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CLOSED SESSION REPORT — No reportable action. See 19A for the addition on an <br />emergency item to the Closed and Open Regular agenda. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />• Ken Nguyen, provided City Council with newspaper article in support of ward map C3. <br />• Mike Tardif, expressed concern over revised map and opined map will negatively <br />impact a newly elected councilmember. Unsupportive of map C3. <br />• Everlena Oliver, unsupportive of ward map. Opined map should be inclusive of <br />everyone. <br />• Cecilia Iglesias, urged City Council to adopt ward map D2. Unsupportive of ward map <br />C3. <br />• Theresa Le, expressed support for map and thanked City Council for their efforts. <br />• Chris Schmidt, addressed City Council to express concern over possible violation of <br />City Charter in adopting new ward boundaries. <br />• Alberta Christy, unsupportive of map that may negatively impact newly elected <br />councilmember. <br />• Thomas Gordon, opined litigation did not ask for redistricting and only asked to <br />transition to a ward system. Urged City Council to continue item and allow newly <br />elected council to address issue. <br />• Luis Sarmiento, unsupportive of sale of public land. Opined need to utilize public funds <br />to benefit community and pursue community land trust model. <br />• Ryan Reza Farsai, expressed concern over tax increase and unregulated cannabis <br />industry. Opined debt is being placed on the tax holders and concerned that election <br />process is broken. <br />• Karen Romero Estrada with Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible <br />Development (OCCORD) spoke on Agenda Item 19G, commends city's efforts to <br />support homelessness services and also remind and urge council to continue to direct <br />inclusionary funds towards the production of long-term affordable housing units to use <br />public parcels for public needs, and advocates to be included in all affordable housing <br />discussions. <br />CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS <br />MOTION: Approve staff recommendations on the following Consent <br />Calendar items10A through 25E, with the following modifications: <br />• Mayor Pro Tem Martinez pulled Agenda Items 11A, 19C, 19E, 19F, 19G, 20C, <br />and 20E for separate discussion and dissented on Agenda Item 20D, 25A and <br />25D. <br />• Councilmember Benavides pulled Agenda Items 20D and 25A for separate <br />discussion. <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 4 DECEMBER 4, 2018 <br />10A-4 <br />