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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda_2026-01-23 Special City Council Meeting Agenda January 23, 2026 OPEN MEETING - 9:00 A.M. CITY HALL, ROSS ANNEX, ROOM 1600 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 Valerie Amezcua Mayor Thai Viet Phan Benjamin Vazquez Councilmember—Ward 1 Councilmember-Ward 2 Jessie Lopez Phil Bacerra Councilmember-Ward 3 Councilmember-Ward 4 Johnathan Ryan Hernandez David Penaloza Councilmember-Ward 5 Mayor Pro Tern-Ward 6 Mayor and Council telephone: 714-647-6900 Agenda item inquiries: 714-647-6520 Sonia R. Carvalho Alvaro Nunez Jennifer L. Hall City Attorney City Manager City Clerk In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact ®Michael Ortiz,City ADA Program Coordinator,at(714)647-5624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.The City Council agenda and supporting documentation can be found on the City's website—www.santa-ana.org/agendas-and-minutes Special City Council Meeting 1 01/23/2026 CITY VISION AND CODE OF ETHICS—The City of Santa Ana is committed to achieving a shared vision for the organization and its community. The Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles (Values) are the result of a thoughtful and inclusive process designed to set the City and organization on a course that meets the challenges of today and tomorrow, as follows: Vision -The dynamic center of Orange County which is acclaimed for our: Investment in youth - Safe and healthy community • Neighborhood pride • Thriving economic climate • Enriched and diverse culture • Quality government services Mission -To deliver efficient public services in partnership with our community which ensures public safety, a prosperous economic environment, opportunities for our youth, and a high quality of life for residents. Guiding Principles- Collaboration • Efficiency • Equity • Excellence • Fiscal Responsibility - Innovation • Transparency Code of Ethics and Conduct-At the Special Municipal Election held on February 5, 2008, voters approved an amendment to the City Charter which established the Code of Ethics and Conduct for elected officials and members of appointed boards, commissions, and committees to assure public confidence. The following are the core values expressed: • Integrity• Honesty- Responsibility• Fairness • Accountability• Respect• Efficiency Special City Council Meeting 2 01/23/2026 Members of the public may attend the City Council meeting in-person or join via Zoom. As a courtesy to the public, the City Council meeting will occur live via teleconference Zoom webinar. PUBLIC COMMENTS — Members of the public who wish to address the City Council on the Special Meeting agenda item ONLY, may do so by one of the following ways: • MAILING OPTION written communications— Public comments may be mailed to: Office of the City Clerk, 20 Civic Center Plaza M-30, Santa Ana, CA 92701. All written communications received via mail by 4:00 p.m. on the day prior to the meeting will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the City's document archive system which is available for public review. • SENDING E-MAIL OPTION — Public comments may be sent via email to the City Clerk's office at eComment(@santa-ana.org. Please note the agenda item you are commenting on in the subject line of the email. All emails received two (2) hours before the scheduled start of the meeting will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the City's document archive system which is available for public review. • LIVE VIRTUAL OPTION —As a courtesy, members of the public may provide live comments during the meeting by Zoom or Conference Call. To join by Zoom click on or type the following address into your web browser https:Hus02web.zoom.us/i/315965149. To join the Conference Call: Dial (669) 900-9128 and enter MEETING ID: 315 965 149#. You will be prompted by the City Clerk when it is time for a: i) special agenda item. You may request to speak by dialing *9 from your phone or you may virtually raise your hand from Zoom. 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, unless due to the number of speakers wanting to speak a decision is made to provide a different amount of time to speak. • IN-PERSON OPTION - Members of the public can provide in-person comments at the meeting location. There will be seating available for members of the public to attend the meeting in-person. Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker, unless a different time is announced by the presiding chair. Speakers who wish to address the Council must do so by submitting a "Request to Speak" card by 9:00 a.m. for the designated public comment period as listed below. Cards will not be accepted after the Public Comment Session begins without the permission of the presiding chair. Special City Council Meeting 3 01/23/2026 The following designated public comment periods are: 1. LIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS ONLY —You can provide comments by joining Zoom or the Conference Call as described in the LIVE or IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTS OPTION above. Speaker queue will open at 8:30 a.m. YOU MUST JOIN ZOOM OR THE CONFERENCE CALL and raise your hand PRIOR TO 9:00 a.m. Speakers who are not in the speaker queue with their hand raised by 9:00 a.m. will not be permitted to speak. TRANSLATION SERVICES - Spanish interpreting services are provided at City Council meetings. Consecutive interpretation (Spanish-to-English) is provided to those wishing to address the City Council at the podium. La ciudad provee servicios de interpretacion al espanol en las juntas del Consejo. La interpretacion consecutiva (espanol a ingles) se ofrece para cualquiera que desee dirigirse al consejo municipal en el podio. 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 ). Special City Council Meeting 4 01/23/2026 SPECIAL OPEN MEETING CALL TO ORDER ATTENDANCE Council Members Phil Bacerra Johnathan Ryan Hernandez Jessie Lopez Thai Viet Phan Benjamin Vazquez Mayor Pro Tern David Penaloza Mayor Valerie Amezcua City Manager Alvaro Nunez City Attorney Sonia R. Carvalho City Clerk Jennifer L. Hall ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Amezcua PUBLIC COMMENT— Public comments will be held during the beginning of the meeting for ALL comments on agenda items ONLY. WORK STUDY SESSION 1. City Council Goal Setting Department(s): City Manager's Office Recommended Action: Provide direction. ADJOURNMENT—Adjourn the Special City Council meeting. POSTING STATEMENT: On January 21, 2026, a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted at the entrance to City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Internet Access to City Council, Agency, and Authority agendas and related material is available prior to meetings at santa-ana.org/agendas-and-minutes. Special City Council Meeting 5 01/23/2026