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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY COMMITTEE
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
12:00 pm
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER City Hall Ross Annex, Conference Room 1600
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California
Committee Members: Sal Tinajero, Chair
Vicente Sarmiento, Vice -Chair
Jose Solorio
Recording Secretary: Becky Magallon
PUBLIC COMMENTS - Members of the public are allowed three minutes to speak on agenda items or
matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee.
AGENDA ITEMS
1. Approval of Minutes of the July 19, 2017 Legislative Affairs, Ethics and Transparency Council
Committee Meeting
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes.
2. Bylaws — Add Communication to area of review {Strategic Plan No. 1 through 71 — Jorge
Garcia
3. Federal Legislative Update from Holland & Knight {Strategic Plan No. 1 through 7} —
Leslie Pollner and Dan Maldonado
4. State Legislative Update from Townsend Public Affairs {Strategic Plan No. 1 through 7} —
Christopher Townsend
League of California Cities Briefing {Strategic Plan No. 1 through 7} — Tony Cardenas
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6. Santa Ana Report Card on Legislative Bills and Letters July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
{Strategic Plan No. 1 through 7} — Jorge Garcia
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT — The next Legislative Affairs, Ethics and Transparency Committee meeting is January 10,
2018 at City Hall, Ross Annex Room 1600, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
The complete Strategic Plan document is available at http:/Iwww.santa-ana.org/strategic-plannin-q/
Legislative Affairs Council Committee Agenda 2 October 4, 2017
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CITY OF SANTA ANA
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
MINUTES
July 19, 2017
An audio recording of this meeting is available on the City of Santa Ana website,
http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 1:39 pm by Councilmember Sal Tinajero at City Hall Ross
Annex, Room 1600.
ATTENDANCE
Members Present: Councilmember Vicente Sarmiento
Councilmember Jose Solorio
Councilmember Sal Tinajero
Staff Present: Julie Castro -Cardenas, Jack Ciulla, Alma Flores, Jorge Garcia, Maria
Huizar, Cynthia Kurtz, Laura Rossini, Daniel Soto, Yasmin Vazquez.
Also present were Tony Cardenas from League of California Cities,
Casey Elliot and Cori Williams from Townsend Public Affairs and Dan
Maldonado and Leslie Pollner from Holland & Knight via telephone.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
AGENDA ITEMS
Election of Committee Chair
MOTION: Nomination of Councilmember Tinajero for committee Chair.
MOTION: Sarmiento SECOND: Solorio
VOTE: AYES:
Sarmiento, Solorio
NOES:
None (0)
ABSTAIN:
None (0)
ABSENT:
None (0)
MOTION: Nomination of Councilmember Sarmiento for committee Vice
Chair.
MOTION: Tinajero SECOND: Solorio
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VOTE: AYES:
Solorio, Tinajero
NOES:
None (0)
ABSTAIN:
None (0)
ABSENT:
None (0)
Approval of Minutes of the April 5, 2017 Legislative Affairs, Ethics and
Transparency Council Committee Meeting
Approval of Minutes of the May 19, 2016 Conduct and Ethics Council
Committee Meeting
MOTION: Approve minutes.
MOTION: Sarmiento SECOND: Tinajero
VOTE: AYES: -Sarmiento, Solorio, Tinajero
NOES: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
ABSENT: None (0)
Review and Approval of Proposed Meeting Schedule for Committee
MOTION: Approve meeting schedule.
MOTION: Sarmiento SECOND: Solorio
VOTE: AYES: Sarmiento, Solorio, Tinajero
NOES: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
ABSENT: None (0)
Review Committee Bylaws
Councilmember Vicente Sarmiento would like to integrate a Communications component to
this Committee.
MOTION: Adopt bylaws.
MOTION: Tinajero SECOND: Sarmiento
VOTE: AYES: Sarmiento, Solorio, Tinajero
NOES: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
ABSENT: None (0)
Federal Legislative Update from Holland & Knight (Item considered out of order.),
Leslie Pollner and Dan Maldonado highlighted some of the specific activities and
accomplishments made by Holland & Knight on behalf of the City. Leslie Pollner also
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provided an update on appropriations, healthcare, immigration and a federal
infrastructure package. Councilmember Vicente Sarmiento mentioned it would be
helpful to have grant information such as pending grants and timelines, previous
award amounts and potential impacts due to legislation included in the memo
provided by Holland & Knight.
State Legislative Update from Townsend Public Affairs
Casey Elliot provided the Committee with a summary of the efforts undertaken by
Townsend Public Affairs on behalf of the City as well as highlights of upcoming state
issues as they relate to the City's priorities. Updates were also provided on several
items including legislation of interest to the City, a potential park bond, the statewide
regulatory framework for medicinal cannabis, the No Place Like Home grant program,
and state grant coordination and advocacy work. The Committee expressed an
interest in having the ability to vote during committee meetings to take positions on
legislation. Staff will work with City Attorney's office to determine whether this is
possible.
League of California Cities Briefing
Tony Cardenas presented a priority bill list from the League of California Cities.
Review and Discuss Senate Bill 35 (Wiener) Affordable Housing: Streamlined
Approval Process
The Committee reviewed and discussed Senate Bill 35 (Wiener) which creates a
streamlined, ministerial approval process for development proponents of multi -family
housing.
MOTION: Adopt a `watch' position on Senate Bill 35 (Wiener).
MOTION: Sarmiento SECOND: Solorio
VOTE: AYES:
Sarmiento, Solorio, Tinajero
NOES:
None (0)
ABSTAIN:
None (0)
ABSENT:
None (0)
Review Options for Consideration of Council Conduct Policy
Three options for a Code of Conduct and Ethics Policy were presented to the
Committee for consideration.
Option 1 — Utilize the existing Code of Ethics and Conduct Resolution.
Option 2 — Model policy after the City of Los Angeles censure procedures
(simpler process). See attached.
Option 3 — Model policy after the City of San Jose censure procedures
(detailed process which includes detailed guiding principles, definitions, and
process of investigation).
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The Clerk of the Council will present several options for full Council consideration at
an upcoming City Council meeting.
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Councilmember Jose Solorio expressed interest in the City taking a position on the proposed
Edison rate increases.
Councilmember Vicente Sarmiento is interested in collaborating with the Orange County
Water District regarding Assembly Bill 1235: Santa Ana River Conservancy Program which
Assemblymember Tom Daly is sponsoring. He would also like to discuss drone regulations
at an upcoming meeting.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
• Drones
• Santa Ana River Conservancy
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 3:03 pm. The next committee will be held at noon
on January 10, 2018.
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Yasmin Vazquez
Executive Assistant
City Manager's Office
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