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Home My WebLink About AGENDA_2012-01-30_SPECIAL MEETING SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA JANUARY 30, 2012 OPEN AND CLOSED SESSIONS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, California 5:30 PM 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 StrakaPaul M. WaltersMaria D. Huizar Interim City Attorney Interim City Manager Clerk of the Council NOTE:If you need special assistance to participate in this Council meeting, please contact Ellen Smiley, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 647-5340. Please call prior to the meeting date, to allow the City enough time to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting. [Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II, 28 CFR 35.102] Basic Meeting Information Code of Ethics and Conduct - The people of the City of Santa Ana, at an election held on February 5, 2008, 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. A copy of the City’s Code can be found on the Clerk of the Council’s webpage. The following are the core values expressed: Integrity · Honesty · Responsibility · Fairness · Accountability · Respect · Efficiency Agenda Information - The agenda descriptions provide the public with a general summary of the items of business to be considered by the Council. The Council is not limited in any way by the “Recommended Action” 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. Public Comments/Public Input - Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54954.3, the public may address the City Council and Community Redevelopment Agency on items listed on the Special Agenda. At the discretion of the Chair, at the first Public Comment portion of the meeting, all comments may be considered jointly. The public will be given the opportunity to speak three (3) minutes on any and all matters contained on the Agenda. All requests to speak shall be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Council at the beginning of the meeting and before Public Comments begin. Speaker forms will be available at the meeting. REQUESTS TO SPEAK SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION BEGINS WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR. 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. 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. Senate Bill 343 - As required by Senate Bill 343, any non-confidential writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council members regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Clerk of the Council Office during normal business hours. 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 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. Council meeting agendas, staff reports, and Minutes are available the Friday before a Council meeting at the following website address: www.santa-ana.org Televised Meeting Schedule - All regular meetings will be televised and available for viewing on the City’s cable channel. Meetings held in the Council Chamber or other designated locations which are televised live on CTV3 Time Warner Cable will be cablecast Mondays at 6:00 p.m., Tuesdays immediately following the 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 videotaped and shown on CTV3 the day after the meeting. DVD copies of the meetings for loan will be available for public circulation at the Santa Ana Main Library the day after a meeting. SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA 2 JANUARY 30, 2012 SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 30, 2012 REGULAR OPEN MEETING 5:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER MAYOR PULIDO COUNCILMEMBERS: ALVAREZ, BENAVIDES, BUSTAMANTE, MARTINEZ, TINAJERO, SARMIENTO PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MAYOR PULIDO CLOSED SESSION REPORT The City Attorney will report items to be added to Consent Calendar Item 19A from the Closed Session meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS – See Page 2 for detailed information. CONSENT CALENDAR CONSENT CALENDAR Approve staff recommendations on the following RECOMMENDED ACTION: Consent Calendar items: Items 19A through 29A. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION 19A CLOSED SESSION REPORT – City Attorney’s Office 19B EXCUSED ABSENCES – Clerk of the Council Office BUDGETARY MATTERS MISCELLANEOUS - BUDGET 29A DEMAND PAYMENT FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $956,173.73 FOR NEXUS PERMIT FEE DEFERRAL – Planning and Building Agency SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA 3 JANUARY 30, 2012 Demand payment from the Community RECOMMENDED ACTION: Redevelopment Agency to the City of Santa Ana for deferred fees in the amount of $956,173.73 for the Nexus project, pursuant to Section 2-618 of City of Santa Ana Municipal Code. **END OF CONSENT CALENDAR** BUSINESS CALENDAR BUSINESS CALENDAR RESOLUTIONS 55A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE FORMER COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO INVEST IN THE LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND – Finance and Management Services Adopt a resolution. RECOMMENDED ACTION: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE FORMER COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE CITY TREASURER TO REMIT AND MANAGE FUNDS WITH THE STATE TREASURERS LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVESTMENT OF THE FORMER AGENCY FUNDS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING (Green Agenda) COMMENTS PUBLIC COMMENTS (If not considered by the Chair at an earlier time. Please refer to Basic City Council Meeting Information page for details). 90A CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS 90B COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT - The next meeting will be a Regular meeting scheduled for Monday, February 6, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. for the Closed Session Meeting immediately followed by the Regular Open Business Meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA 4 JANUARY 30, 2012