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CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />MEETING OF THE <br />LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, ETHICS, TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATIONS <br />COUNCIL COMMITTEE MINUTES <br />March 28, 2018 <br />An audio recording of this meeting is available on the City of Santa Ana website, <br />CALLED TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 12:12 pm by Chair Vicente Sarmiento at the City Hall, Ross <br />Annex, Room 1600. <br />ATTENDANCE <br />Members Present: Chair Vicente F. Sarmiento <br />Vice Chair Michele Martinez <br />Staff Present: Judson Brown; Christina Talley; Julie Castro -Cardenas; Robert Cortez; <br />Yesenia Cruz; Rosa Flores; Edgar Garcia; Jorge Garcia; Raul Godinez; <br />Maria Huizar; Norma Mitre -Ramirez; Daisy Perez. Also present were <br />Ryder Smith of Trippepi Smith; Casey Elliott, and Corrie Williams from <br />Townsend Public Affairs; Gerry Serrano; Dan Maldonado and Leslie <br />Pollner from Holland & Knight via telephone. <br />Public Comments <br />• No Comments from the Public <br />Approval of Minutes of the January 31, 2018, Legislative Affairs, Ethics, <br />Transparency and Communications Committee Meeting <br />MOTION: Approve minutes. <br />MOTION: Martinez SECOND: Sarmiento <br />VOTE: AYES: Sarmiento, Martinez <br />NOES: None (0) <br />AGENDA ITEMS <br />2. Receive and File Legislative Updates <br />Federal Legislative Update from Holland & Knight - Leslie Pollner reported that <br />congress passed $1.3T FY18 Omnibus Spending Bill. Highlights include: $1.513 for <br />TIGER priorities; Santa Ana Streetcar should be getting its funding; expansion of low <br />income housing tax credit for affordable housing. $300M increase for CDBG; <br />significant increase for homeless assistance grants. <br />Legislative Affairs, Ethics, Transparency and Communications Council Committee Meeting Minutes <br />p1U,i <br />'3B�8 <br />1 <br />