HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-02-12 SpecialFinal Minutes of the Special Closed Session Meeting of the City
Council
City of S--*- California
February 12, 2021
8:00 am
Virtual Meeting
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.
CLOSED SESSION — Special Virtual Meeting, 8:00 a.m.
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
MINUTES:
• Mayor Sarmiento called the meeting to order at 8:03 p.m. and announced that the
meeting is being conducted via teleconference.
• Clerk of the Council Daisy Gomez conducted roll call. All were present.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Sarmiento
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PUBLIC COMMENTS — Comments will be held during the beginning of the meeting for ALL
comments on agenda items. Members of the public may only provide comment on items on
the Special Meeting Agenda by:
Email: Please email your comments by 7:00 a.m. for the Special meeting,
to eComment(a)santa-ana.orc. Comments received after the cut-off time will be published
soon after the meeting as part of the record as early as possible.
OR DURING THE MEETING BY.
Zoom Meeting: Please click on or type the following address into your web
browser https://zoom.us/j/96876042616
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Conference Call: Dial (669) 900-9128 and enter MEETING ID: 968 7604 2515# when
prompted.
The public can begin joining the speaker queue at 7:30 a.m., prior to 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.
About the Agenda
To download or view the attachments (staff report and other supporting documentation) for
each agenda item, you must select the agenda item to see the attachments to either open in
a new link (the eyeball <!>) or download a pdf (the cloud symbol with the down arrow ).
MINUTES:
• None.
• Mayor Sarmiento announced that council is meeting today in Closed Session to
develop expectations and measurable strategic goals for the City Manager and her
staff.
• Council recessed into closed session at 8:12 a.m.
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. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION — (Consideration of goals
and objectives in relation to work plan evaluation criteria)
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Manager
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CLOSED SESSION REPORT — The City Attorney will report on any action(s) to be taken
immediately following the Special Closed Session Meeting.
MINUTES: Council reconvened from Closed Session and Mayor Sarmiento reported out.
ADJOURNMENT — The next meeting of the City Council will be held in a virtual setting and is
scheduled for Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. for the Closed Session Meeting
immediately followed by the Regular Open Business Meeting at 5:45 p.m.
MINUTES: Mayor Sarmiento adjourned the Special Meeting at 11:09 a.m.
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