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Economic development & local business

Local-business policy remains active

Downtown investment, business assistance, tourism, commercial activity, and local economic-development policy.

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  1. The planning and building director presented the first comprehensive update of the zoning code since 1968, ahead of public hearings; no vote was taken.

    6:03:03

  2. First Amendment to Agreement with Hinderliter, de Llamas and Associates (“HdL”) for Business License Tax and Fee Software Services and Bank Card Merchant Agreement with WorldPay, LLC dba FIS (General Fund & Non-General Fund)

    6:58:20

  3. The council received the annual report from the city's tourism body.

    3:09:32
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  1. Oct202026
    Item 30Editorial assignment

    Comprehensive Zoning Code Update Study Session (Continued from the Regular City Council Meeting of October 6, 2026, Item No. 32)

    • The planning and building director presented the first comprehensive update of the zoning code since 1968, ahead of public hearings; no vote was taken.6:03:03
    • The draft creates a residential-industrial interface zone, roughly 600 feet wide where homes border industry, with good-neighbour operating standards, and removes hazardous uses such as hazardous waste facilities from industrial zones.6:20:10
  2. Oct62026
    Item 12Agenda title

    First Amendment to Agreement with Hinderliter, de Llamas and Associates (“HdL”) for Business License Tax and Fee Software Services and Bank Card Merchant Agreement with WorldPay, LLC dba FIS (General Fund & Non-General Fund)

    • An amended agreement with HdL for business licence tax software and a new card and e-check payment processing agreement with WorldPay were approved with the consent calendar.6:58:20
  3. May52026
    Item 11Agenda and summary

    2025 Travel Santa Ana Annual Report

    • The council received the annual report from the city's tourism body.3:09:32
  4. May52026
    Item 6Agenda and summary

    Economic Development Presentation

    • Staff presented an update on the work of the economic development division.3:09:32
  5. Jan202026
    Item 16Agenda title

    Agreement with DTSA Services for Downtown Santa Ana Clean & Safe Program (Specification No. 25-097) (Parking Enterprise Funds)

    • Mayor Amezcua pulled this item off the consent calendar so the council could speak to it, and thanked the downtown merchants who had written in to support it.3:32:17
    • The contract pays for the crews who clean and patrol downtown Santa Ana, at up to $1,110,764 for the year and $3,501,682 if extended.3:32:09
  6. Oct212025
    Item 11Agenda title

    Agreement to Sponsor the DTSA First Saturday ArtWalk Organized by The Frida Cinema

    • The council agreed to sponsor the First Saturday ArtWalk in downtown Santa Ana.4:21:54
  7. Oct212025
    Item 10Agenda title

    Memorandum of Understanding Between the Cities of Santa Ana, Garden Grove, and Fountain Valley to Formalize a Collaborative, Multi-Jurisdictional Effort Aimed at Enhancing Cultural Tourism, Supporting the Formation of a Vietnamese-Focused Business Improvement District Under Streets and Highways Code §§ 36500 et seq, and Promoting Job Creation and Small Business Development within the City’s Vietnamese Business Community

    • Santa Ana formalised a collaborative project with Garden Grove and Fountain Valley.4:14:44
    • It passed six votes to nothing with one member absent.4:17:56
  8. Aug52025
    Item 10Agenda and summary

    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

    • The council received an Orange County Grand Jury report on long-term solutions to short-term rentals and approved the city's written response to it.3:24:08
    • Residents had spoken on the subject during public comment, several asking the council to go further than the moratorium it had recently adopted.3:04:28