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City Manager Office www.santa-ana.org/cm Item # 27 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report November 16, 2021 TOPIC: Sunshine Ordinance AGENDA TITLE: Amendments to the Sunshine Ordinance Relating to Number, Timing, and Noticing of Community Meetings for Certain Development Projects, Lobbyist Disclosure Policy, and Publishing Timeline for City Council Meeting Agendas RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Approve the first reading of an ordinance amending the Sunshine Ordinance to expand the number of community meetings for certain development projects from one to two, increase the radius of distributing noticing of said community meetings from 500 feet of the subject property to 1,000 feet, implement a Lobbyist Registration Policy, and revise the timeline to publish City Council meeting agendas from four days to seven days. 2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $40,000 from prior-year fund balance in the General Fund and appropriate the same amount to the General Fund, Clerk of the Council Service Enhancement salaries ($10,000) and contractual services ($30,000) expenditure accounts. (Requires five affirmative votes) DISCUSSION In May 2021, the City Council directed staff to research proposals to amend the Sunshine Ordinance as follows: Add one additional community meeting for certain development projects as defined in the Sunshine Ordinance. Increase noticing requirement for certain development projects from addresses within a 500-foot radius of the subject property to a 2,000-foot radius, as well as informing renters and homeowners. Require Nixle notifications when fulfilling noticing requirements for City-sponsored development projects. Require lobbyists to register with the Clerk of the Council. Continuing the deliverance of City Council meetings in the digital format and allow virtual participation of residents. Publish public meeting agendas seven days in advance. City Council 27 –1 11/16/2021