Santa Ana — 2023-08-15

City Council

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1.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION pursuant to\nParagraph (1) of subdivision (d) of the Government Code:\nA. Albert Castillo v. City Council of the City of Santa Ana, et al., Orange County\nSuperior Court, Case No. 30-2023-01339759-CU-WM-CJC\nB. Micah’s Way v. City of Santa Ana, et al., United States District Court, Case No.\n8:23-CV-00183-DOC-KES
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2.\nPUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54957(b)(1)\nTITLES: City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk
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3.\nCONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to California Government\nCode Section 54957.6(a)\nAgency Designated Representative: Jason Motsick, Human Resources Executive\nDirector\nUnrepresented Employees: City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk
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1.\nCertificate of Recognition presented by Mayor Amezcua to Alexis Rodriguez Mejia for\nAcademic Excellence/Accomplishments.
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10.\nApprove Appropriation Adjustment to Program Year 2023-24 Budget for the National\nDislocated Worker Grant and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Programs\nDepartment(s): Community Development Agency\nRecommended Action: 1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing\nadditional National Dislocated Worker Grant, Employment Recovery funds from the\nState of California, Employment Development Department to provide re-employment\nand training services to individuals impacted by COVID-19 in the amount of $360,000\nin revenue account (no. 12318002-52009) and appropriating same to expenditure\naccount (no. 12318762-6xxxx) (Requires five affirmative votes).\n2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $2,884 in additional Dislocated\nWorker Title Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds from Program Year\n2022-23 in revenue account (no. 12318002-52001) and appropriating same to\nexpenditure accounts (no. 12318752-61000 and 12318754-69138) for Program Year\n2023-24 (Requires five affirmative votes).
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11.\nAgreement with the State of California Workforce Development Board for the Prison to\nEmployment (P2E) 2.0 Grant\nDepartment(s): Community Development Agency\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an\nagreement with the State of California Workforce Development Board (M90462-7120)\nfor the Prison to Employment 2.0 Grant, for a term from August 16, 2023 through\nDecember 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $927,341.16, subject to non-\nsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney (Agreement No.\n2023-XXX).
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12.\nAuthorize a Purchase and Sale Agreement in the Amount of $3,826,000 for Full Real\nProperty Acquisition for 28 Civic Center Plaza (Property Owner: State of California)\n(Non-General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Community Development Agency\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute the Purchase and\nSale Agreement and all required documents for the acquisition of real property located\nat 28 Civic Center Plaza (APN: 008-067-36), in the amount of $3,826,000 plus closing\ncosts and escrow fees, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City\nManager and City Attorney (Agreement No. 2023-XXX).
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13.\nReceive and File the Orange County Grand Jury’s Investigative Report, Findings, and\nRecommendations Regarding Group Homes and the Orange County Animal Care\nShelter and Authorize the City Manager to Deliver the City’s Response to the Findings\nand Recommendations to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court\nDepartment(s): Planning and Building Agency\nRecommended Action: Receive and File the Orange County Grand Jury’s\nInvestigative Report, Findings, and Recommendations Regarding Group Homes and\nthe Orange County Animal Care Shelter and Authorize the City Manager to Deliver the\nCity’s Response to the Findings and Recommendations to the Presiding Judge of the\nSuperior Court.
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14.\nPublic Intoxication and Substance Abuse Enforcement Informational Report\nDepartment(s): Police Department\nRecommended Action: Receive and file.
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15.\nStreet Naming No. 2023-01 to Change the Name of a Segment of North Mabury\nStreet and South Elk Lane between East Fourth Street and East Chestnut Avenue,\nAdjacent to the Santa Ana Zoo, to South Zoo Lane\nDepartment(s): Parks, Recreation, and Community Services\nRecommended Action: Affirm the Planning Commission’s adoption of a resolution\napproving Street Naming No. 2023-01 to change the name of segments of North\nMabury Street and South Elk Lane between East Fourth Street and East Chestnut\nAvenue, adjacent to the Santa Ana Zoo, to South Zoo Lane.
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16.\nReceive and File Informational Report Regarding Partnership Agreements with the\nOffice of Congressman Lou Correa and the Office of Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento for\nChicano Heritage Festival 2023\nDepartment(s): Parks, Recreation, and Community Services\nRecommended Action: 1. Receive and File Informational Report Regarding\nPartnership Agreements with the Office of Congressman Lou Correa and the Office of\nSupervisor Vicente Sarmiento for Chicano Heritage Festival 2023.\n2. Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize a total financial donation in the\namount of $5,000 from the Office of Congressman Lou Correa. (Requires five\naffirmative votes)\n3. Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize a total financial donation in the\namount of $10,000 from the Office of Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento. (Requires five\naffirmative votes)
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17.\nApprove an Appropriation Adjustment to Receive Sponsorship Funds from, and Enter\ninto Sponsorship Agreement with, Laborers’ International Union Local #652 for the\nChicano Heritage Festival 2023\nDepartment(s): Parks, Recreation, and Community Services\nRecommended Action: 1. Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize a total\namount of $7,000 in Sponsorship Funds from Laborers’ International Union Local\n#652. (Requires five affirmative votes)\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Sponsorship Agreement with Laborers’\nInternational Union Local #652, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the\nCity Manager and City Attorney.
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18.\nReceive and file Quarterly Report of Contracts authorized by the City Manager as\npermitted by Charter Section 421.\nDepartment(s): Finance and Management Services\nRecommended Action: Receive and file Quarterly Report of Contracts entered into\nbetween April 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023.
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19.\nAmend Aggregate Blanket Order Contracts for Office Furniture, Installation, and\nRelated Services with GM Business Interiors, People Space, Inc., Pivot Interiors, Inc.,\nQuality Office Furnishing, Inc., Culver-Newlin, Inc., and Yamada Enterprises, and\ninclude National Business Furniture to the list of approved vendors on contract, for a\nnew not-to-Exceed Aggregate Amount of $10,507,548. (Specification No. 19-114, 23-\n080, 23-081, 23-082, 23-092) (General and Non-General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Finance and Management Services\nRecommended Action: 1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to\nincrease the aggregate contract authority by $4,480,000 for various citywide furniture\nprojects, for a new aggregate not to exceed amount of $10,507,548.\n2. Authorize the City Manager to include National Business Furniture in the list of\napproved vendors on the aggregate contracts listed below, with a term expiring on\nMay 31, 2026, with provisions for one additional renewal option, subject to non-\nsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.\nVendor\nLocation\nCulver-Newlin\nCorona, CA\nGM Business Interiors\nRiverside, CA\nNational Business Furniture\nMilwaukee, WI\nPeople Space\nIrvine, CA\nPivot Interiors\nCosta Mesa, CA\nQuality Office Furnishings, Inc.\nYorba Linda, CA\nYamada Enterprises\nHuntington Beach, CA
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2.\nCertificate of Recognition presented by Councilmember Hernandez to the late B-Boy\nAbu for Outstanding Contributions to the Community.
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20.\nHistoric Property Preservation Agreement\nDepartment(s): Planning and Building Agency\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the Mills\nAct agreement with the below-referenced property owners for the identified\nstructure(s), subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and\nCity Attorney.\nProperty Owner(s)\nHistoric Property Preservation Agreement No.\nAddress/House\nVote by HRC\nDaniel and Diana Vogel (Agreement No. 2023-XXX)\n2023-06\n621 North Spurgeon Street\n5:0:0:3 (Jauregui, Shipp, and Cornelius Absent)
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21.\nApprove an Appropriation Adjustment for the Santiago Park Trail and Habitat\nRestoration Project (Project No. 24-6601) (Non-General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Public Works Agency\nRecommended Action: Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize the State\nCoastal Conservancy grant revenue of $400,000 into the Public Works Agency (PWA)\nParks Capital Grants, State Grant-Direct Revenue Account and appropriate the same\namount into the SA River Conservancy Program, Improvements Other Than Buildings.\n(Requires five affirmative votes)
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22.\nAward Aggregate Blanket Order Contracts to ADT, LLC, Siemens Industry, Inc., and\nVFS Fire & Security Services for Fire Alarm and Sprinkler Systems Inspection, Repair,\nand Maintenance Services in a Not-to-Exceed Aggregate Amount of $2,000,000\n(Specification No. 23-063) (General and Non-General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Public Works Agency\nRecommended Action: Award aggregate blanket order contracts to ADT, LLC,\nSiemens Industry, Inc., and VFS Fire & Security Services for fire alarm and sprinkler\nsystems inspection, repair, and maintenance services on an as needed basis, in an\nannual amount not to exceed $400,000, with a total aggregate amount not to exceed\n$2,000,000 for an initial one-year term beginning September 1, 2023 and expiring\nAugust 31, 2024, with provisions for four, one-year renewal options, subject to non-\nsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
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23.\nApprove an Agreement with ELS Architecture and Urban Design for Architectural\nDesign Services of the Memorial Park and Aquatics Facility Renovation (Project No.\n22-1415) (Non-General Fund) (Revive Santa Ana)\nDepartment(s): Public Works Agency\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute a consultant\nagreement with ELS Architecture and Urban Design to provide master planning,\ncontract documents, and construction support for the Memorial Park and Aquatics\nFacility Renovation in the amount of $1,547,104, with a contingency of $232,066, for a\ntotal amount not to exceed $1,779,170, for a three-year term beginning August 15,\n2023 and expiring August 14, 2026, with an option for two, one-year extensions,\nsubject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney\n(Agreement No. 2023-XXX).
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24.\nApprove Agreement Amendments with On-Call Stormwater Project Design\nConsultants\nDepartment(s): Public Works Agency\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute a first amendment to\nthe agreements with Tetra Tech, Inc., CWE, and Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. to\nincrease the total expenditure amount for the remaining term of the agreement ending\nOctober 19, 2023, and for the optional two-year extension period through October 19,\n2025, by an aggregate amount of $2,000,000, for a total amount not-to-exceed\n$4,000,000, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and\nCity Attorney (Agreement No. 2023-XXX).
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25.\nApprove an Amendment to the Agreement with T.R. Holliman and Associates, Inc. for\nthe Preparation of Recycled Water Master Plan to Extend the Agreement Term (Non-\nGeneral Fund)\nDepartment(s): Public Works Agency\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to approve the second\namendment to agreement with T.R. Holliman and Associates, Inc. for the Preparation\nof Recycled Water Master Plan to extend the agreement term by one year, for a term\nbeginning August 19, 2023 and ending on August 18, 2024, with no supplementary\nexpenses to the executed amount of $442,418, subject to non-substantive changes\napproved by the City Manager and City Attorney (Agreement No. 2023-XXX).
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26.\nCity Manager Evaluation and Adopt a Resolution to Reflect Positive Performance\nEvaluation Conducted on August 1, 2023 and Approving an Amended Annual Salary\nfor the City Manager, and Take Formal Action by Majority Vote of the City Council to\nNot Extend the City Manager’s Employment Agreement for One Additional Year\nDepartment(s): Human Resources\nRecommended Action: 1. Adopt a resolution affirming positive evaluation results and\napproving an adjusted annual salary for the City Manager, and\nRESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING A SALARY ADJUSTMENT FOR THE CITY\nMANAGER BASED ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE\n2. Take formal action by majority vote of the City Council to not extend the City\nManager’s Employment Agreement for one additional year.
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27.\nAccept the Certificate of Sufficiency for Petition to Recall Councilmember Jessie\nLopez, City Council, Ward 3, and Adopt Resolutions Calling a Special Election and\nAdopting a Regulation for Officer’s Statement\nDepartment(s): City Clerk’s Office\nRecommended Action: 1. Approve resolution accepting the certification of the\nOrange County Registrar of Voters as to the verification of signatures and the City\nClerk’s Certificate of Sufficiency for petition seeking to recall Councilmember Jessie\nLopez, City Council, Ward 3; and\nRESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF SANTA ANA ACCEPTING THE CERTIFICATE AS TO VERIFICATION OF\nSIGNATURES ON PETITION AND CERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY FOR PETITION\nTO RECALL COUNCILMEMBER JESSIE LOPEZ\n2. Approve two resolutions:\n1) calling and giving notice of a Special Municipal Election for the submission of the\nquestion of the recall of Councilmember Jessie Lopez to a vote by the electorate of\nWard 3 of the City of Santa Ana and requesting specified services from the County of\nOrange to conduct said election, and\nRESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE\nHOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD I N C O U N C I\nL W A R D 3 ON TUESDAY, , 2023 FOR\nSUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION OF THE RECALL OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND\nREQUESTING SPECIFIED SERVICES FROM THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO\nCONDUCT SAID ELECTION\n2) adopting a regulation for officer’s statement and establishing a system for payment\nof the cost of inclusion of the statement in the voter information guide.\nRESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING A REGULATION FOR AN OFFICER WHOSE\nRECALL IS BEING SOUGHT PERTAINING TO A STATEMENT SUBMITTED TO THE\nVOTERS AT A SPECIAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY\n, 2023 AND ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT OF THE COST\nOF INCLUSION OF THE OFFICER’S STATEMENT IN VOTER INFORMATION\nGUIDE/PAMPHLET AND/OR ELECTRONIC COPY
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3.\nProclamation presented by Councilmember Vazquez declaring August 28 –\nSeptember 1, 2023 as National Community Health Workers Awareness Week.\nSTAFF PRESENTATIONS
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4.\nPermit Parking Program Update\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT – The City Attorney will report on any action(s)\nfrom Closed Session.
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5.\nExcused Absences\nDepartment(s): City Clerk’s Office\nRecommended Action: Excuse the absent members.
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6.\nAppoint Maria Baeza Nominated by Mayor Pro Tem Lopez as the Ward 3\nRepresentative to the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission for a\nPartial-Term Expiring December 10, 2024\nDepartment(s): City Clerk’s Office\nRecommended Action: Appoint Maria Baeza to the Environmental and\nTransportation Advisory Commission as the Ward 3 representative and administer the\nOath of Office.
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7.\n(Re)appoint Members to the Workforce Development Board for a Four-Year Term\nDepartment(s): Community Development Agency\nRecommended Action: 1. Reappoint Ignacio Alegre, Gail Araujo, Annebelle Nery,\nEnrique Perez, Johanna Rivera, Bob Tucker, and Dennis Varnum to the Santa Ana\nWorkforce Development Board for a four-year term expiring May 31, 2027.\n2. Appoint Veronica Hernandez (replacing Magdalena Fernandez) for a partial four-\nyear term expiring May 31, 2026.\n3. Appoint Rhonda Miller (replacing Stacey Sanchez) for a partial four-year term\nexpiring May 31, 2026.
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8.\nAuthorize Staff to Provide a Letter of Interest to CalOptima Health to Have the City of\nSanta Ana be Considered as a Future Expansion City for its Street Medicine Program\nDepartment(s): Community Development Agency\nRecommended Action: Authorize staff to provide a Letter of Interest to CalOptima\nHealth to launch a Street Medicine Program in the City of Santa Ana that will provide\nhealth and social care developed specifically to address the complex needs and\ncircumstances of unhoused, unsheltered individuals in the City of Santa Ana.
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9.\nApprove a Modification to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Action Plan and Budget for\nthe Emergency Solutions Grant Program\nDepartment(s): Community Development Agency\nRecommended Action: 1. Approve a modification to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual\nAction Plan and Budget for the Emergency Solutions Grant Program.\n2. Direct the City Attorney to finalize and authorize the City Manager to execute a\nsubrecipient agreement with Illumination Foundation, in the amount of $100,000, for a\nterm beginning August 15, 2023 – June 30, 2024, for rapid rehousing and homeless\nprevention activities, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City\nManager and City Attorney (Agreement No. 2023-XXX).