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Home My WebLink About AGENDA_2008-03-17 City of Santa Ana Council Meeting Agenda MARCH 17, 2008 REGULAR MEETING THE SANTA ANA ZOO AT PRENTICE PARK, PAT JOHNS CLASSROOM, ND 2 FLOOR, BIG RED BARN IN THE CREAN FAMILY FARM 1801 E. CHESTNUT AVENUE, SANTA ANA, CA 6:00 P.M. Miguel A. Pulido Mayor Claudia AlvarezVincent F. Sarmiento Mayor Pro Tem – Ward 5 Councilmember - Ward 1 Michele MartinezCarlos Bustamante Councilmember - Ward 2 Councilmember - Ward 3 P. David Benavides Sal Tinajero Councilmember - Ward 4Councilmember - Ward 6 Joseph W. FletcherDavid N. ReamPatricia E. Healy City Attorney City Manager Clerk of the Council NOTE: If you need special assistance to participate in this Council meeting, contact, Mary Kelley, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 647-5340. Please call prior to the meeting to allow the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.102) American Disabilities Act Title II) BASIC CITY COUNCIL MEETING INFORMATION AGENDA DESCRIPTIONS The agenda descriptions provide the public with a general summary of the items of business to be Recommended Action considered by the Council. The Council is not limited in any way by the and may take any action which the council deems to be appropriate on an agenda item. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not listed on the agenda. All supporting documentation for this agenda is available for public review in the Clerk of the Council Office during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Clerk’s office is located in City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Room 809, Santa Ana, California, (714) 647-6520. Late materials received following the posting of the agenda will be available for viewing in the Council meeting location during the session. PUBLIC INPUT AGENDA ITEMS – Members of the public shall be given three (3) minutes to address the City Council on any and all matters contained on the City Council agenda as well as the agendas of any of the City’s related agencies scheduled at the same time. All requests to speak shall be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Council. Speaker forms will be available at the meeting. No requests to speak shall be accepted after the public comment session begins without permission of the presiding officer. PUBLIC HEARINGS – Members of the public shall be given three (3) minutes to address the City Council for each duly noticed hearing, unless the matter is continued prior to taking public testimony. ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST – Following the conclusion of all agenda matters, members of the public shall be provided three (3) minutes to address the Council on issues of public interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. No requests to speak shall be accepted after the public comment session begins without permission of the presiding officer. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the consent calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without discussion unless a member of the Council “pulls” an item(s) from the consent calendar for a separate vote. TELEVISED MEETING SCHEDULE All regular Council meetings will be televised and available for viewing on the City’s web page live or taped delayed. Meetings held in the Council Chamber or other designated locations which are Time Warner Cable televised live on CTV3 will be cablecast Mondays at 6:00 p.m., Tuesdays immediately following the Council meeting at 9:00 a.m., Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m., and Sundays at 1:00 p.m. Meetings held in locations that do not have a live cable feed will be video taped and shown on CTV3 and the City’s website one day following the Council meeting. DVD copies of the Council meetings for loan will be available for public circulation at the Santa Ana Main Library the day after the Council meeting. AGENDA & MINUTES Staff Reports and documents relating to each agenda item are on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Council and are available for public inspection during normal business hours, 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Council meeting agendas, staff reports, and minutes are available the Friday before a Council meeting at the following website address: www.santa-ana.org CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MARCH 17, 2008 2 CITY OF SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 17, 2008 REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER MAYOR PULIDO COUNCILMEMBERS ALVAREZ, BENAVIDES, BUSTAMANTE, MARTINEZ, TINAJERO, SARMIENTO PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MAYOR PULIDO PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS Prior to consideration of the consent and business calendars on the agenda, the City Council and all other related City Agencies meeting on this date will convene in joint session to receive public comments regarding any agenda items on the City Council agenda and any agenda or non-agenda items on the respective agencies agendas. All requests to speak shall be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Council. Speaker forms are will be available at the meeting. Requests to speak shall not be accepted after the public comment session begins without permission of the presiding officer. Members of the public shall be given a total of three (3) minutes to address the City Council on any and all matters contained on the City Council and related Agencies agendas. CONSENT CALENDAR CONSENT CALENDAR Recommended Action: Approve staff recommendations on the following Consent Calendar items. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS MINUTES Recommended Action: Approve minutes. (Item 10.A. – 10.B.) CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 3 MARCH 17, 2008 10.A. Regular Meeting of March 3, 2008 10.B. Closed Session Meetings of March 3, 2008, City Council and Community Redevelopment Agency MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION 19.A. EXCUSED ABSENCES **END OF CONSENT CALENDAR** WORK STUDY SESSION WORK STUDY SESSION W.S.A. Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park Update – Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ISSUES OF PUBLIC INTEREST Members of the public shall be provided three (3) minutes to address the City Council on issues of public interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. When speaking, all persons addressing the City Council shall follow the rules of decorum as detailed on the back of the speaker form. The presiding officer shall have the power and responsibility to enforce decorum and order of the meeting as set forth in Section 2-104(c) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT REQUEST TO SPEAK -- No requests to speak shall be accepted after the public comment session begins without permission of the presiding officer. CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL COMMENTS 90.A. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT 90.B. CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 4 MARCH 17, 2008