5August
2025
Regular City Council Meeting · One key issue

Staff updated the council on activities with Santa Ana's sister city, Sahuayo in Mexico.

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What happened

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

  1. 01

    The council named its voting delegate for the League of California Cities annual meeting.

    3:39:30
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    Designate a Voting Delegate and up to Two Alternates for League of California Cities (Cal Cities) 2025 Annual Conference General…

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    Valerie Amezcua
    Valerie AmezcuaMayor

    City Manager and Deputy, thank you so very much because our families use our bus stops and what a great place to put up the posters and the information. but at our bus stops right so it's a great opportunity for us as a city to provide that information first…

    4:14:27
    Benjamin Vazquez
    Benjamin VazquezMayor Pro Tem

    they're not going to pull over because they're ready for those hard harder phone calls they're They're ready for what the work that we've expected them to do when we call them. They show up, but they're not going to pull over like the quality of life. They'll…

    4:10:51
    David Penaloza
    David PenalozaCouncilmember

    and then go on, yeah, almost a $20,000 trip to Harvard on the back of taxpayers taxpayers is completely inappropriate. So I would hope that as we move into next year's budget cycle, all of the council members up here take a close look and look at what the…

    4:02:15
    Phil Bacerra
    Phil BacerraCouncilmember

    That's fantastic. That's great news. I think a lot of folks will appreciate that. Last but certainly not least, tomorrow at 4 p.m. over at Taft Elementary, there'll be an opportunity for the community to provide input on the design of the new playground over…

    3:58:17
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    Most other business was routine and approved together.

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    Excused Absences

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    Jessie Lopez
    Jessie LopezCouncilmember

    And so one of the key lessons involved discussing the city of Rockwood in Illinois, which is comparable to our size. And essentially, we got to hear and learn about how Rockwood solved chronic homelessness and ended veteran homelessness for their community.…

    3:45:11
    Thai Viet Phan
    Thai Viet PhanCouncilmember

    I look forward to more visits from the Soil delegation as well as us visiting them with our team, whether it's water engineering workforce. Love to talk to you about any ideas that we might have. So thank you to our team. On August 12th we had our annual legal…

    3:52:08
    Valerie Amezcua
    Valerie AmezcuaMayor

    MOTION CARRIES. AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE BUSINESS CALENDAR. ITEM 20 IS A DESIGNATION OF A VOTING DELEGATE FOR CAL CITIES 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. MADAM CITY CLERK MAY WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT. DOES THE COUNCIL NEED A STAFF REPORT? I…

    3:39:14
    Jennifer L. Hall
    Jennifer L. HallCity Clerk

    A motion by Council Member Hernandez, seconded by Council Member Becerra to approve the consent calendar. Items number four through 19, with the exception of item 17 that was pulled for separate discussion and consideration and item six, seven and eight that…

    3:38:41
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LIABILITY CLAIM pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.95: A. Claimant: William Thielman [Workers’ Compensation Claim] B.…

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LIABILITY CLAIM pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.95: A. Claimant: William Thielman [Workers’ Compensation Claim] B. Claimant: David Lampman [Workers’ Compensation Claim]

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Closed-session labor negotiations with city employee organizations

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CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6(a): Agency Negotiator: Peter Brown Employee Organizations: Service Employees International Union, Full-Time Employees Unit (SEIU-FT) Service Employees International Union, Part-Time Non-Civil Service Employees Unit (SEIU-PTNCS)

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Closed-session labor negotiations with city employee organizations

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CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6(a): Agency Negotiator: Lori Schnaider, Executive Director of Human Resources Employee Organizations: Confidential Association of Santa Ana (CASA) Santa Ana Middle Management / Administrative Management Association (SAMA) Santa Ana Police Management Association (PMA)

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Ceremonial Presentations

Certificates of Recognition presented by Mayor Amezcua recognizing the Quality of Life Team for Outstanding Contributions to the…

2:18:23
  • A ceremonial presentation of certificates or a proclamation.2:18:23
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Certificates of Recognition presented by Mayor Amezcua recognizing the Quality of Life Team for Outstanding Contributions to the Community

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Ceremonial Presentations

Certificates of Recognition presented by Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez recognizing Eleanor and Vida Ramos for their Exceptional Athletic…

2:32:02
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Certificates of Recognition presented by Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez recognizing Eleanor and Vida Ramos for their Exceptional Athletic Accomplishments

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Staff Presentations

Sister City Sahuayo Presentation

2:37:38
  • Staff presented an update on exchanges with Santa Ana's sister city, Sahuayo, including cultural events and meetings between local businesses and artists.2:37:47
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Consent Calendar

Excused Absences

3:38:30
  • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:38:30
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Official recommendation
  1. Excuse the absent members
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Consent Calendar

Minutes from the Regular Meeting of July 15, 2025

3:38:30
  • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:38:30
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  1. Approve minutes
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Consent Calendar

Appoint Adrian Anguiano Nominated by Mayor Amezcua as the Mayoral Representative to the Personnel Board for a Partial Term Expiring…

3:38:30
  • A ward appointment nominated by Mayor Amezcua.3:38:30
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Appoint Adrian Anguiano Nominated by Mayor Amezcua as the Mayoral Representative to the Personnel Board for a Partial Term Expiring December 8, 2026

Official recommendation
  1. Appoint Adrian Anguiano to the Personnel Board as the mayoral representative and administer the Oath of Office
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Consent Calendar

Appoint Victorino Bermejo Nominated by Councilmember Penaloza as the Ward 6 Representative to the Arts and Culture Commission for a…

3:38:30
  • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:38:30
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Appoint Victorino Bermejo Nominated by Councilmember Penaloza as the Ward 6 Representative to the Arts and Culture Commission for a Partial Term Expiring December 8, 2026

Official recommendation
  1. Appoint Victorino Bermejo to the Arts and Culture Commission as the Ward 6 representative and administer the Oath of Office. (Pursuant to SAMC Sec. 2-326(a), requires five affirmative votes.)
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Consent Calendar

Appoint Dylan Almendral Nominated by Councilmember Penaloza as the Ward 6 Representative to the Historic Resources Commission for a…

3:38:30
  • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:38:30
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Appoint Dylan Almendral Nominated by Councilmember Penaloza as the Ward 6 Representative to the Historic Resources Commission for a Partial Term Expiring December 8, 2026

Official recommendation
  1. Appoint Dylan Almendral to the Historic Resources Commission as the Ward 6 representative and administer the Oath of Office. (Pursuant to SAMC Sec. 2-326(a), requires five affirmative votes.)
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Consent Calendar

Receive and File Boards and Commissions Biannual Attendance Report for January Through June 2025

3:38:30
  • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:38:30
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Official recommendation
  1. Receive and file Boards and Commissions Biannual Attendance Report
  2. Provide direction to staff, if/as needed
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Consent Calendar

Orange County Grand Jury’s Investigative Report, Findings, and Recommendations Regarding Long-Term Solutions to Short-Term Rentals…

3:04:35
  • The council reviewed a county grand jury report and its findings.3:04:35
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Orange County Grand Jury’s Investigative Report, Findings, and Recommendations Regarding Long-Term Solutions to Short-Term Rentals and City’s Response to the Findings and Recommendations

Official recommendation
  1. Receive and file the Orange County Grand Jury’s investigative report, findings, and recommendations regarding long- term solutions to short-term rentals and authorize the City Manager to deliver the city’s response to the findings and recommendations to the presiding judge of the Superior Court
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Consent Calendar

Agreements with SLS Property Solutions, Inc., Real Estate Consulting & Services, Inc., Quality Sprayers, Inc., and Hunter…

3:38:30
  • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:38:30
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Agreements with SLS Property Solutions, Inc., Real Estate Consulting & Services, Inc., Quality Sprayers, Inc., and Hunter Consulting, Inc. DBA HCI Environmental & Engineering Services for On-Call Trash, Weed, Rubbish, Sanitation Abatement, and Board-Up Services for the Planning and Building Agency (Specification No. 25-025) (Non-General Fund)

Official recommendation
  1. Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with SLS Property Solutions, Inc., Real Estate Consulting & Services, Inc., Quality Sprayers, Inc., and Hunter Consulting, Inc. DBA HCI Environmental & Engineering Services for citywide on-call trash, weeds, rubbish, sanitation abatement and board up services in an aggregate amount not to exceed $450,000 for a term beginning August 5, 2025 and expiring August 4, 2028, with provisions for two, one-year renewal options (Core Agreement No. A-2025-XXX)
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Consent Calendar

Agreement with BC Services, Inc. for Collection Agency Services (Specification No. 25-040) (General Fund)

2:58:14
  • An agreement with a collection agency to recover money owed to the city.2:58:15
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Official recommendation
  1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with BC Services, Inc. to provide collection agency services for a term beginning August 5, 2025 and expiring August 4, 2028, with provisions for two (2) 1-year extensions (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX)
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Consent Calendar

Agreement with Euna Solutions, Inc for Maintenance and Support of Citywide Budget Management Software (Specification No. 25-020)…

3:38:30
  • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:38:30
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Agreement with Euna Solutions, Inc for Maintenance and Support of Citywide Budget Management Software (Specification No. 25-020) (General Fund)

Official recommendation
  1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Euna Solutions, Inc. for the maintenance and support of Citywide budget management software in an amount not to exceed $585,565, for a term beginning August 15, 2025 and expiring August 14, 2028, with provisions for two (2), one-year extensions (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX)
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Consent Calendar

Authorize Funding for One (1) Additional Year for a Learning Management System Agreement with Meridian Knowledge Solutions, LLC

3:38:30
  • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:38:30
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Official recommendation
  1. Authorize funding at reduced subscription fees for one (1) additional year for the agreement with Meridian Knowledge Solutions, LLC, for the Learning Management System (“LMS”) subscription at an annual rate of $30,362, and the add-on service of web-based training content at an annual rate of $42,064
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Consent Calendar

Approve Renewal of Citywide Insurance Program and Policies Through Independent Cities Risk Management Authority (ICRMA) and Arthur…

3:38:30
  • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:38:30
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Approve Renewal of Citywide Insurance Program and Policies Through Independent Cities Risk Management Authority (ICRMA) and Arthur J. Gallagher, an Appropriation Adjustment of $1,345,359, Associated Insurance Premiums, Costs, Programs, and Regulatory Fees for Total Payments Not to Exceed $13,521,649 (Non-General Fund)

Official recommendation
  1. Authorize the City Manager to approve payment of insurance premiums and associated programs to ICRMA in an amount not to exceed $9,501,254 for the protection of City assets from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 including but not limited to: a. Excess Liability Program b. Excess Workers’ Compensation Program c. Auto Physical Damage Program d. Property and Equipment Program e. Crime Program f. Cyber Program g. Associated Programs
  2. Authorize the City Manager to approve payment of insurance premiums to Arthur J. Gallagher, Broker, in an amount not to exceed $3,520,395 for ancillary coverages of City’s assets from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 including but not limited to: a. General Liability Buffer Program b. Workers’ Compensation Buffer Program c. Earth Movement & Flood and Difference in Coverage (DIC) Program d. Terrorism Insurance Program e. Underground Storage Tank and Environmental Program
  3. Authorize the City Manager to approve the City’s obligation to pay the State of California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) estimated assessment in the amount not to exceed $500,000
  4. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment of $1,345,359 in Liability and Property Insurance Revenue to utilize the fund balance through the Prior Year Carryforward revenue account (No. 08009002-50001) and appropriate spending of the original adopted budget in the same amount from the Liability & Property insurance account (No. 08009051-64010). (Requires five affirmative votes)
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Consent Calendar

Agreements with Graviton Consulting Services, Inc. and Oracle Corp. for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Software and…

3:38:30
  • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:38:30
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Agreements with Graviton Consulting Services, Inc. and Oracle Corp. for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Software and Implementation Services (Specification No. 23-132) (Non-General Fund)

Official recommendation
  1. Approve agreement with Graviton Consulting Services, Inc. for the purchase of Oracle Cloud ERP subscription licensing, for an initial three-year term beginning September 1, 2025, with seven optional one-year renewals, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,026,843; and authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to execute future ordering documents as necessary, provided the total cost does not exceed the approved aggregate amount (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX)
  2. Approve an agreement with Graviton Consulting Services, Inc. for Oracle ERP implementation services, in an amount not to exceed $4,798,915, for a 35-month term beginning August 1, 2025, and expiring June 30, 2028 (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX)
  3. Approve agreement with Oracle America, Inc. for Public Sector Oracle Cloud Services, to govern the terms and conditions of the Oracle Cloud ERP services (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX)
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Consent Calendar

Appropriation Adjustment, Cooperative Cost Reimbursement Agreement with the City of Orange, and Construction Contract for the Main…

3:26:15
  • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:26:15
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Appropriation Adjustment, Cooperative Cost Reimbursement Agreement with the City of Orange, and Construction Contract for the Main Street Rehabilitation Project from Memory Lane to North City Limits and Bedford Road at Mainplace Drive (Project Nos. 20-6959, 20-6960) (Non-General Fund)

Official recommendation
  1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $104,670 in cost reimbursements from the City of Orange into the Select Street Construction, Expense Reimbursement revenue account (No. 05917002-57000), and appropriate the same amount to the Select Street Construction, Improvements Other Than Buildings expenditure account (No. 05917660-66220) for the Main Street Rehabilitation Project. (Requires five affirmative votes)
  2. Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Program to include an additional $104,670 in construction funds for the Main Street Rehabilitation Project from Memory Lane to North City Limits Project (No. 20-6959, 20-6960)
  3. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Cooperative Cost Reimbursement Agreement with the City of Orange for improvements on Main Street within the Orange jurisdiction from Memory Lane to North City Limits
  4. Award a construction contract to All American Asphalt, the lowest responsible bidder, in accordance with the base bid in the amount of $792,573, subject to change orders, for the construction of the Main Street Rehabilitation Project (No. 20-6959, 20-6960), for a term beginning August 5, 2025 and ending upon project completion
  5. Approve the Project Cost Analysis for a total estimated construction delivery cost of $990,716, which includes $792,573 for the construction contract; $118,885 for contract administration, inspection, and testing; and $79,258 in project contingency funds for unanticipated or unforeseen work
  6. Determine that, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions are exempt from further review. Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. ER-2025-58 was filed for Project No. 20-6959
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Consent Calendar

Master Reimbursement Agreement with Orange County Sanitation District (Non-General Fund)

3:38:30
  • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:38:30
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Official recommendation
  1. Approve a Master Reimbursement Agreement with Orange County Sanitation District and authorize the City Manager to enter into subsequent Project Specific Supplemental Agreements as needed for the adjustment of OC Sanitation’s manhole frame and covers as part of City’s Capital Improvement Projects (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX)
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Consent Calendar

Resolution and Second Amendment to Agreement with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (General Fund)

3:38:30
  • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:38:30
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Official recommendation
  1. Adopt a Resolution designating J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the official depository for the City of Santa Ana for two (2) additional years commencing January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028. RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DESIGNATING JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE DEPOSITORY FOR CITY OF SANTA ANA FUNDS, FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL YEARS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2028, AND DESIGNATING SIGNATORIES AUTHORIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF WITHDRAWAL OF SAID FUND
  2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a second amendment to agreement with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMC”) to provide additional banking and related services in the amount of $225,000, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $787,500 (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX)
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Business Calendar

Designate a Voting Delegate and up to Two Alternates for League of California Cities (Cal Cities) 2025 Annual Conference General…

3:39:30
  • The council designated its voting delegate and alternates for the League of California Cities annual meeting.3:39:30
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Designate a Voting Delegate and up to Two Alternates for League of California Cities (Cal Cities) 2025 Annual Conference General Assembly

Official recommendation
  1. Designate a voting delegate and up to two alternates for the Cal Cities Annual Conference General Assembly on Friday, October 10, 2025
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July 21-25, 2025 Councilmember Bacerra – 2 nd Annual AAPI LEAD Summit, Atlanta, GA

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July 22-25, 2025 Councilmember Hernandez – 2025 NALEO Conference, Atlanta, GA July 25-29, 2025 Councilmember Hernandez – Sister City…

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July 22-25, 2025 Councilmember Hernandez – 2025 NALEO Conference, Atlanta, GA July 25-29, 2025 Councilmember Hernandez – Sister City Partnership Event, Sahuayo, Michoacán

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July 6-26, 2025 Councilmember Lopez – Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education, Cambridge, MA

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  • Considered by the council; no separate discussion recorded.3:44:02
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July 24-29, 2025 Councilmember Phan – Sister City Partnership Event, Sahuayo, Michoacán

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  • Considered by the council; no separate discussion recorded.3:44:02
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