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Home My WebLink About2007-04-16 Regular MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA APRIL 16, 2007 CALLED TO ORDER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 22 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 6:03 P.M. ATTENDANCE: COUNCILMEMBERS Present: MIGUEL PULIDO, Mayor CLAUDIA ALVAREZ, Mayor Pro Tem P. DAVID BENAVIDES CARLOS BUSTAMANTE MICHELE MARTINEZ VINCENT F. SARMIENTO SAL TINAJERO STAFF Present: DAVID N. REAM, City Manager JOSEPH W. FLETCHER, City Attorney PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pulido INVOCATION Dale Temple, Police Chaplain PRESENTATIONS PROCLAMATION presented by COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ to Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen recognizing her historic election to the Orange County Board of Supervisors, District 1 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION presented by COUNCILMEMBERS BENAVIDES and SARMIENTO to Don Krotee recognizing his Architectural Preservation in Santa Ana CONSENT CALENDAR Mayor Pulido announced the following modifications to the Consent Calendar: · Mayor Pro Tem Alvarez pulled Items 25.H, and 31.A. for separate discussion and voted no on Item 19.C · Councilmember Benavides abstained on Item 25.A because he participated in the matter as a member of the Planning Commission · Addition of Closed Session Report, Item 19.A. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 135 APRIL 16, 2007 CONSENT CALENDAR Motion: Approve staff recommendations on the following Consent Calendar items. MOTION: Alvarez SECOND: Tinajero VOTE: AYES: Alvarez, Benavides, Bustamante, Martinez, Pulido, Sarmiento, Tinajero (7) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) Items removed for separate action or modified are highlighted. Separate actions show the actual vote. Items without votes are adopted as part of the consent motion. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS MINUTES Motion: Approve minutes. (Item 10.A.) 10.A. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 2,2007 BOARDS/COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES 13.A. VACANCY REPORT - APRIL 11, 2007 The Vacancy Report reflects only appointments made by the Council. Motion: Receive and file. BOARD/COMMISSION Community Redevelopment Housing Commission Youth Commission - Alternate Youth Commission - Regular Personnel Board VACANCIES 1 WARD Tenant TOTAL 3 1 1 6 1,3 & 5 1 5 BOARD/COMMISSION EXPIRED TERMS Historic Resources Commission 1 WARD 6 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 136 APRIL 16, 2007 CONSENT CALENDAR Human Relations Commission Library Board Personnel Board Youth Commission - Regular Youth Commission - Alternate 1 1 2 1 1 At Large Mayor 6 & Mayor 4 4 TOTAL 7 13.B. APPOINTMENTS Motion: Appoint. Ward 2 Appoint Angelica Martinez (Resident Ward 2) to the Youth Commission (Associate), nominated by Councilmember Martinez as the Ward 2 representative for a full term expiring December 14, 2010 Ward 1 Appoint Elizabeth S. Castelan to the Youth Commission (Alternate), nominated by Councilmember Sarmiento as the Ward 1 representative for a full term expiring December 9, 2008 MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION 19.A. CLOSED SESSION REPORT Motion: Approve the settlements. Carmen Maddox vs City of Santa Ana, ANA 0041291 & 0378968, Compromise and release, $50,000 Charles Lipton vs City of Santa Ana, ANA 396154, Stipulated permanent disability, $44,030 Claim of Maurice Ortega / A.M. Ortega Construction, $9461.53 Claims of Celia Gomez & Maria Coronel, $10,126.20-Gomez and $7,500.00-Coronel 19.B. EXCUSED ABSENCES - None 19.C. DESTRUCTION OF OBSOLETE CITY RECORDS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 137 APRIL 16, 2007 CONSENT CALENDAR Motion: Approve the requests for the destruction of obsolete records from various City departments in accordance with the retention schedule outlined in City Council Resolution 2006-045. Mayor Pro Tem Alvarez voted no on Item 19.C 19.0. QUARTERLY REPORT OF CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE CITY CITY MANAGER Motion: Receive and file the Quarterly Report of Contracts entered into between January 1 and March 31, 2007 valued at $25,000 and less. BUDGETARY MATTERS 20.A. APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE STATE ROUTE 22 WIDENING Motion Approve an Appropriation Adjustment. (Requires five affirmative votes) APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT NO. 07-103 - Accepting funds from the Orange County Transportation Authority in the amount of $100,000 into the Select Street Construction fund and appropriating funds to the Select Street Construction fund for traffic engineering and police services 20.B. BUDGET APPROPRIATION TO MEET TRAFFIC CONGESTION RELIEF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENT Motion: Approve an Appropriation Adjustment. (Requires five affirmative votes) APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT NO. 07-101 - Approve budget appropriation to increase General Fund capital outlay for public works street rehabilitation for $2,000,000 to meet the State of California's Traffic Congestion Relief Maintenance of Effort Requirement. SPECIFICATIONS - PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES Motion: Award in accordance with Requests for Council Action. (22.A. - 22 E.) 22.A. SPEC. NO. 06-144 - POLICE MOTORCYCLES - POLICE DEPARTMENT Amend the contract to Long Beach BMW in the amount of $44,943.06 - Finance & Management Services Agency CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 138 APRIL 16, 2007 CONSENT CALENDAR 22.B. SPEC. NO. 07-034 - KODAK DIGITAL SCANNER/PRINTER - POLICE DEPARTMENT - Award a contract to Matrix Imaging Products, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $35,480 Finance & Management Services Agency 22.C. SPEC. NO. 07-035 - STAKE BED TRUCK - Award a contract to Bob Stall Chevrolet in the amount of $36,500.32 and increase the aggregate limit in an amount not to exceed $5,000 annually- Finance & Management Services Agency 22.D. SPEC. NO. 07-039 - PURCHASE AND INSTAllATION OF TREADMillS - POLICE DEPARTMENT - Award a contract to lA Gym Equipment in the amount of $26,590 - Finance & Management Services Agency 22.E. SPEC. NO. 07-046 - LEICA COMPARISON MACROSCOPE - DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEM - POLICE DEPARTMENT - Award a contract to McBain Instruments in a total amount not to exceed $96,800 - Finance & Management Services Agency AGREEMENTS Motion: Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute agreements. (Items 25.A. through 25.H.) 25.A. WEST END LOFTS DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT - PLANNING AND BUilDING AGENCY Motion: 1. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement. AGMT. NO. 2007-083 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) - With Jones and Stokes in an amount not to exceed $65,000, pending receipt of funding from developers 2. Approve an appropriation adjustment. (Requires five affirmative votes) APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT NO. 07-100 - Recognizing $65,000 in the 2006-2007 FY revenue account for environmental review fee for the West End Lofts development appropriating $65,000 to the Planning and Building Agency 2006-2007 FY budget allocation in the account for contractual services for payment to Jones and Stokes. Councilmember Benavides abstained on Item 25.A due to his participation in the matter as a member of the Planning Commission CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 139 APRIL 16, 2007 CONSENT CALENDAR 25.8. FY 2006 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAMS Motion: 1. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute a sub-grantee agreement. AGMT NO. 2007-084 - With County of Orange for 2006 Homeland Security Grant Programs, Metropolitan Medical Response System funding in the amount of $225,360 - Fire Department 2. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment. (Requires five affirmative votes) APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT. NO. 07-104 - Recognizing the 2006 Homeland Security Grant Programs, Metropolitan Medical Response System grant funds and appropriate the same into the 2006 Metropolitan Medical Response System grant expenditure account. 25.C. AGMT NO. 2007-085 - GOVERNMENT LIAISON SERVICES - With U.S. Advocacy in an amount not to exceed $60,000 - City Manager's Office, Public Works Agency, Community Development Agency 25.0. AGMT NO. 2007-086 - ASSISTANCE WITH PARKS-RELATED PROJECTS - Execute an amendment with the Orange County Conservation Corps increasing the agreement amount by $18,600 and extending the term six months, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $108,600 - Parks, Recreation & Community Services Agency 25.E. ALLOCATION OF FY 2007-2008 AND REALLOCATION OF FY 2005- 2006 EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT FUNDS Recommended action approved by the Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission on March 20, 2007 by a vote of 5-0 (Pedroza absent) Motion: 1. Allocate $306,506 in FY 2007-2008 Emergency Shelter Grant funds as recommended. 2. Reallocate $16,525 in FY 2005-2006 Emergency Shelter Grant funds as recommended. 3. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute agreements with non- profit agencies awarded funds. AGMT NOS. 2007-087, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 098, 100, 101 - Execute agreement with the following non-profit agencies awarded funds: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 140 APRIL 16, 2007 CONSENT CALENDAR Council of Orange County - S1. Vincent De Paul Friendship Shelter Human Options Interval House Laura's House Legal Aid Society Mercy House-Center Mercy House-Joseph/Regina OC Mental Health Association SMEDA Thomas House Wise Place WTLC 25.F. AGMT NO. 2007-102, 106, 107 - TEMPORARY PERSONNEL SERVICES - Amend agreements to extend the term and to increase the total cumulative amount to $425,000 with the following vendors: Nakoma Group (formerly Data Design Corporation), Softmaster, Inc., Telfords - Finance & Management Services Agency 25.G. AGMT NO. 2007-103 - EMANCIPATED YOUTH GRANT - Execute an amendment with Orangewood Children's Foundation to exceed its contract through June 30, 2007 and increase the amount of the agreement by $1,400 to an amount not to exceed $62,050 - Community Development Agency 25.H. AGMT- COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE SANTA ANA COLLEGE AND APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT ACCEPTING FUNDS FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODIFICATION ON BRISTOL STREET AND WASHINGTON AVENUE Motion: 1. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement. AGMT 2007-104 - Execute a cooperative agreement with Santa Ana College-Public Works Agency 2. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment. (Requires five affirmative votes) APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT NO. 07-102 - Accepting funds from Santa Ana College in the amount of $100,000 into the SAC Bristol/Washington Signal fund and appropriating funds to the SAC Bristol/Washington Signal fund for the traffic signal modification on Bristol Street and Washington Avenue CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 141 APRIL 16, 2007 CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Alvarez SECOND: Tinajero VOTE: AYES: Alvarez, Benavides, Bustamante, Martinez, Pulido, Sarmiento, Tinajero (7) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) LAND USE MATTERS 31.A. VARIANCE NO. 2007-01 TO REDUCE PARKING STANDARDS FOR A HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE AT 1044 EAST FOURTH STREET Filed by HD Supply to reduce parking standards for a home improvement warehouse in the Heavy Industrial (M-2) zoning district at 1044 East Fourth Street. Recommended action approved by the Planning Commission on March 26, 2007 by a vote of 7-0 Applicant: HD Supply Motion: Continue the matter for two weeks (May 7,2007) MOTION: Alvarez SECOND: Tinajero VOTE: AYES: Alvarez, Benavides, Bustamante, Martinez, Pulido, Sarmiento, Tinajero (7) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) 31.B. EXTENSION OF ENTITLEMENTS FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2005-15 AND VARIANCE NO. 2005-12 TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF THE MONTAGE CONDOMINIUM PROJECT AT 101 EAST SANDPOINTE AVENUE Filed by Integral Communities to request an extension of the entitlements to allow construction of the Montage Condominium project in the Specific CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 142 APRIL 16, 2007 CONSENT CALENDAR Development No. 76 (SD-76) zoning district located at 101 East Sandpointe Avenue. Applicant -Integral Communities Motion: Adopt a resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 2007-035 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana extending Conditional Use Permit No. 2005-15 as conditioned and Variance No. 2005-12 as conditioned for two (2) years for the property located at 101 East Sandpointe Avenue **END OF CONSENT CALENDAR** BUSINESS CALENDAR ORDINANCES/FIRST READING 50.A. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE ARTICLE VII RELATING TO CONTRACTS AND PURCHASING Continued from the April 2, 2007 City Council meeting by a vote of 7-0 Motion: Place ordinance on first reading and authorize publication. ORDINANCE - An ordinance of the City of Santa Ana amending Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code relating to contracts and purchasing MOTION: Alvarez SECOND: Tinajero VOTE: AYES: Alvarez, Benavides, Bustamante, Martinez, Pulido, Sarmiento, Tinajero (7) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) RESOLUTIONS 55.A. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CLASSIFICATION COMPENSATION PLAN AND ANNUAL BUDGET AND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 143 APRIL 16, 2007 BUSINESS CALENDAR Motion: Adopt a resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 2007-036 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana to amend Resolution No. 91-066 to amend the City's Basic Classification and Compensation Plan to add one new full time Classification title in the Office of the Clerk of the Council, and to amend the annual budget to reallocate one position MOTION: Sarmiento SECOND: Martinez VOTE: AYES: Alvarez, Benavides, Bustamante, Martinez, Pulido, Sarmiento, Tinajero (7) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) 55.B. AMEND THE CITY'S CONTRACT WITH THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR CREDIT FOR UNUSED SICK LEAVE Motion: 1. Adopt a resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 2007- 037 - A Resolution of Intention to approve an amendment to the contract between the Public Employees' Retirement System and the City of Santa Ana to provide Section 20965, Credit for Unused Sick Leave for local safety members. 2. Place ordinance on first reading and authorize publication. ORDINANCE - An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana authorizing an amendment to the contract between the City of Santa Ana and the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System MOTION: Bustamante SECOND: Alvarez VOTE: AYES: Alvarez, Benavides, Bustamante, Martinez, Pulido, Sarmiento, Tinajero (7) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 144 APRIL 16, 2007 PUBLIC HEARINGS 75.A. PUBLIC HEARING - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008 Public hearing closed on March 19, 2007 regarding the proposed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and Budget for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Legal Notice published in the Orange County Register, La Opinion, Tri- County Bulletin on March 2, 2007 and Nguoi Viet on March 3, 2007 Continued from the March 19, 2007 City Council Meeting by a vote of 6-0 (Bustamante absent) Councilmember Benavides abstained from Item 75.A. because he is on the Board of Directors for one of the organizations seeking funds, and he left the room during consideration of this item Motion: 1. Approve the proposed fiscal year 2007-2008 Community Development Block Grant Program as proposed with the following changes: SOCIAL PROGRAMS HUMAN RELATIONS FINAL TAB ORGANIZATION COMMISSION AMENDMENT RECOMMENDATION FUNDING Achievement Inst. of $8,500 1 Scientific Studies $8,500 AI OS services 2 Foundations 3 Assistance League $20,000 $20,000 4 Blind Children $18,500 $18,500 5 Bowers Kidseum $5,000 $5,000 6 Boys and Girls Club $34,500 $5,500 $40,000 7 Cambodian Family $19,500 $5,500 $25,000 8 Campfire USA 9 Career Beginnings $15,500 $2,500 $18,000 City of Santa Ana- -$160,600 $21 ,900 10 Helicopter $182,500 City of Santa Ana- McFadden Learning -$2,000 $65,000 11 Center $67,000 City of Santa Ana- $31,500 $162,000 12 Project Pride $130,500 Community Service $6,000 $12,000 13 Program $6,000 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 145 APRIL 16, 2007 PUBLIC HEARINGS HUMAN RELATIONS FINAL TAB ORGANIZATION COMMISSION AMENDMENT RECOMMENDATION FUNDING Congressional Dist- $4,200 $16,200 14 Academy of Int'l Dance $12,000 Council of OC St Vincent De Paul-Pio Pico 15 ProQram $11,500 $11,500 16 Council on AQinq $7,000 -$1,000 $6,000 17 Delhi Center $5,000 $5,000 18 EI Puente $25,000 $25,000 19 Elwyn California Feedback-Meals on 20 Wheels $22,500 $1,500 $24,000 21 Feedback-Senior Lunch $21 ,000 $3,000 $24,000 Healthy Smiles for kids 22 of OranQe County HOPE Community 23 Services 24 Hotline $5,000 $5,000 25 Human Options $17,000 $3,000 $20,000 26 KidsinQers $13,500 -$500 $13,000 27 Laura's House $7,500 $7,500 Legal Aid-Earned Income Tax Credit 28 Outreach Legal Aid-Health 29 Consumer Action Center $6,500 $6,500 30 Mariposa $6,000 $6,000 31 Mercy House $10,000 $10,000 National Council on Alcohol & Drug 32 Dependence $15,500 $7,900 $23,400 33 Opera Pacific Orange Coast Interfaith 34 Shelter Orange County Bar 35 Foundation-ProQramma $9,500 $3,500 $13,000 Orange County Bar 36 Foundation-stop short $6,000 $9,000 $15,000 Orange County Children 37 Therapeutic Arts Center $15,500 $5,000 $20,500 Orange County Human Relations-Common 38 Ground $5,500 $5,500 39 Orange County Human $8,000 $8,000 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 146 APRIL 16, 2007 PUBLIC HEARINGS HUMAN RELATIONS FINAL TAB ORGANIZATION COMMISSION AMENDMENT FUNDING RECOMMENDATION Relations-Heart of Orange 40 Orange County on Track $9,500 $6,500 $16,000 Orange County Teen 41 Challenge $9,500 $500 $10,000 OC Youth Commission- 42 Santa Ana Boxing Club $14,500 $10,500 $25,000 43 Relampago Del Cielo $7,000 $3,000 $10,000 44 Saint Joseph Ballet $45,500 $45,500 Santa Ana Friends for 45 the Animals $7,500 $7,500 46 Santa Ana High School $14,000 -$14,000 47 Share Our Selves $9,500 $9,500 48 Taller San Jose $36,500 $13,500 $50,000 Southern California 49 College of Optometry Southwest Minority Economic Development 50 Assoc. $9,500 $9,500 51 Think Together $16,000 $14,000 $30,000 52 Thomas House Shelters $10,500 $10,500 53 TKO Boxing Club $15,000 $10,000 $25,000 Vietnamese Community 54 of Orange County $12,000 $12,000 55 WISE Place $10,500 $2,000 $12,500 56 Women Helping Women $6,500 $6,500 Women's Transitional 57 Living Center $9,500 $9,500 TOTAL SOCIAL PROGRAMS $950,000 $950,000 NON-SOCIAL PROGRAMS HUMAN RELATIONS FINAL TAB ORGANIZA TION COMMISSION AMENDMENT RECOMMENDATION FUNDING Administration & 58 Planning - Administration $870,000 $870,000 Administration & 59 Planning - Fair Housing Council of O.C $71,580 $71,580 60 Administration & $100,000 $100,000 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 147 APRIL 16, 2007 PUBLIC HEARINGS HUMAN RELATIONS FINAL TAB ORGANIZATION COMMISSION AMENDMENT RECOMMENDATION FUNDING Planning - General PlanninQ 61 Capital Improvements - Fire Truck $784,000 $784,000 Capital Improvements - 62 Neighborhood Sponsored Improvements $50,000 $50,000 Capital Improvements - 63 Neighborhood Street Improvements $1,493,093 $100,000 $1,593,093 Capital Improvements - 64 Neighborhood Park Improvements $500,000 $500,000 65 Code Enforcement $1,700,000 $1,700,000 66 Historic Preservation - Ebell Society $100,000 -$100,000 Historic Preservation - 67 Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society $39,500 $39,500 Historic Preservation - 68 a.c. Natural History Museum $100,000 $100,000 69 Housing Rehabilitation - Paint Your Heart Out $90,000 $90,000 Housing Rehabilitation - 70 Rebuilding Together a.c. $30,000 $30,000 Housing Rehabilitation - 71 Multi-Family Rehab Loans $200,000 $200,000 TOTAL NON-SOCIAL $6,128,173 $6,128,173 PROGRAMS TOTAL SOCIAL $950,000 $950,000 PROGRAMS TOTAL 2007 -2008 $7,078,173 $7,078,173 CDBG GRANT 1. Authorize the City Manager to submit the approved program to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the City's fiscal year 2007-2008 allocation of Community Development Block Grant funds and execute the grant agreement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 148 APRIL 16, 2007 PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute agreements with nonprofit agencies and/or subrecipients awarded funds as part of the approved program. AGMT. NO. 2007-105 With nonprofit agencies and/or subrecipients awarded funds as part of the approved program. MOTION: Alvarez SECOND: Martinez VOTE: AYES: Alvarez, Bustamante, Martinez, Pulido, Sarmiento, Tinajero (6) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: Benavides (1) ABSENT: None (0) COUNCIL CONVENED TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING FOLLOWED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING AT 6:21 P.M. COUNCIL RECONVENED WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT AT 6:24 P.M. COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Pursuant to Charter Section 411, any member of the City Council may place items on the City Council Agenda to be considered by the City Council. 85.A. COUNCIL DISCUSSION REGARDING ACTION PLANS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, GRAFFITI AND CITY STREETS (Martinez, Sarmiento and Tinajero ) Council discussion ensued. Councilmembers emphasized the urgency in maximizing public safety in the city, including the reduction of gang activity and graffiti and the need for improvement of the city streets. Council member Martinez noted that the City needed to adopt a pro active approach to resolving these major issues in the City. All members agreed that there was a need for action plans to address these major issues. Mayor Pro Tem Alvarez moved that the matters be referred to the respective Council Committees and given high priority. Councilmember Benavides suggested that the Council committees submit action plans to the full Council within the next 30-45 days. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 149 APRIL 16, 2007 COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Motion: Establish public safety, graffiti, and City streets as high priority matters and refer to the respective Council Committees to develop preliminary action plans and report back to the City Council in 30-45 days 1. Public Safety 2. Graffiti 3. Condition of the Streets MOTION: Alvarez SECOND: Sarmiento VOTE: AYES: Alvarez, Benavides, Bustamante, Martinez, Pulido, Sarmiento, Tinajero (7) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) COMMENTS 90.A. PUBLIC COMMENTS Lisann Martinez discussed immigration reform and Stanley Fiala suggested that the EPIC commission receive input from the public 90.B. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Tinaiero . Thanked Councilmember Martinez for placing item 85A on the agenda and suggested that the Council committees meet as often as possible to develop the necessary action plans . Noted that now that the Santa Ana Unified School District is on a traditional calendar, it is essential that creative programs be developed for the City's youth for the upcoming summer . Asked staff to work with the Pop Warner leagues and the school district to advertise league sign-ups at the various schools Council member Benavides . Announced that his second quarterly Town Hall meeting would address graffiti, streets, and development and it would be held on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. at the Southwest Senior Center . Announced that on the first Friday and Saturday of each month he will have community office hours at the Southwest Senior Center and he encouraged residents to attend from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on each of these days CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 150 APRIL 16,2007 COMMENTS . Announced that the 6th Annual Heroes Celebration and street fair would be held this Saturday . Noted that he would keep the victims of the Virginia Tech tragedy in his thoughts and prayers Mavor Pro T em Alvarez . Announced that the 6th annual Mother's Day event at the Santa Ana Stadium would be held on May 1 ih and tickets for this music festival cost $10 per ticket . Noted that the statistics quoted in the Orange County Register relative to gang activity in the City were misleading and the police department representative was misquoted; the actual statistics are not as high as reported . Asked the Council to adjourn in memory of former Orange County District Attorney Cecil Hicks Councilmember Bustamante . Emphasized the importance of parents staying involved in their children's activities and encouraged parents to contact the Parks and Recreation Agency to obtain a list of planned activities . Thanked the Mothers of Floral Park for volunteering time for the annual Easter Egg Hunt . Asked staff to work with the school district to distribute flyers about preventing graffiti Council member Martinez . Congratulated all the agencies that were providing funding through the Community Development Block Grant funds and noted that these agencies must join the collaborative effort to provide needed services to the residents of the city . Stressed the need to develop a pro active approach to stop gang violence in the City Council member Sarmiento . Announced that Bubblefest at the Discovery Science Center is currently underway . Announced that the Santa Ana Zoo received its accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums for the next five years . Noted that there is a need to provide quality affordable housing to keep the workforce in the City . Asked the Council to adjourn in memory of the victims of the Virginia Tech University tragic events on April 16, 2007 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 151 APRIL 16, 2007 COMMENTS Mavor Pulido · Asked staff to contact the Governor's Career Tech Education Program relative to activities for children in Santa Ana this summer . Asked staff to communicate the City Council priorities to the City's lobbyists in Sacramento; additionally, staff should ask the lobbyists to provide periodic progress reports ADJOURNMENT - 7:16 p.m. In Memory of Cecil Hicks and The victims of the Virginia Tech University tragic events on April 16, 2007 atncia E. Healy Clerk of the Council CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 152 APRIL 16, 2007