12May
2022
Special City Council Meeting · One key issue

This was a workshop on the draft city budget for 2022-23, where councilmembers tell staff what they want funded before a budget is written.

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

  1. 01

    Nothing was voted on, and the requests ranged widely.

    2:11:52
  2. 02

    Councilmember Penaloza argued the city should spend its one-time money on rebuilding pools, playgrounds and community centres rather than on smaller gestures.

    2:11:52
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    What councilmembers said

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    Phil Bacerra
    Phil BacerraMayor Pro Tem

    But as far as equipment that all of our neighborhood associations can use, I know there's always the demand for the showmobile, which can be a pain as far as transporting, but let's try to figure out what that, if it's not the showmobile, what is the…

    2:44:32
    Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
    Johnathan Ryan HernandezCouncilmember

    deserve to have the best parks and recreation department in the County of Orange or the center of the county. I want to see Parks and Rec properly funded so that we can create innovative programming through institutions like the Santa Ana Zoo. If Parks and…

    2:28:56
    Thai Viet Phan
    Thai Viet PhanCouncilmember

    It's a place for people to go and learn about the history of Chinatown, pay our respects, but also it's a tourist attraction. I think that is something that Santa Ana is well known for, our history and culture. The other one I want to bring up, and maybe this…

    2:55:45
    David Penaloza
    David PenalozaCouncilmember

    because we can't create another city department, whether it's a mental health department inside the police department that's going to now contract out, they still need to put in a bid for it. It can't, it's, there's going to be a process always, so why not…

    2:15:03
  3. 03

    Councilmember Mendoza asked for free classes at community centres, a stipend for neighbourhood association presidents, more summer concerts and low-cost excursions for teenagers.

    2:17:09
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    Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Workshop Session

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    What councilmembers said

    Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.

    Phil Bacerra
    Phil BacerraMayor Pro Tem

    But as far as equipment that all of our neighborhood associations can use, I know there's always the demand for the showmobile, which can be a pain as far as transporting, but let's try to figure out what that, if it's not the showmobile, what is the…

    2:44:32
    Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
    Johnathan Ryan HernandezCouncilmember

    deserve to have the best parks and recreation department in the County of Orange or the center of the county. I want to see Parks and Rec properly funded so that we can create innovative programming through institutions like the Santa Ana Zoo. If Parks and…

    2:28:56
    Thai Viet Phan
    Thai Viet PhanCouncilmember

    It's a place for people to go and learn about the history of Chinatown, pay our respects, but also it's a tourist attraction. I think that is something that Santa Ana is well known for, our history and culture. The other one I want to bring up, and maybe this…

    2:55:45
    David Penaloza
    David PenalozaCouncilmember

    because we can't create another city department, whether it's a mental health department inside the police department that's going to now contract out, they still need to put in a bid for it. It can't, it's, there's going to be a process always, so why not…

    2:15:03
  4. 04

    Councilmember Hernandez pressed for a much larger Parks and Recreation budget, framing youth programming as violence prevention rather than as recreation.

    2:24:21
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    Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Workshop Session

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    What councilmembers said

    Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.

    Phil Bacerra
    Phil BacerraMayor Pro Tem

    But as far as equipment that all of our neighborhood associations can use, I know there's always the demand for the showmobile, which can be a pain as far as transporting, but let's try to figure out what that, if it's not the showmobile, what is the…

    2:44:32
    Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
    Johnathan Ryan HernandezCouncilmember

    deserve to have the best parks and recreation department in the County of Orange or the center of the county. I want to see Parks and Rec properly funded so that we can create innovative programming through institutions like the Santa Ana Zoo. If Parks and…

    2:28:56
    Thai Viet Phan
    Thai Viet PhanCouncilmember

    It's a place for people to go and learn about the history of Chinatown, pay our respects, but also it's a tourist attraction. I think that is something that Santa Ana is well known for, our history and culture. The other one I want to bring up, and maybe this…

    2:55:45
    David Penaloza
    David PenalozaCouncilmember

    because we can't create another city department, whether it's a mental health department inside the police department that's going to now contract out, they still need to put in a bid for it. It can't, it's, there's going to be a process always, so why not…

    2:15:03
  5. 05

    The city manager agreed to fold the evening's direction into a revised presentation for the following week.

    3:06:35
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    Related agenda item 1

    Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Workshop Session

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    What councilmembers said

    Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.

    Phil Bacerra
    Phil BacerraMayor Pro Tem

    But as far as equipment that all of our neighborhood associations can use, I know there's always the demand for the showmobile, which can be a pain as far as transporting, but let's try to figure out what that, if it's not the showmobile, what is the…

    2:44:32
    Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
    Johnathan Ryan HernandezCouncilmember

    deserve to have the best parks and recreation department in the County of Orange or the center of the county. I want to see Parks and Rec properly funded so that we can create innovative programming through institutions like the Santa Ana Zoo. If Parks and…

    2:28:56
    Thai Viet Phan
    Thai Viet PhanCouncilmember

    It's a place for people to go and learn about the history of Chinatown, pay our respects, but also it's a tourist attraction. I think that is something that Santa Ana is well known for, our history and culture. The other one I want to bring up, and maybe this…

    2:55:45
    David Penaloza
    David PenalozaCouncilmember

    because we can't create another city department, whether it's a mental health department inside the police department that's going to now contract out, they still need to put in a bid for it. It can't, it's, there's going to be a process always, so why not…

    2:15:03
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Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Workshop Session

2:11:52
  • The council spent the session giving staff direction on what the 2022-23 budget should pay for, ahead of a formal budget being brought back.2:11:52
  • Councilmember Penaloza said he could not justify a new memorial plaque at Memorial Park while the pool, playground and community centre around it were falling apart, and urged that the city's roughly forty million dollars of one-time money go to that kind of repair.2:11:52
  • He also asked the city to teach local businesses and community groups how to bid for contracts, arguing that is more durable than an annual handout the next council can cancel.2:11:52
  • He warned that hiring four more code enforcement officers will create work for the city attorney's office that has to be staffed too.2:11:52
  • Councilmember Mendoza backed rebuilding the swimming pools, recalling learning to swim at Santa Anita Park for a quarter, and asked for a police substation and a youth centre on the south side.2:17:09
  • She also asked for a stipend for neighbourhood association presidents, saying the workload makes it hard to find anyone willing to serve.2:17:09
  • Councilmember Hernandez asked for a funded police oversight function, restrooms at El Salvador and Birch parks, and a community centre for the Santa Anita neighbourhood while its own centre is under construction.2:24:21
  • He made the case that properly funding Parks and Recreation, youth sports, the arts and case management for young people on the edge is itself a public safety strategy.2:24:21
  • The city manager said staff would work the night's direction into a refined presentation before the next session.3:06:35
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  1. Provide any additional direction to staff for the Draft Fiscal Year 2022-2023 City budget
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