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  1. This was the final adoption of the ordinance dissolving the arts and culture, environment and transport, historic resources, parks and recreation, and youth commissions.

    2:58:22

  2. The council voted to abolish five citizen commissions as a budget saving: arts and culture, environment and transport, historic resources, parks and recreation, and youth.

    3:08:21

  3. Councilmember Bacerra said he did not support the cuts at all and would rather the historic resources, youth and arts commissions kept meeting, but that the budget has to balance.

    2:19:16
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  1. Jul72026
    Item 20Agenda title

    Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. NS-3097 Dissolving the Arts and Culture Commission; Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission; Historic Resources Commission; Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission; and Youth Commission First reading at the June 16, 2026 City Council Meeting and approved by a vote of 5-2. Published in the OC Reporter on June 19, 2026

    • This was the final adoption of the ordinance dissolving the arts and culture, environment and transport, historic resources, parks and recreation, and youth commissions.2:58:22
    • It carried with the consent calendar, but Councilmember Lopez and Mayor Pro Tem Penaloza both had no votes recorded against it, as they had at first reading.2:58:25
  2. Jun162026
    Item 20Agenda title

    Dissolve the Arts and Culture Commission; Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission; Historic Resources Commission; Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission; and Youth Commission as Part of the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget Adoption

    • The council voted to abolish five citizen commissions as a budget saving: arts and culture, environment and transport, historic resources, parks and recreation, and youth.3:08:21
    • Mayor Pro Tem Penaloza said he had thought about it for weeks and would vote no, placing it in a long pattern of the city narrowing how the public takes part.3:08:38
  3. Jun162026
    Item 16Agenda title

    Resolution and Appropriation Adjustment to Accept the State of California Volunteers Youth Service Corps Award Agreement JP2017-Y2526 (Non-General Fund)

    • The council accepted a state grant for a youth service corps and adjusted the budget to receive it.3:08:15
  4. Jun162026
    Item 15Agenda title

    Award $600,000 of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Formula Youth Funds for Program Year 2026-2027 (Non-General Fund)

    • The council awarded $600,000 of federal youth employment money for the coming programme year.3:08:15
  5. Jun22026
    Item 23Discussion mention

    Public Hearing - Ordinance to Adopt the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget, Resolution for Changes to the City’s Basic Classification and Compensation Plan, Uniform Schedule of Miscellaneous Fees, Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program, and the City’s Annual Update to Comply with AB2561 Legal notice published in the OC Reporter on May 20 and May 27, 2026

    • Councilmember Bacerra said he did not support the cuts at all and would rather the historic resources, youth and arts commissions kept meeting, but that the budget has to balance.2:19:16
    • He asked the city manager to confirm the police youth league is being reduced rather than eliminated, so residents would not come away thinking it had disappeared.2:21:25
  6. Jun22026
    Item 22Agenda title

    Public Hearing – Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act Hearing for Orange County School of the Arts and The Legacy Fund Legal Notice published in the OC Register on May 22, 2026

    • This was a formal hearing the law requires before tax-exempt bonds can be issued, here for the Orange County School of the Arts and the Legacy Fund.1:33:18
    • Nobody from the public spoke and no emails were received, and the council approved it seven votes to nothing.1:34:21
  7. Jun22026
    Item 3Agenda title

    Garden Grove Unified School District Update on the Rosita Elementary Renaming to Palomino Elementary and the Opportunity for the City of Santa Ana to Align and Rename Rosita Park

    • A Garden Grove Unified school board trustee told the council his district is renaming Rosita Elementary after Frank and Irene Palomino, and asked Santa Ana to rename the adjoining Rosita Park to match.54:25
    • The Palominos were one of five families who sued over the segregation of Mexican American children, winning the 1946 case that ended school segregation in Orange County and helped pave the way for Brown against Board of Education.54:25
  8. May192026
    Item 8Agenda title

    Appoint Sailee Charlu Nominated by Councilmember Vazquez as the Ward 2 Representative to the Youth Commission for a Partial Term Expiring December 8, 2026

    • Sailee Charlu was appointed as the Ward 2 representative to the Youth Commission, on Councilmember Vazquez's nomination.3:11:57