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The resolution was amended so a retiree's conflicts are declared to the whole council rather than only to the mayor.
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As I've gotten to know you over just the last few weeks and still have a long way to go in terms of getting to know you, but what's clear to me is that you are united and strongly united in your love, your pride, and your compassion for the city of Santa Ana.…
a motion by council member penia lisa seconded by council member becerra to approve adopt a resolution appointing an interim city manager effective november 21st 2023 authorizing the mayor to execute the employment agreement and that is as amended for section…
Mayor and council members, item before you this evening is a City Council generated item. The City Council had requested that you work with an outside recruiter to identify an interim city manager. And I'm just looking to our acting city manager to see if you…
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He told the council their vote was a level of trust he felt the weight of, and that what struck him is how united they are.
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As I've gotten to know you over just the last few weeks and still have a long way to go in terms of getting to know you, but what's clear to me is that you are united and strongly united in your love, your pride, and your compassion for the city of Santa Ana.…
a motion by council member penia lisa seconded by council member becerra to approve adopt a resolution appointing an interim city manager effective november 21st 2023 authorizing the mayor to execute the employment agreement and that is as amended for section…
Mayor and council members, item before you this evening is a City Council generated item. The City Council had requested that you work with an outside recruiter to identify an interim city manager. And I'm just looking to our acting city manager to see if you…
Any other comments? Let me see here. I don't see any speakers. Let's prepare to vote.
The council also engaged a recruiter to run the search for a permanent city manager.
▶2:34:12No named councilmember contribution could be reliably linked to this item.
An appeal against the planning commission's refusal of a conditional use permit for a church was decided seven votes to nothing.
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oh shoot, it's not that one, oh no, that was, conflicting, conflicts by prohibiting the location of sensitive receptors and noxious land uses in close proximity. And so the city of Santa Ana historically and as we know today has a variety of equal excuse me…
And that's fair. Sometimes people make the mistake of waiting until after they've closed escrow. In this case, they at least did it 12 days before, but for most folks that have ever closed escrow on their own home, You know, you wouldn't just wait till 12 days…
I apologize. I have loud music behind me. I don't know about anybody else, but I can hear it. I've been hearing it all night, and I'm not quite sure. I was like, I know. We weren't invited to the party, but I keep hearing it all night long. So it's kind of, I…
This is a motion by Councilmember Becerra, seconded by Councilmember Phan to approve a resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana denying appeal number 2023-07 and upholding the determination of the Planning Commission to deny conditional use…
A package covering a facility naming, an abandonment and a general plan amendment also passed seven to nothing.
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those comments thank you I just have my final comments and so appreciate the comments up here about parking and whatnot so if you recall I believe that what is it Hector's buddy schools across the street I think we denied some things there with them so I don't…
Okay. Thank you, Ali. And I just want to also reassure the public that the other concern that I heard was that this park is just a beginning of continued expansion of this park and potentially taking over properties, homes along the area. I just want to assure…
the recall process in the state of California. And I really hope that, you know, the process that you saw unfold this year doesn't happen in the city again. I know that we are under new leadership. And so I am disappointed, you know, to learn that one of my…
mayor i just wanted to thank um our staff and my colleague david penalosa for advocating for parks since I've gotten on this council I know that he is made advocating for standard and McFadden a priority so as your colleague I just want to say thank you I'm…
The council approved its meeting calendar for 2024.
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Councilmember Phan recused herself from an item involving the city of Anaheim, a client of her employer.
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…there's democracy here, and I'm happy to have a voice in Jessie Lopez, my representative, even though she's not from my ward, she's my representative. Jonathan, I'm happy that you're here, and Representative Vasquez, I'm happy that you are…
▶2:00:35…Verdeen and I am a Ward 3 resident. I just want to wish Mayor Potem Lopez a hearty congratulations on beating her recall. I'm not here for an agenda item but rather to speak on what occurred in our city throughout these last 11 months. What I've…
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