Item 07 - Draft Minutes for 8/1/2023, 8/15/2023, 8/29/2023, 9/19/2023, 10/3/2023, 10/9/2023, 10/17/2023 and 10/30/2023

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ROLL CALL MINUTES: City Clerk Jennifer L. Hall conducted roll call. Councilmembers Bacerra, Penaloza, Vazquez, and Hernandez, Mayor Pro Tem Lopez, and Mayor Amezcua were present. Councilmember Phan joined the meeting during Closed Session. ADDITIONS\DELETIONS TO CLOSED SESSION MINUTES: City Attorney Sonia Carvalho asked that an item be added to Closed Session Agenda as correspondence was received after the posting of the agenda on August 1, 2023: Consideration of case Albert Castillo vs. the City Council, the City of Santa Ana. She stated the case is a verified petition for Writ of Mandate and complaint for injunctive relief and to date there is no case number and the City of Santa Ana has not yet been served. City Attorney Carvalho recommended that Mayor Pro Tem Lopez not participate in the vote to add the item to the agenda nor to participate in the closed session matter. Mayor Pro Tem Lopez recused herself based on the advice of City Attorney Carvalho and left the dais at 4:43 P.M. MOTION: Councilmember Hernandez moved to add the closed session item to the Agenda, seconded by Councilmember Vazquez. The motion failed, 2-3-1-1, by the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ, COUNCILMEMBER VAZQUEZ NOES: COUNCILMEMBER BACERRA, COUNCILMEMBER PENALOZA, MAYOR AMEZCUA ABSTAIN: MAYOR PRO TEM LOPEZ (recusal) ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER PHAN STATUS: 2-3-1-1- FAIL PUBLIC COMMENTS-- Members of the public may address the City Council on Closed Session items. MINUTES: No public comments were received regarding Closed Session Agenda items. RECESS — City Council would recess to Closed Session for the purpose of conducting regular City business. MINUTES: Mayor Pro Tem Lopez returned to the dais and Mayor Amezcua recessed to consider the Closed Session items at 4:44 P.M. City Council 2 8/1/2023