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Councilmember Hernandez said women and children had been harmed by Chavez and that the city should stand with those who had come forward.
▶3:59:31Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.
you thank you and I appreciate everyone's support because I know this is very important to everyone and I'd also like to thank the city manager because the estimated fiscal impact of this is only fifteen thousand dollars and what is that for that is to pay for…
And I think that if there's any other property in the city that we are aware of that might not be ours and under our jurisdiction that we send letters. Obviously we can't demand anyone do anything with their private property, but we could just as a suggestion…
seconded by Mayor Mezcua to approve the recommended actions for item number 20 meaning renaming Cesar Chavez Campesino Park to Campesino Park removing the name and likeness of Cesar Chavez from all city-owned assets and negotiate amendments to labor agreements…
with everybody what it was about if it's more than that and within your authority can you just please Please get it done, thank you.
The direction covers murals, signage and commemorative displays, and includes talks with the unions about the related holiday in their agreements.
▶3:55:17Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.
you thank you and I appreciate everyone's support because I know this is very important to everyone and I'd also like to thank the city manager because the estimated fiscal impact of this is only fifteen thousand dollars and what is that for that is to pay for…
And I think that if there's any other property in the city that we are aware of that might not be ours and under our jurisdiction that we send letters. Obviously we can't demand anyone do anything with their private property, but we could just as a suggestion…
seconded by Mayor Mezcua to approve the recommended actions for item number 20 meaning renaming Cesar Chavez Campesino Park to Campesino Park removing the name and likeness of Cesar Chavez from all city-owned assets and negotiate amendments to labor agreements…
with everybody what it was about if it's more than that and within your authority can you just please Please get it done, thank you.
It passed seven votes to nothing.
▶4:11:50Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.
you thank you and I appreciate everyone's support because I know this is very important to everyone and I'd also like to thank the city manager because the estimated fiscal impact of this is only fifteen thousand dollars and what is that for that is to pay for…
And I think that if there's any other property in the city that we are aware of that might not be ours and under our jurisdiction that we send letters. Obviously we can't demand anyone do anything with their private property, but we could just as a suggestion…
seconded by Mayor Mezcua to approve the recommended actions for item number 20 meaning renaming Cesar Chavez Campesino Park to Campesino Park removing the name and likeness of Cesar Chavez from all city-owned assets and negotiate amendments to labor agreements…
with everybody what it was about if it's more than that and within your authority can you just please Please get it done, thank you.
The council also took early direction on the 2026-27 budget and heard the fire authority's quarterly briefing.
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Educational social service organization, $300. Downtown bid members, $300. Santa Ana businesses, $500. Businesses outside of Santa Ana, $1,200. Restaurants, $2,000. We can increase those prices. So it's not on the backs of our constituents. So I'm going to…
Yeah, yeah, I think that we definitely need to, there's wiggle room there as well for improvements on what that looks like. And even just looking at 5Ks and 10Ks in neighboring cities. I mean, they're charging, I'm not saying we've got to charge $80, but…
great that by the end of this year somebody up here is going to be at the State Assembly and they can usher through a bill that will help fund large-scale investments in the City of Santa Ana relating to infrastructure such as state buildings, state parking…
some of the leakage now, it's only gonna get worse, it's only gonna cost more long term, and you don't wanna wait for some of those repairs when you're not gonna have some of the dollars that we have now. You know, I would say that we should consider, start…
Habitat for Humanity spoke about a proposed affordable homeownership project on East Pine Street that a councilmember had asked the city to review.
▶3:42:17Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.
Thank you very much, Madam City Clerk. Consent calendar items five through 19 are before us. Council members, please announce any items that you'll be abstaining from due to a conflict. If there are any requests to pull an item from the consent calendar for…
procedures and call the first speakers thank you thank you mayor pursuant to resolution number 2025 25-004, speakers are requested to address the City Council directly and to refrain from profane language, racial epitaphs, and libelous or slanderous statements…
And I wanna thank Chief Henry because your advocacy for the fire station master plan, I think is very critical. And it's something that I think is gonna have a lasting impact, you know, beyond all of our tenures here. Because I think one thing that I'm always…
Thank you, Madam Mayor. I also want to say thank you, D.C. Chief Henry, because for the past several years, you guys have came to Ward 5 and have helped the most vulnerable members of our community, seniors in mobile homes. And you have volunteers who not only…
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