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