Santa Ana — 2025-10-07

City Council

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1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section\n54957.6(a):\nAgency Negotiator: Peter Brown\nEmployee Organizations:\nService Employees International Union, Full­Time Employees Unit (SEIU­FT)\nService Employees International Union, Part­Time Non­Civil Service Employees\nUnit (SEIU­PTNCS)
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2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section\n54957.6(a):\nAgency Negotiator: Lori Schnaider, Executive Director of Human Resources\nEmployee Organizations:\nSanta Ana (CASA)\nConfidential Association of\nSanta\nSanta Ana Police Management Association (PMA)\nEmployee Organizations:\nService Employees International Union, Full­Time Employees Unit (SEIU­FT)\nService Employees International Union, Part­Time Non­Civil Service Employees\nUnit (SEIU­PTNCS)
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1. Proclamation presented by Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez to Hugo, Tyler, and Nilsson\nVazquez of the Santa Ana Unified Transitional Program declaring October 2025 as\nNational Disability Employment Awareness Month
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10. Agreement with OpportunitySpace Inc. dba Tolemi for a Rental Registry Portal to\nEnforce the Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance (Spec. 25­073)\n(Non­General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Community Development Agency\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with\nOpportunitySpace Inc. dba Tolemi to implement, operate, and maintain a Rental\nRegistry portal in a total amount not to exceed $580,000 for a three­year term\nbeginning October 7, 2025, and expiring October 6, 2028, with provisions for two one­\nyear extensions (Agreement No. A­2025­XXX).\n10/7/2025
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11. Purchase Order Contracts to American Sanitary Supply Inc., Imperial Bag & Paper\nCo. LLC dba Imperial Dade, Signal Hill Auto Enterprises Inc. dba Supply Solutions,\nand Veritiv Operating Company for Paper and Janitorial Products (Specification No.\n25­115) (General Fund & Non­General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Finance and Management Services\nRecommended Action: Award Aggregate Purchase Order Contracts to vendors\nlisted below for paper and janitorial products on an as­need basis in an annual\naggregate amount not to exceed $315,645, for an initial one­year term expiring on\nOctober 6, 2026, with provisions for four, one­year renewal options, for a shared\naggregate amount not­to­exceed total amount of $1,578,225.\nVendor\nAmerican Sanitary Supply Inc.\nImperial Bag & Paper Co. LLC dba Imperial\nDade\nSignal Hill Auto Enterprises Inc. dba Supply\nSolutions\nVeritiv Operating Company\nLocation\nBrea, CA\nLoma Linda,\nCA\nFullerton, CA\nDowney, CA
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12. Purchase Order Contracts to Acme Supply Co., Ltd., Bob Barker Company, Inc., and\nVictory Supply, LLC for Incarcerated Persons Supplies (Specification No. 25­084)\n(General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Police Department\nRecommended Action: Award Aggregate Purchase Order Contracts to vendors\nlisted below for incarcerated persons supplies on an as­needed basis in an estimated\nannual aggregate amount not to exceed $73,000 for an initial one­year term expiring\non October 6, 2026, with provisions for four (4) one (1)­year renewal options and a\ntotal amount not to exceed $365,000 over a five­year period.\nVendor\nAcme Supply Co., Ltd\nBob Barker Company, Inc.\nVictory Supply, LLC\nLocation\nGlen Cove, NY\nFuquay Varina, NC\nMount Pleasant, TN
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13. Aggregate Purchase Order Contracts with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC dba Ferguson\nWaterworks, Orange County WinWater, and S&J Supply Company, Inc. for\nWaterworks Fittings and Supplies (Specification No. 25­010) (Non­General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Public Works Agency\nRecommended Action: Award Aggregate Purchase Order Contracts to Ferguson\nEnterprises, LLC dba Ferguson Waterworks, Orange County WinWater, and S&J\nSupply Company, Inc. for waterworks fittings and supplies on an as­needed basis for\na shared annual aggregate amount not­to­exceed $800,000, for the term beginning\nOctober 7, 2025 and expiring October\none­year\nrenewal options.
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14. Aggregate Agreements for Plumbing Contractor Services (Specification No. 25­\nDepartment(s): Public Works Agency\nRecommended Action: Award Aggregate Purchase Order Contracts to Ferguson\nEnterprises, LLC dba Ferguson Waterworks, Orange County WinWater, and S&J\nSupply Company, Inc. for waterworks fittings and supplies on an as­needed basis for\na shared annual aggregate amount not­to­exceed $800,000, for the term beginning\nOctober 7, 2025 and expiring October 6, 2026, with provisions for four, one­year\nrenewal options.\n14. Aggregate Agreements for Plumbing Contractor Services (Specification No. 25­\n070A) (General Fund & Non­General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Public Works Agency\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with\nElegant Construction, Inc., Pacific Plumbing Company of Santa Ana, Pro­Craft\nConstruction, Inc., and Verne’s Plumbing, Inc. for plumbing contractor services for a\nshared aggregate amount not­to­exceed total amount of $2,012,500, for the term\nbeginning October 7, 2025 and expiring October 6, 2028, with provisions for one, two­\nyear extension (Core Agreement No. A­2025­XXX).
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15. Aggregate Agreements for Electrical Contractor Services (Specification No. 25­\n069A) (General Fund & Non­General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Public Works Agency\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with\nFineline Products, Inc. dba Fineline Electric, Inter­Pacific, Inc., Radiant Electric LLC,\nand Williams and Maher, Inc. for electrical contractor services for shared aggregate\nnot­to­exceed total of $3,150,000 for the term beginning October 7, 2025 and expiring\nOctober 6, 2028, with provisions for one, two­year extension (Core Agreement No. A­\n2025­XXX).
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16. Second Amendment to Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for Grant\nWriting Services (No. 22­6899, 24­6899, 25­6899 & 26­6899) (Non­General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Public Works Agency\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute the second\namendment to the agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for grant writing\nservices for the Santa Ana Boulevard Grade Separation in the amount of $75,000, for\na new total not­to­exceed amount of $405,000 and exercise the final extension option\nending December 20, 2026 (Agreement No. A­2025­XXX).
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17. Memorandum of Understanding Establishing the Terms and Conditions of\nEmployment for Classifications Represented by the Santa Ana Management\nAssociation and Resolution Updating the Salary Schedule for Associated\nUnrepresented Classifications\nDepartment(s): Human Resources\nRecommended Action: 1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding with the Santa Ana Management Association (“SAMA”) regarding\nwages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment effective July 1, 2025\nthrough June 30, 2028 and authorize non­substantive changes which may be\nnecessary to implement the agreement (Agreement No. A­2025­XXX).\n10/7/2025\n2. Adopt a Resolution updating the salary schedule for associated unrepresented\nclassifications.\nRecommended Action: 1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding with the Santa Ana Management Association (“SAMA”) regarding\nwages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment effective July 1, 2025\nthrough June 30, 2028 and authorize non­substantive changes which may be\nnecessary to implement the agreement (Agreement No. A­2025­XXX).\n2. Adopt a Resolution updating the salary schedule for associated unrepresented\nclassifications.\nRESOLUTION NO. 2025­XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO EFFECT CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE CITY’S\nCLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN
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18. Second Readings for Amendment Application No. 2025­01 and Development\nAgreement No. 2025­01 Ordinances for The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Project\nLocated at 1561 W. Sunflower Avenue.\nLegal notices published in the OC Reporter on September 19, 2025.\nDepartment(s): Planning and Building Agency\nRecommended Action: 1. Conduct a second reading and adopt an ordinance\napproving Amendment Application No. 2025­01 establishing The Village Santa Ana\nSpecific Plan (Specific Plan No. 6) and approving a zone change for the Project Site\nat 1561 W. Sunflower Avenue from Specific Development No. 48 to Specific Plan No.\n6; and\nORDINANCE NO. NS­3086 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 2025­01\nTO ESTABLISH THE VILLAGE SANTA ANA SPECIFIC PLAN AND TO APPROVE A\nZONE CHANGE FOR THE PROJECT SITE GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1561 W.\nSUNFLOWER AVENUE, FROM SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT NO. 48 TO THE\nVILLAGE SANTA ANA SPECIFIC PLAN (SP­6)\n2. Conduct a second reading and adopt an ordinance approving Development\nAgreement No. 2025­01.\nORDINANCE NO. NS­3087 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2025­\n01 FOR THE VILLAGE SANTA ANA SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT GENERALLY\nLOCATED AT 1561 W. SUNFLOWER AVENUE, BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA\nANA AND SOUTH COAST PLAZA, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP\n3. Determine that, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the\nordinances’ second readings are covered by the Final Supplemental Environmental\nImpact Report (SEIR) No. 2025­01 (SCH No. 2020029087), including environmental\nfindings of fact pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the Statement of\nOverriding Considerations, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program that\nwere certified and adopted by the City Council on September 16, 2025 for the Project\n(Notice of Determination filed on September 18, 2025).
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19. Approve the Naming of Park Located at the Southwest Corner of the Intersection of
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2. Proclamation presented by Councilmember Bacerra to Philippine Consulate General\ndeclaring October 2025 as Filipino American History Month\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT – The City Attorney will report on any action(s) from Closed\n10/7/2025\nSession.
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20. Third Amendments for Rotational Towing and Storage Services for the Police\nDepartment (Continued from the Regular City Council meeting of September 16,\n2025, Item No. 15)\nDepartment(s): Police Department\nRecommended Action:\nAuthorize the City Manager to execute the third amendment to the agreements with\nthe following rotational towing service contractors and amend the scope of services to\nallow for the option and ability to store and release vehicles and/or contents in an area\nclose to, but outside of, the corporate City limits (Agreement Nos. A­2025­XXX):\n· Standard Enterprises, Inc., dba To’ N’ Mo’;\n· B&D Towing, Inc.; and\n· MetroPro Road Services, Inc.
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21. Consideration of Possible Censure of Councilmember Hernandez\nDepartment(s): City Attorney’s Office\nRecommended Action: There is no staff recommendation. However, based on\ndirection given by the City Council and reported out of closed session, this item is\nbeing presented for the Mayor and City Council of the City of Santa Ana, to review\nand discuss the process for censure arising from allegations made against\nCouncilmember Hernandez. If appropriate, the Mayor and Council may provide further\ndirection.
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22. Discuss and Consider Providing Direction to the City Manager to Develop and\nImplement a Santa Ana Police Department Policy Requiring the Installation and Use\nof In­Car Video Recording Systems in all Patrol Vehicles, with Automatic Activation\nduring Vehicular Pursuits, Code­3\nResponses,\nand Other Critical Enforcement\nActivities, and to Return to the City Council within 90 Days with a Final Policy and\nImplementation Plan – Councilmember Lopez (Continued from the Regular City
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23. Discuss and Consider Providing Direction to the City Manager to Prepare a\nResolution in Support of California Proposition 50, also known as the “Election\nRigging Response Act.” – Councilmember Penaloza
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24. Discuss and Consider Providing Direction to the City Manager and City Attorney to\nDirect Staff to Prepare an Ordinance Prohibiting the Use of Algorithmic Pricing Tools\n– Councilmember Lopez\nWORK STUDY SESSION
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25. Permanent Supportive Housing Inspections Work Study Session\nDepartment(s): Community Development Agency\nRecommended Action: Discuss and provide direction to staff.\nCITY MANAGER COMMENTS
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5. Appoint Richard Santana Nominated by Councilmember Phan as the Ward 1\nRepresentative to the Community Development Commission for a Partial Term\nExpiring December 12, 2028\nDepartment(s): City Clerk’s Office\nRecommended Action: Appoint Richard Santana to the Community Development\nCommission as the Ward 1 representative and administer the Oath of Office. (Pursuant\nto SAMC Sec. 2­326(a), requires five affirmative votes.)
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6. Public Facilities Naming No. 2025­02 ­ Naming of the Santa Ana Police Athletic &\nActivity League (PAAL) Center at 2627 W. McFadden Avenue Pursuant to SAMC\nSection 33­8\nDepartment(s): Planning and Building Agency\nRecommended Action: Affirm the Planning Commission’s adoption of a resolution\napproving Public Facilities No. 2025­02 naming the Santa Ana Police Athletic &\nActivity League (PAAL) Center at 2627 West McFadden Avenue as the Jose Vargas\nPAAL Center.
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7. Appropriation Adjustments to Carryover Unspent Amounts from Fiscal Year 2024­25 to\nFiscal Year 2025­26\nDepartment(s): Finance and Management\nServices\n10/7/2025\nRecommended Action: 1. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment to reduce the\nFY2024­25 budget for unspent amounts carried forward to FY2025­26. (Requires five\nRecommended Action: Affirm the Planning Commission’s adoption of a resolution\napproving Public Facilities No. 2025­02 naming the Santa Ana Police Athletic &\nActivity League (PAAL) Center at 2627 West McFadden Avenue as the Jose Vargas\nPAAL Center.\n7. Appropriation Adjustments to Carryover Unspent Amounts from Fiscal Year 2024­25 to\nFiscal Year 2025­26\nDepartment(s): Finance and Management Services\nRecommended Action: 1. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment to reduce the\nFY2024­25 budget for unspent amounts carried forward to FY2025­26. (Requires five\naffirmative votes)\n2. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment to increase the FY2025­26 budget for\namounts carried forward from FY2024­25. (Requires five affirmative votes)
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8. Additional Construction Funding to Address Critical Maintenance Needs and Original\nWorkmanship Quality Issues for the Newhope Library Renovation Project (Project No.\n22­1802) (General Fund) (Non General Fund)\nDepartment(s): Library\nRecommended Action: 1. Approve additional construction funding for the Newhope\nLibrary Renovation Project in the amount of $600,000 in General Fund and Cannabis\nPublic Benefit Fund funding.\n2. Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025­26 Capital Improvement Program to\ninclude $600,000 in construction funds for the Newhope Library Renovation Project\n(Project No. 22­1802).
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9. License Agreement with Bowers Museum for Digital Marquee Placement\nDepartment(s): City Manager’s Office\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute a license agreement\nwith The Charles W. Bowers Museum Corporation to grant the City use of a specific\nsection of real property, located on the northeast corner of 1914 W. Main St., for\nplacement of a digital marquee for a 10­year term, with provisions for an automatic 10­\nyear extension. (Agreement No. A­2025­XXX)