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The council spent the session setting its priorities for the year ahead, with staff presenting where the city currently stands.2:30
Mayor Amezcua stressed this was a work study and not a budget meeting, so nothing said would count as direction on spending.1:03:02
Staff paused on how much the Measure X sales tax had changed what the city could contemplate, noting things once thought impossible to address.28:22
Reporting back from neighbourhood leaders, the first priority named was better communication from the city and the second was public safety, alongside homelessness and drug use.1:27:27
The mayor said she did not want residents reading that and concluding unhoused people are the cause, pointing out that people travel into Santa Ana from across the county.2:38:18
A councilmember asked the police department to study whether pedestrian deaths and injuries had actually risen, in the context of a discussion about jaywalking enforcement.2:43:25
Staff set out options for the River View Golf Course, including the city managing it directly and keeping more of the income rather than sharing profit with an operator.2:30:37
They suggested the site could earn more through better facilities and event and wedding hire.2:28:01
The session also touched on staff wellbeing, including a wellness and meditation space at the police department.3:24:22
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