Santa Ana — 2025-03-18

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – POTENTIAL INITIATION OF LITIGATION\npursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9: (So\nCal Edison)

2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section\n54957.6(a):\nAgency Negotiator: Lori Schnaider, Executive Director of Human Resources\nEmployee Organization: Santa Ana Middle Management / Administrative Management\nAssociation (SAMA)

3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE ­ PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54957(b)(1):\nTITLE: City Manager, City Clerk, and City Attorney

4. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section\n54957.6(a):\nPageLori\nAgency Designated Representative: 5 Schnaider, Executive Director of 3/18/2025\nHuman\nResources\nUnrepresented Employees: City Manager, City Clerk, and City Attorney\n3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE ­ PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54957(b)(1):\nTITLE: City Manager, City Clerk, and City Attorney\n4. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section\n54957.6(a):\nAgency Designated Representative: Lori Schnaider, Executive Director of Human\nResources\nUnrepresented Employees: City Manager, City Clerk, and City Attorney

1. Certificates of Recognition presented by Mayor Amezcua to Santa Ana High School\nBoys and Girls Wrestling Teams for Exceptional Sportsmanship

10. Approve Appropriation Adjustment and Award a Construction Contract to KYA\nServices, LLC for the Centennial Park Improvements Project (No. 22­2755) (General\nFund)\nDepartment(s): Public Works Agency\nRecommended Action: 1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing\n$2,250,000 of accumulated General Fund account balance and appropriate the same\namount into the PWA Services, Improvements Other Than Buildings (01117607­\n66220) expenditure account. (Requires five affirmative votes)\n2. Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024­2025 Capital Improvement\nProgram to include an additional $6,241,000 in construction funds for the Centennial\nPark Improvements Project (No. 22­2755).\n3. Approve the Project Cost Analysis for a total estimated construction delivery cost of\n$6,241,000, which includes $5,941,000 for the construction contract and $300,000 for\ncontract administration, inspection, and testing.\n4. Award a construction contract to KYA Services, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder,\nin accordance with the base bid in the

11. Construction Contract with Hardy & Harper, Inc. for the Rehabilitation of Civic Center\nDrive from Shelton Street to Flower Street Project (Project No. 25­6711) (General\nFund)\nDepartment(s): Public Works Agency\nRecommended Action: 1. Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024­2025\nCapital Improvement Program to include $500,000 in Civic Center Maintenance funds\nfor the Civic Center Rehabilitation from Shelton Street to Flower Street Project,\nProject No. 25­6711.\n2. Approve the Project Cost Analysis for a total estimated construction delivery cost of\n$1,144,000, which includes $915,000 for the construction contract, $137,000 for\ncontract administration, inspection, and testing, and a $92,000 project contingency for\nunanticipated or unforeseen work due to the complexity and extensive scope of this\nproject.\n3. Award a construction contract to Hardy & Harper, Inc., the lowest responsible\nbidder, in accordance with the base bid in the amount of $915,000, subject to change\norders, for construction of the Civic Center Rehabilitation (Shelton Street to Flower\nSt.) Project (No. 25­6711), for a term beginning March 18, 2025 and authorize the\nCity Manager to execute the contract.\n4. Determine that, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the\nrecommended actions are exempt from further review. Categorical Exemption\nEnvironmental Review No. ER­2024­114 was filled for Project No. 25­6711.

12. Ground License Agreement for Wireless Telecommunications Facilities at Three\nExisting Cell Tower Sites at El Salvador Park, Jerome Park, and the Santa Ana\nStadium\nDepartment(s): Public Works Agency\nRecommended Action: 1. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Ground\nLicense Agreement with CCTM1 LLC for wireless telecommunication facilities on City\nproperty at El Salvador Park located at 1825 ¾ Civic Center Drive West beginning\nApril 1, 2025 through March 31, 2035, with provision for three, five­year extension\noptions, for total revenue, including all extensions, in the amount of $2,163,572\n(Agreement No. A­2025­XXX).\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute

13. Agreements with JL Group, LLC; Kane, Ballmer & Berkman; Michael Raneses dba\nMichael Raneses Administrative Hearings; Nastich Law, APC; Palacios Law Office;\nRobert M. Snider, Attorney at Law; Serviam by Wright, LLP; and The ADR Coach, Inc.\nfor Administrative Hearing Officer Services (Specification 24­127) (General & Non­\nGeneral Fund)\nDepartment(s): Finance and Management Services\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with\neach of the eight firms listed below for Administrative Hearing Officer services on an\nas­needed basis, in a total aggregate amount not to exceed $2,770,000, for an initial\nthree­year term beginning March 18, 2025 and expiring March 17, 2028, with\nprovisions for one, two­year extension (Core Agreement No. A­2025­XXX).\nFirms Location\nJL Group, LLC Laguna Niguel, CA\nKane, Ballmer & Berkman Los Angeles, CA\nMichael Raneses Administrative Hearings Tustin, CA\nNastich Law, APC Berkeley, CA\nPalacios Law Office Riverside, CA\nRobert M. Snider, Attorney at Law Palm Desert, CA\nServiam By Wright, LLP Irvine, CA\nThe ADR Coach, Inc. Los Angeles, CA

14. Agreement with Charter Communications, LLC for Data and Video Communication\nServices (Specification 25­037) (General Fund and Non­General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Information Technology\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with\nCharter Communications Operating, LLC (doing business as Spectrum) for data and\nvideo communications services, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 annually or\n$2,100,000 over the life of the agreement, for a four­year period beginning March 18,\n2025 through March 17, 2029, with provisions for three, optional one­year renewals\n(Agreement No. A­2025­XXX).Page 10 3/18/2025\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with\nCharter Communications Operating, LLC (doing business as Spectrum) for data and\nvideo communications services, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 annually or\n$2,100,000 over the life of the agreement, for a four­year period beginning March 18,\n2025 through March 17, 2029, with provisions for three, optional one­year renewals\n(Agreement No. A­2025­XXX).

15. Early Direction for the Fiscal Year 2025­26 Budget\nDepartment(s): Finance and Management Services\nRecommended Action: Provide direction for preparation of the proposed FY2025­\n26 budget.

16. Parking Enterprise Fund Updates for Meters and Structures\nDepartment(s): Community Development Agency\nRecommended Action: 1. Approve parking rates for City­owned parking structures\nto $2.00 per hour with annual increases of $0.50 per hour until a maximum of $3.00\nper hour is attained.\n2. Direct staff to prepare a Resolution establishing parking rates for the City­owned\nparking structures and reaffirming the City Manager authority to modify future parking\nstructure rates after the third annual increase as needed.\n3. Approve the parking meter rates to $2.50 per hour with annual increases of $0.50\nper hour until a maximum of $3.50 per hour is attained.\n4. Direct staff to amend the meter ordinance establishing parking meter rates and\nhours of operation, eliminating metered parking fronting residential in the Willard\nNeighborhood, and authorizing the City Manager to modify future meter rates after the\nthird annual increase as needed, to mirror the authority of the City­owned parking\nstructures.

17. Boards and Commissions Members Appointments, Reappointments, Holdovers, and\nRemovals\nDepartment(s): City Clerk’s Office, City Attorney’s Office\nRecommended Action: 1. Review Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 2­236\npertaining to Appointive Boards and Commissions, Appointments, Removals,\nVacancies, and Term.\n2. Provide direction to staff.

18. Discuss and consider directing the City Manager to prepare a resolution expressing\nCity support for the Santa Ana Unified School District Graduate Profile by formally\n2. Provide direction to staff.

2. Certificate of Recognition presented by Councilmember Bacerra to the Santiago High\nSchool Boys Basketball Team for Exceptional Sportsmanship and their CIF\nChampionship

3. Certificate of Recognition presented by Councilmember Lopez to Stanford Sound and\nStage for their Outstanding Contributions to the Community\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT – The City Attorney will report on any action(s) from Closed\nSession.

4. Excused Absences\nDepartment(s): City Clerk’s Office\nRecommended Action: Excuse the absent members.

5. Minutes from the Regular Meeting of March 4, 2025\nDepartment(s): City Clerk’s Office\nRecommended Action: Approve minutes.

6. Minutes from the Regular Meetings of the Rental Housing Board on August 21, 2024,\nWorkforce Development Board Youth Council Committee on December 12, 2024, and\nArts and Culture Commission on January 16, 2025\nDepartment(s): City Clerk’s Office\nRecommended Action: Receive and file.

7. Appoint Enrique Adame Nominated by Councilmember Bacerra as the Ward 4\nRepresentative to the Community Development Commission for a Partial Term\nExpiring December 8, 2026\nDepartment(s): City Clerk’s Office\nRecommended Action: Appoint Enrique Adame to the Community Development\nCommission as the Ward 4 representative and administer the Oath of Office.

8. Appropriation Adjustment to Recognize Initial Disbursement of Homeless Housing,\nAssistance, and Prevention Program Round 5 (Non­General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Community Development Agency\nRecommended Action: Approve appropriation adjustment to recognize $5,878,393\nin funds from the California Department of Housing and Community Development\n(HCD) in revenue account (no.12218002­52025 State Grant ­ Direct) and appropriate\nthe same amount to expenditure account (no. 12218719­various) to address\nhomelessness in the City of Santa Ana. (Requires five affirmative votes)

9. Approve Appropriation Adjustment and Award a Construction Contract to Legion