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Item # 33
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
June 20, 2023
TOPIC: Addition of two Positions for Residents Aged 55 Years and Older on the Parks,
Recreation, and Community Services Commission
AGENDA TITLE
Adoption of Ordinance for the Addition of two Positions for Residents Aged 55 Years
and Older on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Conduct first reading of an ordinance to amend the Santa Ana Municipal Code Chapter
2, Article IV, Division 4, Section 2-333 to add two positions for residents aged 55 years
and older on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission.
DISCUSSION
On January 17, 2023, the City Council agendized a discussion to establish a Senior
Citizen Commission. There was consensus among the City Council to direct staff to
return to the City Council with an analysis on the matter and to provide options for City
Council consideration. Accordingly, on March 7, 2023, staff presented a staff report
outlining preliminary research of different commission structures, alternatives to a
commission, and a draft ordinance establishing a Senior Citizen Commission. Staff’s
recommendation was to add two additional seats to the existing Parks, Recreation, and
Community Services Commission, thereby increasing the total number of members
from seven to nine.
There was consensus among the City Council to direct staff to finalize an ordinance to
add two seats to the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission. The
additional members will serve as advisors on matters concerning the Parks, Recreation,
and Community Services Agency’s service delivery to residents 55 years and older. The
new ordinance (Exhibit 1) outlines that members of the Parks, Recreation, and
Community Services Commission will be appointed by residents as follows:
•Two additional members representing to be nominated by one of the City’s two
Senior Centers, respectively, in accordance with a policy established by the
PRCSA Executive Director or their appointee, and appointed by a majority vote
of the City Council.
Addition of two positions for residents aged fifty-five (55) years and older on the Parks,
Recreation, and Community Services Commission
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•Appointed members will serve for a term of two years and until their respective
successors are appointed or qualified, and will be limited to four terms of two
years each.
•Vacancies in the membership positions shall be filled in the same manner as
aforementioned.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Ordinance
Submitted By: Hawk Scott, Executive Dir. of Parks, Recreation and Community
Services
Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager
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Ordinance No. NS-XXX
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ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2-333 RELATING TO
MEMBERSHIP OF THE PARKS, RECREATION,
AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the City Council of Santa Ana desires to remove barriers that prevent
active participation by all City residents in City government; and
WHEREAS, increased representation of residents fifty-five (55) years and older on
the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission will increase active
participation of City residents in City government; and
WHEREAS, increased representation of residents fifty-five (55) years and older on
the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission is best facilitated by adding
additional positions on the commission with the specific requirement of being a Santa Ana
resident aged fifty-five (55) and older; and
WHEREAS, to effectively provide two positions for residents aged fifty-five (55)
and older on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission, it is necessary
to amend Section 2-333 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code governing membership on the
Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA,
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals above are each incorporated by reference and adopted as
findings by the City Council.
Section 2. Section 2-333 (Parks, recreation, and community services
commission—Membership) of Article IV of Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
(Administration) is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
Sec. 2-333. Parks, recreation, and community services commission–Membership.
The members of the parks, recreation, and community services commission shall
be appointed from the residents for the city as follows:
(a) Seven (7) members shall be appointed as required by section 2 -326 of this
Code.
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Ordinance No. NS-XXX
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(b) There shall be appointed two (2) additional members representing older
adults who shall be age fifty-five (55) or older. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in section 2-326:
(1) Each of these two (2) additional members shall be nominated by one
(1) of the City’s two (2) Senior Centers, respectively, in accordance with a policy
established by the Executive Director of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
Agency or their appointee, and appointed by a majority vote of the City Council.
(2) The members appointed under this subsection (b) shall serve for a
term of two (2) years and until their respective successors are appointed or qualified, but
in no event shall any persons be eligible for reappointment who has served four (4) terms
of two (2) years each.
(3) Vacancies in the membership positions created by this subsection
arising from whatever cause shall be filled in the same manner described in subsection
(b)(1). Upon a vacancy leaving an unexpired portion of the term, any appointment to fill
such a vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of such term.
Section 3. The City Council finds and determines that this ordinance is not subject
to CEQA pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines
because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in
the environment as there is no possibility it will have a significant effect on the
environment and it is not a “project,” as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that
it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentence, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
Section 6. The Clerk of the Council shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published as required by law.
ADOPTED this ______ day of _________, 2023.
_______________________
Valerie Amezcua
Mayor
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Ordinance No. NS-XXX
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: _________________________
Brandon Salvatierra
Deputy City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers _______________________________________
NOES: Councilmembers _______________________________________
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers _______________________________________
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers _______________________________________
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Ordinance No. NS-XXX
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Ordinance No.
NS-XXX to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana
on _______________, and that said ordinance was published in accordance with the
Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date: ________________ ____________________________________
City Clerk
City of Santa Ana