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of this Ordinance as an urgency <br />ordinance to be effective immediately <br />upon adoption by a two-thirds vote of the <br />City Council;and <br />WHEREAS,pursuant to Santa Ana City <br />Charter sections 415 and 417,based on <br />the above findings,this Ordinance is <br />declared by the City Council to be <br />necessary as an emergency measure to <br />protect and preserve the health,safety <br />and welfare of the citizens of the City of <br />Santa Ana and will become effective <br />immediately if passed by the affirmative <br />votes of at least two-thirds (2/3)of the <br />members of the City Council.The City <br />Council hereby finds that there is an <br />urgent need to adopt these regulations in <br />order to address the current and <br />immediate threats set forth above. <br />NOW,THEREFORE,the City Council of <br />the City of Santa Ana does ordain as <br />follows: <br />Section 1.The recitals above are each <br />incorporated by reference and adopted as <br />findings by the City Council. <br />Section 2.Under California Government <br />Code section 65852.24(h),the adoption of <br />an ordinance by a city implementing the <br />provisions of SB 6 is statutorily exempt <br />from the requirements of the California <br />Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). <br />Therefore,the proposed Ordinance is <br />statutorily exempt from CEQA. <br />Section 3.The City Council,based upon <br />the written findings required for exemption <br />under SB 6,exempts the parcels listed in <br />Attachment 1 from the approval process <br />for eligible projects provided by <br />Government Code Section 65852.24. <br />Section 4.The City Council hereby <br />declares,based on the findings set forth <br />above,the urgency exists and that this <br />Ordinance is necessary and appropriate <br />to preserve the public health,safety,and <br />welfare. <br />Section 5.This Ordinance shall become <br />effective immediately upon its adoption. <br />Section 6.If any section,subsection, <br />sentence,clause,phrase or portion of this <br />ordinance is for any reason held to be <br />invalid or unconstitutional by the decision <br />of any court of competent jurisdiction, <br />such decision shall not affect the validity <br />of the remaining portions of this <br />ordinance.The City Council of the City of <br />Santa Ana hereby declares that it would <br />have adopted this ordinance and each <br />section,subsection,sentence,clause, <br />phrase or portion thereof irrespective of <br />the fact that any one or more sections, <br />subsections,sentences,clauses,phrases, <br />or portions be declared invalid or <br />unconstitutional. <br />Section 7.The Clerk of the Council shall <br />certify the adoption of this Ordinance and <br />shall cause the same to be published as <br />required by law. <br />ADOPTED this 20th day of June,2023. <br />_/s/Valerie Amezcua <br />Valerie Amezcua <br />Mayor <br />APPROVED AS TO FORM: <br />Sonia R.Carvalho,City Attorney <br />By:_/s/John M.Funk <br />John M.Funk <br />AYES:Councilmembers Amezcua, <br />Bacerra,Hernandez,Lopez,Penaloza, <br />Vazquez (6) <br />NOES:Councilmembers Phan (1) <br />ABSTAIN:Councilmembers None (0) <br />NOT PRESENT:Councilmembers None <br />(0) <br />Attachments are available at the Office <br />of the City Clerk,20 Civic Center Plaza, <br />Santa Ana,CA 92701,by calling 714- <br />647-6520,by emailing cityclerk@santa- <br />ana.org,and online at:www.santa- <br />ana.org/cc/city-meetings. <br />6/26/23 <br />OR-3714917#