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Mayor Pro Tem Lopez spoke in support of a professional services agreement for an <br />independent oversight director and in opposition to an ad hoc committee. <br />Mayor Amezcua spoke in support of a professional services agreement with a yearly <br />term. <br />City Manager Kristine Ridge summarized the direction provided by the Council to move <br />forward with retaining an Independent Oversight Director through a professional <br />services agreement and a request for proposal that will be presented to the Council, <br />which will include a sample agreement. <br />**END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR** <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS-- Members of the public may address the City Council on each of <br />the Public Hearing items. <br />30. Public Hearing: Consider an Ordinance to Disestablish the Downtown Santa Ana Business <br />Improvement District <br />Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on January 6, 2023 and notices <br />mailed on December 28, 2022. <br />Department(s): Community Development Agency <br />Recommended Action: Approve first reading of an ordinance to disestablish the <br />Downtown Santa Ana Business Improvement District. <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-3037 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO <br />DISESTABLISH THE DOWNTOWN SANTA ANA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT <br />MINUTES: Mayor Amezcua opened the Public Hearing at 9:16 P.M. <br />Ginette Sanchez, Latino Merchant Group, spoke in support of Item 30 and requested <br />the status of grants for downtown businesses. <br />Acting City Clerk Norma Orozco reported that one email comment had been received <br />for Public Hearing Item No. 30. <br />Victor Pallan, via teleconference, spoke in support of Item 30 and provided Barrio <br />Logan in San Diego as an example of best practices for a downtown improvement <br />district. <br />Community Development Executive Director Mike Garcia provided a brief presentation. <br />CITY COUNCIL 16 January 17, 2023 <br />