Item 20 - Dissolve Five Commissions

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Dissolve Five Boards and Commissions June 16, 2026 Page 2 GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No DISCUSSION On June 2, 2026, City Council unanimously approved for first reading Ordinance No. NS-3096, approving the budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27. As part of that budget approval, and as previously discussed during several Budget Workshops, five commissions have been recommended to be dissolved: Arts and Culture Commission, Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission (ETAC), Historic Resources Commission, Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission, and Youth Commission. The proposed ordinance removes Division Nos. 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 from Article IV (Officers, Departments, Boards and Commissions) of Chapter 2 (Administration) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) to dissolve the above referenced five commissions. Additionally, language has been added to Division 12 (Community Development Commission) and Division 5 (Planning Commission) of Article IV, Chapter 2, SAMC, to absorb the duties of the Arts and Culture Commission and the Historic Resources Commission, respectively. The proposed ordinance also amends a provision of Article VII (Regulation of the Planting, Maintenance, and Removal Trees) of Chapter 33 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Works) of the SAMC to replace a reference to the ETAC with the Executive Director of Public Works. In addition, the proposed ordinance replaces each instance of"historic resources commission" with "planning commission" in SAMC Chapter 30 (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance), removes a reference to the historic resources commission in Section 41-653 of Division 1 (Generally) of Article V (Conditional Use Permits, Variances, Minor Exceptions, Amendments, and Development Project Plan Approvals) of Chapter 41 (Zoning) of the SAMC, and amends Table 1A of Division 1 (General Provisions) of Article XIX (The Transit Zoning Code, Specific Development No. 84) of SAMC Chapter 41 to replace "historic resources commission" with "planning commission." Pursuant to SAMC Section 2-325(1), the City Council has set compensation for City boards and commissions by resolution (Resolution No. 2023-093). The dissolution of the five commissions necessitates an updated resolution setting the compensation for the six remaining boards, commissions, and committees. Nothing precludes the City Council from evaluating the purpose of, or need for, any board or commission in the future and re-introducing them at a later date.