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Home My WebLink About AGENDA_2012-08-01_SPECIAL MEETING Special Meeting of the City Council Agenda August 1, 2012 OPEN SESSION MEETING CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, California 4:30 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 Sonia R. Carvalho Paul M. WaltersMaria D. Huizar City Attorney 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 City Council 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 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. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 2 AUGUST 1, 2012 CITY OF SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL OPEN MEETING AUGUST 1, 2012 SPECIAL OPEN MEETING 4:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER MAYOR PULIDO COUNCILMEMBERS ALVAREZ, BENAVIDES, BUSTAMANTE, MARTINEZ, TINAJERO, SARMIENTO PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MAYOR PULIDO PUBLIC COMMENT - See Page 2 for detailed information. REPORT 65A SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS AT THE NOVEMBER 6, 2012 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION: QUESTIONS RELATING TO CHANGES IN THE CITY CHARTER REGARDING OFFICE OF MAYOR Select an option and approve the following: RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: 1. Adopt resolution giving notice of a the City's General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Santa Ana on November 6, 2012 for the submission of questions to the voters relating to changes in the City's Charter concerning the office of Mayor. 2. Adopt resolution authorizing Councilmembers to file written arguments for or against the various proposed charter amendments. 3. Direct the Clerk of the Council to prepare guidelines for preparation of arguments for/against the proposed charter amendments, fix the date for the submission of direct arguments and rebuttal arguments, and post the notice for the argument process in accordance with the provisions of the California State Elections Code. 4. Authorize the City Attorney to prepare an Impartial Analysis for the charter amendment submitted to the voters as proposed. 5. Approve resolution on ballot question groupings. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 3 AUGUST 1, 2012 COMMENTS 90A CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS 90B CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT - The next meeting of the City Council is scheduled for Monday, August 6, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. for the Closed Session Meeting immediately followed by the Regular Open Business Meeting at 5:45 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 4 AUGUST 1, 2012