
Said the council had been hearing these complaints for months.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Police told the council they had already stopped the contractor citing drivers for missing front licence plates and expired tabs.
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Said the council had been hearing these complaints for months.

Wants strict enforcement but wants the contract to spell out exactly what the contractor may enforce.

Said the police department would do a better job of downtown parking enforcement than the contractor.

Wants the laws enforced but said the message to the contractor should be not to be jerks about it.

Supported the enforcement, citing blocked pavements forcing wheelchair users into the road.
Councilmember Bacerra asked staff to draft an ordinance requiring people seeking city contracts, licences or permits to disclose their campaign contributions, borrowing language from state law.
▶4:55:51Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.

okay so we know it's open right okay so I would really just recommend please go on there take the survey tell us about what you think is important of the two years that i've been sitting here and have worked on the budget has been public safety and…

believe again that this council does this in that we look at them fairly and openly but again this is to make sure that we make it clear to folks that that think that dirty politics is the way to get things approved in Santa Ana, we make it clear that if you…

least once a week there's a car inside those planters because they're not It's completely pitch black. They're not lit. There's no markers. There's no reflectors. There's nothing it is dark I've almost crashed into them. You really cannot see them and this is…

The Santa Ana Police Department just launched a new text messaging system to keep residents informed about when requesting police assistance for non-emergency incidents. So callers can receive real-time texts once they submit a concern, and they leave their…
The council also received a mid-year budget update and approved a construction contract, both without division.
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YOU AND SOME OF YOUR STAFF HAVE BEEN VERY GRACIOUS WITH YOUR TIME IN ATTENDING MEETINGS DOWN ON THE SOUTH END WITH THE SOUTH COAST BUSINESSES. SO THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE HUT AND CENTER NEAR FIRST AMERICA AND THE HOTELS AND WE ALL HEARD THE SAME STORY WHERE…

we have staff that are grant dependent right and so can i want to see if the general fund budget that we oversee can absorb those losses that can potentially happen at the federal level because because that is a massive concern for working people right now…

Thank you, I think that's it. And Mr. City Manager, to you and your staff, thank you. I think as we move forward and we don't know what's gonna come down from the federal level and you know we were you know everybody's you know there's so many things that are…

Just quickly, and for fun, what do you call it, F-150? I'm sorry. So you notice that in December we did $2 million, and then we're asking for another million dollars. Now, for us, this is critical, and it goes back to this overall messaging that we're trying…
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Splits in votes or reasoning
Said the council had been hearing these complaints for months.
Wants strict enforcement but wants the contract to spell out exactly what the contractor may enforce.
Said the police department would do a better job of downtown parking enforcement than the contractor.
Wants the laws enforced but said the message to the contractor should be not to be jerks about it.
Supported the enforcement, citing blocked pavements forcing wheelchair users into the road.
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