeting Agenda, Open Session portion. Clerk of the Council Daisy Gomez provided instructions on providing public comment. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Joe Adams, Discovery Cube CEO, spoke regarding allocating CARES Act funding to non- profit organizations. Dale Helvig expressed gratitude towards City Council and spoke regarding allocation of CARES Act funding. Lisa Gonzales Solomon spoke regarding allocating CARES Act funding towards distance learning, businesses and various other topics. Thai Phan spoke in support of Item 60A, urges Council to re-hire Service Employees International Union (SIEU) part-timers that have been laid off, encourages the city hire employees that speak Vietnamese to ensure community COVID-19 outreach, spoke in support of funding relief for businesses and non-profit organizations and various other topics. Yoselinda spoke regarding the allocation of CARES Act funding to the Eviction Defense Fund and Rental Relief Fund. Juan Gonzalez spoke regarding allocating funds towards the un-housed community of Santa Ana. Venacio Chavez spoke regarding an increase in the number of crimes in his neighborhood; he believes the Police Department has not acted accordingly and spoike on various other topics. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 2 AUGUST 4, 2020 Valeria Amezcua, Vice President of Santa Ana Unified School Board (SAUSD), spoke regarding a partnership between SAUSD and the City to help provide citywide WiFi and various other topics. Maria Ceja encourages council to allocate funds for the Rental Relief Fund, the Eviction Defense Fund and spoke on various other topics. Nathaniel Greensides spoke in opposition of the allocation of funds as presented in the item and various other topics. Clerk of the Council Daisy Gomez reported out on eComments received for Item 50A. Mayor Pulido led the Pledge of Allegiance. CLOSED SESSION REPORT - City Attorney will report and action from the Closed Session, if any. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS - BUSINESS 60A. APPROPRIATE $28.6 MILLION OF FEDERAL CARES ACT MONEY ALLOCATED FROM THE STATE AND APPROVE THE PROPOSED CARES SPENDING PLAN - City Manager's Office 1. Approve an appropriation adjustment. (Requires five affirmative votes). APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT NO. 2021–008 - Approve an appropriation adjustment to allocate the full $28,580,208 of state-allocated funding from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security (CARES) Act for various expenditures to respond to COVID-19. 2. Approve the proposed CARES spending plan. 3. Authorize the City Manager to move the appropriation between departments, within the CARES special revenue fund, to adjust as needed for residents’ actual use of each program. Mayor Pulido thanked council and fellow Mayors for their collaborative efforts. City Manager Kristine Ridge provided a brief presentation. Council discussion ensued and provided direction to staff. Mayor Pro Tem Villegas provided direction regarding funding assistance to business, and WiFi. City Manager Kristine Ridge spoke regarding collaborative efforts with SAUSD as it pertains to WiFi, along with potential grants that may assist. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 3 AUGUST 4, 2020 Councilmember Penaloza spoke regarding outdoor dining, social media, hotspots, outreach efforts, and hotel vouchers. City Manager Kristine Ridge shared that all dense areas in the city will be visited. Mayor Pulido spoke regarding lack of information from the County and the City's plans to obtain data. Councilmember Sarmiento requested adjustments in the rental assistance, re- purposing part-time employees that were laid off to assist in COVID-19 related tasks, mobile hand-washing stations, distance-learning and WiFi to augment school district's efforts, mobile testing, and the eviction defense fund. Councilmember Bacerra spoke regarding prioritizing part-timers to assist in COVID-19 related tasks; enhancing testing and sanitation; and rental assistance program. City Manager Kristine Ridge spoke regarding best ways to implement rental assistance program. Councilmember Mendoza inquired about deadline to expend funds and status on selection of COVID-19 testing vendor. City Manager Kristine Ridge addressed council regarding deadline, required status report, and selection of vendor for COVID-19 testing. Councilmember Solorio encouraged re-hiring of part-timers, rental and business assistance, and citywide WiFi. Requested high-risk outreach in assisted-living facilities and senior centers; partner with school districts and non-profit organization for WiFi outreach, programming in libraries, rental assistance, legal defense funds, nurse hotline, childcare, arts in the parks, outreach on outdoor dining throughout the city, touchless technology, and request a monthly update to council. Mayor Pulido thanked council and city staff for their input and efforts. Spoke regarding testing and contact tracing. Motion to Adopt as amended as indicated below: 1) Approve an appropriation adjustment. (Requires five affirmative votes). APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT NO. 2021–008 - Approve an appropriation adjustment to allocate the full $28,580,208 of state-allocated funding from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security (CARES) Act for various expenditures to respond to COVID-19. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 4 AUGUST 4, 2020 2) Approve the proposed CARES spending plan with the amended language to include the additional direction that was provided by Council at tonight's meeting and include weekly progress reports on the results. 3) Authorize the City Manager to move the appropriation between departments, within the CARES special revenue fund, to adjust as needed for residents’ actual use of each program with the amended language to notify the City Council. Agreement No. 2020-158 Mayor Pro Tem Villegas motioned to adopt as amended, seconded by Councilmember Solorio. MOTION: Mayor Pro SECOND: Councilmember Solorio Tem Villegas VOTE: AYES: Councilmember Bacerra, Councilmember Mendoza, Councilmember Penaloza, Councilmember Sarmiento, Councilmember Solorio, Mayor Pro Tem Villegas, Mayor Pulido (7) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) ADJOURNMENT - The next meeting of the City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. for the Closed Session Meeting immediately followed by the Regular Open Business Meeting at 5:45 p.m. by Teleconference. Mayor Pulido adjourned the City Council meeting at 7:45 p.m. Adjourn Meeting in Memory of Rob Richardson, Former Councilmember and Eugene Harbrecht, Orange County Register Editor CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 5 AUGUST 4, 2020