HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-01-07 SpecialMinutes of the Special Open Meeting of the
City Council
City of Santa Ana, California
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January 07, 2021
2:00 pm
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701
Due to Governor Gavin Newsom's Executive Order and the City
Council's Proclamation of Local Emergency,
there was no in -person meeting location for the community to attend public
meetings.
SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE Council Members
Mayor Pro Tern
Mayor
City Manager
City Attorney
Clerk of the Council
Phil Bacerra
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Jessie Lopez
Nelida Mendoza
Thai Viet Phan
David Penaloza
Vicente Sarmiento
Kristine Ridge
Sonia R. Carvalho
Daisy Gomez
Mayor Sarmiento called the Special meeting to order at 2:02 p.m.
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PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public may only address the City Council on items on the Special Meeting
Agenda.
Email: Please email your comments by 12:00 p.m. for this Special meeting
to eComment(a)santa-ana.org. Comments received after the cut-off time will be published
soon after the meeting as part of the record as early as possible.
OR PARTICIPATE DURING THE MEETING BY SELECTING ZOOM (Camera icon)
NEXT TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT TITLE FOUND AT santa-
ana. primegov. com/public/portal.
OR Call 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 929 3800 5247.
The public can begin joining the speaker queue at 1:30 p.m. for this Special meeting. Once a
caller has entered the meeting, they will be placed in a holding queue. Callers will be
prompted to speak in the order received. After the Clerk confirms the last three digits of the
caller's phone number or Zoom 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 caller will be provided three (3) minutes to speak.
Caller spoke in support of item 1 and spoke of the importance of mental health as well as
physical health.
BUSINESS CALENDAR
APPROPRIATE $250,000 OF GENERAL FUND RESERVE FOR IMPLEMENTATION
OF COVID-19 TESTING AND VACCINATIONS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH QUALIFIED VENDORS FOR
THESE SERVICES (TOTAL FUNDING NOT TO EXCEED $750,000)
1. Approve an appropriation adjustment to allocate $250,000 of General Fund
Reserves for expenditures in response to COVID-19.
2. Direct the City Attorney to finalize and authorize the City Manager to enter into
negotiations, execute agreements, and approve any other required actions necessary
with various service providers, contractors, and sub -recipients for COVID-19 testing
and vaccine distribution.
City Manager Kristine Ridge provided a brief oral presentation.
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Moved by Councilmember Bacerra, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Penaloza to
Approve Recommended Action as amended to allocate a not to exceed amount
of $60,000 for additional quarantine hotel accommodations through June and
research whether the funds are FEMA reimbursable.
Agreement Number A-2021-001.
YES: 7 — Bacerra, Penaloza, Hernandez, Lopez, Mendoza, Phan, Sarmiento
NO: 0 — ABSTAIN: 0 — ABSENT: 0 — Status: 7 — 0 — Pass
City Manager Comments
City Manager Kristine Ridge announced the upcoming council planning retreat.
Council Comments
Councilmember Phan reminded the public to avoid large gatherings and hopes the
public stays safe.
Mayor Pro Tem Penaloza spoke regarding the insurrection at the United States
Capitol and the possibility of enacting a resolution condemning the actions.
Reminded members of the public that they can obtain an at home testing kit
at https://occo vid 19. ochealthinfo. com/co vid-19-testing.
Councilmember Mendoza inquired about the extension of a moratorium on street
sweeping tickets.
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the City Council will be held in a virtual setting and is scheduled for
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. for the Closed Session Meeting immediately
followed by the Regular Open Business Meeting at 5:45 p.m.
Mayor Sarmiento adjourned the special meeting 3:37 p.m.
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